USN MH-60S in the Water

[Lonewolf_50]

Looks like the Lincoln lost a helicopter. One soul recovered, five unaccounted for so far.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com...licopter-crash
Early report, expect more info to come out. About 60 miles off the coast.

[RAFEngO74to09]

Sadly the missing 5 x sailors have now been presumed lost at sea and named - RIP.

https://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/130912

[Lonewolf_50]

The news reports cite a Navy Safety Center summary that I can't find on the NAVSAVECEN web site. This report, while well meaning, is more confusing than informative.

The MH-60S Knighthawk began undergoing ``side-to-side vibrations'' while landing on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a routine flight operations roughly 60 nautical miles from shore about 4:30 p.m. last Tuesday, according to a brief preliminary accident summary released by the Naval Safety Center. As the aircraft lurched back and forth, its main rotor struck the deck of the ship, and the impact caused the helicopter to tumble into the sea, the agency reported.

If I can find that preliminary accident summary I'll post a link.

[ORAC]

Lonewolf_50,

It's just a one liner on page 28 of the second link below.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com...licopter-rotor

https://navalsafetycenter.navy.mil/P...tats090121.pdf

Navy Short Narratives

USN AVIATION CLASS A MISHAPS (includes UAS/UAV, FRMs and AGMs not included in the Flight Slide)
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• 31 Aug 2021 (IVO San Diego, CA) MH-60S touched down onboard CVN-72. Experienced side-to-side vibrations causing main rotor to strike flight deck. A/C fell over side. 1 x recovered, 5 x missing.