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The pilot reported that the twin-engine CASA CN-212 Aviocar lost its landing gear and requested permission to land at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
“Emergency, we’ve lost our right wheel,” the pilot told air traffic controllers in audio obtained by WRAL. “We’d like to speak to Raleigh and make an emergency landing at Raleigh.”
Sjekk voice recording her: https://tinyurl.com/mtunapjh
Video showed the plane coming in for a hard landing and skidding off the runway. The pilot was taken to the hospital for minor injuries and has since been released.
Sjekk video her: https://tinyurl.com/4tbe2mzb
The body of the co-pilot, 23-year-old Charles Hew Crooks, was found several hours later in a backyard about 25 miles from the airport.
Officials have not determined if he fell out of the plane or if he jumped. He was not wearing a parachute.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation into the incident.
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Status: |
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Date: |
Friday
29 July 2022 |
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Time: |
14:49 |
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Type: |
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Operato 200r: |
Spore
Ltd / Rampart Aviation |
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Registration: |
N497CA |
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MSN: |
291 |
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First
flight: |
1983 |
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Engines: |
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Crew: |
Fatalities:
1 / Occupants: 2 |
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Passengers: |
Fatalities:
0 / Occupants: 0 |
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Total: |
Fatalities:
1 / Occupants: 2 |
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Aircraft
damage: |
Unknown |
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Location: |
Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU) ( |
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Phase: |
Landing
(LDG) |
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Nature: |
Training |
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Departure
airport: |
Raeford West Airport,
NC, United States of
America |
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Destination
airport: |
Raeford West Airport,
NC, United States of
America |
Narrative:
The CASA CN
212-200 Aviocar, N497CA, veered off the runway during landing on runway 23L at
Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU), USA.
The aircraft operated on a flight out of Raeford West Airport, NC. The aircraft
developed problems with the fixed right-hand landing gear (seemingly a loss of
the wheel) and headed towards RDU.
As it was flying over the Fuquay-Varina neighborhood at 4000 feet at 14:31, the
co-pilot jumped of or fell from the aircraft, causing fatal injuries.
Flight tracking websites show that the aircraft continued to RDU, making a low
pass over runway 23L at 14:43 hours local time before circling for an approach
and landing. During landing, the aircraft swung off the side of the runway to
the right, coming to rest in the grass.
Sjekk kapteinen som forlater scenen her: https://tinyurl.com/5fvvbrb8
Alaska Airlines pilot and
co-pilot argue in front of passengers before returning plane to gate
Alaska Airlines Airbus
A320-214 N623VA © Tomas Del Coro on Wikimedia Commons
A pilot and
co-pilot on an Alaska Airlines flight engaged in a verbal dispute in front of
their passengers. The incident occurred on 18 July on flight AS1080 from
Washington Dulles International Airport bound for San Francisco International
Airport, operated by Airbus A320 registered N845VA.
The
disagreement ended with the pilot turning the plane around on the tarmac
instead of taking off. Flight attendants had no idea what led to the dispute.
According to
a passenger on the flight, the pilot made an announcement informing the
passengers that the plane would be turning around and returning to the gate due
to the issues between him and his co-pilot. He added that he would be getting
off of the flight in the interest of the safety of everyone on board.
He is said
to have walked off the plane “fuming.” A person posted on Twitter a video of
the pilot walking away.
Alaska
Airlines provided a new crew to continue the flight to San Francisco and has
offered the passengers compensation of $175 for the inconvenience. In a
statement, the airline said, “While this situation was
unfortunate, in the interest of safety, the pilots did the right thing. Both
the captain and the first officer were evaluated by management and it was
determined they remained fit to fly… We apologised to our guests for the
inconvenience this caused.”
The flight
had already been delayed 90 minutes due to inclement weather, however, the
unexpected last-minute change caused the total delay time to reach two and a
half hours.
Air
Force grounds almost 300 training planes as ejection seat safety concerns
spread
By
JENNIFER H. SVAN
STARS AND STRIPES • July
29, 2022
The Air Force has temporarily sidelined nearly
half of its combat training aircraft and a smaller portion of its primary
training aircraft while it reviews the safety of a potentially defective
ejection seat part.
It’s the same component the Navy and Marine Corps
are concerned enough about that they’re replacing it in some airplanes, such as
Super Hornets and Growlers, the
Navy announced earlier in the week.
The Air Education and Training Command’s 19th Air
Force confirmed the grounding of the trainers, Air Force Magazine reported
Thursday.
The order affects 203 T-38 Talon jets and 76 T-6
Texan IIs, 19th Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Craig Wills told
the magazine.
By
JOHN VANDIVER
STARS AND STRIPES July 29, 2022
A Norwegian air force F-35, left, flies in formation with
two U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors over Norway in 2018.
The U.S. State Department cleared the way for the sale
of F-35s to Germany, in what would be a major upgrade
to that country's air force. (Michael Abams/Stars and
Stripes)
An $8.4 billion deal to sell a fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to
Germany along with a supporting arsenal of missiles and munitions has been
greenlighted by the U.S. State Department.
The deal for 35 planes still requires
final approval from Congress, a formality that will clear the way for Berlin to
make one of its most significant military upgrades in years.
“The proposed sale will improve
Germany’s capability to meet current and future threats by providing a suitable
replacement for Germany’s retiring Tornado aircraft fleet in support of NATO’s
nuclear sharing mission, the centerpiece for deterrence in Europe,” the
department said in a statement Thursday.
Earlier this year, the German government
announced its desire to acquire the stealthy jets, which it plans to station at Buechel
Air Base. The installation in southwestern
Germany’s Eifel region is about 40 miles from the U.S.-operated Spangdahlem Air
Base.
The base is a central part of NATO’s
nuclear sharing mission, which involves American B-61 nuclear weapons at
certain locations in Europe. Reports over many years saying that U.S. nuclear
bombs are stored at Buechel were inadvertently confirmed in a 2019 NATO
document.
In the event of an alliance decision to use the weapons, they would be carried
by nuclear-capable aircraft, such as the F-35.
Germany’s decision to acquire the F-35
is part of a roughly $100 billion planned upgrade to its military that Chancellor Olaf Scholz
announced in the aftermath of Russia’s unprovoked full-scale invasion of
Ukraine in late February.
The F-35s, made by Lockheed Martin, are
expected to be delivered to the German air force by 2026.
“This proposed sale will support the
foreign policy and national security of the United States by improving the
security of a NATO ally that is an important force for political and economic
stability in Europe,” the State Department said.
John covers
U.S. military activities across Europe and Africa. Based in Stuttgart, Germany,
he previously worked for newspapers in New Jersey, North Carolina and Maryland.
He is a graduate of the University of Delaware.
Johannes Steen, Henrik
Røyne - I går 17:41
FOTO: GUNN-BENTE STØLEN / GRENDA
Her går det galt: Sjøfly landet opp ned – fire personer reddet
ut
Et
sjøfly krasjlandet fredag i Kvinnheradsfjorden – bare sekunder etter takeoff.
Publisert:
29.07.22 kl. 17:41 Oppdatert: 29.07.22 kl. 22:26
Et sjøfly med fire personer havarerte og landet opp ned i Kvinnheradsfjorden ved Ølve fredag ettermiddag.
I en
video tatt av tyske Robert Kania ser man først flyet ta av. Bare sekunder etter
at det letter fra vannoverflaten, begynner det å vakle. Først går den ene
vingen ned i vannet, så ruller det over på andre siden.
– Det
var helt ekstremt å se, sier et øyenvitne til Grenda.
– Da
flyet skulle ta av, så det ut som at det ikke kom skikkelig opp i fart. Så
virket det som at den ene vingen slo ned i sjøen. Da han (piloten) prøvde å ta
seg inn igjen, ble det bare verre. Så havarerte flyet, sier vitnet ifølge
lokalavisen.
Tyskeren
Kania forteller til VG at han hev seg i båten og kjørte ut til flyet etter
krasjlandingen. Han kom frem like etter en annen båt.
Passasjerene
ble med i den andre båten. Kania mener de ikke fremsto som hardt skadet.
– Men
de var våte og virket skremte, sier han ifølge sønnen Patryk Kania, som
oversetter fra tysk.
Flyter
i fjorden
Alle
personene om bord i flyet ble reddet ut, og var bevisste etter hendelsen.
Skadeomfanget er imidlertid ukjent fredag ettermiddag.
It might be the most powerful in the world but the U.S. Navy seems to have trouble battling the weather. A month after losing a $30-$60 million F/A-18 overboard from a carrier, at least nine helicopters were seriously damaged at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia on July 26 when a powerful thunderstorm blew through. “We can confirm that nine helicopters located at Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field sustained damage while on deck at the airfield following a severe storm that occurred in the area July 26,” Naval Air Force Atlantic said in a statement to Navy Times Wednesday. “Known damages to the aircraft span from broken tail and rotor blades to structural dents and punctures in the airframes.”
The aircraft include MH-60 Seahawks and MH-53E Sea Dragons, according to the Navy. There were no injuries and no impact on operations. The storm hit about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday and winds reached 60 mph. Images show the big choppers strewn around the ramp, some toppled over. Last month an F/A-18 was blown off the deck of the carrier Harry S. Truman operating in the Mediterranean. The Navy cited unexpected rough weather for that incident.
