Carrier Mishaps

[HeyJoe]

I had heard the story for years at physio trainingabout the guy who punched out when he was chocked and chained because he thought he was going to roll off the deck. One of the Instructors at the last refresher training I did said he always doubted that story until he was able to find it at the Navy Safety Center archives (maybe HJ can shed some light).

I believe it was an F-8 and the slow movement of some yellow gear next to him made him think he was rolling off.

Haven't heard of that incident, but it's certainly plausible. I've had same feeling in a car and on a dark flightdeck.

 

[Flash]

Haven't heard of that incident, but it's certainly plausible. I've had same feeling in a car and on a dark flightdeck.

Is there a way to search for some like me, a plain reservist/not ASO, to look up reports on past aviation accidents? Just curious.

 

[HH-60H]

Is there a way to search for some like me, a plain reservist/not ASO, to look up reports on past aviation accidents? Just curious.

Shouldn't where you work as reservist have them in message traffic?

 

[HeyJoe]

Is there a way to search for some like me, a plain reservist/not ASO, to look up reports on past aviation accidents? Just curious.

Everything that is publicly accessible is on their website. You have to file a FOIA request to get them to dig into the files. Alternatively, you can contact one of the Code 10 staff to see if anything else is available. I was in there recently and the issue of older mishap info is it was all hand (punchcoded) enetered onto tape drives and pulling data isn't easy.

 

[Flash]

Shouldn't where you work as reservist have them in message traffic?

Message traffic goes back only so far........smart ass.

 

[Flash]

Everything that is publicly accessible is on their website. You have to file a FOIA request to get them to dig into the files. Alternatively, you can contact one of the Code 10 staff to see if anything else is available. I was in there recently and the issue of older mishap info is it was all hand (punchcoded) enetered onto tape drives and pulling data isn't easy.

Thanks for the info.

 

[HH-60H]

Message traffic goes back only so far........smart ass.

Well, in this instance I was not being a smart ass...

What I meant was that aviation safety reports are not released to all commands, for instance where I used to work did not get them, so I was at the mercy of someone forwarding them to me.

I figured where you worked would be an addee to any such messages.

I didn't realize you were looking for mishap traffic from WWII. <---Now smartass

 

[Flash]

Well, in this instance I was not being a smart ass...

What I meant was that aviation safety reports are not released to all commands, for instance where I used to work did not get them, so I was at the mercy of someone forwarding them to me.

I figured where you worked would be an addee to any such messages.

I didn't realize you were looking for mishap traffic from WWII. <---Now smartass

There is only so much that can be stored in the messaging systems, and everything with the Navy seems to be email and quickly 'archived' nowadays anyways, I just wanted to look up some stuff that was 10 to 20 years old and wondered if there was an easy way to do it.

For example, reports on the VMAQ-2 Prowler that crashed into the Nimitz in 1981 that triggered the current drug testing policy. Call it professional curiosity.

BTW, you will learn all about the government's wonderful messaging systems and all their uses when you finally get off your ass and show up here.

 

[HH-60H]

BTW, you will learn all about the government's wonderful messaging systems and all their uses when you finally get off your ass and show up here.

Ha! I don't need to do that. I've been searching old message traffic using archaic piecemeal databases for the last 3 years.

 

[bunk22]

I've got more hair.

On your nuts?

 

[Intruder Driver]

Haven't heard of that incident, but it's certainly plausible. I've had same feeling in a car and on a dark flightdeck.

I don't remember the details, but a similar story was told when I went through aviation safety school in Monterey. The flight surgeons have a name for the sensation and, as a pilot on a carrier deck at night, I have been looking down in the cockpit doing stuff and saw movement next to me out of the corner of my eye and put the full court press on my brakes.

 

[MasterBates]

I've got more hair.

But think of all the money Bunky saves on hair dye!

 

[raptor10]

I don't remember the details, but a similar story was told when I went through aviation safety school in Monterey. The flight surgeons have a name for the sensation and, as a pilot on a carrier deck at night, I have been looking down in the cockpit doing stuff and saw movement next to me out of the corner of my eye and put the full court press on my brakes.

What is visual/motion parallax?

 

[Ken_gone_flying]

Don't know, but the more you resist - the more it's gonna stick. Pretty soon you won't be able to log in as Ken, but as Pinto...

I'm not resisting pinto...I just wanted to clarify that I have a camaro. Actually, its starting to grow on me.

 

[A4sForever]

^ Here's a head's-up: no one cares whether or not you are called "Pinto" ... I know I don't.

But back to the subject of the thread, should anyone care:

Bad Day in the CQ pattern ....