View Full Version : US Navy Radar Plane Overshoots Carrier Landing
Ancient-Mariner
1st Sep 2016, 16:56
Plane overshoots naval carrier landing - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/37248696)
Apparently the arrester cable snapped.
DaveReidUK
1st Sep 2016, 17:05
Happened in March, according to the date on the video. Slow news day ?
Carbon Bootprint
1st Sep 2016, 17:17
It's been under discussion for some time in the Mil forum (http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/581390-video-cable-snaps-uss-eisenhower-during-landing.html).
Heathrow Harry
1st Sep 2016, 17:20
slow news day at the Beeb
they ran the "Aurora alarm caused by lawnmower" story the other day about a week after it happned and was covered in the press.....................
sitigeltfel
1st Sep 2016, 17:56
BBC News has only 5000 staff. With such a meagre number, the odd blooper will slip through. :rolleyes:
Old Boeing Driver
1st Sep 2016, 19:04
The crew recently received commendations for saving the aircraft.
Airbubba
1st Sep 2016, 19:20
The crew recently received commendations for saving the aircraft.
Yep, they even gave a medal to the NFO :eek::
Three Navy pilots awarded for quick reaction that saved Hawkeye in March aircraft carrier mishap | Local Military | pilotonline.com (http://pilotonline.com/news/military/local/three-navy-pilots-awarded-for-quick-reaction-that-saved-hawkeye/article_73838822-74b5-5622-b024-d7c8073a4945.html)
Here's the accident report:
https://news.usni.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/REDACTED-JAGMAN_1.pdf