GOV/MIL US Navy Fighter Jet Crashes Aboard USS Carl Vinson in South China Sea - Video at Post #54

[The Hammer]

U.S. Navy fighter jet crashes on USS Carl Vinson in South China Sea

A U.S. fighter jet has crashed while attempting to land on the USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea, injuring at least seven crew members, the Navy says. The pilot safely ejected.

The accident happened on Monday when the F-35C Lightning II aircraft was attempting to land on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson, which is carrying out routine flight operations in the South China Sea.

A statement from the U.S. Navy said the pilot safely ejected from the aircraft and was later recovered by a U.S. military helicopter, but 7 service members were injured, including 4 sailors who were flown to a hospital in Manila. All are in stable condition.

Specific details about Monday’s accident were not immediately released. The statement from the Navy did not say how the service members were injured, or what happened to the aircraft.

“Additional details and the cause of the inflight mishap is under investigation,” the statement said.

U.S. Navy fighter jet crashes on USS Carl Vinson in South China Sea

A fighter jet has crashed while attempting to land on the USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea, injuring at least seven crew members, the U.S. Navy says. The pilot safely ejected. The accident happened on Monday when the F-35C Lightning II aircraft was attempting to land on the deck of the USS...

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[Hfcomms]

Engine failure if it's in the vertical landing mode would really suck. Goes down.......like a rock.

 

[Squid]

Stuff happens. I really think most people have no idea how dangerous carrier flight operations are in peacetime let alone the crazy times we are in with enemies everywhere looking to sink a carrier.

 

[WalknTrot]

Sounds like pilot and crew are OK. Good news.

Hope it doesn't hamper operating status of our carrier.

 

[SpokaneMan]

Stuff happens. I really think most people have no idea how dangerous carrier flight operations are in peacetime let alone the crazy times we are in with enemies everywhere looking to sink a carrier.

You and me both shipmate.

 

[Mongo]

I will tell you the cause: “Pilot Error”
That is what they will find

 

[dawgofwar10]

Not always the case, I remember twice landing on a carrier with a cocked nose wheel steering and coming within feet of hitting the six pack of planes next to the island. All I can say is Thank the Lord for good arresting cable…

 

[Red Baron]

Stuff happens. I really think most people have no idea how dangerous carrier flight operations are in peacetime let alone the crazy times we are in with enemies everywhere looking to sink a carrier.

I would totally agree but since the vaunted F-35 is involved, I wonder if this incident is the normal cost of conducting carrier flight operations or an indicator of yet more unresolved issues with the F-35.

 

[dawgofwar10]

The million dollar question was he coming for an arrested landing or VSTOL?

 

[SpokaneMan]

Not always the case, I remember twice landing on a carrier with a cocked nose wheel steering and coming within feet of hitting the six pack of planes next to the island. All I can say is Thank the Lord for good arresting cable…

What flavor of bird? Were you E or O?

 

[Roger Thornhill]

The million dollar question was he coming for an arrested landing or VSTOL?

If I may be allowed a correction -

The million dollar 337 million dollar question was he coming for an arrested landing or VSTOL?

 

[dawgofwar10]

What flavor of bird? Were you E or O?

Backseater AW2 S3A viking, 266 arrested landings sitting in the back. Enough Creds..

 

[fish hook]

I will tell you the cause: “Pilot Error”
That is what they will find

Yes, no matter what the cause. Like someone who has a heart attack and goes to the hospital and dies of covid.

 

[SpokaneMan]

Backseater AW2 S3A viking, 266 arrested landings sitting in the back. Enough Creds..

Oh yeah, those were the jets that whooped. If I recall, it was the Viking that delivered our mail while deployed. What did you do with my mail, damn it! LOL.
Just ribbin ya shipmate. Cheers!

 

[lanningro]

Gravity. At the end of the day in so many ways it's always Gravity.

 

[foreverkeeps]

Stuff happens. I really think most people have no idea how dangerous carrier flight operations are in peacetime let alone the crazy times we are in with enemies everywhere looking to sink a carrier.

Brother was on flight deck 1975-77, Coral Sea (I think) out of Philippines, and Vietnam standby.

 

[Creedmoor]

Backseater AW2 S3A viking, 266 arrested landings sitting in the back. Enough Creds..

Sub hunter?

 

[155 arty]

Backseater AW2 S3A viking, 266 arrested landings sitting in the back. Enough Creds..

thank you for your ...I was involved in 1 ch 53 crash not a good day... nevermind 266 controlled crashes ,true courage to do that ...but then again we all did crazy shit back then and really never gave it much thought...carry on

 

[155 arty]

thank you for your ...I was involved in 1 ch 53 crash not a good day... nevermind 266 controlled crashes ,true courage to do that ...but then again we all did crazy shit back then and really never gave it much thought...carry on

damnit.......thank you for your service

 

[dawgofwar10]

Sub hunter?

Yes, AW stood for Anti-submarine Warfare Operator. Got to play with a lot of Russian subs in the Med back in the 70’s.

 

[Marthanoir]

Stuff happens. I really think most people have no idea how dangerous carrier flight operations are in peacetime let alone the crazy times we are in with enemies everywhere looking to sink a carrier.

Train hard, fight easy

 

[dawgofwar10]

Oh yeah, those were the jets that whooped. If I recall, it was the Viking that delivered our mail while deployed. What did you do with my mail, damn it! LOL.
Just ribbin ya shipmate. Cheers!

That is one, it was called the Hoover because it sounded like the vacuum cleaner. Way after I left they did make some into COD’s, tankers, played with fixed radar display for traffic control. Finally moth balled all of them. Great Bird, just hated sitting on an ejection seat for 4 hours, can’t have to much padding else you break your back.

 

[dawgofwar10]

thank you for your ...I was involved in 1 ch 53 crash not a good day... nevermind 266 controlled crashes ,true courage to do that ...but then again we all did crazy shit back then and really never gave it much thought...carry on

That is a lot of copter to auto-rotate in, you have to be at least an inch shorter after that. And I don’t know about you when we heading for the six pack, I couldn’t squeeze a poop for two days, I think I had sphincter lock…

 

[dawgofwar10]

damnit.......thank you for your service

Yours as well, Brother..

 

[Millwright]

Kudos to y'all squids.

Confirms the wisdom in my decision to go for the moving foxhole.

 

[155 arty]

That is a lot of copter to auto-rotate in, you have to be at least an inch shorter after that. And I don’t know about you when we heading for the six pack, I couldn’t squeeze a poop for two days, I think I had sphincter lock…

not to mention that we had a 14,000 lb howitzer slung underneath to boot...and yes I am an inch shorter..1 month in camp lejeune naval hospital

 

[9idrr]

Oh yeah, those were the jets that whooped. If I recall, it was the Viking that delivered our mail while deployed. What did you do with my mail, damn it! LOL.
Just ribbin ya shipmate. Cheers!

Mail probably came by COD, C2A Greyhound. Our daughter was an Airframer who worked on Greyhounds most of the time. She said the expression "eyes buggin' out of your head" became real when that big bird caught the wire.

 

[Millwright]

Mail probably came by COD, C2A Greyhound. Our daughter was an Airframer who worked on Greyhounds most of the time. She said the expression "eyes buggin' out of your head" became real when that big bird caught the wire.

Heh

Hold my beer and watch this.

Look Ma...no wires.

That carrier sank a coupla inches deeper in the water...just from the weight of the pilot's balls.

 

[NoDandy]

Re this bird that crashed, wonder how many electronic / physical components were of Chinese origin ??

Or on the ship itself ??

 

[dawgofwar10]

not to mention that we had a 14,000 lb howitzer slung underneath to boot...and yes I am an inch shorter..1 month in camp lejeune naval hospital

Hopefully, you did not land on top it..

 

[9idrr]

Heh

Hold my beer and watch this.

Look Ma...no wires.

That carrier sank a coupla inches deeper in the water...just from the weight of the pilot's balls.

So, when he had to take off, was it with a cat shot, JATO or maybe both?

 

[Doughboy42]

If I may be allowed a correction -

The million dollar 337 million dollar question was he coming for an arrested landing or VSTOL?

The article stated F-35C. The "C" version is the Navy version meaning catapult takeoffs and arrested landings. No VTOL/STOL. That is the "B" version the Marines use to replace the Harrier.

 

[155 arty]

Hopefully, you did not land on top it..

nope...blew the cable and dropped it from 200 ft that's when all hell broke loose...we were already in trouble but things turned to shit quickly

 

[Wildweasel]

The million dollar question was he coming for an arrested landing or VSTOL?

F-35C. Catapult launch, arrested landings.

 

[dawgofwar10]

F-35C. Catapult launch, arrested landings.

I would agree, I think it would take to long to land in VSTOL. I remember back in the day you would see one just clearing the wire and already had the other plane on glide path, if there was a problem they just waved him off. If you had ever been on a carrier deck during flight operations, a cluster f*ck in full motion does not even get close to it. And night operations,

 

[dawgofwar10]

Wild weasel, did you actually fly Iron Hand?

 

[dawgofwar10]

nope...blew the cable and dropped it from 200 ft that's when all hell broke loose...we were already in trouble but things turned to shit quickly

Lots of converted christians that day!!!

 

[155 arty]

Lots of converted christians that day!!!

no such thing as an atheist in a chopper going down

 

[155 arty]

Lots of converted christians that day!!!

I have a close buddy that was on a fast attack sub back in the day .

had a guy in his bunk area that claimed Satan as his god.
one day they didn't get a hatch or something closed in time for a dive.water started pouring in and I don't mean a little water..anyways apparently it was near the bunk area ..the guy was on his knee praying to Jesus not to let them all die..
my man told me the sailor never mentioned Satan ever again!!!.lmfao

 

[dawgofwar10]

It takes a special person to be a sub-mariner, no way no how, would I ever step foot in one. My hats off to them