The P2-V-5 slurry bomber owned by Neptune Aviation, registration number N1386C (tail marking 44), crashed today on landing at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC), about 12 pm, on return from a slurry drop run for a wild fire in Rocky Mountain National Park.
My understanding is that they radioed in they had a hydraulic failure (per local law enforcement I talked to). The plane ran off the airport property on the north side of the airport at the slurry loading pad, through a chain link fence, and slid across 120th avenue.
Pilot and copilot were reported to be ok, the plane had a small engine fire which was quickly controlled on the left engine.
Crash location approximately lat/long 39.914, -105.1215
http://cbs4denver.com/news/air.tanker.crash.2.1774547.html
I was curious does this air frame have the ability to reverse pitch on the props for braking if the hydraulics fail? (or even when hydraulics are working)
Larry