http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20101222/NEWS/101229966/1066&ParentProfile=1051
No punishment apparently.......it was Facebook's fault.
No punishment apparently.......it was Facebook's fault.
remember the navy helicopters that dipped into lake tahoe?
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So they slowed the engine to far?
I'm guessing a combination of weight, altitude and dumbness.....
(Andyman might be able to correct me and/or elaborate)
(Andyman might be able to correct me and/or elaborate)
“The investigation found that the mishap was entirely preventable had the aircrew followed required directives for conducting cross-country flights and applied more vigilant operational risk management,” according to a Navy release.
The cost of repairs for both aircraft totaled $505,751.20.
“The investigation identified the decision of the aircraft commanders to conduct hovers over Lake Tahoe without completing the necessary engine performance calculations as the causal factor for the mishap,” according to the same release. “The report also identified several contributing factors, including the aircrew's complacency, lack of flight discipline and lack of command oversight in planning and executing cross-country flights.”
The cost of repairs for both aircraft totaled $505,751.20.
“The investigation identified the decision of the aircraft commanders to conduct hovers over Lake Tahoe without completing the necessary engine performance calculations as the causal factor for the mishap,” according to the same release. “The report also identified several contributing factors, including the aircrew's complacency, lack of flight discipline and lack of command oversight in planning and executing cross-country flights.”
Fixed.
In general blowing a half mil of your company's money is usually grounds for firing.
Unless of course your company is a Wall St. investment firm, in which case it's grounds for a multi-million dollar golden parachute.
You'd be very correct. I'm not sure how warm it gets in Sept at Lake Tahoe but at an altitude of 6200 ft, I'm sure density altitude was not in their favor. I'm taking an educated guess that they were on an XC flight from NAS Fallon from Strike U training. I'm sure the helo's were "fat" with gas and their personal gear from the TDY, and they weren't far from Fallon so they hadn't burned much of their fuel load yet.
Pretty stupid to put your wings in jeapory for some stupid photo's.....
You should see some of the shlt those guys do around here over the backcountry where they think no one is looking. I got buzzed by a dual prop monster a few years ago arcing a turn about 100ft from a face I was getting ready to ski down. He was about 200-300 ft elevation BELOW me.
September in tahoe is no big deal. Light afternoon winds and warm temps......especially that day. They were fvcking around for sure.
I don't know if you've been to where this happened but it's essentially in a canyon with steep walled in sides on 3 of 4 aspects. Funky wind currents are about the only thing I could think of that would be cause for surprise.
We had 4 B1's fly below us in the Wind Rivers back in '88.
A well thrown rock could've easily hit them.
Best and the brightest. They still have better judgement than this guy:
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/12/raunchy-videos-starring-enterprise-skipper-come-light
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/12/raunchy-videos-starring-enterprise-skipper-come-light
It was a matter of time before this link appeared. Surprised it didn't get it's own thread.
I'm not sure why this is news. Navy personnel acting up on board? How long has this been going on?
Crazy wind for sure, but if it was warm that and the fact that Tahoe is at like 6000+ feet, makes for crappy density altitude for the day. Warm temps also affect engine performance. So with a heavy helo, poor density altitude (throw in lack of knowledge of the area too most likely), and get an odd gust of wind and the helo can't react as quick because of those factors I mention.......well your tail is gonna get wet........
I couldn't believe that heli made it out. I looked like they dunked in pretty far down into the water.