thedrifter
11-07-07, 05:59 AM
Osprey forced to land
November 7, 2007 - 1:47AM
DAILY NEWS STAFF
Marine officials are providing few details about what they are calling an "aviation-related mishap" on Tuesday night.
A Marine aircraft from the New River Air Station was involved in the mishap in the Camp Davis area near Holly Ridge at 9:20 p.m., according to air station spokeswoman Staff Sgt. Angela Mink.
"There was not a crash," she said.
Responders were still on the scene late Tuesday night, dealing with the issue and investigating what happened. There were no injuries, Mink said.
Onslow County Emergency Management Director Mark Goodman said the aircraft involved was an MV-22 Osprey, which Marine Corps officials did not confirm.
The Osprey was "forced to land with its engine on fire," Goodman said.
Military police at the site would not say whether the fire caused the landing or the landing caused the fire. Fire officials in Holly Ridge - the first fire department to respond - said they were under a gag order from military police and could not comment on the incident.
The world's first tiltrotor squadron - VMM-263 - stood up at New River in March 2006. That unit deployed in September. The air station's VMM-162 became the second tiltrotor squadron in August and is training to replace VMM-263 when the unit returns early next year.
Two Osprey crashes in 2000 - including one in Jacksonville - killed 23 service members and forced military officials to ground the aircraft for more than a year. The tiltrotor aircraft that flies like an airplane but can take off and land like a helicopter has been in development for decades and is scheduled to replace the CH-46 helicopter.
It is unclear which unit had the aircraft involved in the incident. New River Air Station has five tiltrotor squadrons, including VMM-263, VMM-162 and another deployable unit. A fourth is for tests and evaluation and the other is a training squadron. The air station also has numerous helicopter squadrons.
The Tuesday evening "mishap" happened 1.8 miles west of U.S. 17 on N.C. 50.
Ellie
November 7, 2007 - 1:47AM
DAILY NEWS STAFF
Marine officials are providing few details about what they are calling an "aviation-related mishap" on Tuesday night.
A Marine aircraft from the New River Air Station was involved in the mishap in the Camp Davis area near Holly Ridge at 9:20 p.m., according to air station spokeswoman Staff Sgt. Angela Mink.
"There was not a crash," she said.
Responders were still on the scene late Tuesday night, dealing with the issue and investigating what happened. There were no injuries, Mink said.
Onslow County Emergency Management Director Mark Goodman said the aircraft involved was an MV-22 Osprey, which Marine Corps officials did not confirm.
The Osprey was "forced to land with its engine on fire," Goodman said.
Military police at the site would not say whether the fire caused the landing or the landing caused the fire. Fire officials in Holly Ridge - the first fire department to respond - said they were under a gag order from military police and could not comment on the incident.
The world's first tiltrotor squadron - VMM-263 - stood up at New River in March 2006. That unit deployed in September. The air station's VMM-162 became the second tiltrotor squadron in August and is training to replace VMM-263 when the unit returns early next year.
Two Osprey crashes in 2000 - including one in Jacksonville - killed 23 service members and forced military officials to ground the aircraft for more than a year. The tiltrotor aircraft that flies like an airplane but can take off and land like a helicopter has been in development for decades and is scheduled to replace the CH-46 helicopter.
It is unclear which unit had the aircraft involved in the incident. New River Air Station has five tiltrotor squadrons, including VMM-263, VMM-162 and another deployable unit. A fourth is for tests and evaluation and the other is a training squadron. The air station also has numerous helicopter squadrons.
The Tuesday evening "mishap" happened 1.8 miles west of U.S. 17 on N.C. 50.
Ellie