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Navy F18 crashes into Va. Beach apt complex; crew ejected and OK
The Navy confirms to WAVY.com that an F/A-18D jet has crashed in Virginia Beach Friday afternoon. Grazia Moyers, spokeswoman for the Virginia Beach Police Department, told WAVY.com just before 12:30 p.m. what police believe is a military aircraft went down. Cmdr. Phil Rosi with Naval Air Forces Atlantic told WAVY.com the plane was an F/A-18D with Strike Fighter Squadron 106 that crashed just after noon right after takeoff. Rosi added two aircrew safely ejected from the plane that was based at… (www.wavy.com) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I live about 2 miles from the crash and it was a miracle that no one was killed in the incident. Both pilots punched out low and their chutes were barely open when they landed. Both doing ok and back on duty. Fuel is dumped automatically in an emergency situation and it was dumping when they approached the crash site. Neither engine of the aircraft was producing enough power to sustain flight. If one engine had been working, they would have been able to return to Oceana and land. (Former Navy pilot)
I observed a similar mishap in 1994 at Alameda. Chutes did not deploy and both pilots were lost.
Can still fly on one engine.I don,t think weigh and balance acft had nose up condition.Possiable Flight control problems to give nose up condition.And training for a pilot is to avoid populace
Here is a list of procedures for lost thrust on take off.
http://info.publicintelligence.net/F18-ABCD-000.pdf Page 534 14.5 LOSS OF THRUST ON TAKEOFF
http://info.publicintelligence.net/F18-ABCD-000.pdf Page 534 14.5 LOSS OF THRUST ON TAKEOFF
Thanks.
See also Page 89 in the pdf, page I-2-17, para 2.2.7 Fuel Dump System.
See also Page 89 in the pdf, page I-2-17, para 2.2.7 Fuel Dump System.
Wasn´t Oceana´s F-18s supposed to move to Mayport or Cecil NAS in Florida and one of the reaons being the encroachment of residential and commercial buildings aroung Oceana.