Why the B-1 landed gear up...

Thanks for the summary report, it almost presents even more
questions.



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| 9/18/2006 - LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- Pilot
error caused a
| B-1 Lancer to crash while landing on the runway at a
forward-deployed
| location May 8, 2006, according to an aircraft accident
investigation report
| released here Sept. 18. The co-pilot suffered a minor
back injury and the
| other three crew members were not injured. Damage
totaled approximately
| $7.9 million for the aircraft and the damage to the runway
totaled
| approximately $14,025. The aircraft is assigned to the 9th
Expeditionary
| Bomb Squadron of the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas.
Investigators
| concluded the cause of the mishap was both pilots' failure
to lower the
| landing gear during the aircraft's approach and landing.
Contributing
| factors for the pilots' failure to lower the landing gear
were the
| co-pilot's task oversaturation; the co-pilot's urgency to
complete a long
| mission; both pilots' inattention to instrument readings
and the
| descent/before landing checklist, and the co-pilot's false
belief the pilot
| had lowered the landing gear. According to the report,
the pilot
| unexpectedly turned over aircraft control to the co-pilot
on the final
| approach. The pilot reported to the air traffic control
tower that the
| landing gear was down despite the fact that the
descent/before landing
| checklist was never completed and the landing gear was
never lowered. The
| red warning light in the gear handle, indicating all
landing gear was not
| down and locked, was illuminated for more than four
minutes during the
| approach. Additionally, at the time the aircraft landed,
the three green
| position lights, which illuminate after the landing gear
has locked in the
| down position, were not illuminated. (Courtesy of Air
Combat Command News
| Service)

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message Thanks for the summary report, it almost
presents even more
questions.

Hmm... How does complacency set in while flying combat missions?

D.

How do you get complacent with a big percentage of the whole
B1 fleet in your command? A fleet that cannot be replaced?



"Capt.Doug" wrote in message
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote in message Thanks for the summary
report, it almost
| presents even more
| questions.
|
| Hmm... How does complacency set in while flying combat
missions?
|
| D.
|
|

On Sun, 10 Dec 2006 01:44:09 +0000, in
, Capt.Doug
wrote:
Hmm... How does complacency set in while flying combat missions?

After it's over, perhaps you get the feeling that the dangerous part is
over and now it's just a case of returning to a safe base and over a route
where no one will be shooting at you? Yeah, I could see it happening...
Kind of like when the F-117 was shot down over Kosovo if I remember
correctly...