| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 159329 |
| Military Code: | PD-01 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed P-3 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed P-3 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed P-3C AIP+ Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 158-5619 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VP-9 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | San Diego - Miramar MCASMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNKX IATA: NKX Local: NKX Other: - |
| Photo Date: | April 1992 |
| Photo by: | Raymond Rivard |
| Photo ID: | 475807 |
| Photo Comment |
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The aircraft was in an exercise off the southern California coast when it had an uncontained turbine failure in the No. 2 engine. This failure also damaged the No. 1 engine controls. With a high landing speed the aircraft could not land at North Island because of the short runways (8,000 foot). It decided to land at Miramar with the long 12,000 foot 24R/6L runway. This is the approach to runway 6L. This photo is copyright © Raymond Rivard, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 July 2022, and has since been viewed 275 times. |