@Robbob9933 I agree, most are very well controlled, thats why i still prefer to call them landings, granting credit to these most skillful pilots. Surely sometimes there are slip-ups - i understand what you mean.
Does it count they he kept it on the deck? No matter what, it takes an extra ordinary person to land a plane on an aircraft carrier. The person flying that F-18 still has my highest respect. That job takes guts.
Holy Shit! Just goes to show ya how fast things can go bad. I mean damm, it looks like the tail missed that green shirt( I think hes a green shirt) by no more then 5 feet!
Unable to determine of the plane crashed, causing the starboard gear to collapse, or the gear collapsed, causing the crash. Either way, the aircraft got messed up, potential of damage to the other aircraft on the deck was there, and we have one shook up, but alive pilot
@EMS8643 Looks like he was sliding a little right then corrected left, either over-corrected, or caught a wind gust at just the wrong time.
When the aircraft hits the deck the right wingtip touches down at the same time as the right gear, because the pilot rolled to far right trying to correct for the sudden gust/overcorrection.
As soon as he caught what appeared to be a gust from the right side of the aircraft he "should" have aborted, but we're talking a split second reaction.
@Anubis78250 Carrier aviators can't just "abort" (called a waveoff) their pass. One of the rules to live by is never take your own waveoff.
If you listen closely he gets a "right for lineup" call at the ramp which is why his right wing dipped so the pilot actually did everything he was supposed to except his correction was just too much.
Dad's tailhook broke once.....circa 1952. Full power wasn't enough to attain the needed lift to stay airbourne...lol. No Angled deck either...So he went off the end and had a Carrier coming to squash him...
@00Billy Gee whiz Willy, I'm having a hard time finding that on the loss incident summaries from the Oriskany from 1952. I recall from our oh so droll PMs you said your daddy was on the Oriskany....right?(affirmed this am) I found one sort of like that from the Antietam in '52 but nothing from the O. In fact all the O's losses were from AAA, not landing mishaps and none made it back to the ship. Is this like your tales of over 50 thousand tandem skydives..... Billyyyyyyyyyyyyy liars go to hell.
@00Billy You said he died 5 years ago. "Still alive"? Regardless. His incident and the loss of the aircraft would be cataloged if it ever really happened. I have about 5 F9F losses from the O and their pilots were listed regardless of dead or alive.
im surprised he diddnt break bones with the way that thing got tossed violentely, fuckign amzing design on the arrestor hook to sustain these forces, fuck.
@BloodofPatriots Oh yeah this is so true. Except for one small group in V2. That would be the "Black shoe" ICmen of VLA (Visual Landing Aids). Fortunately for me I was in that group. :) The snipes hated us and so did the Airedales. I remember seeing many AG rewire jobs (I think that's what they called it). Then there were water brake jobs on the CATs; nothing but grease.
Those poor guys worked 20 on and 4 off most of the time. I salute all AB's; E's, H's and F's.
I was on the JFK when this happened. Had about a year until I was out of the Nav. I think Chief Beasley shit his pants when he saw this. Props to the V2 ILARTS guys. I wonder who was up in the tower for this?
Crazy that his wingtip sidewinder rail went under the wire. Lucky for those men and planes on the front of ship that the tailhook held on to the cable
just got back from CQ on the stennis, if this had happened to me i would have crapped my pants. In the skill, luck, timing, factors here, this dude had a HUGE "L"!
I'm not sure if she was ours during this incident, I wasn't on the '97 Kennedy cruise. However, we(VFA-87) received her a couple years later. I don't remember her on the '99 Roosevelt cruise, but I do on the '01 Enterprise cruise. Just in time to drop warheads on foreheads in Afghanistan. Her new Modex # was 444 and was given the nickname "Ultimate Warrior" lol.
@BadBrains808 I just found a picture I had of the "Ultimate Warrior" with a Modex # of 411. I could have sworn we changed it to 444...eh it was awhile ago.
if anything, the guy was removed from the aviation field and became a inspector or a shooter, and finished the tour working for the pilots.
but, it all depends, if his GPA was bad when this happened, i think what i said above would happen, but if it was atleast top 4 or 5, i think he would just had a serious briefing and his GPA dropped down to last, which would obviously be looked down on by the squad.
oh, and im sure he got enough shit about this from the crew.
They don't make Naval Aviation magazine anymore? BULLSHIT! Why? I read those all through elementary and High School....learned most of what I know about naval aviation from them. Grandpaw Pettibone was the best!
I would think nothing. Accidents can happen, on aircraft carrier's just like anywhere else. They probably get a good ass-chewing, but that's it. And a clean pair of underwear no doubt.
I was involved in a mishap investigation/aviator review board years ago. I recall naval aviators only lose their wings when they "willfully" endanger their crew/aircraft or defame the Navy. Losing flight status out of incompetence is more likey than losing wings (neither are common). My impression of aviators at the carrier is "stuff happens"; the environment is at times enormously difficult. Regardless, pilots are reviewed after a mishap to make sure they're ok for future service.
I don't know if anybody really thinks before they comment but with heavy winds means big seas, as you can see the deck is not pitching, so for the people saying its wind I don't think so, most likely pilot error
OMG!!! this guy was so lucky he still got the cables after all. Imagine he missed them he would have gone straight through those parked planes on the deck.
1 Word: FIRED!!! lol
this guy is cleaning the plutonium room right now :-))
well how would you do if you had to land a 40 ton plane going 180 mph on a carrier deck no bigger than a football field and having to hit a target 15 feet long at 2 in the morning with no running lights? try it.
The plane lands itself on the carrier. this is a legacy so it doesnt have the AOA like the Super Hornet does. The AOA is a self landing device that lets the plane roll at the same pitch as the ship does. And to put it in perspectivee, you land a plane on a postage stamp in the middle of the ocean.
that was possibly stupid no aircrafts and flying is safer because off the way people put effort into it after crashing they leraning something and pervent it unlike cars plus pilot are trained more...
...whoa that dude kept it together when he hit the deck..in just a split second he had to decide to stay in the seat & control his aircraft or eject.. he decided to stay & probably saved a lot of lives on the deck & all those aircraft ahead of him.. think of the disaster that would have been if those aircraft were fueled and armed!! in hindsight he shoulda aborted the landing when he started to over correct his approach..
He kept his wings, there was a sudden gust that caught him and he was too far inside the envelope to be able to correct for it. You can see it right be for he touches, the aircraft pitched and rolled violently.
lol power loss in the engine wouldnt botch a carrier landing like that, he gave it a tilt at the end, and once the jet catches it just goes downhill from the, carrier landing can be nasty business
an aircraft on board the uss coral sea lost its tail hook up landing in 1956 and plowed true parked aircraft and personal it was real bad from the pics i seen one handler got lucky by a matter of a 12 inches from catching the wing in the head
A carrier landing is a controlled crash but that has to be the worst ive ever seen, in 2003 i was onboard a frieghter Dart 8 in the gulf from the bridge you could easily see the Harry S Truman guys take off and land all hours night and day with no major incident, same on the lusty and ark and those american carriers are HUGE! made my ship look diddy.
Yes, they dosmart arse. I was stationed on the USS Stout DDG-55 for four years. It's zip code is 09587-1273. Beford that I was stationed on the USS Gunston Hall LSD-44. It's zip code is 09573-1732. Look it up you polywog dick. If its a ship of the line, it has a zip. Again, how do you think we got mail?
No mechanical failure... he over corrected at the last second or had some sort of (for his own career's sake) "weather anomaly" right before touch down. You can see the ailerons and elevators kick over as he realizes his mistake. If I'm hearing correctly, the LSO is even saying "looks off to me." at the beginning but he could also be saying "looks awesome to me" so... IDK. Hope he's ok!
Wow, that was a near perfect landing. These guys are good. I wonder if all carrier landings are this good.
I think the pilot was probably reaching over to change the radio station and forgot he was landing a plane on a carrier, or possibly wind sheer at the last second.
No way is that mechanical failure - the plane came in shaking left to right and landed too heavily on it's right due to CRAP pilot. He should lose his wings and become a cleaner; not much to screw up doing that...
Hey at least the crew can be happy the arresting cable was awesome.
noodl9 4 months ago
Better than I could do.....
ilmsff7 4 months ago
this happened on the uss john f kennedy 1997 work ups
ARIQULE77 5 months ago
Almost crashing!?!?!? it is a CRASH !!
RohitOnUTube1 6 months ago
@RohitOnUTube1 All carrier landings are crashes. Some are just more controlled than others.
Robbob9933 4 months ago
@Robbob9933 I agree, most are very well controlled, thats why i still prefer to call them landings, granting credit to these most skillful pilots. Surely sometimes there are slip-ups - i understand what you mean.
RohitOnUTube1 4 months ago
he should have ignored the "right for lineup" I'd say
kulcousy 7 months ago
@kulcousy no he's saying right for lineup as in go right
CptSmokeAlot 6 months ago
"fucken A"
Spoofer5 7 months ago
Does it count they he kept it on the deck? No matter what, it takes an extra ordinary person to land a plane on an aircraft carrier. The person flying that F-18 still has my highest respect. That job takes guts.
rickd248 7 months ago 2
shoot work on landing speed
maxcool951 7 months ago
i was on the deck when this happen. it was on the jfk duing work ups
oklahoghunter 8 months ago
type in "ski crashes" in the youtube search and click the video with stars in the title to be shocked!
kumil1970 8 months ago 186
lucky:)
MrDenLion 9 months ago
I did better on my first T-45 run.
MrElgeneralisimo 9 months ago
Pucker factor of 10.
superdonkeyballs 9 months ago
@superdonkeyballs I agree, this video did make my butthole pucker 0_0
dingo2306 8 months ago
Holy Shit! Just goes to show ya how fast things can go bad. I mean damm, it looks like the tail missed that green shirt( I think hes a green shirt) by no more then 5 feet!
WilhelmSchulz 9 months ago
Unable to determine of the plane crashed, causing the starboard gear to collapse, or the gear collapsed, causing the crash. Either way, the aircraft got messed up, potential of damage to the other aircraft on the deck was there, and we have one shook up, but alive pilot
EMS8643 10 months ago
@EMS8643 Looks like he was sliding a little right then corrected left, either over-corrected, or caught a wind gust at just the wrong time.
When the aircraft hits the deck the right wingtip touches down at the same time as the right gear, because the pilot rolled to far right trying to correct for the sudden gust/overcorrection.
As soon as he caught what appeared to be a gust from the right side of the aircraft he "should" have aborted, but we're talking a split second reaction.
Anubis78250 7 months ago
@Anubis78250 Carrier aviators can't just "abort" (called a waveoff) their pass. One of the rules to live by is never take your own waveoff.
If you listen closely he gets a "right for lineup" call at the ramp which is why his right wing dipped so the pilot actually did everything he was supposed to except his correction was just too much.
eppstheman 7 months ago
Dad's tailhook broke once.....circa 1952. Full power wasn't enough to attain the needed lift to stay airbourne...lol. No Angled deck either...So he went off the end and had a Carrier coming to squash him...
3mm scar, and a ruptured eardrum.
00Billy 10 months ago
@00Billy Gee whiz Willy, I'm having a hard time finding that on the loss incident summaries from the Oriskany from 1952. I recall from our oh so droll PMs you said your daddy was on the Oriskany....right?(affirmed this am) I found one sort of like that from the Antietam in '52 but nothing from the O. In fact all the O's losses were from AAA, not landing mishaps and none made it back to the ship. Is this like your tales of over 50 thousand tandem skydives..... Billyyyyyyyyyyyyy liars go to hell.
WurledPeas 10 months ago
@WurledPeas
message me the link you used...hehe. Doubt you understand a few things..
00Billy 10 months ago
@00Billy By all means give us a date, time, type of aircraft, BuNo. I understand plenty.
WurledPeas 10 months ago
@WurledPeas
There is no proof on youtube numb nuts dont you get it yet?
But for what its worth...F9F Panthers mark 2's mostly.. 1952...Sry he would lend me his log books on such short notice..lol
00Billy 10 months ago
@00Billy Nope. No F9F2 losses on the Oriskany in '52. Ever actually. They did have one fall off the deck once but it was an F9F5. No pilot involved.
Owned.
WurledPeas 10 months ago
@WurledPeas
Hehe doubt his name is listed on a list considering he is still alive...go fly a cessna you fool
00Billy 10 months ago
@00Billy You said he died 5 years ago. "Still alive"? Regardless. His incident and the loss of the aircraft would be cataloged if it ever really happened. I have about 5 F9F losses from the O and their pilots were listed regardless of dead or alive.
You lie.
WurledPeas 10 months ago
@WurledPeas WurledPeas
NO I said my mother died 5 years ago....so you can keep twisting this...I am not giving you a name when your the star researcher..
If you are really serious....PM me..we'll get a land line going to clear up your misconceptions...but alas I doubt you have the guts
00Billy 10 months ago
@00Billy 1 800 eat shit. Want my address and bank account number too? Funny how your PM and open air statements drift so much.
I'm done.
WurledPeas 10 months ago
@WurledPeas
Bu bye. Chump.
00Billy 10 months ago
0:11 You here the guy crap himself xD
ktmboyy 1 year ago
looks like one of my fsx landings
TheSoloPilot 1 year ago
Something tells me he failed that mission.
greendaylover12345 1 year ago
im surprised he diddnt break bones with the way that thing got tossed violentely, fuckign amzing design on the arrestor hook to sustain these forces, fuck.
gordomarley 1 year ago
To "emalk11" Does your step dad know you're up this late looking for porn? Learn to spell before running with the Men.
apacheangel007 1 year ago
this is crash man...
ZenonDorinPower 1 year ago
And this, shipmates, is why AB's get hazardous duty pay.
BloodofPatriots 1 year ago
@Victorrain,
No, ILARTS stands for Integrated Launch And Recovery Television Surveillance.
V2 is the division of Air Department that does Cats, Gear, Lens and ILARTS.
UofMicers 1 year ago
@UofMicers Your definition of V-2 Division is only half-correct... they're also known as "those crazy motherf*ckers covered in grease" ~ ABH2
BloodofPatriots 1 year ago
@BloodofPatriots Oh yeah this is so true. Except for one small group in V2. That would be the "Black shoe" ICmen of VLA (Visual Landing Aids). Fortunately for me I was in that group. :) The snipes hated us and so did the Airedales. I remember seeing many AG rewire jobs (I think that's what they called it). Then there were water brake jobs on the CATs; nothing but grease.
Those poor guys worked 20 on and 4 off most of the time. I salute all AB's; E's, H's and F's.
UofMicers 1 year ago
he pissed him self
Devan9169 1 year ago
''You don't own that plane, the taxpayers do...''
double0ten 1 year ago
@double0ten They don't say that until you crash. LOL
ringer454 1 year ago
That's when I would have shit my pants
MrJohn49g 1 year ago
Navy pilots call carrier landings "Controlled Crashes"
macanix 1 year ago
wow, that landing hook on that F-18 is almost has tough as my boner, mad props.
WithinReach2 1 year ago
This is not an almost crash, it is a full blown crash
Robbob9933 1 year ago 3
I was on the JFK when this happened. Had about a year until I was out of the Nav. I think Chief Beasley shit his pants when he saw this. Props to the V2 ILARTS guys. I wonder who was up in the tower for this?
UofMicers 1 year ago
@UofMicers V2 ILARTS? Are those the emergency crews?
victorrain 1 year ago
"looks off to me" he says calml
leow626569 1 year ago 2
+1337 to that pilot
iFloppyy 1 year ago
Anybody can land on a carrier with a tailhook. But a carrier trap with your wingtip missle rail? Totally wicked hardcore. Go navy!
leomannpictures 1 year ago 10
Crazy that his wingtip sidewinder rail went under the wire. Lucky for those men and planes on the front of ship that the tailhook held on to the cable
atom2009 1 year ago
just got back from CQ on the stennis, if this had happened to me i would have crapped my pants. In the skill, luck, timing, factors here, this dude had a HUGE "L"!
dtrimbleusmc 1 year ago
@DonaldBumsfeld
This F/A-18C in fact made it back to the fleet.
I'm not sure if she was ours during this incident, I wasn't on the '97 Kennedy cruise. However, we(VFA-87) received her a couple years later. I don't remember her on the '99 Roosevelt cruise, but I do on the '01 Enterprise cruise. Just in time to drop warheads on foreheads in Afghanistan. Her new Modex # was 444 and was given the nickname "Ultimate Warrior" lol.
VFA-87 is the Golden Warriors. "War Party"
BadBrains808 1 year ago
@BadBrains808 I just found a picture I had of the "Ultimate Warrior" with a Modex # of 411. I could have sworn we changed it to 444...eh it was awhile ago.
BadBrains808 1 year ago
@BadBrains808 Was it a class Alpha?
sniperbait940 1 year ago
@sniperbait940 I'm not sure what class it was, but no one was injured.
BadBrains808 1 year ago
I would have shit my self there. I have a video that shows a F-18 that landed and lost it's gear
yoyoyoyoshua 1 year ago
the cable did it's job there
jackleo6 1 year ago
He musta been on the cellphone.lol.Shit nobody ever said carrier landing were routine and without risk anyway?
FoulOwl 2 years ago
if anything, the guy was removed from the aviation field and became a inspector or a shooter, and finished the tour working for the pilots.
but, it all depends, if his GPA was bad when this happened, i think what i said above would happen, but if it was atleast top 4 or 5, i think he would just had a serious briefing and his GPA dropped down to last, which would obviously be looked down on by the squad.
oh, and im sure he got enough shit about this from the crew.
naval aviation baby
J450 2 years ago
@J450 Nah man... things weren' t that harsh, one of the high - ranked female officers consoled him by giving him nookie.
MrJambone1 1 year ago
there is no almost about it,
that plant was totaled !
DonaldBumsfeld 2 years ago
@DonaldBumsfeld
maybe... mechanics can do wonders sometimes though. looked like the wing is the only thing that got more than minor damaged
J450 2 years ago
Me thinks the pilot needed a clean pair of underpants!
beesting148 2 years ago 2
My gosh, I wonder what Grandpaw Pettibone would say.
KD5XB 2 years ago
@KD5XB haha I wish I could still get those magazines
jeh81788 1 year ago
They don't make Naval Aviation magazine anymore? BULLSHIT! Why? I read those all through elementary and High School....learned most of what I know about naval aviation from them. Grandpaw Pettibone was the best!
justforever96 1 year ago
It often takes twice the money to repair it than to buy a new plane.
AngstFisch 2 years ago
In damage terms thats minor.
dienkonig33 2 years ago
can anyone say "DISCHARGE"?
Janth 2 years ago
Hahahhahahah saudi drifting :P
115293842 2 years ago
You think they deduct that out of his paycheck?
ithicaplasma 2 years ago
texting while flying is bad too.... :o)
SamRath001 2 years ago
he would have been shitting bricks..
drummaboi45 2 years ago
does anyone know what happens to a naval aviator when they crash like this upon landing? do they lose their wings (even if they're veteran) or what?
99kashus 2 years ago
I would think nothing. Accidents can happen, on aircraft carrier's just like anywhere else. They probably get a good ass-chewing, but that's it. And a clean pair of underwear no doubt.
mozart553 2 years ago 3
I was involved in a mishap investigation/aviator review board years ago. I recall naval aviators only lose their wings when they "willfully" endanger their crew/aircraft or defame the Navy. Losing flight status out of incompetence is more likey than losing wings (neither are common). My impression of aviators at the carrier is "stuff happens"; the environment is at times enormously difficult. Regardless, pilots are reviewed after a mishap to make sure they're ok for future service.
seanannapolis 2 years ago 27
Hey seanannapolis, thank you.
99kashus 2 years ago 3
@seanannapolis that goes to show even the best fuck up..
inbound1000 11 months ago
depends...the pilot would have 2 go 2 a board and get reviewed on his/ her performance b4 that decision is made
27Cardoza 2 years ago
what a landing i bectha hee pissed his fucking pants
Mr11101956 2 years ago
mus have spilled his coffee...?
uncleluck 2 years ago
he must scared like he pissed on the f18
shittyfuck 2 years ago
ALMOST crashed?
popeye802 2 years ago 4
that fact its night helps too
cluegoo69 2 years ago
It's not night in this video. It's 1603 hours or 4:03pm. 32 knots of wind down the deck.
backrotor1 2 years ago
I don't know if anybody really thinks before they comment but with heavy winds means big seas, as you can see the deck is not pitching, so for the people saying its wind I don't think so, most likely pilot error
54thAggressors 2 years ago
I doubt this was the pilots fault a gust of wind could have come at the last minute
mystrojack 2 years ago
The crewman on the farthest left almost snuffed it.
reiismael 2 years ago
Yeah, sent his jocks down to laundry as soon as his shift ended.
147258GS 2 years ago
This was our pilot. He left the ship. Never saw him again. He was the blonde haired, blue eyed, pretty boy son of an admiral.
cleazott 2 years ago
do u think u are the captain ?
shittyfuck 2 years ago
I am not a Captain, nor am I the Captain.
cleazott 2 years ago
because of heavy windy
bestamerica 2 years ago
Well that was a fuck up!
xoio 2 years ago 2
OMG!!! this guy was so lucky he still got the cables after all. Imagine he missed them he would have gone straight through those parked planes on the deck.
1 Word: FIRED!!! lol
this guy is cleaning the plutonium room right now :-))
rascherubim 2 years ago 2
ooops!!!
fuzzdmedic 2 years ago 2
note to self ............practice
Razgriz0111 2 years ago 2
did they force this guy to retire??? it is safer to fly than driving a car, hehe.
zdrastvutye 2 years ago
well how would you do if you had to land a 40 ton plane going 180 mph on a carrier deck no bigger than a football field and having to hit a target 15 feet long at 2 in the morning with no running lights? try it.
USFCARTWRIGHT 2 years ago
True but me or you arn't trained to do that nor is it are jobs.
busspuppy 2 years ago
Does having a needed skill set designated as "your job" make it easier or you better at it? Ans: No! All curves meet at the boat.
golfwhiskey871 2 years ago
im pritty sure its doing more then 180 probly 230 250 somewhere there
77794471 2 years ago
1.3 times stall speed.
golfwhiskey871 2 years ago
dont need to be exact...
77794471 2 years ago
It's safer to fly because we train harder than people do to drive cars. That doesn't make it easier or less dangerous.
123whatev 2 years ago
The plane lands itself on the carrier. this is a legacy so it doesnt have the AOA like the Super Hornet does. The AOA is a self landing device that lets the plane roll at the same pitch as the ship does. And to put it in perspectivee, you land a plane on a postage stamp in the middle of the ocean.
tylerkhn 2 years ago
that was possibly stupid no aircrafts and flying is safer because off the way people put effort into it after crashing they leraning something and pervent it unlike cars plus pilot are trained more...
77794471 2 years ago
When you grab 3 wires does that count as a triple trap?
NeverforgetElvis 2 years ago
That was me. Was texting my gf. Oops.
jomahubo 2 years ago
hahaha
boundaryzero 2 years ago
too f cking funny!!!
TodaysRapSucks 2 years ago
he almost crashed into those other jets
bigbangAT 2 years ago
Lucky bastard !!!! oMFG
scarface4never 2 years ago
Almost...? :D
orbanbalu 2 years ago 2
Ouch, my teeth hurt from that jarring. Lucky bastard.
oicurageologist 2 years ago
was that his fault? it sounded like the wind blew or something.....
xliver4 3 years ago
?????????????????
franktbird 3 years ago
when he was going in for the landing, it sounded like there was a gust of wind.
xliver4 3 years ago
did a good job of controlling it... should have abborted on approach
mmbbz 3 years ago
probably couldnt grab the ejector in time lol
Ryanfun1 3 years ago
well that's what i call landing! xD
oseldor 3 years ago
despite how shitty this is;
i find it remarkable that a jet that is that catastrophically divergent still can be halted safely even with all those planes and people.
maybe it is just luck, but its amazing that this wasn't way worse.
incubrian 3 years ago 2
hey, at least he landed the plane! he probably saved almost 500k from Davy Jone's locker!
cessnarulz 3 years ago
Bravo Zulu for hanging on to that one.
chapmancalvin 3 years ago
...whoa that dude kept it together when he hit the deck..in just a split second he had to decide to stay in the seat & control his aircraft or eject.. he decided to stay & probably saved a lot of lives on the deck & all those aircraft ahead of him.. think of the disaster that would have been if those aircraft were fueled and armed!! in hindsight he shoulda aborted the landing when he started to over correct his approach..
ANICON2006 3 years ago
Nice quick reaction...darn the wind...
cablebeach1 3 years ago
in russia he would be killed or send into prison in best case for something like that
wildhunter666 3 years ago
wow, you're really smart......not.
b1cc2 3 years ago
in russia everyone is send to prison, dumbass.
emalk11 3 years ago 6
I doubt that Russia would send some of it's best fighter pilots to prison for a bad landing, duh.
sphinxrising58 3 years ago
All us military knowledge people know that he got in trouble big time. Might have been his last carrier landing.
sithmasterfang 3 years ago
He kept his wings, there was a sudden gust that caught him and he was too far inside the envelope to be able to correct for it. You can see it right be for he touches, the aircraft pitched and rolled violently.
dolamyte911 3 years ago
looks off to me, wow no shit. I bet that LSO got did up the ass for that one.
AIRBORNE916 3 years ago
Oh shit! That was very nearly one of those disaster videos they show new Airman ratings at their first school following Basic Training.
legendofwayne 3 years ago
"How Not to Land on a Carrier" haha
GuitarMan6293 3 years ago
Yeah....so that was probbaly his last flight.
Jehuty123 3 years ago
Quick reflexes on the part of the deck crew - whew! If the jet slid a few more feet off to the right, the last guy would've bought it.
reiismael 3 years ago 2
what matters is that he or she made it to deck n survived. planes can be bought again. no money can bring back a dead pilot to life.
pilotegarcon 3 years ago 3
Fuck..... he nearly cleaned up all the A-6's on the end of the deck.
That would have been one hell of a mess, Had the arrester hook not caught at the last second.
moofmoof100 3 years ago
Empty weight: 24,700 lb (11,200 kg)
Loaded weight: 37,150 lb (16,850 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 51,550 lb (23,400 kg)
does 23400 mean lbs or kg?
lazlowrave 3 years ago
LOL that wasnt "almost" a crash... that guy needs a new set o ballz anyways!!
Wooo0oooW 3 years ago
Oh god! Fuckin A!
jordanburr74 3 years ago 2
Its like: OH SNAP!!
thebadnamed 3 years ago
i guess this guy needs 20 mil and a new set a ballz XD
CallMeSarge504 3 years ago
how the hell do you know theres only one engine operating? i sure as hell cant tell, i dont know how you guys can
Greendayfan0921 3 years ago
i did crash and on the carrier not in the carrier lol
kieranprotsmith 3 years ago
Lol... that wasn't "almost" a crash. :P
MatthewHammer 3 years ago
Right engine started to lose power.
undertake782 4 years ago
lol power loss in the engine wouldnt botch a carrier landing like that, he gave it a tilt at the end, and once the jet catches it just goes downhill from the, carrier landing can be nasty business
mouthpiece50 3 years ago
Well that may have happened as well
undertake782 3 years ago
"It looks off to me..." Gee Phil, maybe we should share our thoughts with the pilot and maybe tell him to abort. Thank God nobody was hurt.
saybya 4 years ago
an aircraft on board the uss coral sea lost its tail hook up landing in 1956 and plowed true parked aircraft and personal it was real bad from the pics i seen one handler got lucky by a matter of a 12 inches from catching the wing in the head
cypris2002 4 years ago
Its called jet drift havnt you ever heard of it?
kico209 4 years ago
lol
belkan991 4 years ago
almost a crash that was a crash
gaara1007 4 years ago
whoo did you see the deck crew he was about to be bacon sliced
AirSquirrel1 4 years ago
lol dum pilot put one engein on and one off make him land crazy and that would rip the landing gear off!
boeing747fly 4 years ago
Stupid yanks
WrasslinRyan 4 years ago
o my god he damn near powerslid!!!
tonyhawk21 4 years ago
i wish i could land as good as him =p
bola1212 4 years ago
A carrier landing is a controlled crash but that has to be the worst ive ever seen, in 2003 i was onboard a frieghter Dart 8 in the gulf from the bridge you could easily see the Harry S Truman guys take off and land all hours night and day with no major incident, same on the lusty and ark and those american carriers are HUGE! made my ship look diddy.
VolvoFH12580 4 years ago
Did you know that a carrier is big enough to be its own city? Every carrier has its own postal zip code
ElPresidente101 4 years ago
Yes i did, and officaly inside US Waters it is another city with 5,500 people onboard then well what you expect.
VolvoFH12580 4 years ago
Actually, every ship in the navy has its own zip code. that's how they get mail.
gheezer44 4 years ago
My arse has its own zip code
carlguitar69 4 years ago
Yes, they dosmart arse. I was stationed on the USS Stout DDG-55 for four years. It's zip code is 09587-1273. Beford that I was stationed on the USS Gunston Hall LSD-44. It's zip code is 09573-1732. Look it up you polywog dick. If its a ship of the line, it has a zip. Again, how do you think we got mail?
gheezer44 4 years ago
Air Mail Planes? or Underwater Mail Trucks LMAO
destroyerofLego 4 years ago 5
I can believe that. Your dick sure didn't qualify.
SenorSpode 4 years ago
Whether it was an overcorrection or not; this could have been very bad for the ship crew.
Looks kinda like one of my "ground loops"
wrh61 4 years ago
haha, lots of top notch pilots giving advise here...
redman525 4 years ago
The video info says "Video of a F18 almost crashing while landing in a carrier", Umm, almost? Thats a crash. lol.
Airportchris2 4 years ago
See below, wanky comment from Squirrel9901. He was the pilot that crashed, well, his comment would suggest it. Fuck him!
youfuckingtossers 4 years ago
No mechanical failure... he over corrected at the last second or had some sort of (for his own career's sake) "weather anomaly" right before touch down. You can see the ailerons and elevators kick over as he realizes his mistake. If I'm hearing correctly, the LSO is even saying "looks off to me." at the beginning but he could also be saying "looks awesome to me" so... IDK. Hope he's ok!
wdcjunk 4 years ago
way to drift it
thespanishfool 4 years ago
Wow, that was a near perfect landing. These guys are good. I wonder if all carrier landings are this good.
I think the pilot was probably reaching over to change the radio station and forgot he was landing a plane on a carrier, or possibly wind sheer at the last second.
DarkerDivinity 4 years ago
No way is that mechanical failure - the plane came in shaking left to right and landed too heavily on it's right due to CRAP pilot. He should lose his wings and become a cleaner; not much to screw up doing that...
youfuckingtossers 4 years ago