UPDATE: Navy Test Pilot School trainees, a US Marine Capt and a female civilian engineer were on a routine training flight while attending the Naval Test Pilot School on base, when they made a routine landing at 4:12 p.m. During the landing rollout, the crew discovered that they could not stop the T-38C Talon jet and were forced to eject.
The test pilot trainees were examined by base EMS and transported by Maryland State Police helicopter to PG Shock Trauma as a precaution. The two pilots were evaluated and released from PG and are back in the Test Pilot School continuing their training.
Naval Flight Investigators are working to find out what caused the training jet’s problem during landing rollout.
On Friday, Sept. 18 at or about 4 p.m., two pilots on a routine training flight in a T-38C jet experienced trouble when landing and the jet left the runway. The two pilots ejected and landed nearby. The plane remained upright after coming to a stop.
The pilots were checked by emergency medical personnel at the scene and then flown to PG Hospital as a precaution. It is not felt that their injuries were life-threatening.
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Why you should not post till all the facts are there. It wouldn't stop, so would you rather keep going and getting in a crash or get out? You decide there, hillville. If you are able to do that on your own.
Because the landing was on the strip near the golf course. If the jet couldn't be controlled... next stop "The water". Lets see, eject and live, or crash into the water in (God forbid) a metal grave that could have possibly caught on fire. Hmmm... I know which one I would choose.
o come on guys not everyone can be as smart as hillville. look at revbuddha's comment they obviously didnt go to school in the same place. go hillville... hey wheres the next bonfire by the way
Your right Hilleville, I was out of line. I should not pick on the Handycap people of the Communtiy. After reading your garbage come back and then you wrote something about your tax money, you just don't get it. And you just don't seem like you got to ride the long bus to school. So again I am Sorry!!!
They ejected because at the end of the runway there was construction and the A/C was out of control at high speed. They tried to go past the construction equiptment with both main tires flat from skidding when they realized they where going to hit a 'bobcat' bulldozer. The force of the impact moved the 'bobcat' about 3 feet and riped off half of the left wing and stab and changed the skid path of the A/C about 30 degrees to the left.
Why was the Air/Conditioner a factor in the eject? If it was "out of control" couldn't the pilot just turn it off? or is that why they crashed, they were shutting the A/C off and forgot the break? You confuse people!!! I thought they ejected because they over shot the runway....
Reply to Armourweaver: Reply to rev: Air/conditioner
A/C is aircraft. I dont know the reason why they did not try to stop sooner, but they went at least 300 yards with 1 blown tire,and there is about 3000 feet of skiding on the runway.
sometimes the posts on here are down right funny! Like some above..A/C = air conditioner when the article/story was about an AirCraft = AC. Thanks for a good laugh guys! LMAO But then I have been around USN places and people for a long long time!
I just had to join in on this forum just because I QA'd the two BA-22 chutes the crewmembers ejected with. Too bad I was on vacation on Monday 21st when TPS gave out their appreciation to the packers of those chutes. These forums crack me up. You guys are all too funny when it comes to discussions and everyone else's mentality is questioned.
