How not to land a B-1 Lancer
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How not to land a B-1 Lancer
A catalogue of errors me thinks!
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- Pilot error caused a B-1 Lancer to crash while landing on the runway at a forward-deployed location May 8, 2006, according to an aircraft accident investigation report released here Sept. 18.
The co-pilot suffered a minor back injury and the other three crew members were not injured.
Damage totaled approximately $7.9 million for the aircraft and the damage to the runway totaled approximately $14,025. The aircraft is assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron of the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas.
Investigators concluded the cause of the mishap was both pilots' failure to lower the landing gear during the aircraft's approach and landing. Contributing factors for the pilots' failure to lower the landing gear were the co-pilot's task oversaturation; the co-pilot's urgency to complete a long mission; both pilots' inattention to instrument readings and the descent/before landing checklist, and the co-pilot's false belief the pilot had lowered the landing gear.
According to the report, the pilot unexpectedly turned over aircraft control to the co-pilot on the final approach. The pilot reported to the air traffic control tower that the landing gear was down despite the fact that the descent/before landing checklist was never completed and the landing gear was never lowered. The red warning light in the gear handle, indicating all landing gear was not down and locked, was illuminated for more than four minutes during the approach.
Additionally, at the time the aircraft landed, the three green position lights, which illuminate after the landing gear has locked in the down position, were not illuminated.
(Courtesy of Air Combat Command News Service)
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- Pilot error caused a B-1 Lancer to crash while landing on the runway at a forward-deployed location May 8, 2006, according to an aircraft accident investigation report released here Sept. 18.
The co-pilot suffered a minor back injury and the other three crew members were not injured.
Damage totaled approximately $7.9 million for the aircraft and the damage to the runway totaled approximately $14,025. The aircraft is assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron of the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas.
Investigators concluded the cause of the mishap was both pilots' failure to lower the landing gear during the aircraft's approach and landing. Contributing factors for the pilots' failure to lower the landing gear were the co-pilot's task oversaturation; the co-pilot's urgency to complete a long mission; both pilots' inattention to instrument readings and the descent/before landing checklist, and the co-pilot's false belief the pilot had lowered the landing gear.
According to the report, the pilot unexpectedly turned over aircraft control to the co-pilot on the final approach. The pilot reported to the air traffic control tower that the landing gear was down despite the fact that the descent/before landing checklist was never completed and the landing gear was never lowered. The red warning light in the gear handle, indicating all landing gear was not down and locked, was illuminated for more than four minutes during the approach.
Additionally, at the time the aircraft landed, the three green position lights, which illuminate after the landing gear has locked in the down position, were not illuminated.
(Courtesy of Air Combat Command News Service)
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Same old problem (in perspective) 'familiarity breeds contempt' who's pressed the car key fob (central locking, hear the clunk) and not checked the door is locked? Happens to us all.
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It begs the question...."When did they finally realize they had not lowered the gear?" When they had to use Afterburner to taxi....I reckon!
Wonder how those guys are enjoying the one man weather stations in the most remote regions of Alaska?
Wonder how those guys are enjoying the one man weather stations in the most remote regions of Alaska?
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Landing a B-1 gear up: $7,900,000
Repairing the runay: $14,025
The look on the faces when the 'oh sh*t' light illuminated: priceless
Some things you just can't buy, for everything else there's the USAF budget....
And just who remembered the poor navs (ok, OSO and DSO) when this ride commenced? One wonders why they didn't reach for the black/yellow handles.....
Repairing the runay: $14,025
The look on the faces when the 'oh sh*t' light illuminated: priceless
Some things you just can't buy, for everything else there's the USAF budget....
And just who remembered the poor navs (ok, OSO and DSO) when this ride commenced? One wonders why they didn't reach for the black/yellow handles.....
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My son (21) responded to the pix on IM with "undercarriage lever a bit sticky" so I came back with "I wouldn't tell the CO that if I were you".
Sometimes, your kids do reward you for everything...
Sometimes, your kids do reward you for everything...
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Ok, I'll ask the dumb question. When did they stop fitting the alarm to notify you of the fact that you were below 50 ft with flaps down but no undercarriage?
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[quote=SkyHawk-N;2861064]. Contributing factors . . . were the co-pilot's task oversaturation; the co-pilot's urgency to complete a long mission/quote]
Too much coffee and needed a p*ss.
And the Commander probably handed over control for the same reason.
Wonder if they had a p** before they unstrapped.
Too much coffee and needed a p*ss.
And the Commander probably handed over control for the same reason.
Wonder if they had a p** before they unstrapped.
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[quote=Wader2;2862301]
You bet yer hiney. You could fart on the side of the airframe and chip the paint you be peeing in a cup in front of medical personnel right before you get Q3 paperwork.
. Contributing factors . . . were the co-pilot's task oversaturation; the co-pilot's urgency to complete a long mission/quote]
Too much coffee and needed a p*ss.
And the Commander probably handed over control for the same reason.
Wonder if they had a p** before they unstrapped.
Too much coffee and needed a p*ss.
And the Commander probably handed over control for the same reason.
Wonder if they had a p** before they unstrapped.
You bet yer hiney. You could fart on the side of the airframe and chip the paint you be peeing in a cup in front of medical personnel right before you get Q3 paperwork.
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How could the co-pilot be "oversaturated"? Once you are saturated that's it 
(saturation is when you can no longer absorb anymore)
(saturation is when you can no longer absorb anymore)