I flew with Chris at my airline. He is an absolutely awesome pilot and check airman. This video still amazes me.

Congratulations, he is now qualified to land the Space Shuttle.

Solid work by these dudes. Never a good day to be a 30,000lb ish brick.

Some clarification from the ATC side, the main reason for the report call is to relay to the crash trucks how long they have for the inbound. Also they may not have a radar in the tower cab so it aids the controller in knowing where emergency aircraft is so that they can move traffic around as necessary.

The narration of this event was mind blowing. The video showed me, just an aviation fan, nothing. The audio gave me some clues. The narrator stopping the video to explain the split second decisions all four pilots made gives me insight into a world I can only dream about. All videos like this tell me why I would have never been successful as a fighter pilot and make me thankful for those that made the cut. To have someone take the time to explain what is going on is just beyond cool.

"The jettison fuel tanks landed harmlessly in a back yard" 'OH JESUS my root vegetables and water feature!'

I appreciate all the 'jibber jabber' because without it I wouldn't know nearly as much about what was going on here. Thanks for all the great videos.

24 years in the Air Force, 3 assignments working maintenance on Vipers, and I never heard about this, how could that be? What a story and video! Thanks!

I have been out at General Dynamics / Lockheed since 1981 and I remember this incident. The one thing that you didn’t mention is that if you look at the artificial horizon on the HUD, you will notice that after he breaks out of the clouds, he does two high bank turns. First a right handed and then a left. Thats because when he popped out he was something like 1 mile from the end of the runway and 2 miles off to the left of it. This required the two high risk maneuvers, to get back in line with the runway!

Another F-16 flame out/glider landing occurred 10 years prior to this one. In 1986, an F-16C had a deadstick landing at Glenview NAS, north of Chicago. I remember watching the cockpit recording and listening to Capt. Vincent Amato's breathing as he came in. To say he was stressed would be quite the understatement.

I remember when this happened. The pilot was interviewed by the TV news a few days later. I think it made the national news.

Hello. I'm a new subscriber. I'm retired Air Force and finished my 20 years of service at Luke AFB. I recognize that wooden plaque on the wall behind you. I made it. I made those and the 61st Top Dogs, and my AMU The 309th Wild Ducks. I'm Ret TSgt Randy Anderson. It's really cool seeing it proudly on your wall.

Just goes to show you how well trained these guys are!

Sierra Hotel , glad to see you showcasing the outstanding piloting skills of my old Viper squadron the Capital Guardians of tbe 121st FS. Never get tired of reviewing the HUD from this viper save.

The warning about the EPU is highly relevant. You do NOT want to be anywhere near a jet that's got a fired or running EPU without full hazmat-gear on. One of the first things we did as a Viper-groundie when entering the hardened shelter in the morning was take a quick sniff. Hydrazine smells like ammonia, and if you can smell that, you close the door and call the fire/rescue-crews just to be safe. Pulling the EPU-pin as a groundie is also something you do carefully, as if the EPU should fire due to for example a generator-blip, you're awfully close to the rather hot and ammonia-filled exhaust-gas. The NFPA-704 for Hydrazine is something that deffo makes you sit up and take notice. H70 in its raw form is nasty as hell.

A true example of why I've always loved flying in the Military. The professionalism is by far the absolute best!

Thanks for breaking this down, incredible skill by the pilot. Nice to know your buddies have your back while you're up there.

I could have done with seeing this in 1982. I would have known what Hydrazine was and avoided a bit of a scene. At that time I was an RAF Policeman at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire. We were on Exercise when my self and another patrol were ordered to secure a pan for an incoming F-16 (I forget whose) which was experiencing an exercise "Hydrazine leak". What fun! It made a change from all the Vulcans we were used to anyway. We duly "secured" the pan (which was on its own near to the "burning area", for anyone that knows Waddo) by the four of us standing around it with Sterling SMG's, a look of steely determination on our faces and our hands in our pockets, and watched with interest as the F-16 landed and taxied into our pan. It parked up and as it was shutting down a rather red faced young techie officer, I think he was a Pilot Officer but I may be remembering wrong, came running in behind it, shouting and waving his arms. We watched his approach with almost the same interest as we had watched the F-16 as his voice was utterly drowned out by the F-16. Eventually he reached us and shouted "Who's in charge here?!", all sweaty. "You are Sir!" I replied. He was not amused. "Don't try to be bloody funny Corporal! For your information you're all dead" He shouted the last part rather unneccesarilly as the F-16 shut down. "It was a Hydrazine leak! Don't you know its lethal?!" He asked incredulously, "Well Sir, considering we had never even heard the word "Hydrazine" until instructed to come to this pad , no Sir" I replied "But we do now. Perhaps someone should have mentioned it to us". "What an absolute farce!" he shouted as he turned and stormed off. "Yes Sir. Does this mean we can have the rest of the exercise off, Sir?" I asked as he stomped away. Apparently it didn't.... And that's how I learned what "Hydrazine" is.

Veteran to Veteran and pilot to pilot, thank you for serving. Excellent job of narration. You know your stuff! God's Blessings.

Good explanation of the EPS/EPU and hydrozine. That was a big issue at Hahn AB when we first got the F-16s in the early 80s.

Earlier on than this there was an F-16 that flamed out north of Chicago and deadsticked into the Glenview NAS and used the arresting cable. There was a similar HUD video of that if you want to see it and can get it.

I had a long career with the 162FW as a Crew Chief and Flight Chief. I remember watching this video sometime in the late 90's. You did a great job of breaking down the multitude of tasks the pilot is faced in a situation like this. I never thought CRS was a thing in fighters but you showed how important your wingmen are in an emergency. They deserve as much credit as the pilot for the successful landing.

Good video Mover the best part of the flame out is he lived and had great team mates ! a very much needed thing of life . be safe all be good humans

That was so tense, what a great job that pilot did!! I worked ER/Trauma so I know about the importance of top notch team work, and their team work was exemplary,well coordinated.Everyone knew their job and performed it flawlessly,especially the pilot bleeding off the speed(not sure if that is correct term) while landing. Thank you for the translation of all the military/flight terminology and instrumentation...I had heard many years ago,a story of a big passenger aircraft gliding in(I wasn't too sure if it was a made up story) and never thought about an F-16 having that capability but then again, most of it was pilot skill,great knowledge of aerodynamics,and implementing his training to the max!! Thank you for a great presentation and thank you for your service to our country, Mover! 🇺🇲❤️🇺🇲

That was so cool. Thank God for the EPU. Hydrazine is no joke. That’s what was used as the fuel component in ICBM propulsion systems. There was a very sad occurrence in a Titan II missile silo back in the early 80s where a large socket fell from a technician’s ratchet, dropped 80 ft. and ended up piercing the missile above the first stage fuel tank. The mixture, aerozine 50 was made up of 50% hydrazine. When it blew, it catapulted a 740-ton missile silo door away. An airman lost his life, one was seriously injured, and many others faced varying degrees of injury.

Brilliant video and brilliant narration - fascinating stuff. Thanks Mover!

Excellent breakdown, Mover! Thank you for all of the info, as always. Second - though - what an INCREDIBLE display of brotherhood and teamwork. Incredible!

this vid popped up several times on my rec-list and i finally watched it! thx for that great breakdown of an amazing emergency landing!

What an amazing display of piloting and support!!

great video Mover the commentary is great on what's really going on. The way the entire flight changed modes and pivoted is a testament to the training and skill.

That's awesome how they all work together and are always there for each other.

Awesome review of an F16 engine out emergency landing.....Thank you, Mover, for the knowledgeable commentary!!

Hey Mover, Navy H-60 driver here and a big fan. After a year away on the Nimitz I'd love to throw my 2 cents (which is what it's worth). Love your videos and love this break down. Great to see the principles of CRM in the single seat community executed to perfection. Everyone in the division showing great DAMCLAS as needed to assist in completing the problem as efficiency as possible. All for one and one for all in this one. Additionally love you bringing this up as an example for prospective pilots. CRM is the way we fly and the way we fight. Hooyah!

Thanks for breaking this down. It’s awesome seeing CRM between single seat fighters. These guys all did an outstanding job.

I've seen this on youtube a number of times, but without your "narration" I wasn't able to understand what this awesome pilot was doing AND what his wing-men were doing to help. Outstanding job, CW. New subscriber here for sure

Great video. I wouldn't know what was going on without the breakdown.

This video was great. Amazing coordination between the aircraft and the tower. Solid work by everyone involved.

Thanks CW, really enjoyed the teamwork of the crew management. Nice dead stick landing.

Absolutely excellent handling skills and CRM all round. That thing comes down like a streamlined anvil! Great job.

Great example and explanation of teamwork under stress. Thanks for making a post of it.👍

Excellent video and great explanation Mover. Glad the pilot and squad was well trained.

A great video with excellent narration thank you Mover. I was glad you explained the misconception many folks have on thinking CRM doesn’t exist among the fighter jocks, well done. This was an excellent example of it as well the great piloting skills involved.

I really enjoy your videos, as a civilian who is not involved with aviation it’s extremely interesting to learn about! Very well done Mover.

Another great video. I really enjoyed this. If only all mishaps turned out this happy.

I really enjoy these videos! I love your play by play analysis...👍

This is a great example of everybody doing their jobs. On one hand..nothing special, just followed training. On the other hand, these guys are all fuckin heroes..well done!!

That was a really great talk through. I wouldn’t have understood that you actually have 4 pilots using CRM. That was really slick how they took so much off his mind and task list. They also did a better job of communication with the ground than any emergency I’ve heard. Nice work all around. Preparation met opportunity, often confused for good luck.

Good explanation, especially about the CRM. There are other videos out there of IFEs where the CRM was not so good, but it was outstanding here.

Amazing stuff Mover, I'm learning a lot of stuff and is all cool! Thank you

Excellent debrief, very interesting, Thanks!

Really love these kinds of video. Please do more!

Rockin' it again CW! Keep 'em coming!

Love these videos, so interesting to have you explain all of this stuff. Keep it up!

Nice video, nice clarification an tips, ty!

I had an engine failure and landed safely. The training kicked in and saved my butt. Granted it was in a GA airplane but it is the same in any airplane when you unexpectedly become a glider. For me I wasn't nervous or scared durring my engine out but time slowed down. Its crazy how it did that. It was about a half hour after landing and I was running it thru again that I got the shakes. Memory items and training. Train, train, train. Hopefully you never need it but when you do there is no substitute. This pilot was working it and did exceptional. Thank you.

I used to love seeing the F16s in Vermont, I worked close to the airport a.few times and what a show! Interesting to watch this with someone that knows what's happening really cool

Thanks for sharing all your knowledge with us 👍

Thanks tons mover. nice narration.

Hey Mover, definitely a great video, really good too see how the single seat's use CRM - they were certainly all involved and were a part of his success. Excellent example, thanks.

Can't hit like enough! Great job Pilot! I'm reminded by the way everyone performed of, "Am I my brother's keeper" yes we all are! Or our sister's keeper! One team one fight! The breakdown was awesome and I understood the whole thing. What awards were earned that day?

Hey Mover, thanks for the solid content. I'd be interested in seeing a similar analysis of your T-38 compressor stall on take off video.

great video. Amazing piloting. Great explanation. I really appreciate the video. I hope to see more about how CRM works with military pilots and how you guys do safety. I am no a pilot just a flight simmer but I really appreciate the video's and the insight into how the military does that sort of thing.

Amazing break down Mover!

So many different elements came together for this landing to work. Expert flying from the emergency, coordination of tasks between 3 other expert pilots *and* ATC, all with the minimum necessary talking to not distract the pilot, keeping calm and focused whilst knowing you have one shot to land and very little time, and expert formation flying from the others to keep an eye on the situation, again all without unnecessary talking. So much training and practice to be able to perform like this!

Awesome!! Nice narration and review.

Very informative awesome 😎 job explaining Sir!

Amazing, loved your commentary

Looks like he stopped right about at the 1,000 foot markers on the far end of the runway, so he got it stopped in about 6,200 feet (Runway 10/28 at KECG does not have a displaced threshold).

Great job

"They landed harmlessly in a backyard." Return the tanks to the taxpayers!

This would quite the interview for the channel!

17:49 - "She'll stop, no problem. Thanks for the help". Sounded like he was ordering a coffee... maybe trying to heat up that ice water...

Super job, #3 should have been shared in the airmanship award!

Fascinating insights from Mover.

A great explanation and comment on this fairly elderly incident. As you quite rightly say the pilot was obviously very talented and I suspect experienced but it is the crew aspects that were really brilliant.

When I was at Hickam AFB, flying C-130's 1981-1985, there was a squadron of T-33's there as well. They had a guy flame out on final to RW08L. Instead of turning right and punching out over the Hickam harbor area, he opted to dead stick on to taxiway 7 that led from the Hickam ramp to 08L departure end. Fortunately for him there weren't many aircraft on the parking areas on either side of the taxiway and he came to a screeching halt in front of the AF fire station. Fortunately, no one got hurt and he came out looking the hero and got a big AFA award or something for airmanship. All to save an obsolete 30 yr old jet.

We used to evacuate the flight ramp during accidental EPU activation every now and then. Those who were close in got taken to the hospital for evaluation. Hydrazine is no joke. 😒

Solid example of how training matters. I used to see guys practicing SFO approaches a lot, and this is why. Because it happens. Thanks, Mover!

So glad I never had to deal with hydrazine during my five years F/L on F-16’s.

Great work with not a lot of time. Love Happy landings..

Nice stuff Mover

Excellent video. Mover, can I ask you 3 questions - in the B course training - do you practice flame-out landings in the simulator, or do you even practice engine-idle landings in actual flight? - what is the usual best glide speed for a Viper with empty stores and a full fuel load? - Is there any worth deploying the Viper's air brakes on landing as soon as all three wheels are on the ground, to shorten the landing roll? Thanks very much.

Great teamwork.

The ATC guy was my instructor for Instrument rating, and a fellow C-130 crewman when we were in the Coast Guard. Runway 10 was a good choice, as far as ADM. If he overan the runway, there is plenty of open farmland...unlike coming in on 28 ( houses, busy road leading in and out of the Main Entrance to Airsta Elizabeth City. )

So cool! What a good landing

Great commentary Mover.

Wow, this is truely amazing. I can’t imagine what was going through his mind when the engine flamed out though, kudos to the pilot and ATC.

I remember this vid he sticks the landing flawless great job by the pilot.

Excellent tutorial

Cool, thanks !!!

Great weekend...

Awesome example of cool airmanship and recovery possibilities of fighter aircraft like the 16. Hope he was a major by the end of the day.

Solid work CW---I feel like a real tool now complaining about my printer being jammed up.

Too cool too Man. Enjoyed.

That was intense!

like you said: some people have ice water running through their vains. amazing how calm he stayed throughout this landing.

I don't remember the F-16 ever having a AOA in the HUD... but the last one I flew was a Block 20 a long time ago. If I remember correctly, we had the AOA Indicator under the airspeed and the AOA Indexer to the left of the HUD, but nothing integrated into it.

Bad ass CRM and explanation from Mover.

I first seen this video many years ago, and understood much of what is going on, and was impressed, but I never picked up on the resource management aspects from his team. This video is so much better with your commentary to help put everything in context. There is so much more to learn from this video than I first realized. Makes me wonder if GA and civilian ATC could benefit more from this sort of CRM training, where the CRM extends beyond the cockpit, and everyone is taught how to help each other better like this?

Hey Mover, can you do a video on the old F-16 gloc / auto GCAS video? I know it’s short but there’s a lot to cover (and I don’t think many know that such a system existed then.)