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| Date: | Wednesday 1 March 1972 |
| Time: | 13:01 |
| Type: |  North American RA-5C Vigilante |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 156630 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Albany, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Albany |
| NAS Albany | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Damaged beyond repair in an accident.
With RVAH-1. Crashed while landing at NAS Albany following an inflight engine fire.
On instrument, low-level photo mission there was a No.2 engine fire warning. Engine was shut down but light remained on (there was no attempt to relight it). Crew returned to NAS Albany for arrested landing. Touched down 500 feet short of Runway 22. Gear and hook skipped the E-28 arresting gear at the approach end (cutting one strand). Pilot added power and AB to single engine. During wings-level climb-out pilot experienced loss of flight controls and caution lights with master caution light. Pilot ordered low-level ejection (estimated 200-400 feet).
The aircraft impacted flat to the right of the runway (between the parallel taxiway and the roll-out end of Runway 22) shedding pieces as it continued onto Runway 22 where it came to rest. All 3 landing gear were torn away and the entire underside extensively damaged. The port wing was destroyed by fire. There was a post-impact fire which caused write-off damage. Duration of flight was 27 minutes. Both pilots safe.
A faulty circuit board in the fire warning control unit caused false fire warning light.
The pilot received “Golf” level injuries. The RAN had unknown “Bravo” level injuries. The pilot had also ejected from a TA-4 in 1969. The wind was gusting 12 to 20 knots.
Pilot Lt Lawrence R. Pigeon
RAN Lt Kenneth G. Bixler
156630 had been accepted on 5 May 1970 and acquired 656.0 total flight hours since acceptance.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/A-5.html
US Navy accident report.
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 11:24 | ChrisB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Photo] |
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