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Posted: 1/5/2005 5:07:42 PM EDT
Undated -
Last week one of our C-23 Sherpas flew into a US operated airfield in Iraq during the day and saw there was construction equipment on the runway. Yet there was no NOTAM (notice to airmen). A trench was being dug in the runway, and it was not marked. Its a long runway and they just landed beyond the construction. They filed a safety hazard report that was immediately forwarded to our higher headquarters and to the Air Force wing based here. Well, it seems the construction continued and still was not marked or NOTAMed or anything. A C-130 landed on the runway the night of the 29th and didn't see the construction. It wound up going through what is now a large pit on the runway. A few pictures are attached. The C-130 was totaled. There were several injuries to the crew and the few passengers that were on board but luckily nobody was killed. Quite the set of failures somewhere in the system regarding this improper construction and no notifications about it.      |
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Posted: 1/5/2005 5:10:03 PM EDT
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DAMN!
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Posted: 1/5/2005 5:13:09 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/5/2005 5:13:22 PM EDT
[#3]
Wow!
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Posted: 1/5/2005 5:15:23 PM EDT
[#4]
Someone is in deep shit!
Whats with the Gonzo nose on that herc? LOL |
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Posted: 1/5/2005 5:19:52 PM EDT
[#5]
Sorry for the injuries, glad no one was killed.
The rest is parts is parts, call the geico lizzard for an adjustment 
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Posted: 1/5/2005 5:20:11 PM EDT
[#6]
"I can fix that. My dad has the most awesome set of tools."
I've never seen a Herc stripped of its belly skin before! Next, whoever it was who dropped the ball and failed to ensure that the NOTAM and other notices were properly filed, is going to receive a similar treatment, but it'll be more than just his belly that gets skinned! CJ |
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Posted: 1/5/2005 5:27:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/5/2005 5:30:26 PM EDT
[#8]
Probably some kind of Radar, or IR/RF sensor. My guess is it isn't a standard cargo hauling C-130, but some kind of surveillance plane. Just my guess though. |
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Posted: 1/5/2005 7:55:31 PM EDT
[#9]
That looks like a very expensive Special Operations MC-130? " Combat Talon ". Someone "AKA" the Airfield operations commander is going to retire sooooooooooooooooooon !
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Posted: 1/5/2005 8:37:47 PM EDT
[#10]
WTF?
As they say in the Guiness comercials, ... BRILLIANT!! 
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Posted: 1/5/2005 8:39:41 PM EDT
[#11]
Can you say 'speed bump'.
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Posted: 1/5/2005 8:44:43 PM EDT
[#12]
Glad there were no deaths resulting from that. We have a neighbor who is a Marine pilot flying one of those over there. I'll be showing the kids these pics to remind them why we keep praying for all our servicemen and women.
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Posted: 1/5/2005 9:59:31 PM EDT
[#13]
BTT
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Posted: 1/5/2005 10:07:52 PM EDT
[#14]
Bet there's a NOTAM on that field now.
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Posted: 1/5/2005 10:34:08 PM EDT
[#15]
Ouch!! Glad to hear everybody made it out alive!!
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Posted: 1/5/2005 10:46:31 PM EDT
[#16]
Thats f-ing ridiculous. Somebody needs no be held accountable. It reminds me of what Mayer Daley did to one of the Chicago reliever arports.
 Thank GOD nobody was killed. |
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Posted: 1/5/2005 10:58:53 PM EDT
[#17]
That'll buff out...
Ben |
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Posted: 1/6/2005 4:45:54 AM EDT
[#18]
Meigs field. Everyone who ever flew Microsoft Flight Simulator knows it! It's the default starting point. CJ |
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Posted: 1/6/2005 4:48:56 AM EDT
[#19]
Yes. MC-130H |
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Posted: 1/6/2005 4:53:56 AM EDT
[#20]
The locals complained about too much noise from the planes, so the workers were making giant rumble strips to slow the planes down.
 Kharn |
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Posted: 1/6/2005 4:58:48 AM EDT
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Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We are on final approach and we ask that you return your seats and trays to their upright and locked positions, and that you fasten your seat belts. Current local time is 03:18, current local temperature is 68 degrees.
Thank you for fly..... (WHAM)....What the fuXX was that? Ah shit.....there goes my perfect landing record. |
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Posted: 1/6/2005 5:12:13 AM EDT
[#22]
C-130 rolling down the strip... BUMP.
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Posted: 1/6/2005 5:23:26 AM EDT
[#23]
damn. glad every one is alive
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Posted: 1/6/2005 5:24:04 AM EDT
[#24]
wow! lucky no one was seriously hurt!
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Posted: 1/6/2005 5:24:13 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/6/2005 5:33:01 AM EDT
[#26]
Lockheed needs to rethink that rough field landing thing again. If any other aircraft hit that, I doubt it would have survived as well as the 130. A tribute to the toughness of the old bird. Glad everyone was okay.
They should be able to buff that right out. |
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Posted: 1/6/2005 5:40:14 AM EDT
[#27]
Damn!
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Posted: 1/6/2005 5:49:07 AM EDT
[#28]
Check out that DIRCM fairing on the rear fuselage.
 First photo I've ever seen of one installed on a Herc. |
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Posted: 1/6/2005 5:54:51 AM EDT
[#29]
hmmm check out the second picture.... there is some kind of concrete slab 2 feet under the runway that they dug down to.....
hmm buried weapons anyone? |
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Posted: 1/6/2005 5:58:18 AM EDT
[#30]
OUT
BUFF NO |
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Posted: 1/6/2005 6:14:43 AM EDT
[#31]
Their survival is a tribute to the Lockheed Iron Works.
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Posted: 1/6/2005 7:14:21 AM EDT
[#32]
I don't think it's a concrete slab, it looks to me like plain ole dirt that's been compacted prior to having new concrete poured on top of it. |
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Posted: 1/6/2005 7:19:49 AM EDT
[#33]
I presume new flight suits were issued to the crew.
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Posted: 1/6/2005 7:55:29 AM EDT
[#34]
A safety report the day before and the problem not corrected.
More than one persons ass should be spanked and spanked HARD. Damn lucky no one was crippled. BASTARDS
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Posted: 1/6/2005 7:59:58 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/6/2005 8:13:35 AM EDT
[#36]
Tagged. Wow. |
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Posted: 1/6/2005 8:29:23 AM EDT
[#37]
look closer, there are two vertical pour lines, and a crack in it, and notice the dirt piled on top and a few white scrapes in it... |
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Posted: 1/6/2005 8:32:36 AM EDT
[#38]
Title says no one was injured but in the details in the post it says:
Damn lucky no one was killed. |
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Posted: 1/6/2005 8:35:54 AM EDT
[#39]
No, sorry. That's compacted fill for the subgrade.
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Posted: 1/6/2005 8:46:39 AM EDT
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[cyanide/libby/osama/DU/ROP] It's Bush's fault.[/cyanide/libby/osama/DU/ROP]
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Posted: 1/6/2005 8:50:23 AM EDT
[#41]
just cuz someone crashes doesn't always mean someone is to blame
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Posted: 1/6/2005 8:59:27 AM EDT
[#42]
If the NOTAM didn't get published, somebody IS to blame!
The impact must have been incredible. The left wing outer section sheared off clean at the attach point. It takes a heck of a shock to do that! Plus, it's not exactly easy to rip the nose landing gear assembly off through 20 feet of fuselage belly! The shock experienced was probably high enough that nothing that was in or on that plane will be certified airworthy again, except for the crew. CJ |
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Posted: 1/6/2005 9:37:24 AM EDT
[#43]
Damn I used to work on that plane.
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Posted: 1/6/2005 1:40:28 PM EDT
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That was the first Herc to get the DIRCM installed on it/in it.
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Posted: 1/6/2005 1:45:26 PM EDT
[#45]
people's career should end over this.there should be court martials(sic?) for that shit.simply fortunate that alot of daddys' are getting to see the kids again.
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Posted: 1/13/2005 12:02:36 PM EDT
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Co worker who spent last year in Iraq tells me that is Camp Speicher...the runway was initially repaired by the 4ID 229th Engineering (his unit). However, what they fixed, was nothing more than a patch job (due to limited materials and funding). This was a bomb crater that was made in the initial assault.
He tells me it was probably being repaired better by another company...the last picture on the RH side, you can see a water tower...my friend's barraks were across the road from the water tower...that's how he knows where it is. You might remember the pictures I posted of him sitting in Saddam's spider hole, and standing in front of his truck that caught fire..... |
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