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Monday, March 26, 2012

Landing pad blamed for Super Cobra crash

[AH-1W Super Cobra]
First Lt. Ryan Iannelli and Lt. Col. Allen Grinalds were lifting off in their AH-1W Super Cobra for an afternoon strike mission in southern Afghanistan when the helicopter’s nose plunged suddenly.

Grinalds, the commanding officer of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, called out a warning from the rear seat and took the stick, but to no avail. A panel on the landing pad had come loose in the rotor wash and hooked the right skid.

Less than 20 feet in the air, the aircraft crashed to the ground, nose first. It rolled right and the main rotor broke apart. One blade sheared off the canopy, striking Iannelli.

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