Blast From The Past "Perfection Of PAF Pilot" Safely Landed An A-5 Fantan On Its Belly

[CHACHA"G"]

Blast from the Past | A PAF Pilot safely landed an A-5 Fantan on its belly after the landing gear failed to deploy.

Just found this sorry if already posted but that is a hell of thing to do lol. Look at the plane in one piece and not have any other big damage that is surly a proof of How Perfect our Pilots are .

 

[ACE OF THE AIR]

@CHACHA"G"
What do you think of this...
On February 4, 1986, AP-AYW made belly landing at Islamabad Airport around 9:00 AM in the morning. The Boeing 747 was arriving as PIA flight PK-300 from Karachi with 247 passengers and 17 crew members onboard. Luckily everyone survived this accident caused by pilot error. AP-AYW was repaired with Boeing Company's technical assistance

 

[krash]

Blast from the Past | A PAF Pilot safely landed an A-5 Fantan on its belly after the landing gear failed to deploy.

Just found this sorry if already posted but that is a hell of thing to do lol. Look at the plane in one piece and not have any other big damage that is surly a proof of How Perfect our Pilots are .

Wonder why did he not jettison the fuel tanks on the wings. Even if they are empty, they are supposed to be jettisoned before attempting a belly landing. Was it a malfunction? Like the one incurred by one of those infamous Hurricanes bought from Australia after the independence?

@CHACHA"G"
What do you think of this...
On February 4, 1986, AP-AYW made belly landing at Islamabad Airport around 9:00 AM in the morning. The Boeing 747 was arriving as PIA flight PK-300 from Karachi with 247 passengers and 17 crew members onboard. Luckily everyone survived this accident caused by pilot error. AP-AYW was repaired with Boeing Company's technical assistance

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This 'full of himself' captain didn't listen to his co-pilot telling him that the gears were indeed not down and that the warning signs were not just malfunctioning.

 

[CHACHA"G"]

@CHACHA"G"
What do you think of this...
On February 4, 1986, AP-AYW made belly landing at Islamabad Airport around 9:00 AM in the morning. The Boeing 747 was arriving as PIA flight PK-300 from Karachi with 247 passengers and 17 crew members onboard. Luckily everyone survived this accident caused by pilot error. AP-AYW was repaired with Boeing Company's technical assistance

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First a big woooow , and after doing that , Sir G its a Pilot Error sokinda his own mistake. But still a hell of a job .

Wonder why did he not jettison the fuel tanks on the wings. Even if they are empty, they are supposed to be jettisoned before attempting a belly landing. Was it a malfunction? Like the one incurred by one of those infamous Hurricanes bought from Australia after the independence?



This 'full of himself' captain didn't listen to his co-pilot telling him that the gears were indeed not down and that the warning signs were not just malfunctioning.

Have No idea boss , may be The Pilot know that he gona need those Tanks , if you look in picture the fuel tanks working like wings support tyre , My guess because of those empty tanks the bird is in on piece SO a smart move from Pilot.

 

[Akasa]

Yeah, the Q-5 Fantan had a knack of being unreliable at the most critical of moments.

Another interesting story of how a PLAAF pilot prevented a mishap involving a malfunctioning Fantan and a thermonuclear weapon:

www.airspacemag.com/as-interview/a-amp-s-interview-yang-guoxiang-10170841

 

[krash]

Have No idea boss , may be The Pilot know that he gona need those Tanks , if you look in picture the fuel tanks working like wings support tyre , My guess because of those empty tanks the bird is in on piece SO a smart move from Pilot.

The tanks are supposed to be jettisoned because there is a sizeable risk of them catching fire due to the fuel/fuel vapour present in them and then destroying the whole aircraft.

 

[CHACHA"G"]

The tanks are supposed to be jettisoned because there is a sizeable risk of them catching fire due to the fuel/fuel vapour present in them and then destroying the whole aircraft.

You are also right bro , might be its one more error , like pilot was not able to let go those tanks , I am happy that we let go of these old birds

 

[Makarena]

Pakistan certainly has first class pilots.

 

[wiseone2]

Yeah, the Q-5 Fantan had a knack of being unreliable at the most critical of moments.

Another interesting story of how a PLAAF pilot prevented a mishap involving a malfunctioning Fantan and a thermonuclear weapon:

www.airspacemag.com/as-interview/a-amp-s-interview-yang-guoxiang-10170841

nice read