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Aircraft Crash Videos (When Planes go Bad)
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Last Updated
12/09/2010
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737 Gear Failure - Emergency Landing
This 737 had about the worst type of landing
gear failure you can get. The pilot does a great
job of landing the plane though. He has a first
attempt and crazily goes around for another try.
How he knew he could climb back out before the
plane hit the ground I don't know. Anyway, the
next landing is about the best you could hope
for in this situation. (61 second MPEG, 1.9MB) |
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Boeing 747 Extreme Landing
While not strictly a crash this video is
still stunning and should haunt the dreams of
any engineer responsible for designing aircraft
landing gear. Hong Kong’s Kai Tak International
Airport (now closed) was legendary for its
approach procedure, which was offset 90 degrees
from the runway heading. Pilots of even the
largest jumbo jets had to make a tight turn at
low altitude just seconds before touching down.
Here, a Korean Airlines 747 is making what,
amazingly, is a typical approach into this
airport. (18 second MPEG, 0.891 MB)
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Tail Rotor Failure on News Helicopter
This helicopter crash is quite spectacular.
In Brooklyn New York this Aerospatiale AS-350BA
news helicopter makes a very hard landing on top
of a building after it's tail rotor fails in mid
flight. We see the pilot struggling to keep the
chopper airborne but to no avail. Fortunately
everybody walked away unharmed. If you are
interested there is a preliminary report from
the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
here. (28 second MPEG, 2.0 MB) |
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Chinook Carrier Landing Goes Wrong
It seems that everyday now we hear about
military helicopters crashing. Maybe this is
poor maintenance, maybe it is the large number
of flying hours that they complete each year,
maybe it is the hostile terrain, or maybe it is
complicated landing attempts. However, sometimes
it is simply pilot error and this is one such
classic example. Here we see a Sea Knight
approaching a ship for landing. However, the
pilot comes up a bit short and tries to back off
for another attempt. However the left rear
landing gear gets caught up on a safety barrier
and the helicopter overturns right into the
water. The look on the spotter face as he leans
out the Chinook window is priceless. (79 second
AVI, 2.6MB) |
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Darwin Award Nominee Tries to Fly a Helicopter
with No Training
Chalk this one up as a Darwin Award Nominee.
Here we see what happens when you cross an idiot
with a small helicopter. This guy attempts to
teach himself how to fly, no lessons and with
obvious results. How on earth this guy managed
to get the money to buy a Hughes 300 helicopter
one can only guess. Maybe this is one of the
reasons why low interest rates are such a bad
idea. (68 second WMV, 2.2MB) |
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Darwin Award Nominee 2 - Why Helicopters
Shouldn't Tow Boats
Here's another helicopter Darwin Award Classic.
Helicopters are great for doing many things, but
towing disabled boats back to the dock is
apparently not their best forte. Here it is
simply a miracle that the people in the boat
were not hit by flying debris. I wonder if the
pilot had to take a “709 ride” with the FAA
after this. And if he did, what would the FAA
test him on? The proper way to tow things with
your rotorcraft? (26 Second WMV, 0.326MB) |
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