Kip Powick Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 (Via email-Credited to a friend flying 777's overseas)) Last week ( December 30th, 2004) one C-23 Sherpa flew into a US operated airfield in Iraq during the day and saw there was construction equipment on the runway. Yet there was no NOTAM (notice to airmen). A trench was being dug in the runway, and it was not marked. It’s a long runway and they just landed beyond the construction. They filed a safety hazard report that was immediately forwarded to our higher headquarters and to the Air Force wing based here. Well, it seems the construction continued and still was not marked or NOTAMed or anything. A C-130 landed on the runway the night of the 29th and didn't see the construction. It wound up going through what is now a large pit on the runway. The C-130 was totaled. There were several injuries to the crew and the few passengers that were on board but luckily nobody was killed. Quite the set of failures somewhere in the system regarding this improper construction and no notifications about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 From Behind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 Up Front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 RH Side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 Pot Hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st27 Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Boy,and I thought some of my landings were rough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 I wonder if there's a Tower there or is it uncontrolled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flybye Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Even a couple of reflective traffic barricades with blinking lights would probably have worked, or a 45 gal. drum with a fire in it...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 A few years back I had the experience of taxiing over a piece of manouvering area in YUL that had been ground down a couple of inches (nice sharp corners) and wasn't marked. It was night of course, no NOTAMS or hints from ground control and when we hit that thing with the nose gear (Falcon 20, 6 inch rims) I thought the world had come to an end! I can only imagine what the ride was like on that Herc!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.