Cable snaps on USS Eisenhower during E-2C landing ......

[nhboy]

Great save!



https://theaviationist.com/2016/07/09/terrifying-video-shows-an-e-2c-hawkeye-almost-crashing-into-the-sea-after-arresting-cable-snaps-aboard-uss-eisenhower/

 

[MADPEBS1]

O MY PHUCKING GOD, excellent save indeed. I did Ike's first cruise in 78

 

[nhboy]

O MY PHUCKING GOD, excellent save indeed. I did Ike's first cruise in 78

Yes. I forgot to mention it but eight flight deck crew members were injured as a result of this incident.

 

[BadGirl]

Holy sheet! What an amazing pilot, indeed.

 

[itsbob]

We've been following this for awhile and its the first I've seen the video.. no idea the plane was almost full stop when the cable snapped.. I'm thinking older 4 bladed props they were getting wet.. wish thay had water line level video.. i cant imagine how close to the water they got before they started gaining altitude..

 

[GURPS]

... i cant imagine how close to the water they got before they started gaining altitude..

I'd be willing to bet the tires got wet ....

 

[Bonehead]

I'd be willing to bet the tires got wet ....

Along with a flight suit or two !

 

[Gilligan]

Follow up.

http://pilotonline.com/news/military/local/navy-human-error-to-blame-for-march-cable-break-aboard/article_c4675c54-6cdc-5882-867a-68f961145c9d.html

 

[nutz]

Are the cables replaced individually or as a set? "Cross deck pendants are 1½-inch-thick steel wires that stretch across a carrier flight deck and are used to catch a landing aircraft’s tailhook. The four pendants that cross an aircraft carrier’s flight deck are placed at 20-foot intervals and can be used for up to 125 landings, or “traps.”

 

[Larry Gude]

Follow up. ]

Eight sailors suffered a variety of injuries, including a fractured ankle, wrist, pelvis and legs. One sailor received skull and facial fractures while another suffered a possible traumatic brain injury.



Damn.