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<p>2600:4040:B0EA:6F00:8CFB:1B3F:13B8:C0D7: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Short description|Type of naval aviation accident}}<br /> {{refimprove|date=October 2014}}<br /> [[Image:F7U-3 CVA-19 ramp strike 1955.jpg|thumb|Ramp strike of a [[VF-124 (1950–1958)|VF-124]] Vought [[F7U Cutlass|F7U-3 Cutlass]], BuNo ''129595'', on the {{USS|Hancock|CVA-19}} on 14 July 1955]]<br /> <br /> A '''ramp strike''' or '''rampstrike''' is when an [[aircraft]] coming to land aboard an [[aircraft carrier]] impacts the rear of the carrier, also called the ramp, below the level of the [[flight deck]].<br /> <br /> Damage from a ramp strike to the aircraft can range from broken hook or undercarriage to total loss of [[airframe]]; damage to the carrier can range from injured deck plating to a severe fire.<br /> <br /> One of the most famous non-fatal ramp strike accidents occurred on 23 June 1951 when Cdr. [[George Chamberlain Duncan]] attempted to land a [[Grumman F9F-2 Panther]] on [[USS Midway (CV-41)|USS ''Midway'']] in BuNo ''125228'', during carrier suitability tests in the Atlantic Ocean. The forward fuselage broke away and tumbled down the deck, which Duncan survived, suffering burns.&lt;ref name= Mersky&gt;{{cite book |last= Mersky |first= Peter |title= Whitey: The Story of Rear Admiral E.L. Feightner, a Naval Fighter Ace |location= Annapolis, Maryland |publisher= Naval Institute Press |date= 2014 |pages= 91, 92 |isbn= 9780870210846}}&lt;/ref&gt; Footage of this accident has been used in several films including ''[[Men of the Fighting Lady]]'', [[Midway (1976 film)|''Midway'']], and ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]''.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/F9F-Duncan.htm |title=Duncan's F9F |publisher=Check-six.com |accessdate=2022-02-26}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> [[File:F9F ramp strike aboard USS Midway (CVB-41) 1951.jpg|thumb|[[Grumman F9F Panther]] of Cdr. Duncan's crash on USS ''Midway'', 23 June 1951.]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Commonscat-inline|Ramp strikes}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramp Strike}}<br /> [[Category:Aircraft carriers]]<br /> [[Category:Aviation risks]]<br /> [[Category:Naval aviation]]<br /> <br /> {{Aviation-stub}}</div>

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