Hi All,
just got this from a friend in South Africa !!
Here's what happens when you don't properly "NOTAM" an
> airfield under
> construction.
>
> A lack of communication over in Iraq.
>
> Last week one C-23 Sherpas flew into a US operated
> airfield in Iraq during the day and saw there was
> construction equipment on the runway. Yet there was no NOTAM
> (notice to airmen). A trench was being dug in the runway,
> and it was not marked. It's a long runway and they just
> landed beyond the construction. They filed a safety hazard
> report that was immediately
> forwarded to our higher headquarters and to the Air Force
> wing based here.
>
> Well, it seems the construction continued and still was not
> marked or NOTAMed or anything. A C-130 landed on the runway
> the night of the 29th and didn't see the construction. It
> wound up going through what is now a large pit on the
> runway.
>
> A few pictures are attached. The C-130 was totaled. There
> were several injuries to the crew and the few passengers
> that were on board but luckily nobody was killed. Quite the
> set of failures somewhere in the system regarding this
> improper construction and no notifications
> about it.
>
> http://mystuff.dr2.net/images/c130/ov.jpg
>
> http://mystuff.dr2.net/images/c130/back.jpg
>
> http://mystuff.dr2.net/images/c130/farback.jpg
>
> http://mystuff.dr2.net/images/c130/lside.jpg
>
> http://mystuff.dr2.net/images/c130/rside.jpg
USAF C130 crash in Iraq
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