The Flight of MAC249 (CRM Training Video)

the crew on Mac 2 for 9 was on a round-trip flight from New Zealand to McMurdo Station Antarctica after landing there c-141 Starlifter on the snow and ice covered runway the crew experienced an extra rough ride post flight inspection revealed a shattered taxi light and a broken brake line with new enroute maintenance available the crew capped the line and refilled number two hydraulic systems two hours later with 90,000 pounds of fuel and 12 passengers aboard Mack 2 4 9 prepared for the return trip back to New Zealand check back five nine to forty nine when to eight zero one zero clear for takeoff thank you for tonight cleared for takeoff okay girl lets get this thing out the ice stand a toe up check at 70 what point I'm smart go good within seconds after takeoff the copilot realized something had gone wrong a pilot said we have a problem the gear right babe gear showing I'd say Mac 592 49 it appears you've lost your starboard wheels they're hanging ok don't raise the gear to 49 Roger collinear I told the scanner to go back to take with it all the gear you sent us way back there right now thanks engineer Clemson flotsam okay co-pilots aircraft keep the airspeed below 200 35 knots and Clavis to 3000 feet and fly runway heading Roger copilot sharply nice tower back to four Niner go ahead Mac five nine two four nine like to fly by the turn have you look at our landing gear 249 Roger you know right now in okay let's make a right turn back toward the airfield okay filly right Larry Wow go ahead any thought of damage down there sir the right gear is hanging down a lot brother dinner last year it's hard to tell exactly what the condition of the gear is this especially windows covered a lot of snow and ice I started back to what I'd done with mine are cut in the right gear look back to 49 it appears your right gear is much lower than your left gear it appears to just be hanging by some hydraulic lines it looks pretty bad Mack 249 what are your intentions say your intentions Matt 249 was faced with a unique problem that would require the combined knowledge and coordination of many individuals if they were to land safely assuming you were a member of Mack 249 what would you do first you would define the problem a problem well-defined is a problem half solved what is the problem what are some factors bearing on the problem second you would gather information begin collecting information from all sources available Terra would keep advised on that engineer any suggestions scanner engineer is there a lot of damage on there you know you're retracting here I don't think we should retract the cure engineer there's obviously some damage to the right paint gear I can't tell the exact position of the gear because of the way it taking pilot yet we fly back to Christchurch with the gear down our crews airspeed and altitude of every restricted the crew realized that if they were to make it back to New Zealand they would have to climb to an optimum flight level they could maintain yet not exceed the limitations on the landing gear okay copilot let's at least start getting this thing headed toward New Zealand when we figure this is a pilot engineer back air speed limits intersect at flight level two threes oh good okay copilot start a climb to the level two three zero keep the speed below 235 nine okay NRT you 195 navigator pilot check our range at that slight level and see if we can make it to Christchurch talk about standby the Navigator had a challenging problem he needed to calculate the chances of getting to New Zealand without any gear down fuel consumption charts available it was nearly impossible for him to determine for certain if they could make it meanwhile the pilot tried to initiate a conference skyhook with the 22nd air force to gather more information on how best to deal with their problem because of their remote location however the crew was unable to establish HF radio contact for a conference skyhook fortunately though they were able to relay through another c-141 aircraft Mac 403 but had taken off from McMurdo two hours ahead of them Mac 249 described their problem and used Mac 403 to pass the information on to back stand eval and Lockheed technical representatives on the ground with nightfall now upon them the crew assess their situation one hour after leveling off at flight level two 3-0 have how do you like this feel flow can we make it to Christchurch well pilot right now I can't tell I don't have any fuel consumption charger gear down and it looks like we're gonna have to climb if we want to make the Christchurch they have the climbing power with me but over speed the gear what choice do we have engineer how much gas do we have to get to Christchurch at this ground speed lap I wear about 19 miles out now figure another five hours at cruise before descent and at that rate we're land was about four thousand pounds and that's what the no-win pilot engineer we could retrack the domain and those gear leaving the right damaged gear down it might improve our fuel consumption problem by getting internet rid of some of the drag out there sounds good okay engineer you and the scanner workout retract to the left main in the nose careful while the engineer prepared to depressurize the aircraft the load master briefed the passengers and helped them down the oxygen masks once depressurized the scanner secured the right gear and the crew retracted the left main gear and nose gear leaving the damaged right gear extended the engineer then began to repressurize the aircraft okay though we're below 10,000 feet we can all come up oxygen engineer that feel flow still looks pretty high yes sir I think we should climb in order to crease our chances of reaching usually on active copilot we can't make it this out stood these headwinds are killing that's not to mention the fuel flow okay then it's decided copilot give back 403 a call and advise some of our intentions to Clio to a higher altitude even though we know it's gonna over speed the right gear okay engineer what else dude can we climb to now we can climb to flight level 3 0 0 okay McMurdo McMurdo max five Niner two four Niner requesting a climb to flight level 3 0 0 when reaching Roger Roger Mack two four Niner departing two three zero four three zero zero at this time we'll report reaching back to back 403 Lucky's suggest you maintain the highest mark possible without losing control ability back to four night thanks Vic roto back five nine two four nine acceptable two three zero four flat little trees euro zone copilot I want you to gradually increase the Mach speed as we climb okay okay sounds good looks like the winds are shifting in our favor up here and with this present fuel flow I asked mate we can reach at least one of the two airfields in southern New Zealand when I'm is in for Cargill has a 5600 foot runway the other one has joined in as a 5600 10 foot runway and if we climb a little bit later on I'm certain well make at least one of those airfield to possibly even Christchurch I'll keep you posted Polly well thanks really good to snails okay crew let's start planning this landing the crew of Mack 249 had to consider how to land safely with minimal damage to plane and crew this could probably be accomplished a number of different ways how would you approach this problem make an initial statement state the options available to the crew for example based on all the information gathered let's go with this option any problems with that crew then resolve conflicts defend and test the initial statement explain to those with conflict why the initial statement is the correct course of action this not only tests the course of action but also reminds everyone involved that they are an integral part of the decision and crew a few hours later after climbing again to flight level 3 3-0 the crew analyzed their options for landing their crippled aircraft safely Roger Roger thanks 403 and thank the guys at Travis for all their help tell about give alcohol we get on the ground hopefully we'll be going from Christchurch ok so the problem now is how do we configure this aircraft for what could amount to a crash landing so the scanner and I have got four possible solutions to the problem first we can land with our gear down second we can land with only the main gear down third we could land with the nose gear down and there right being gear down and finally we could land with only the right mate gear down pilot scanner and all these plans we need the right gear down it can't are there any other possibilities to consider no I think any attempt to retract that right gear to resolve any before problems maybe even losing that never director Alec system that's right that's why we think it's best not to retract the gear at all okay are there any other possible alternatives good now let's discuss each one of these plants of course the big question is will the right gear separate after we land now the last plan we discussed was having all the gear retracted except for the right main well we don't know whether the right gear will separate on landing but either way we could lose traction control and skid off the runway agree okay the first approach all the gear down this approach would minimize the impact damage to the fuselage since we can use all the gear to absorb the touchdown plus you laugh those roles doing for dimensional control yeah and I could initially land on the left main before it the weight on the right the only problem is what happens at the right gear separate you with drank a weak tip when we land but we could drag tap or engine pod that's possible okay let's consider the other configurations and we'll come back to that one later the second option is main gear down does Gary tracted we don't see any advantage of this configuration no we'll still have to electrical control problems whether we keep the gear or lose it and finally those gear down on the right gear down if we lose the right gear we'll see the wings level and still have nose gear stank for directional control but if the right gear stays will drag number one engine pod and possibly skid off the side of the railway remember the pilot the tower said that the gear was just hanging by hydraulic lines it might just rip off when you start your flare in that case you could land with the wings level and you wouldn't have to worry about dragging an engine part but that's right that is possible engineer what do you think that is possible if the right gear separates or we actually push down I'd rather slide wings level their dragon outboard hitches down the runway I agree sir I just wish we knew is gonna happen to the right here as we land okay since it seems like that right Maine will probably separate before the fuselage strikes the runway I think we on a land nose gear down let's main up that way we could maintain wings level if the right mate does separate I'll buy that you'll still have bills roaster intellectual control I go along with that plan but I want to scan the gear before we make our approach see if we can tell what's gonna happen when we land you bet that's an excellent idea I'll buy that okay so we reject the first plan the all gear down configuration because we expect to lose the right gear when we land yes sir sounds like a plan engineer let's review the checklist so we need to consider with a plan of attack visualized the crew began to review normal and emergency checklist procedures that would apply to their unique situation good job true well I guess we're as ready as we'll ever be does anybody have any questions anybody unsure about their tests or responsibilities get all right now go ahead I've got some good news for you I calculate we can make Christchurch about 8,000 pounds on board that's just about 225 miles out right now okay crew then we're gonna land this like a Christchurch co-pilot let's start a never a descent we're clear down to 7,000 feet at a tree tree over seven death early in the descent the engineer began to depressurize the aircraft to allow the scanner to open the gear inspection window and get one last scan of the damaged year before landing put your pressurized scanner let's take a good look at that right here I'm gonna give Christchurch a call and update him on our situation Krister star back to 49 how do you read I got a hit mech five nine to forty nine this is Christchurch there's major damage to the strategy and the only thing that appears to be holding it on the aircraft is desert I do not know if it'll remain on the aircraft during landing role please advise 22nd and see if they have any more suggestions standby mech five nine two four nine after scanning the gear a final time into tail the crew re-evaluated their initial plan to land with the left main gear retracted and the nose gear down if the right gear will not separate on landing with this configuration be the safest one are there any other factors to consider sometimes when new evidence is introduced the whole problem-solving process must be opened up again so fight for feedback for example are we going about this the right way have we missed anything have we explored all avenues possibilities alternatives then make decisions implement your plan with the option of modifying it or reopening the process if new evidence is introduced to the situation to ensure the decision made on the final landing configuration was the best one the pilot considered feedback from the ground mech 5 9 2 4 9 this is Christchurch so we've been talking to a 22nd Air Force and Lockheed they recommend you consider landing with the nose gear and lift main gear down that's just that you pin the nose gear but do not pin the left gear this will give you the option of retracting the left main gear to experience difficulty maintaining directional control on landing they also suggest that you use a neuron to keep the weight off the right main gear as long as possible let's copy all that back 5 9 2 4 9 copy our Christchurch will plan on landing cuz you suggested please alert the fire trucks and thank you for your help no problem mech five nine two four nine I will have all the emergency equipment ready for your arrival and the best of luck mate five nine two four nine you'll clear Eilis approach runway to zero when there's two one zero at Canon you're cleared to land ride your back five better okay Kurt we're gonna proceed with the original plan we'll land with all the gear down but we'll only pin the nose gear engineer copies scanner let's put that nose gear now co-pilot if I have directional control problems on landing I want you to retract the little plate on my command with all information gathered options discussed conflicts resolved and feedback reviewed the problem-solving process finally drew to a close and Mac two four nine began it's slow descent to runway to zero the c-141 Starlifter landed just left of center line approximately 800 feet from threshold and the right gear separated from the aircraft immediately simultaneously the right wing tip and number four engine pod impacted the runway the aircraft veered to the right and slid to a halt at the 4,000 feet remaining point the right wing tip came to rest on the grass 23 feet from the right edge of the runway the right main gear bogie stopped about a hundred yards behind the aircraft just off the right side of the runway the crew and passengers egress expeditiously and without incident effective cockpit operation in both routine and emergency situations can be enhanced by sound integration of human effort and available resources the crew of Mack 249 tackled an extremely complex problem with effective aircrew coordination they handled it successfully will you

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Length: 20min 4sec (1204 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 27 2016