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Moment a fire-fighting plane nearly crashes into a mountain ridge after its distracted pilot became fixated on putting out the flames
This is the heart-stopping moment a fire fighting plane nearly crashes into a mountain ridge after its pilot became fixated on its target.
The plane, a BAe 146 fire fighting airtanker, was sent to put out a fire believed to be in North Vancouver.
The video shows the plane flying overhead before releasing the red retardant on to the ground below.
The airtanker then approaches a ridge but doesn't pull up as the plane's shadow on the ground shows the seemingly impending crash.
Fortunately the pilot notices the ridge and pulls away at the last second and narrowly avoids a serious crash.
Dust from the wingtip vortices is kicked up by the plane, showing how close a crash was to taking place.
It is believed the near miss happened after the pilot became so fixated on the fire target.
The video has been posted across various social media sites and one Reddit commenter posted a statement believed to be from a source close to the pilot.
It said: 'Sadly, this is the risks of our profession.
'The pilot has admitted to being target fixated and made a bad lapse of judgment (often times only a millisecond in this business) and dip below the pre-briefed minimum crossing height of the ridge on the exit.
'I almost lost a great colleague on that drop; a husband, father, friend and firefighter. Respect is appreciated.'
According to dedicated website Fire Aviation, a report filed on August 1 about an incident which took place on July 1 appears to match the video.
It says: 'While conducting retardant operations I descended below a ridge crossing altitude.
'This was NOT on purpose. I tunnel visioned the drop, and continued down.
'This was a little fill in spot and I was really focused on finishing the line. As I stated, this was NOT on purpose.
'We [crew] debriefed and talked about what happened, and of course, how to prevent this type of screw up. Thanks.'
Article link:
www.dailymail.co.uk
Moment a fire-fighting plane nearly crashes into a mountain ridge after its distracted pilot became fixated on putting out the flames
- The BAe 146 airtanker was on a mission in North Vancouver, British Columbia
- Video shows it releasing the fire retardant before heading towards the ridge
- The pilot pulls up at the last second, kicking up a cloud of dust from the ground
This is the heart-stopping moment a fire fighting plane nearly crashes into a mountain ridge after its pilot became fixated on its target.
The plane, a BAe 146 fire fighting airtanker, was sent to put out a fire believed to be in North Vancouver.
The video shows the plane flying overhead before releasing the red retardant on to the ground below.
The airtanker then approaches a ridge but doesn't pull up as the plane's shadow on the ground shows the seemingly impending crash.
Fortunately the pilot notices the ridge and pulls away at the last second and narrowly avoids a serious crash.
Dust from the wingtip vortices is kicked up by the plane, showing how close a crash was to taking place.
It is believed the near miss happened after the pilot became so fixated on the fire target.
The video has been posted across various social media sites and one Reddit commenter posted a statement believed to be from a source close to the pilot.
It said: 'Sadly, this is the risks of our profession.
'The pilot has admitted to being target fixated and made a bad lapse of judgment (often times only a millisecond in this business) and dip below the pre-briefed minimum crossing height of the ridge on the exit.
'I almost lost a great colleague on that drop; a husband, father, friend and firefighter. Respect is appreciated.'
According to dedicated website Fire Aviation, a report filed on August 1 about an incident which took place on July 1 appears to match the video.
It says: 'While conducting retardant operations I descended below a ridge crossing altitude.
'This was NOT on purpose. I tunnel visioned the drop, and continued down.
'This was a little fill in spot and I was really focused on finishing the line. As I stated, this was NOT on purpose.
'We [crew] debriefed and talked about what happened, and of course, how to prevent this type of screw up. Thanks.'
Article link:
Fire fighting plane nearly crashes into ridge
A BAe 146 fire fighting airtanker was sent to put out a fire believed to be in North Vancouver. After releasing the red retardant, the plane pulls up at the final second, narrowly avoiding a crash.
