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Stuart FL F86 Accident
Does anyone have any information on this accident? The FAA database says something happened on November 8. |
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Happened Nov 9........Sunday.
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The F-86 was doing a solo low pass @ 200AGL & 400kts. Airshow pyro blew the
very big bomb immediately in front of him. The 86 went through the fireball. Upon exiting the fireball, show boss called the pilot to say parts were falling off. The pilot pulled up while in the fireball and upon exiting the engine flamed out. All annunciator lights were on and he was about to eject, when the engine restarted suddenly. He diverted to the Pratt & Whitney test airport, where the F-16 for the demo launched to give him a damage report and to guide him in if needed. The F-16 saw the nose gear door missing, the nose gear hanging, hydraulic fluid streaming from the nose gear bay, the main gear doors missing and a large one foot diameter hole punched in the side of the fuselage one the left side below the pilot seat. The F-16 guided the 86 in to an uneventful landing. He stopped using accumulator pressure for the brakes and used 4000' rollout. VL |
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nice assist...
nice flying by the F86 pilot.. lesson to performers.. (I thought they knew this).. never over fly the pyro on the ground.. from the ground observers (air show patrons).. flying a line beside them looks just as good as going over the top.. those ground guys get a little anxious that their "explosion" is right on time.. guess they never saw an actual drop (low altitude drag fins) so the detonation is behind the aircraft... not below it.. BT "MLenoch" wrote in message ... The F-86 was doing a solo low pass @ 200AGL & 400kts. Airshow pyro blew the very big bomb immediately in front of him. The 86 went through the fireball. Upon exiting the fireball, show boss called the pilot to say parts were falling off. The pilot pulled up while in the fireball and upon exiting the engine flamed out. All annunciator lights were on and he was about to eject, when the engine restarted suddenly. He diverted to the Pratt & Whitney test airport, where the F-16 for the demo launched to give him a damage report and to guide him in if needed. The F-16 saw the nose gear door missing, the nose gear hanging, hydraulic fluid streaming from the nose gear bay, the main gear doors missing and a large one foot diameter hole punched in the side of the fuselage one the left side below the pilot seat. The F-16 guided the 86 in to an uneventful landing. He stopped using accumulator pressure for the brakes and used 4000' rollout. VL |
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Actually the rule is get a clearance with pyro prior to firing. There is
lawsuit starting on this one. But yes, it is best to sidestep the pyro line if there is room in the display box. VL |
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