Navy Flight Student Crash

This poor student got too low and slow while trying to wave off.

Several views as he spins into the deck. He actually ejected while inverted over the deck. That was probably fatal in itself.

The canopies flying in the air were jettisoned as other students on the deck exit their aircraft using emergency ground procedures.

Audio is the LSO's (Landing Signal Officer) frantic radio calls.

Note the brave enlisted guy who keeps trying to save the pilot in spite of the flames.

All very sad.

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• T-2
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• student

[mechan9]

Was there an instructor in the back seat?

[KutWrite]

@mechan9 - No.

I believe an instructor leads the flight in a separate aircraft. They used to, anyway.

In any case, the LSOs (Landing Signal Officers) guide them verbally. That's whom you hear on the radio asking for power, etc.

[einsteinboricua]

omg, did he died?

[KutWrite]

@einsteinboricua - Sadly, yes.

[flying635]

I'm retired Navy Chief ATC (AW/NAC)..with 6,000 flight hrs...I still get choked up seeing these kids grab those fire hoses and run straight into a fuel fire.... Nobody ever needs to tell me that sailors are any less brave or in danger than any other brsanch of the armed forces.."where do we get such men/ladies" ???

[dayradio65]

@TalTxD Good form. I hate all the fighting going on here. Glad to see two folks sort out a misunderstanding properly.

[usmctanks1]

I saw a T-2 for sale on Courtesy aircraft a while ago for 2 mil or so... wonder who bought it, it was restored to airworthy condition. suprising that you don't see more as there are so many T-28/34 out there.

[bulletstopper636]

There were two fires on the Lincoln when I was on it and they were both out in less than 5 minutes. We give the Grapes a hard time but when the shit hit the fan, those guys were top notch!

[wolfe1970]

i love how everyone runs, but to get the hoses to put the fire out, there the real heros !!

[ashure36]

@flying635 I hear ya Chief. We risk our lives anytime we launch or recover.

[mgwilliams1000]

30 years and 11 overseas deployments (and GOD Knows how many short carrier qualification detatchments) on everything from the USS Kitty Hawk to the USS Reagan. Serious work in an extremely dangerous environment. Maybe not front-line combat, but you lived with this 24/7 for months at a time. NEVER any any room for complacency.

[Spionsilver]

it looks like the power was cut for a split second..that was the moment where everybody should realize-something wrong-abort-turn left-cuz to try and fail is to try and die when you on deck..

when they finally yell the wave-off its far too late..

poor guys

[THEORIGINALEXSCAPER]

The canopies of the other aircraft were jettisoned by the other student pilots who were either waiting to be catapulted, or had just landed. The pilot who crashed (sorry I know it is grisley) can be seen engulfed in flames in the second shot. God bless he or she and the families of all involved.

[SkepticAll]

@smithraymond09029 Yes - you can see from the other view, the canopies of at least one of the tied down aircraft popping off in the moments right after the accident. Not an expert on ejection mechanisms so I'm not quite sure what would have caused this to happen.