Marines C-130 midair

Serious airmanship getting the wounded tanker down relatively safely with all souls alive, and not in a populated area on top of a house. A routine re-fueling mission can go from routine to adrenaline-fueled scenario in a second. That’s where training kicks in every time.

Glad the jet pilot is alive, but ejection experiences are never the equivalent of a hot stone massage on the body, according to DH who has experienced two.
 
Capt MJ said:
Serious airmanship getting the wounded tanker down relatively safely with all souls alive, and not in a populated area on top of a house. A routine re-fueling mission can go from routine to adrenaline-fueled scenario in a second. That’s where training kicks in every time.

Glad the jet pilot is alive, but ejection experiences are never the equivalent of a hot stone massage on the body, according to DH who has experienced two.
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But they get the cool tie and pin! :thumb:
 
ATC recording of the frequency they were on during the mishap, midair occurs at around 2:15, the KC-130 declares emergency at around 2:30

The KC-130 is callsign Raider50


incredible job by the Herc pilots to get it down onto that field with both starboard side engines out and possibly on fire

they went down close to El Centro
 
A6E Dad said:
ATC recording of the frequency they were on during the mishap, midair occurs at around 2:15, the KC-130 declares emergency at around 2:30

The KC-130 is callsign Raider50


incredible job by the Herc pilots to get it down onto that field with both starboard side engines out and possibly on fire

they went down close to El Centro
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Not to mention the added drag out there after the midair. Something like this happened to ASA 529 when part of a blade came apart, but they were not as fortunate.
 
Nice and professional from both pilot and ATC. Glad to hear they are okay. I'll bet the Lightning driver is about an inch shorter today.

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That outboard port engine is missing a blade, as well as having other damage to the remaining blades. Probably hit the ground during the crash landing. It looks like the wing mounted tank has some scrub marks on the bottom.
 
Can you imagine what the rest of the crew thought when the pilot said something like "that's pretty soft farmland up ahead, we're going in wheels up, so brace yourselves for a hard landing and a quick stop".

You're pretty happy when you get to walk away from something like that, especially after you get the news that the fighter pilot was recovered okay.
That is quite the testament to the quality of the Herky Bird. This one is a J model, so it was built in 2004 or after.
 
awesome job by the C-130 crew, but God the ATC controller needed to shut up.....

"can you call LA center when you're on the ground? i'll give you a phone number..."

Uh, i've lost 2 1/2 engines, i'm dumping fuel, i might be on fire, and i'm trying to land in a field - yeah let me get a pencil.....
 
What do you think the solution will be to get the plane out of the field and to an aircraft maintenance facility? Somebody’s madly working that right now, to execute after the on-site accident investigation completes by both military and civilian authorities.
 
A6E Dad said:
awesome job by the C-130 crew, but God the ATC controller needed to shut up.....

"can you call LA center when you're on the ground? i'll give you a phone number..."

Uh, i've lost 2 1/2 engines, i'm dumping fuel, i might be on fire, and i'm trying to land in a field - yeah let me get a pencil.....
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That controller was HORRIBLE. Just shut up. He's talking so much that Raider can't even answer him. Not to mention trying to give him a number to call while the pilots are trying to crash land a burning plane with half it's engines out. I wouldn't be surprised if they just turned the radio off to stop listening to him.
 
gonavy14 said:
Not to mention trying to give him a number to call while the pilots are trying to crash land a burning plane with half it's engines out.
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So true. I didn't think I heard him correctly and had to play it back. That was a ridiculous request. You are actively crash landing and the controller wants you to write down a land line number? WHAT?
 
I completely missed that, too. I guess I pay more attention to what the pilot says, while listening to that stuff.
I do remember the ATC saying several times "sorry for stepping on you" but just figured he was in a little shock at the prospect that he was talking to an in-flight emergency, and kept the mic open too long. Probably the first one he ever had.
 
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