C-5 landed without nose gear extended at LERT.  No other details other than it appears to be an aircraft malfunction

there are certainly worse places to break

Cue the jokes about the C-5 always breaking in great locations.

11 minutes ago, sforron said:

Cue the jokes about the C-5 always breaking in great locations.

Well. at least that's an improvement.  In my day (granted, that was a few decades ago), they broke everywhere they went.  The joke then was that they always flew in formation...C-5 lead, C-141 wingman carrying spare parts.

They're going to need a bigger jack. 

Might as well stop on the runway since the MOG is 1.

That shit'll buff out

Ah, the dreaded 24 wheel landing. 

Hopefully it had nothing to do with the "not un-knelt light"...ha...FRED

Footage starts at 3:00

Probably a Phoenix guy from C-17s.  I kid I kid

You faked me out with that "gear up landing" title like it was some kind of barney crew. Gear malfunction is a totally different story and fred handles the nose up landings just fine.

More photos and a video of the landing here

Wow. Able to slow it down substantially with the nose up. I think the 135 would just fall apart

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Nicely done fellas!


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that was an impressive touchdown! but I'm sure the loads still complained

Your cargo is now distressed....

On 5/22/2017 at 4:01 PM, Homestar said:

They're going to need a bigger jack. 

There is a reason the C-5's have permanently mounted nose jack pads.

On 5/23/2017 at 10:30 AM, Lord Ratner said:

Wow. Able to slow it down substantially with the nose up. I think the 135 would just fall apart

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The 135 has landed with the nose gear retracted twice without any major damage.

It is entirely different if a 135 hits a bunch of cows with the nose gear on a touch and go.

https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1251708/amc-commander-directs-dover-c-5-stand-down/

Dover C-5s are grounded after a second incident with the nose gear. Haven't heard anything about the more recent one that prompted this, though.

Another one yesterday....third in less than a year. 

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/air-force-reserve-c-5-makes-emergency-landing-at-joint-base-san-antonio-lackland

On 3/16/2018 at 7:52 PM, Hermey said:

Another one yesterday....third in less than a year. 

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/air-force-reserve-c-5-makes-emergency-landing-at-joint-base-san-antonio-lackland

Probably crossflow C-17 dudes...

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