Sorryfor the bad quality, but it was the only video of this with commentary.

absolutely amazing!

i've seen this before, i had NO idea he Lived threw it. wow.

Amazing.

Don't they have some protection so random shit doesn't fly into the engine?

Ummm....so, how is this not snuff? Because it's in a documentary therefore it's ok?

it's not snuff because he LIVED!!! he was the bandaged guy on the left (if you watched through to the end of the vid)

Terrible quality, but worthy of being on teh 'siftor. Please replace it if you find a better version!

oh snap...that's what I get for stopping before the end.

Can someone please *save this?

Wow. Never saw that first time.
*save

"Don't they have some protection so random shit doesn't fly into the engine?"

Yes they do...carrier crews are meticulous about doing F.O.D. (Foreigner Object Detection) walks everyday, but from what I've heard about this incident is that this particular carrier doesn't normally have Harriers operating on it.

When air crews are working on an active aircraft, each member of the crew knows exactly where they are supposed to go and exactly where they are NOT supposed to go. The main reason this happened is because the crewman has the routine of his job ingrained in his head specifically to avoid accidents like this, but since he was working on an unfamiliar aircraft, his routine put him in a very dangerous situation.

Just thank God for helmets.

The only copy of this I have seen is that grainy one...first time I watched it I had to keep lookin'-and I am an anti-drama voyeur, just the freekin physics,jeez!

You have to wonder: what got handed out after this evolution? A medal for the crew member, or for the ones who saved him? Reprimands for the pilot, or the Safety Officer for not updating Standard Operating Procedure for an unfamilar type of plane?

How about the crewman's ears? Do they still work?

Timothy: Crewmans wear earmuffs.

Wumpus: Harriers serve on every aircraft carrier in current service.

Um... It's not a Harrier. It's an A6 Intruder or a variant. The Marines and the Brits are the only ones to use the Harrier from carriers as far as I know.

Duckfat is right, it's a A6 Intruder, you can tell by the fuelin boon that A^ has but the Harrier doesn't.

I'd read years ago that he'd been stopped before hitting the turbines by a strap on his clothing, which had caught upon something in the intake.

Didn't hear at all that it was his helmet (but would probably explain the fire discharging from the exhaust).

I happened to be in the Navy at the time of this incident and everyone was required to watch this during a Safety Standdown. The crewmember did indeed survive and was saved by his cranial(a lightweight helmet, goggle, and hearing protector assembly) being sucked off his head and into the engine first. He suffered hearing loss and had to have an eye surgically repaired.

The aircraft involved was an A-6 Intruder and was not an unfamiliar type of aircraft. The crewmember simply forgot where he was for a split second and got too close to the intake. The flight deck of an aircraft carrier is one of the most dangerous places on earth and any little mistake can cost a life.

There is no better quality video, as this is all that is available from the flight deck camera at night. The video we were shown in the Navy is longer, however, and shows the crewman crawling out of the intake although no one around him is aware of this for 10-15 seconds. All in all, amazing stuff!

Of course he lived, they do all this stuff as standard training. All right Bob, you did the tear gas chamber, you did the centrifuge, now put on your intake helmet.

downvote for retarded title. if that's a harrier then i'm a frenchman.