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MikeD · August 27th, 2004, 14:20

Looking at the airport diagram, the field has a pair of E-28 cables on each runway (BAK-12 equivilient), and no barriers. Where they're located on the runway (about 2000'-2500' from the departure ends), he could conceivably been past them when he may have decided he needed to drop his hook, or if he did drop his hook, the hook could'ce conceivably "skipped" over the cable due to ruts in the runway, centerline striping, etc.....a common occurance. At this field, there's not another set of cables (or a barrier) at the departure end to use as a secondary stopping assist.

Again, not being a primary fighter base, North Island has only basic runway arrestment systems, versus the redundnacy of equipment a base with stationed fighter aircraft would have.

August 27th, 2004, 14:20	#30
MikeD Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pinal Airpark Posts: 6,897	Re: Navy jet rolls into S.D. Bay on landing Looking at the airport diagram, the field has a pair of E-28 cables on each runway (BAK-12 equivilient), and no barriers. Where they're located on the runway (about 2000'-2500' from the departure ends), he could conceivably been past them when he may have decided he needed to drop his hook, or if he did drop his hook, the hook could'ce conceivably "skipped" over the cable due to ruts in the runway, centerline striping, etc.....a common occurance. At this field, there's not another set of cables (or a barrier) at the departure end to use as a secondary stopping assist. Again, not being a primary fighter base, North Island has only basic runway arrestment systems, versus the redundnacy of equipment a base with stationed fighter aircraft would have.