F-18 Emergency Landing

wow good touch down

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lmao, sad but true

What abt pilot...did he servived after ejection....

This is a US Navy Hornet from Test and Evaluation Squadron VX-4 based at NAS Pt Mugu, CA. This mishap occured in 1981-82 timeframe during the aircraft's initial operational evaluation (OPEVAL). The the right main tire fell off the jet during takeoff. The pilot suffered a few broken bones during his parachute landing fall as a result of fairly high surface winds.

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Unfortunately the video isn't of great quality so it's impossible to see if the F-18 features both the painted false canopy and the identification light on the fuselage forward right side! It may be either a Canadian or US Hornet so if anyone has more info... :-)
As for the ejection, I think the pilot feared that the aircraft could have cartwheeled; I can't blame him at all, happy he's ok! ;-)

Starfighter

Isn't it a CF-18A? I remember reading something about a CF-18 runway ejection. Anyway, if the plane was to roll, the pilot would've been killed, and his ejection timing is 'death +2', 2 seconds too late to survive if it all had gone wrong.

Hi there, please check this thread: http://www.patricksaviation.com/forums/?t=700

Cheeers

How I can dowload the video? It apears as "flv" format and I can't see it from my computer.