F-18 Declares EMERGENCY in MIDDLE of Sea | Diverts to St. Paul
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"On Monday July 25, 2016, Jessica Earp was monitoring 20 to 30 aircraft in two sectors of sky over the Bering Sea between Alaska and Asia when one voice suddenly declared an emergency. This was a Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet (VMFA 242 based in |wakuni, Japan), on a ferry flight from Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks to a training exercise in Asia. The pilot, Capt. Jesse Simmermon, turned his aircraft back toward Alaska, with another F/A-18 accompanying him. Both were running low on fuel. A tanker aircraft traveling with the jets was refueling another Hornet in the flight group and couldn't break away. Earp said the tanker tried circling back to reach the two F/A-18s. But by that time, the jets were too far away. "When (Simmermon) started asking, 'Where is the tanker, how much farther is it?' I started to hear the catch in his voice," Earp said, recalling the incident. Soon the engine failure forced the Hornet pilots to a lower altitude. Earp said the Hornets were planning to land at King Salmon - still 550 miles away. But she had a different idea. "There's an airport about 80 miles to the southeast, St. Paul," Earp radioed Simmermon:"I can get runway distance, if you need, and conditions." "Affirm," Simmermon promptly replied. "We need all that." Within seconds of Simmermon's request, Earp quickly and calmly relayed the information he'd requested, along with a vector from their current location to the island's airport. Despite dismal weather at other airports across the region, the skies over St. Paul were so clear that the Marines had no problem spotting it over 40 miles away. "It's a needle in a haystack," Earp said. "It was the only viable airport in the Bering Sea he could have landed at." "I will never forget the cool, calm and collected voice which politely suggested that we consider making a landing at St. Paul," Simmermon later wrote in an email thanking Earp. Soon after their landing, Earp said, confirmation of their safe arrival came from an FAA weather camera on the island. Less than an hour after the 2 Hornets were on the ground, Simmermon wrote that the weather had taken a turn for the worse.
Jessica Earp's handling of the situation earned her the Archie League Medal of Safety Award, named after the first air traffic controller and reserved for members of the profession whose work saves lives. She received the Alaskan Region award at NATCA's convention in Las Vegas.
(source: Anchorage Daily News Archives)
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Got it after a 20 minutes search on the web! 😎😎 "On Monday July 25, 2016, Jessica Earp was monitoring 20 to 30 aircraft in two sectors of sky over the Bering Sea between Alaska and Asia when one voice suddenly declared an emergency. This was a Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet (VMFA 242 based in Iwakuni, Japan), on a ferry flight from Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks to a training exercise in Asia. The pilot, Capt. Jesse Simmermon, turned his aircraft back toward Alaska, with another F/A-18 accompanying him. Both were running low on fuel. A tanker aircraft traveling with the jets was refueling another Hornet in the flight group and couldn't break away. Earp said the tanker tried circling back to reach the two F/A-18s. But by that time, the jets were too far away. "When (Simmermon) started asking, 'Where is the tanker, how much farther is it?' I started to hear the catch in his voice," Earp said, recalling the incident. Soon the engine failure forced the Hornet pilots to a lower altitude. Earp said the Hornets were planning to land at King Salmon - still 550 miles away. But she had a different idea. "There's an airport about 80 miles to the southeast, St. Paul," Earp radioed Simmermon:"I can get runway distance, if you need, and conditions." "Affirm," Simmermon promptly replied. "We need all that." Within seconds of Simmermon's request, Earp quickly and calmly relayed the information he'd requested, along with a vector from their current location to the island's airport. Despite dismal weather at other airports across the region, the skies over St. Paul were so clear that the Marines had no problem spotting it over 40 miles away. "It's a needle in a haystack," Earp said. "It was the only viable airport in the Bering Sea he could have landed at." "I will never forget the cool, calm and collected voice which politely suggested that we consider making a landing at St. Paul," Simmermon later wrote in an email thanking Earp. Soon after their landing, Earp said, confirmation of their safe arrival came from an FAA weather camera on the island. Less than an hour after the 2 Hornets were on the ground, Simmermon wrote that the weather had taken a turn for the worse.
Jessica Earp's handling of the situation earned her the Archie League Medal of Safety Award, named after the first air traffic controller and reserved for members of the profession whose work saves lives. She received the Alaskan Region award at NATCA's convention in Las Vegas.
(source: Anchorage Daily News Archives)
Thank you
Thank you for taking the time and effort to look this up
Good job 👏
@@Rhode.9714 this is why I love the comment section 📈
She did a PHENOMENAL job. What a fantastic controller.
Her voice out of nowhere telling them that an airport was 80 miles away must have sounded like the angel they needed. Jessica Earp was the right person at the right place at the right time. Listening to this unfold and the resolution brought tears to my eyes.
Glad I'm not the only one!
There is some radar coverage with the LRRS. They are talking through an RCAG radio satellite link to ZAN in ANC. I worked on the satellite communications for a few years for the FAA all over the state including going to the radar sites. I’ve been to SNP a few times to work on the equipment.
I flew for the Navy and that lady was the most professional person I think I've ever heard. I hope she was commended for her excellent work
I don't fly myself but am on comms with pilots often and holy shit was she dead on it. After a few seconds I was hoping when I came to the comments that others would be recognizing her. It's hard to that job in general, but it's VERY hard to do perfectly. And she nailed it. Standby1.
She earned an Alaskan Region Archie League Medal of Safety Award for this interaction.
That's who you want on ATC when the chips are down. Great job by Jessica.
👍
Oh yeah for sure….calm, cool and collected.
Jessica Earp gave those Marine aviators exactly what they needed, every step of the way.
Notice also how polite and respectful they were to her. Very well done.
As a retired ZLA controller of 27 yrs, her handling of this was flawless. Calm, informative, and very professional. Well done lady.
Do you want to be awarded with a cookie..
@@Escalade20If you were a controller you’d understand the weight these compliments carry. We don’t hand them out easily.
Wow. Everyone was calm and clear on the radio. That's the way to get it done. That controller was amazing. Succinct yet concise. Exactly what was needed.
What an outstanding controller! This should be used in ALL pilot and controller training on how to stay ahead of the curve. I am hard pressed to think of what more she could have done for them in terms of taking as much off their plate as possible so the pilots could concentrate on managing their situation. Just OUTSTANDING!
Wow! Not one unusable word spoken. So happy that this video was placed in my feed. Congrats to that very well disciplined professional Jessica Earp.
ATC Was an absolute Rock Star! Amazing job, Ma'am.
Yeah 👍
That is some top notch ATC guidance for our AF guys at the time in need. Great job!
Jessica truly was an Angel to those two pilots. Job well done Ma'am!
Out over the Bering Sea, with an issue bad enough for these guys to say, "An uncontrolled airport, with no support, on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere? Yep, works for us, point us to it". Must've been having a bad day, and quickly turning worse.
Good job on the part of the controller and the pilots to smoothly work it out and get them down safely.
My thoughts exactly! Could you image the oh shit moment of thought of maybe having to ditch the plane in the freezing cold water of the Bearing sea!😬
St Paul traffic, emergency flight of 2, straight in for runway 18 at 350Kts 30 Miles, St Paul.
Embarrassing planning...
A runway six times longer than their ship... but no arrestor gear.
@@David-ql1hd Why? What is planned about losing an engine? Or did the significance of only one aircraft having an emergency, and not being able to maintain altitude, escape you?
Well I know who I'd want to talk to in an emergency situation. Outstanding professionalism.
As a former air weapons controller my hat is off to the ATC controller. She did a beautiful job.
Oh Wow😂😂 your a hero.
thank you, aircraft controller, for getting these two birds to safety over the Bering Sea. you done good.
Great job done by ATC
She knows her military aircraft and can find you an airport with whatever nav equipment you have at your fingertips. So cool to hear professionals solving life and death problems. I wish I had a voice like hers in my head when I meet any challenges. She just sounds like the person to get you home safe from the first radio transmission.
BRILLIANT, that controller gave all the important information in a very timely fashion and having flown in Alaska, it’s incredibly helpful! St Paul Island in the Pribilof chain has been a God send to many a pilot over the years, especially since WWII! Thanks for sharing this audio!!
Incredibly lucky that the weather allowed them to have a visual of the runway. Its more common than not to turn around in commercial flights because the weather is too bad to land there. I've been turned around more times than landed in St. Paul.
Congrats Jessica and thank you for helping our Marines. God bless and know we are greatful you were there.
Great job
I was going to say that two F-18s landing at St. Paul airport is probably the most exciting thing to happen to that community in living memory but I just remembered that St. Paul Harbor was featured on Deadliest Catch several times and considered one of the most dangerous harbors in the Bering Sea.
What a controller! Good job 👍
I love it
These pilots can find a steel football field in the middle of the ocean and land on it in pitching seat, in the dark. This island must have seemed huge, and perfectly still. Jessica made this happen and she deserves a ride in an F 18. (Fully fueled this time)
Unless there are polar bears on the runway . . . 😮
best comment hahahhaa
@@dreed7312 Then you stay in your bird.
@@dreed7312 Not sure if the Hornets were armed on this trip, but they're usually 'loaded for bear'.
That gals legit and to the point clear and specific. Kudos to her.
Lady controller is super professional
Absolutely 👍
She’s a boss wym !!
I know nothing about ATC, but the thing that struck me, was that this lady appears insanely professional at what she is doing. To me, knowing absolutely nothing, and even as bad as these guys where awesome, she just seemed to be killing it. Should this lady only do ATC? She sounded super skilled.
Man, that was an excellent ATC!
Shout out the the ATC on this one. She sounds well trained and knowledgeable!!
When you are showing off your new Beech King Air to the crab fleet mates, and then these guys show up.
Awesome job by ATC. You can hear the relief in his tone when she said airport at 80 miles.
What a fantastic woman!! So calm and so totally focussed and professional, she absolutely made every bit of difference that day. I hope she feels ten feet tall! So glad those guys made it to a safe recovery back to feet dry!
I love professionals doing their thing. Thanks!
These give me the chills but make me very proud of all involved.
When it was still operational back in the 70's, I was an intercept controller at Campion AFS, the control center for Galena AFB and the Northwest part of the state, including traffic to and from Japan. . Under the best of conditions, that's a lonely piece of ocean
Excellent ATC.. great communication and situational awareness.
What a wonderfully helpful and professional controller, Thank you
Glad you liked it!
What a terrific Controller. Hope the Marines made it in safely.
U kidding?
@@Flight_Follower
terrific
/təˈrɪfɪk/
extremely good; excellent.
"it's been such a terrific day"
Wow. Having to eject over the Bering sea is a really, really unpleasant thought. Aircraft gone, lucky to get out without injury, rough, extremely cold water in a flight/G-suit and vest and a long way from any SAR. Both pilots should be asking Jessica when her birthday is!
Bet they did…👍
Find out what she drinks, then get her a case of it.
Amazing control from that lady very impressive 😊
That controller is definately someone you want around in an emergency! She's too cool.
Holy Mary she's good. Could NOT have done better.
American hero. Thank you Jessica.
Professionalism at its finest.
Amazing Controller - incredible!
Professional 🫡
@@Flight_Follower Yes indeed. Salute!🫡
Great Audio! I Love Listening To ATC When They Don't Sound Like An Auctioneer! Thank You. (Like #528)
The atc was on point.
pilots waiting for the local Uber to collect them. pop 413. somebody will feed them.
😂😂
I believe there's a bar or two on St Paul for them to warm up at. It's a busy port for the crab fleet.
@@harryfatcat petty much figured that. ever heard of the Altair or Americus?
Military aircraft commicate on such a higher level and clarity.
Yeah
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Pretty much the same as any professional pilot
She did an amazing job.👍
Undoubtedly
Thank you very much for this very interesting video! I've been really impressed by the professionalism of this Lady. You just got another follower! 🙂👍
Thank you sir
Jessica Earp, BRAVO!!! 😱❤👌
Yes, she got the award now the pay rise. She's a real professional.
Very professional all around.
ATC was on top of her game that day. BZ
Badass ATC.
Truly fascinating how quickly that all unfolded with the distances covered. Admittedly I’m ignorant to the ins and outs of these systems but impressive work under pressure on both ends.
Amazing job by all involved. Everyone knows that FUED63 wanted to key up in his best Jester voice "you never leave your wingman"
Amazing ATC professional. You can fly right seat with me anytime!
ATC and pilots were awesome!!!!!!!!
There’s no way they make it to king Salmon , great job ATC , awesome pilots ,
ATC for the win.
Of course
Imagine all the terrible scenario's going through his mind thinking he's going to have to punch-out over the Freezing-deadly Bering Sea....Then Jessica's voice pipes in!...I wouldn't have cared if he choked up a bit....
The best controller that ever lived!
It is interesting how this all seems to be such a big deal to so many, but the fact is the Coast Guard operates here on a regular basis and C130s and the two models of helicopters the Coast Guard operates are occasional guests on St. Paul so the ATC operating there are very familiar with that place. Especially during the varies fishing seasons.
Nice job ATC👍🏼👍🏼
Outstanding Supporting
Outstanding job , you rock
How lucky they had VFR weather over the Bearing Sea. When does that ever happen? Glad they made it.
I live on St Paul Island I remember this
Way to go, Jessica!
I immagine her with long shiny blonde hair dressed in white Navy uniforme, a mix of a servicewoman and an angel.
She is an example of calm, clear, succint comunication!
Angel, why angel?
Who else all over the Barents Sea in bad weather condition could find and keep in clear weather just the needed two hours an uninhabited island with a runway?
But this is a dream, our Jessica is a real everyday hero.
Much better!
Awesome work by Earp!
Wow, friendly ATC did everything for them!
This controller definitely had her shit wired tight. 👍🏻
😂
@@Flight_Follower As prior Svc, I’d take that compliment & hug it forever.! 👍♥🇺🇸
Always beats a swim
Oh man. That area is NOT a place I’d want to be swimming!!
This isn't the first fighter flight ive seen recently where they went bingo gas. But this was so much worse being over the Bering Sea! It would take the JayHawks from Kodiak a long time to reach them if they had to punch!
Not to mention without the proper survival suits they wouldn't survive the temps long enough to be picked up, unless they really caught a break and there was a fishing boat right where they ditched ... good thing everything worked out well for them!
So, just use your imagination, how do you think 'bingo gas' would make them "unable to maintain altitude". He lost an engine.
@@cageordie I don't know the fuel system on this fighter, but if a tank on one side goes dry, then the engine on that side could flame out, particularly if there isn't enough in the other tank to cross feed... I'm only a retired Navy ship driver, not a pilot!
Also, that's why I think the 35 is a really bad design. It's bad enough to flame out one on a twin engine bird. Flaming out one on a single engine bird will ruin your day!
@@RabbahDocRona Dosent work that way. External fuel stores feed up into the main tank. Then feed tanks feed to the main tank which provides fuel to both engines. If one runs out of fuel, they both run out of fuel.
I would think they should have known their options for such cases pre-flight. Especially, if bingo fuel is not so rare and then in such rough environment. Not sure if they are to blame, but I would review the procedures of the preparation and briefing.
You gotta be a special kind of someone to be an ATC..
Incredible work
Absolutely
Top notch both ways.
That is wild they had no tanker support in the area. I can see one having a fuel issue but not both unless the wingman was landing with regardless.
aparently they had because they were to fly to asia. the rtanker was unabele to divert with them becaues he was refuling other aircraft. the moement he was abele to turn the jets were to far away to reach
Great stuff!
Glad you think so!
Good job! But what caused the problem to begin with? Stronger than forecast winds? Late arrival of the tanker aircraft? Mission Planning errors? Newbie pilots that took too long to get their fuel?
Fighter jets and there thirst for fuel, i have watched many interviews where the pilots say thats the most stressful part of flying missions.
Imagine if those were stealth aircrafts without reflection devices and she couldn't see them on her radar
Dittos on praise for the controller.
For everybody's info, MARSA means "military assumes responsibility for separation of aircraft." In a declared emergency, everybody does the best they can.
The khadr to fight kremlin😂
Abort ejecting seat😂
Infrared ac dc
The gas leaking from the oiless paste
Shut the throttle
Any ideas on what the issue might have been?
I don’t have any information. Sorry for that
@@Flight_Follower I figured the audience might have a few interesting theories ^_^
@@budyeddi5814 waiting for those 😬
@@budyeddi5814 classified :P
It said they were low on fuel, tanker got too far away to be an option. Bailing out at that latitude has got to be a very grim choice...
Good Job !!
Good job lady!
Great job
Jessica, angel
She's a veteran.
That audio sounds very strange. Half analog half digital.
So what happened? Tanker intercept was late? Someone panicked and broke away from the flight and tanker too soon?
They were due to be refueled by a tanker like the other aircraft in their flight but one of them suffered an engine malfunction and couldn't keep altitude.
Why do military aircraft keep running out of fuel?
They were due to be refueled by a tanker like the other aircraft in their flight but one of them suffered an engine malfunction and couldn't keep altitude.
Ok….. Good info but saturating the cockpit
I take it a tanker came in to refuel them?
FEUD, not FUED
Thank you 🙏
Wow that ATC is a real pro! It didn't seem like she missed a beat. Not sure how much dead air was edited but, regardless, amazing job.
What in the world were they doing flying over the Bearing Sea needing gas?
They were due to be refueled by a tanker like the other aircraft in their flight but one of them suffered an engine malfunction and couldn't keep altitude.
Glad there wan't any wildlife on the runway. He had no way to know until he was there and out of air.
Nice!
Diverts to St. Paul ISLAND. Big difference between St. Paul which is in the middle of the continent & St. Paul Island which in the the Bering sea. Nice clickbait title though.
I wonder, can any military aircraft whether they're for training, cargo, fighter, heli, etc. make a 'pretend' emergency Mayday call without informing ATC to test the readiness of ATC, ground crews, and any other necessary services/agency's throughout USA territory? Like a surprise 'audit' I suppose. I mean, I'm sure there are hoops you have to jump through and people you gotta tell to perform an exercise like this, but what if the pilot just doesn't tell anyone except his direct superior that they plan on testing readiness of action? Who would need to know of it, and if everyone knows wouldn't that defeat the whole purpose of the readiness audit?
Please Note: I am no pilot nor am I in the military, just a regular civy curious about a 'What If...?'
Simple answer. NO
I would think that is beyond the authority of our military in normal times, HOWEVER, back when I was in SAC an ORI (Operational Readiness Inspection) would often start with an unscheduled military aircraft requesting an emergency landing at a SAC base.
The plane would be met and surrounded by security (keep in mind, the base at that time would have nuclear weapons and strategic aircraft). When the officer in charge of the ORI stepped out the door of the aircraft is when everything hit the fan. Several days of serious evaluation of every operation on that base.
What is MARSA?
Military Assumes Responsibility for Separation of Aircraft -- basically when military aircraft are flying in formation it is their responsibility not to run into each other.