Note: the landing gear was up because he was told to "wave off" which meant his approach to the carrier was not safe, when he raised his landing gear and punched the throttle the port engine blew. Since the engine blew, they didn't have enough thrust to get back in the air from their decent, so they went off the port side of the ship and punched out through the canopy.
baruta12- I couldn't believe it when i saw this video, that was on the USS America in 93 on a Med cruise. I was working as a Flight deck troubleshooter in VA-85 and was on the flightdeck waiting for the birds to come in when it happened. They punched through the canopy. When the navigator punched through, it tore his hands up down to the bone. Props to the pilot, I can't remember who the crew was, but they performed admirably.
@datzfast I've seen a few different angles and a longer cut of this accident. He did have the wheels down and must've been adding power to go around when he lost the engine. The wheels are just finishing retracting when the engine 'fires'.
I'm not sure how fast the gear comes up when it's raised, but I'm guessing the pilot brought them up in the hopes of reducing drag and saving the aircraft.
I don't know whose carrier he was going to land on with his landing gear retracted.
808REG 3 days ago
nice job
Radix721 1 month ago
Kamikaze LOL
Kujo226 1 month ago
Note: the landing gear was up because he was told to "wave off" which meant his approach to the carrier was not safe, when he raised his landing gear and punched the throttle the port engine blew. Since the engine blew, they didn't have enough thrust to get back in the air from their decent, so they went off the port side of the ship and punched out through the canopy.
semperteneo 2 months ago
baruta12- I couldn't believe it when i saw this video, that was on the USS America in 93 on a Med cruise. I was working as a Flight deck troubleshooter in VA-85 and was on the flightdeck waiting for the birds to come in when it happened. They punched through the canopy. When the navigator punched through, it tore his hands up down to the bone. Props to the pilot, I can't remember who the crew was, but they performed admirably.
semperteneo 2 months ago
approach with wheels up? that would have been interesting im thinking it might have been shot up.
datzfast 1 year ago
@datzfast I've seen a few different angles and a longer cut of this accident. He did have the wheels down and must've been adding power to go around when he lost the engine. The wheels are just finishing retracting when the engine 'fires'.
pulsejet1 1 year ago
That was VA 85 Black Falcons during a North Atlantic deployment
baruta12 1 year ago
Note the canopy remained- they go though it.
radsdad1 1 year ago
A text-book landing.
KamikazeElvis 1 year ago 9
Which went first in sequence? Pilot or BN?
jonesy97 1 year ago
@jonesy97 pilot
rokape77 1 year ago
@jonesy97 B/N goes first (he sits at the right side of the cockpit, and a little lower than the pilot.) the pilot goes last.
RickyboyH 4 months ago
The gear was up. Maybe more to this than just losing an engine on approach. Other damage perhaps.
raginh8r 2 years ago 7
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I'm not sure how fast the gear comes up when it's raised, but I'm guessing the pilot brought them up in the hopes of reducing drag and saving the aircraft.
davidabarak 1 year ago
@raginh8r it might have been raised to reduce drag or so it doesnt clip anything
epicorange747 4 months ago
amazing how he veered off to avoid casualties on deck. truly amazing pilot
AznLolgic 2 years ago
If I remember correctly in 1970's dollars somewhere in the $23 to $24 million range. (used to fly in the right seat)
suwanee4me 2 years ago
Whoa,Incredible.Pity The Pilot Lost His A-6.These Old Birds Cost Lot Of Money Though Their Performance Are Good
MrAviatordude 2 years ago
this was close!
gio31brasil 2 years ago