Hornet hard on the Afterburner

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[furloboy]

Haven't seen that one in about a hundred years.

VMFA-122 Hornet at Twenty-nine Palms expeditionary airfield. Loose centerline fuel tank cap. It fell off, A/C ingested fuel during afterburner takeoff. Strike one Hornet. Expensive mistake.

 

[Gatorman]

I was with VMFA-115 when that happened, 122 was our sister squadron, we were in the same hangar at MCAS Beaufort, S.C. The pilot was the XO of the squadron and if you look close enough you will notice that he was carring LIVE ordinance!!!
If I remember correctly, he was able to point the aircraft into an orange grove (?) and eject safely.

Needless to say, when they got back to S.C. they were in a very somber mood.

I beleive that because of this accident, there was a reg. passed that fuel caps are to be installed so that the locking tab folds down in the aft position.

 

[RogerMOSA]

It holds true that NATOPS is written in blood and twisted aircraft. It makes me wonder though......, I think we have been teaching "fuel cap tabs and oil cap taps to the rear" for a LONG time.

Aloha,
RogerMOSA

 

[JvW]

Some more military incidents...

This aircraft is too weak after coming back from battle...

http://www.aviationpics.de/military/f16-gear/f16-gear.html

Some others...

http://www.aviationpics.de/military/1999/military.htm

Great site by the way...

http://www.aviationpics.de

JvW

 

[Typhoon1244]

I didn't think there was enough room in a Phantom (or any fighter, for that matter) to moon your wingman!

 

[dispatchguy]

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