Whiteman AFB F-15 engine fire emergency landing

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On 9 November 1995, the pilot of an F-15A (SN 76-0061/SL), call-sign "Misty One", experienced an engine fire in the right engine. The pilot shuts down the engine, but the fire continues, as observed by his wingman, "Misty Two". He declares an emergency and heads to nearby Whiteman AFB in Missouri.

In the HUD display video below, you can see the airspeed and altitude tapes in the HUD and listen to his conversation with his wingman and ATC. He touches down at very high speed (260 knots), but can't get it stopped on the available runway and ejects just as the plane exits the departure end of the runway. The pilot is very professional in handling this emergency: listen to his rate of respiration. The camera and aural alerting continue throughout the rollout--he gets the message about "bingo" fuel after all the parts have stopped moving.


I looked for some external video (tower, perhaps) or official writeups, and couldn't find any...
 
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Dean said:
Whiteman AFB is in Missouri just outside Knob Noster.
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Ah, yes, of course... MO=Missouri, MT=Montana. I know that, too, as I have family in MO. Just late on a Friday and brain tired. SOOO ready for the weekend... oh wait, I have "change tickets" to do over the weekend, so I'm working then too. Gotta love working in a data center. ;-) At least the AIX servers don't usually catch fire like this guy's engine did.
 
Excellent control at very high speed before and during touchdown. Learning to use very small pitch changes makes such a huge difference, even in a Skyhawk.

I'm glad the airman is fine.
 
KennyFlys said:
Excellent control at very high speed before and during touchdown. Learning to use very small pitch changes makes such a huge difference, even in a Skyhawk.

I'm glad the airman is fine.
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Uhh, except for the part about being 100 kt too fast...


Trapper John
 
Did you hear the good CRM practices? Misty 1 tells misty 2 to handle most of the radio traffic while he deals with the issue. They continue to talk through problems and situations to have plans for each contingency. That is what helps you get a successful, defined as you live, outcome.
 
TangoWhiskey said:
Ah, yes, of course... MO=Missouri, MT=Montana. I know that, too, as I have family in MO. Just late on a Friday and brain tired. SOOO ready for the weekend... oh wait, I have "change tickets" to do over the weekend, so I'm working then too. Gotta love working in a data center. ;-) At least the AIX servers don't usually catch fire like this guy's engine did.
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Understandable, just giving you a hard time.:D
 
TangoWhiskey said:
he gets the message about "bingo" fuel after all the parts have stopped moving.
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Must have breached a tank or something - Otherwise he wouldn't have made the destination without the fire! Unless he was dumping fuel after the fire started. Can an F-15 dump fuel?
 
flyingcheesehead said:
Must have breached a tank or something - Otherwise he wouldn't have made the destination without the fire! Unless he was dumping fuel after the fire started. Can an F-15 dump fuel?
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uhm-- i think--once the airplane goes off the runway and starts smashing into pieces--you really can't pay much attention to the bingo fuel alarm.
 
If you listen really carefully at 5:13, on short final, you can hear him coaxing it in..."c'mon baby, c'mon baby"...
 
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