F16 oops

[Coldshooter]

Cleaning out an old hard drive found these. Newbie crew chief nothing else to say except I wouldn't have wanted to be in the CO's office for this one. Love the orange traffic cones.

 

[Fishslayer]

Story?

 

[Coldshooter]

This was about 7 years ago. New crew chief did not follow procedure on an engine run up air craft started moving and panic ensued.

 

[rojodiablo]

"I has a had a 'lil too much drinky drinky; thinks I will park my plane right over he....... Oohhhhh....Oops. I spilled my rum and fighter jet!"

 

[LVSteve]

Don't try to do doughnuts in an F-16. the landing gear track is too narrow and you fall over.

 

[rwsmith]

Looks like...

Looks like an 'Oh ****" day.

 

[hokie_mp9]

thats one way to check the belly of the plane.

 

[the ringo kid]

I dont think his daddy, the Admiral, is going to let him play with the vehicles anymore?

 

[Kanewpadle]

This was about 7 years ago. New crew chief did not follow procedure on an engine run up air craft started moving and panic ensued.

This would have been the fault of more than one person. That's what happens when you don't use the tie downs and the brakes..

 

[Philadelphia Patriot]

 

[vt_shooter]

I'd say that lessened the odds of a few people ever making E-9 or O-6.

 

[islamoradamark]

wonder how much that mistake cost? hope the man did not get into to much trouble

 

[BruceB]

Nice set of skid marks in the third picture tells where it came from...

 

[gm272gs]

I can't tell an A/B from an E, so that's either a $30 million or $45 million aircraft. Either way, it's an expensive screwup.

At least they put the cover over the air intake. You don't want one of these.

(that guy lived).

 

[twobit601]

That was a male plane just hiking his leg...errr wing.

 

[Big Cholla]

Years ago, the FBO next to my hanger at Merrill Field, Anchorage spent six months totally rebuilding and repainting a V-tailed Bonanza for a customer. It was beautiful. They put in a factory new engine and prop. The rebuild crew called the Chief Mechanic over and told him it was done. He jumped in the cockpit and fired it up without having the hanger doors opened. The hanger floor had recently been repainted a hard gloss gray. One small problem. The throttle control lever on the carb had been installed backward. Full back was full on, not full off and full forward was full off, not full on. The Chief Mechanic upon starting the engine was faced with a full power situation. He hit the brakes just after the A/C started to roll, but there was enough forward momentum by that time for the roll to continue even with locked brakes. He was not able to find a way to kill the engine in time. The A/C went into the heavy steel doors and ruined the prop, engine, one wing tip and most of the paint job. The last I heard they were just going to total the A/C and salvage for parts. I have no idea what happened to the three mechanics involved. ........ Big Cholla

 

[A10]

I'd say that lessened the odds of a few people ever making E-9 or O-6.

No but he certainly made O-****!

 

[Gunslinger808]

I'd say that lessened the odds of a few people ever making E-9 or O-6.

You kidding?
That's Officer material right there!

Problem: Left tire pressure low.
Fix: Raise left tire.

 

[Rastoff]

This was a major fail by several people. I've been in the back seat on several engine runs and we always had the plane chained. Did the chains fail? Did they forget one of the locks on the chains?

 

[feralmerril]

Okay, confession time. About almost 50 years ago I had just soloed and now was able to fly solo. We had a 1946 Luscombe. It didn't have a starter and you had to "twist her tail" (hand prop) it to fire her up. Now that works well if you have it tied down if you have no help. Well this time I needed gas and come time to fire her up no one was there but me and no way to tie her down. I chanced it myself. Crack throttle, run around the wing and twist her tail. Plane fires up but throttle is cracked a smudge open too far!
Run around wing with plane starting off by itself! Now run a number of yards chasing her down! Open door grab throttle back and at same time digging my heels in dirt leaning against door opening and still skidding forward. I was 70 pounds lighter and 50 years younger.
Thank God no one was looking out of the restaurant or office window or I never would have lived it down!
I am starting to get a tad antsy remembering it as my plane that has been waiting for me after from around 20 years and now is just weeks from being finished restored. Next hurdle is my physical.