Best "aww crap" photos?

[Cap'n Jack]

This one matches the thread title:

 

[ElPaso Pilot]

FOD

 

[ElPaso Pilot]

and how could we forget our recent ferris wheel flyboys:

 

[ElPaso Pilot]

"aww crap" Jamaican overrun. No fatalities.

 

[flav8r]

This one matches the thread title:

Aww CRAP!!! Is what the user of the porta-potti said as he was domino'd.

 

[Ghery]

Then there's this one...

 

[PilotAlan]

Then there's this one...

Ouch! That looks expensive.
As an old trainer of mine said, "If you make a mistake, the damage is done. Don't get in a hurry to fix it and make things worse."

 

[denverpilot]

The amazing part on that last one is the number of people who could and should have seen it happening.

 

[Matthew]

The amazing part on that last one is the number of people who could and should have seen it happening.

heh - they were doing exactly what I would have been doing...watching!

 

[flav8r]

Sportys posted this one on Facebook.

 

[TangoWhiskey]

It's amazing how strong those wires are... Not just that they support the airplane's weight, but that they do that after surviving the impact.

 

[Jeanie]

How do you suppose those guys got down from there?

 

[denverpilot]

How do you suppose those guys got down from there?

They parachuted. Here's your sign.

 

[flav8r]

How do you suppose those guys got down from there?

I can see a rappeling figure eight at the waist and a rope, so it appears that they were hoisted or rappled down.

 

[flyingcheesehead]

His answer was basically F16s and high performance tricycle gear singles have no business landing on anything other than a runway or a highly improved field. If you try it, you may not get hurt but that is pure luck. More likely than not, you will flip, hit a rut etc. In an F16 he said unless he could make to a runway, he would eject unless he thought his aircraft would hit something where people were located. In that case, he would ride it to the ground to avoid ground injuries.

His advice on the Cirrus was unless you are willing to bet your life you can make it to a runway or happen to see a really nice golf course or six perfectly aligned golf courses, pull the chute and get the insurance check.

After what happened with the F-16 on a simple runway overrun at OSH last year, I'd have to say that I'd agree with what you've posted above!

However, I'd much rather punch out of an F-16 than pop the BRS on a Cirrus. You're not floating to the ground like a feather - You're gonna hit HARD. It definitely has its uses, but there are many situations where I wouldn't use it as plan A.

 

[denverpilot]

Rumors are trickling out that the F16 overrun was a loss of power and the pilot elected not to subject bystanders to the toxic benzene (I think?) based emergency power system. This is all mostly based on armchair analysts noticing that his speed brake wasn't deployed like the flight lead's at touchdown.

(That said, I haven't found any official accident investigation documentation to back that up.)

 

[kontiki]

Oh Hey, I have some of these!

 

[kontiki]

Then there is this bird strike.

 

[kontiki]

Then there are emergency equipment functional tests.

 

[kontiki]

More Birdstrike photos

 

[kontiki]

Then there is landing with the brakes on.

 

[kontiki]

Engine rotor disk failure uncontained

 

[kontiki]

Incorrect jacking of 747, some jack points are only for stabilization.

 

[maddog52]

Attack of the killer airshow tent. NAS Atlanta, may '94

 

[kkoran]

Rumors are trickling out that the F16 overrun was a loss of power and the pilot elected not to subject bystanders to the toxic benzene (I think?) based emergency power system. This is all mostly based on armchair analysts noticing that his speed brake wasn't deployed like the flight lead's at touchdown.

(That said, I haven't found any official accident investigation documentation to back that up.)

Hydrazine. Nasty stuff.

 

[denverpilot]

Hydrazine. Nasty stuff.

That's it.

 

[EvilEagle]

However, I'd much rather punch out of an F-16 than pop the BRS on a Cirrus. You're not floating to the ground like a feather - You're gonna hit HARD. It definitely has its uses, but there are many situations where I wouldn't use it as plan A.

I wouldn't be so quick to say that. 11 G's directly to my spine, potential for flailing injuries and hammering into the earth under an undersized round parachute with 60 lbs of gear strapped to my butt isn't exactly "floating to the ground like a feather" either.

 

[AcroBoy]

Rumors are trickling out that the F16 overrun was a loss of power and the pilot elected not to subject bystanders to the toxic benzene (I think?) based emergency power system. This is all mostly based on armchair analysts noticing that his speed brake wasn't deployed like the flight lead's at touchdown.

(That said, I haven't found any official accident investigation documentation to back that up.)

Not even remotely close on any count.

 

[Old Geek]

Oh ye of little faith...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW5Dxizy4ZE

 

[denverpilot]

Not even remotely close on any count.

Got link?

 

[AcroBoy]

No link and probably won't ever be. I work with the members of the investigation boards. The final results are otherwise classified. Your initial rumors aren't close to what was discussed on the field at the time.

 

[denverpilot]

No link and probably won't ever be. I work with the members of the investigation boards. The final results are otherwise classified. Your initial rumors aren't close to what was discussed on the field at the time.

Fair enough.

 

[RotorAndWing]

Then there is landing with the brakes on.

Kinda odd a modern jet without touchdown protection on the brake system.

 

[RotorAndWing]

Holy hell....what the.....what's the story behind that one? Are there people in the back of that thing?

photoshop

 

[RotorAndWing]

 

[kgruber]

Kinda odd a modern jet without touchdown protection on the brake system.

Yes, but not parking brake protection.

And "auto skid" can be turned off, by accident or intentionally.

 

[RotorAndWing]

Yes, but not parking brake protection.

And "auto skid" can be turned off, by accident or intentionally.

It's "anti-skid", not "auto skid".

If the anti skid is inop or disabled, then there would be a message on the EICAS alerting the crew.

Same for the parking brake, an EICAS message when it's engaged.

 

[Skylane81E]

Agreed, but I do hear tell of a check airman trying to show off to a trainee who turned off the anti skid and planted the plane with the brakes locked

"This is how you land REEEEEEALY short"

Then skided past the point they had been stopping when using normal brakeing....

 

[wanttaja]

 

[Fearless Tower]

Christo bought himself a Beech 18???