First Pictures, Report of Near Loss of US Navy P-3

The Nav Log ^ | 7/28/08 | gps333@charter.net

[Moose4]

And that, kids, is why they fly these P-3s into hurricanes. Because they are freaking aerial tanks.

That having been said, I wonder if it’ll ever fly again after having 7 G put on the airframe.

}:-)4

[null and void]

Yikes!

[AprilfromTexas]

WOW! I wonder if they had to change their shorts upon landing...

[Tex Pete]

I hope the flight crew was in church yesterday.

I’m also guessing their flight suits met an early retirement.

[lilycicero]

Hey.

[Moose4]

They couldn’t change their shorts until the mechanics pried the seat cushions out of their asses first. That’s just...wow. Literally, they were all about a second or two from dying.

}:-)4

[valkyry1]

Major failures there.

I thought they weren’t flying the P3 any more.

[UCANSEE2]

Old pilot joke:

You know what the props are for?

To keep the pilot cool.

If the props stop turning, watch the pilot sweat a lot.

[mc5cents]

Wow! Some amazing flying to get that bird down safely. That is one amazing aircraft for sure. But I bet some old B-17 pilots could tell some stories about bringing the bird home with half a wing the tail half gone and the aircraft leaking fuel, oil and assorted other things. God bless them all.

[Tallguy]

I think they’ll scrap it, Moose.

[alarm rider]

Yep, I’ll bet the crew had to rinse a few things out after that....

[Publius6961]

BUMP!

[DuncanWaring]

Similar adventure in a 747SP.

[wbill]

Pick up "Flying Fortress" by Edward Jablonski (if you can find it). Great oral history of the B-17 in WWII, from the men that flew them. They really revered their airplane.

"Airwar" by Jablonski is a good read, as well. Just not only about the B-17s.

And you're right, some of the pictures of the airplanes that made it back, are pretty remarkable. That bird was built to fly.

[USNBandit]

That surging engine must have been surging a lot to shut it down before bringing the other one on line.

Unfortunately, some aircrew feel some pressure to complete functionals. One needs to remember that once something fails a functional step that the jet is going to need another complete functional to be released anyway.

[stainlessbanner]

2 engines out, hit 7Gs and recovered at 100 feet. Amazing

[ops33]

“And that, kids, is why they fly these P-3s into hurricanes...”

Not sure, but if you’re referring to the Hurricane Hunters out of Keesler AFB, they fly C-130’s.

[doodad]

My Dad flew an Army P-2 in Vietnam. His plane is the one at Ft. Rucker Army Aviation museum.

[DustyMoment]

As a former P-3 aircrewman, kudos to the flight station crew. Any landing that the crew can walk away from is a good landing at this was a GREAT landing.

Given the age and wear the Charlies have taken, I’m surprised there aren’t more of these types of incidents. Thank God they were able to land safely!! I hate to read about the loss of shipmates.