B1 Bomber Crash at Ellsworth all ejected safely some injuries Jan 4 24

[havoc]

https://theatlasnews.co/breakingnews/2024/01/04/u-s-air-force-b-1-crash-ellsworth-afb-south-dakota/


Inbox: "Ellsworth AFB B-1, Aircraft 85-0085, crashed on the runway during landing. 4 ejected, one in the ER with back issues. They are all okay. Believed to be due to icy and foggy conditions. My buddy from the flightline told me that they tried to keep them from flying this morning. It is VERY foggy out right
now. Which is instantly freezing to the ground."

[rattman]

Theres audio of the ground controlers going around. Sounds like it landed with an engine on fire. Crew punched out while it was still rolling down the runway, theres posts floating around of what they claim to be the ground controllers calling out the emergency services


"We have a B1 that landed, has an active fire and an explosion" was the quote. Apparently it was actually a police frequency

[ORAC]

Audio, TV and press reports.

https://youtu.be/955JN4jHU80?si=tvoKqYHfvVrmOK7A

https://www.blackhillsfox.com/video/2023/12/31/b-1-bomber-crashes-while-landing-ellsworth-afb-thursday-night/ (https://youtu.be/955JN4jHU80?si=tvoKqYHfvVrmOK7A)

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/b-1-bomber-crashes-ellsworth/

[ORAC]

Reported photo of the crash doing 5he rounds - note lack of fog, which is evident in the TV video above. Which raises doubts as to the photo.


https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1704x628/image_ae9d92fa5cab52a6592a832e8beb5942400522de.jpeg

[ORAC]

The Drive initial report, which will be updated as more reports come in.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/b-1b-crashes-at-ellsworth-afb-in-south-dakota

[airman1900]

Ceiling at 5:51pm local time 100 feet:

METAR KRCA 050255Z 00000KT 1/8SM FZFG OVC001 M05/M06 A2987 RMK AO2A VIS 1/8 RWY31 CIG 000 RWY31 SLP161 T10541065 58004 RVRNO PWINO TSNO
KRCA 050235Z 00000KT 1/8SM FZFG OVC001 M05/M06 A2987 RMK AO2A VIS 1/8 RWY31 CIG 000 RWY31 SLP161 RVRNO PWINO TSNO
SPECI KRCA 050207Z 00000KT 1/2SM FZFG OVC002 M05/M06 A2988 RMK AO2A VIS 3/8 RWY31 CIG 001 RWY31 SLP164 RVRNO PWINO TSNO
KRCA 050156Z 00000KT 1/2SM FZFG OVC003 M04/M06 A2988 RMK AO2A VIS 1/2 RWY31 CIG 002 RWY31 SLP161 RVRNO PWINO TSNO
KRCA 050155Z 00000KT 5/8SM BR OVC003 M04/M06 A2988 RMK AO2A VIS 1/2 RWY31 CIG 002 RWY31 SLP161 T10451056 RVRNO PWINO TSNO
SPECI KRCA 050119Z 00000KT 1 3/8SM BR OVC003 M04/M05 A2988 RMK AO2A VIS 1 3/8 RWY31 CIG 001V003 CIG 002 RWY31 SLP164 RVRNO PWINO TSNO
METAR KRCA 050055Z 00000KT 5/8SM BR OVC001 M04/M05 A2989 RMK AO2A SLP168 T10421052 RVRNO PWINO TSNO
SPECI KRCA 050051Z 00000KT 5/8SM BR OVC001 M04/M05 A2989 RMK AO2A SLP168
SPECI KRCA 050043Z COR AUTO 00000KT 5/8SM BR OVC002 M04/M05 A2989 RMK AO2 VIS 5/8 RWY31 CIG 001 RWY31 SLP168 RVRNO PWINO TSNO COR 0054
SPECI KRCA 050025Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM R31/3500V5500FT BR VV001 M04/M05 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP168 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
KRCA 050010Z AUTO 00000KT 5/8SM R31/3500V5500FT BR VV001 M04/M05 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP164 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
SPECI KRCA 050005Z AUTO 00000KT 7/8SM R31/3500V6000FT BR VV001 M05/M06 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP164 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
SPECI KRCA 050000Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM R31/4500VP6000FT BR VV001 M04/M06 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP168 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
KRCA 042355Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC001 M04/M06 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP168 T10451056 11038 21047 50002 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
SPECI KRCA 042349Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/8SM BR OVC001 M05/M06 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP164 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
SPECI KRCA 042339Z AUTO 00000KT 7/8SM R31/6000VP6000FT BR VV002 M05/M06 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP168 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
SPECI KRCA 042329Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM R31/P6000FT BR VV002 M05/M06 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP168 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
SPECI KRCA 042314Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC002 M04/M05 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP168 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
SPECI KRCA 042309Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/8SM BR OVC002 M04/M06 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP168 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
SPECI KRCA 042305Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/8SM BR OVC003 M05/M06 A2988 RMK AO2 CIG 002 RWY13 SLP164 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
METAR KRCA 042255Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC003 M04/M05 A2988 RMK AO2 CIG 002 RWY13 SLP164 T10451055 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
SPECI KRCA 042244Z AUTO 35003KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC003 M04/M06 A2988 RMK AO2 CIG 002 RWY13 SLP164 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
KRCA 042239Z AUTO 34003KT 1 3/8SM BR OVC003 M04/M05 A2989 RMK AO2 CIG 002 RWY13 SLP168 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
SPECI KRCA 042227Z AUTO 36003KT 1 3/8SM BR OVC002 M04/M05 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP168 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
SPECI KRCA 042215Z AUTO 34003KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC003 M04/M05 A2989 RMK AO2 CIG 002 RWY13 SLP168 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
KRCA 042155Z 33003KT 1 3/8SM BR OVC003 M04/M05 A2989 RMK AO2A TWR VIS 1/2 CIG 001 RWY13 SLP168 T10441054 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
SPECI KRCA 042125Z 35004KT 1 3/8SM BR OVC003 M04/M05 A2988 RMK AO2A TWR VIS 1/2 CIG 002 RWY13 SLP164 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
SPECI KRCA 042105Z 35003KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC003 M04/M05 A2988 RMK AO2A TWR VIS 1/2 CIG 002 RWY13 SLP164 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13
KRCA 042055Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/8SM BR OVC003 M04/M05 A2988 RMK AO2 CIG 002 RWY13 SLP164 T10411051 56010 PWINO TSNO VISNO RWY13

[Lonewolf_50]

I am getting all nostalgic for the days when METAR was one of the first few posts in any accident thread.
Thank you, airman1900. :ok::)

[havoc]

https://www.facebook.com/reel/401498795675056?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&mibextid=0NULKw

[chevvron]

I must be well out of date; I thought the B1 had an escape pod where all 4 crew members ejected together, at least that's what Rockwell's test pilots told us when they were scheduled to display it at Farnborough; they used a pair of F-111s from Upper Heyford to practice their display routine which also had escape pods.
It was great fun vectoring the F-111s round a visual circuit at 500kts with wings swept dodging all the local civil aircraft and we only had one airprox during the whole thing.

[BEagle]

The first 3 B-1As had a 4-person escape module. It was used once after a test flight went wrong; a test pilot was killed and two others were seriously injured when the parachute system malfunctioned. The fourth B-1A and all B-1Bs were fitted with ejector seats.