Cable Snaps During Aircraft Landing on Carrier

[tomahawk6]

Exciting video and fortunately the pilot of the USN E-2D powered up as it rolled off the end of the carrier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-EHwYOfY94&feature=youtu.be

 

[Old Sweat]

Please correct me if I am in error (as if anybody needs to be told) but the drill was to apply full throttle when the hook caught a line for the very reason shown in the video. I also believe it is not a standard procedure for all types of aircraft, but that is based on something I read a while back.

 

[tomahawk6]

Seems prudent.In this incident 8 sailors working on deck were injured.Found another article saying the cable break was caused by human error.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/american-sailors-aircraft-carrier-injured-landing-cable-snaps/story?id=37761829

Human error:

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

 

[SupersonicMax]

The full power is in case you miss the wires.  You apply full power as you touchdown.

Rarely does an aircraft survive a cable snap. 

 

[Old Sweat]

Thanks Max. You can see why I usually avoid commenting on matters aerial.

 

[FSTO]

That was agonizingly slow waiting for the aircraft to reappear.

 

[larry Strong]

Seems prudent.In this incident 8 sailors working on deck were injured.Found another article saying the cable break was caused by human error.

That's the big danger with wire rope. If it parts it's coming straight back to get you, if soft line breaks it falls to the ground.....I saw a large sow pole truck winch line break on the truck deck and take out the swamper standing on the deck by the exhaust stack........it sure messed him up and fortunately the load hurt no one when it fell........



Cheers
Larry

 

[jollyjacktar]

It doesn't matter what type of warship you're sailing on a small or large one like a carrier.  It is dangerous at times depending upon what the evolution being conducted.  Human error is always just around the corner and when shit goes south it happens quickly.  The survival of the aircrew speaks well of their professionalism and a wee bit of good fortune too.

 

[CBH99]

Holy cow that is actually terrifying!

It looks like the aircraft is about to plop right down there in the ocean, which is dangerous enough.  But the fact that a giant aircraft carrier is RIGHT behind the aircraft it had ditched?  Wow.   

 

[Occam]

That's the big danger with wire rope. If it parts it's coming straight back to get you, if soft line breaks it falls to the ground.....

Obviously you were never in the Navy.  This video has been shown to new Canadian and American sailors for over three decades now.  You never turn your back on synthetic line under strain.  I have never once seen it snap and simply drop...when you see water being milked out of the line because of the strain on it, you're not far from a whole lot of bad things happening really fast.

https://youtu.be/LGH_GUbdTeQ

 

[jollyjacktar]

I haven't seen that one for a while.  Just as "The Deadly Shipmate"... "and a message was sent".  Love the old classics.    :nod:  One of these days, I'll have to find a copy of "The Wild Women of Watusi"  too and see what all the excitement was about.  ;D

 

[cupper]

Seen enough of both wire rope and fiber rope break while on recovery taskings to know that it can make your shitty day that much shittier.

 

[George Wallace]

Seen enough of both wire rope and fiber rope break while on recovery taskings to know that it can make your shitty day that much shittier.

Indeed.  Always give yourself a good length and a half of any tight cable.

 

[SupersonicMax]

Here's another famous cable snap:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BuIbvX_B7sY

In the E-2 video, I think the only reason they stayed with it is because they don't have a choice!

 

[dimsum]

I haven't seen that one for a while.  Just as "The Deadly Shipmate"... "and a message was sent".  Love the old classics.    :nod:  One of these days, I'll have to find a copy of "The Wild Women of Watusi"  too and see what all the excitement was about.  ;D

I haven't heard of those riveting videos in almost 10 years.  You owe me a spilled coffee.  ;D

 

[larry Strong]

Obviously you were never in the Navy.

100% correct, for 60+ years my feet have been planted squarely on Terra Firma.




Cheers
Larry

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Holy cow that is actually terrifying!

It looks like the aircraft is about to plop right down there in the ocean, which is dangerous enough.  But the fact that a giant aircraft carrier is RIGHT behind the aircraft it had ditched?  Wow.   

Second navy lesson of the day - after: Get out of the way of parting cables - The carrier is not behind the plane, CBH99. The carrier is besides the plane. That's why angled landing decks on carriers were developed: With the angled flight deck landing strip, the end of the strip is completely in the overhanging deck so if you run out and fall off, you end up in the water but on the side of the carrier, who doesn't run you over as result (which was the rule before angled decks).

 

[Occam]

I haven't seen that one for a while.  Just as "The Deadly Shipmate"... "and a message was sent".  Love the old classics.    :nod:  One of these days, I'll have to find a copy of "The Wild Women of Watusi"  too and see what all the excitement was about.  ;D

Ask and ye shall receive - 115 Volts - Deadly Shipmate (1960)

And I'll throw in "Trial by Fire: A Carrier Fights For Life (1973)" for free.

 

[jollyjacktar]

Ask and ye shall receive - 115 Volts - Deadly Shipmate (1960)

And I'll throw in "Trial by Fire: A Carrier Fights For Life (1973)" for free.

"Learn or Burn" baby, learn or burn.... ;D  If the Forrestal fire doesn't scare the shit out of landlubbers, I don't know what will.  Gives me the chills because I fully understand the scope of it all.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Yep.

If I remember correctly, they finally stopped the spread of the fire something like 20 or 30 feet away from the access elevators to the magazines.