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The current "skinny" on the crash--none of it official--until the board
>says so.
>
>
>
> It was not a bird ingestion but a "reverser unlock" on the #2 engine
>that started this. They lost a C-5 with all aboard a few years back in
>Germany for the same cause.
>
> This crew however shut down the engine before an actual unstow took
>place. The airplane was well over 700K gross weight with FOB (fuel on
>board) of over 300K.
>
> The airplane had the newest version of the C-5 flight deck with big
>panel glass.
>
> Unfortunately, only one of the three pilots was really comfortable with
>the new equipment and FMS.
>
>
>
> The crew decided because of their weight to fly their approach to the
>longest runway, which unfortunately was only being served that day by a
>Tacan (fancy VOR for you civilian types) approach.
>
> They also decided to fly a full flap approach to keep the approach speed
>down. This isn't prohibited--just highly discouraged.
>
> The recommended flap setting for a three engine approach is Flaps 40.
>
> During the approach the crew became worried about not having enough
>power to fly a full flap approach and selected flaps 40--which they were
>now too slow for.
>
> Here's the point all you glass cockpit guys should sit up and take
>notice about. The one guy who was familiar with the new glass and FMS was
>also the one flying the aircraft.
>
> He became distracted inputting the new approach speed in the FMS. There
>was also some confusion about just who was flying the A/C while he had his
>head down updating the speed.
>
> Long story short--they got way slow, and into the shaker, and actually
>stuck the tail into the trees, and it departed the aircraft first. The nose
>pitched down hard and the nose and left wing impacted next snapping off the
>nose. Several cockpit occupants suffered spinal compression injuries.
>
> The guys sitting at the crew table behind the cockpit actually came to a
>stop with their legs dangling out over the ground.
>
>
>
> The miracle of this was the left outboard fuel tank was broken open and
>none of that fuel managed to find something hot enough to ignite it and the
>other 300k.
>
> Again, a bunch of very lucky people!
The current "skinny" on the crash--none of it official--until the board
>says so.
>
>
>
> It was not a bird ingestion but a "reverser unlock" on the #2 engine
>that started this. They lost a C-5 with all aboard a few years back in
>Germany for the same cause.
>
> This crew however shut down the engine before an actual unstow took
>place. The airplane was well over 700K gross weight with FOB (fuel on
>board) of over 300K.
>
> The airplane had the newest version of the C-5 flight deck with big
>panel glass.
>
> Unfortunately, only one of the three pilots was really comfortable with
>the new equipment and FMS.
>
>
>
> The crew decided because of their weight to fly their approach to the
>longest runway, which unfortunately was only being served that day by a
>Tacan (fancy VOR for you civilian types) approach.
>
> They also decided to fly a full flap approach to keep the approach speed
>down. This isn't prohibited--just highly discouraged.
>
> The recommended flap setting for a three engine approach is Flaps 40.
>
> During the approach the crew became worried about not having enough
>power to fly a full flap approach and selected flaps 40--which they were
>now too slow for.
>
> Here's the point all you glass cockpit guys should sit up and take
>notice about. The one guy who was familiar with the new glass and FMS was
>also the one flying the aircraft.
>
> He became distracted inputting the new approach speed in the FMS. There
>was also some confusion about just who was flying the A/C while he had his
>head down updating the speed.
>
> Long story short--they got way slow, and into the shaker, and actually
>stuck the tail into the trees, and it departed the aircraft first. The nose
>pitched down hard and the nose and left wing impacted next snapping off the
>nose. Several cockpit occupants suffered spinal compression injuries.
>
> The guys sitting at the crew table behind the cockpit actually came to a
>stop with their legs dangling out over the ground.
>
>
>
> The miracle of this was the left outboard fuel tank was broken open and
>none of that fuel managed to find something hot enough to ignite it and the
>other 300k.
>
> Again, a bunch of very lucky people!
