Wow, I'm glad I never had to deal with that myself! Spent enough time crewing phrogs and flying over the 7 seas that I was lucky to never have a mishap. But when you lose an engine and then the other one theres nothing left to do but ditch.
makes all that swim qual worth it just like the dunk tank the transmissions and heads rolled that bitch right over.
My old squadron and undoubtedly some old shipmates I knew were involved. I bet I changed at least a dozen TACANs in that bird among other things. Heard about this incident but was stateside during this time. Glad to hear everyone made it out safe and is around to talk about it!
Was he trying to get enough forward airspeed to get airborne again? I'm guessing that puff of smoke was the other good engine flaming out due to being over torqued?
We were in the middle of vert-reps and the 46 took off, got about 50 feet above the deck of the supply ship and lost an engine. The pilot had made his turn to the Ranger and just flew behind us and I can't remember if we turned along side it or it straightened up to parallel us. It was a nail biter, and everyone got out ok. If I remember correctly (as told by Swarz a SAR buddy of mine in HS-14) the pilot instructed the co-pilot and AC to get out early and then cut the engines..he was fine.
WOW! WHAT AN AMAZING EFFORT FROM THE CHINOOK 46 PILOT! WHAT WAS THE REASONING FER DITCHIN IN THE DRINK ANYWAYS? I'M GLAD THAT ALL ON BOARD WERE SAVED & OKAY. IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE VIDEO---THERE IN THE WATER---IS THAT SHIP CREWMEMBERS SWIMMIN TO THE SAFETY OF THE HELO AIRCREW?
A CH-46E Can stay afloat for 2 hours in 2 foot waves. This is a good example of water taxiing. Crews ditch and last pilot takes it safley away from them and rolls it under control. Semper Fi. CPL / 6172
I was onboard the USS Ranger standing on the fantail watching this happen. The Pilot and crew did an awsome job handling this situation considering that they had lost an engine. (Yes I know both props are turning, but one engine will run both props.) Thankfully all of the crew were safe even though the sea knight sank.
During aircrew training, we called that panic in a drum, as it will roll over and sink, you have to get out and better hope you swim in the right direction to the surface, trust me when I say it's allot harder than it sounds HC-11 aircrew 1984-1988
Wow, I'm glad I never had to deal with that myself! Spent enough time crewing phrogs and flying over the 7 seas that I was lucky to never have a mishap. But when you lose an engine and then the other one theres nothing left to do but ditch.
makes all that swim qual worth it just like the dunk tank the transmissions and heads rolled that bitch right over.
v22crewchief 6 hours ago
My old squadron and undoubtedly some old shipmates I knew were involved. I bet I changed at least a dozen TACANs in that bird among other things. Heard about this incident but was stateside during this time. Glad to hear everyone made it out safe and is around to talk about it!
63stratoman 3 months ago
Was he trying to get enough forward airspeed to get airborne again? I'm guessing that puff of smoke was the other good engine flaming out due to being over torqued?
discofishing 4 months ago
I was there and all the crew made ok from the rescue.
215Decatur 6 months ago
We were in the middle of vert-reps and the 46 took off, got about 50 feet above the deck of the supply ship and lost an engine. The pilot had made his turn to the Ranger and just flew behind us and I can't remember if we turned along side it or it straightened up to parallel us. It was a nail biter, and everyone got out ok. If I remember correctly (as told by Swarz a SAR buddy of mine in HS-14) the pilot instructed the co-pilot and AC to get out early and then cut the engines..he was fine.
MrDance1984 6 months ago
This is a SeaKnight.
Chinooks are 47's
navyjim46 6 months ago
WOW! WHAT AN AMAZING EFFORT FROM THE CHINOOK 46 PILOT! WHAT WAS THE REASONING FER DITCHIN IN THE DRINK ANYWAYS? I'M GLAD THAT ALL ON BOARD WERE SAVED & OKAY. IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE VIDEO---THERE IN THE WATER---IS THAT SHIP CREWMEMBERS SWIMMIN TO THE SAFETY OF THE HELO AIRCREW?
bionictrucker1 6 months ago
Later part of 1987 on WESTPAC. I was there when this happened.
mhp19666 6 months ago
A CH-46E Can stay afloat for 2 hours in 2 foot waves. This is a good example of water taxiing. Crews ditch and last pilot takes it safley away from them and rolls it under control. Semper Fi. CPL / 6172
BattlePhrogs 6 months ago
I was onboard the USS Ranger standing on the fantail watching this happen. The Pilot and crew did an awsome job handling this situation considering that they had lost an engine. (Yes I know both props are turning, but one engine will run both props.) Thankfully all of the crew were safe even though the sea knight sank.
wobe2001 8 months ago
I wouldn't want to be the reporting officer on that Report of Survey.
mnpd007 8 months ago
Yes the crew did get out. The two aircraft were from HC-5 in Guam and the ship they were on was the USNS Spica.
26hebron 8 months ago
During aircrew training, we called that panic in a drum, as it will roll over and sink, you have to get out and better hope you swim in the right direction to the surface, trust me when I say it's allot harder than it sounds HC-11 aircrew 1984-1988
hallrw45 9 months ago
what happened here? i'm guessing this was an emergency landing
77danigga 10 months ago
so thats why they call it the SEA knight, lol helicopters aren't boats!
SuperNoobdude 1 year ago