USS Carl Vinson Flight Deck Fire

Posted Apr 15, 2011 by Military.com

An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 experienced an engine fire following a touch-and-go landing aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) April 11. The pilot was able to execute a single-engine approach and land on board. Upon landing, the aircraft fuselage became engulfed in flames. Carl Vinson's Crash and Salvage team, assigned to Air Department's V-1 Division, responded immediately with the P-25 mobile fire fighting vehicle along with the flight deck emergency hose team. The aircraft fire was extinguished using aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), and the pilot exited the plane uninjured. No flight deck personnel were injured in the mishap.

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patriot2011 Nov 28, 2011

I am glad the pilot exited safely, but this fire was not handled to the best capability. The front suppression crew was in the correct position but the left and right suppression crews were too far forward. If they were farther back and concentrated their suppression gear forward toward the engine fire it would have been extinguished faster. Being at a 90 degrees angle to the fire did knock it down but very slowly. If they would have been at a 45 degrees angle, it would have been extinguished a lot faster. Don't get me wrong, you guys do a great job but there is always room for improvement.

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