Military Apache Helicopter Emergency Landing in Back Yard

This Apache helicopter made an emergency landing in our back yard on a stormy afternoon in Pennsylvania.

[@Power5]

I love how the weapons officer was on the phone with tech support while looking in hydraulics bay. "Yes I turned it off and back on and it still will not pressurize."

[@trouty7947]

Lmao I liked that bit too "Yeah she's fucked, how much for the tow? WHAT!? bugger that I'll get 'em to fix it themselves! Gary, go grab a spanner!"

[@charliewilson3234]

Sir, this is Rajesh, did you do a complete restart? Please shut down and restart.

[@MatthewHensley8304]

back in the day, the crew knew how to work on the equipment, sadly Corporatism done away with that

[@Power5]

@@MatthewHensley8304 I mean "back in the day" it was a few analog gauges and hydraulics and linkages. No computer telling that hydraulic pump exactly how much to pressurize to and which valves to open for all sort of reasons.

[@MajesticDemonLord]

I work in IT. I cannot tell you how much I laughed at this.

[@user-eh7im6un9j]

Awe it’s so sad to see the mommy Apache circling her baby unable to help. I’m glad the baby Apache was ok after human intervention. Faith in humanity restored!

[@JesseClark01]

😂😂True that

[@rougarou1117]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that

[@zandresteven7983]

Papa UH60 came to help

[@AntiRep31]

@@danielroher3605that and paired with the music haha

[@atlesifeyst2185]

They were probably laughing

[@davemelon525]

I like how "The other apache circled around unable to help" is almost something out of a animal documentary xD

[@rvnmedic1968]

Reminded me of a helo providing overwatch to observe if the enemy was nearby.

[@Vidz0022]

Crikey!

[@tyree9055]

That's why nearly all military operations have at least two members. So one can report on another's behaviour. I doubt they stayed for longer than 30 minutes, and then they returned to base once sufficient information (status, location, etc.) was relayed to the ATC.

[@robertdawson291]

That was probably the talk of the town for six months.

[@AmandaSpain-t7m]

I’ve read this quote in the voice of Sir David Attenborough in one of his documentaries 😅

[@mikek736]

Dads in the neighborhood have been waiting for this moment to monitor the military's ability to make a helicopter repair.

[@GeneralChangFromDanang]

"I see you're using an allen wrench there. Yeah, that should work."

[@Omgiamsotriggered]

Yeah I can imagine 8 of them with their new balances and hands behind the back lol explaining to each other what needs to be done.

[@thooks1234]

@@Omgiamsotriggered While sipping on an IPA, scrolling IG beard photos

[@patflyme]

I can remember an incident as an aero scout in a OH-6 losing the tail blade assembly after a large piece of Soundproofing became dislodged, was ripped out the open door and it cleaned the assembly off the gearbox. We did a running landing into family’s back yard. The wife was hanging laundry with their two youngen’s on their swing set, Dad changing the oil in their car......did a textbook landing, shut down and asked if we could use their phone. They were so excited regarding the situation, made us lunch while waiting for a replacement tail rotor assembly by a Huey to get there. I was the units prop and rotor tech and was flying with a future test pilot. I changed everything out, balanced it and we did a quick test flight then departed. I sent the family a nice card with dinner reservations to thank them for their hospitality.

[@rvnmedic1968]

Bad but then got good. I'm not a pilot but I know how important the tail rotor is. I was stationed in Vietnam from 68-69 and one day I was walking to the mess hall and a Huey flew overhead and I noticed the tail rotor came off. It then tried to land in an adjoining field but crashed and exploded. I ran to the tall fence nearby and climbed up but the concertina wire stopped me. I hung on and watched a couple of Army guys come out of their radio shack right next to it, trying to get the crew out of the fire. They got them out but a few didn't make it. My barracks was directly across the street from Hotel 3, the large helipad where almost every type of helo landed and launched. Glad you were able to do what you did. Cheers, Bob Powell, CMSgt, USAF(Ret)

[@sisamusudroka3000]

​@@rvnmedic1968 that's why they say a landing you can walk away from is a good landing

[@majortom2224]

Class

[@davidpippin3460]

This happened to me in the 1990's. We were flying an OH-58C and had to make an emergency landing in a German elementary schoolyard as there was no other open area. Classes let out and we became instant celebrities with about 200 kids and let every one of them sit in the cockpit for a minute. International relations, lol. The contact team came out, fixed the bird and we were home for dinner.

[@eggnugget575]

wow nice

[@Thunderbyrd.]

Landing in the back yard is every boy's dream! As a FF in my city we got a call from our dispatch of a military helicopter making an emergency landing next to one of our highways. We got there in time to see it land. The crew told us they had gotten a "check engine light" that meant "set it down now, where ever you are-now" - that's what the pilot told us, lol. We stood by until a unmarked van and pickup arrived to repair the problem and they took off a couple of hours later. The crew were very cool, we all set around and joked about what people may have thought. Had a few people pull up and ask. I enjoyed the time with the crew, they were from different parts of the country and were only in town for a few days. They were having an upgrade done to their helicopter and they had some kind of meeting or class to attend as well. Our town has The Redstone Arsenal as well as several military helicopter contractor businesses. It was a black UH-60. I've never seen a black one. I've heard the stories of the conspiracies and the black military helicopters. The crew told us the paint shop was probably out of dark green and sand colors. We thought "Yeah, right." But we had a good laugh and a good time. Since then I have had another UH-60 helicopter landing due to "mechanical issues" with almost the same results. But the 2nd was the normal color, lol. I really respect these young guys and what they contribute and sacrifice.

[@eggnugget575]

@@Thunderbyrd. perhaps the specific type of UH60 you mentioned is operated by the 160th SOAR nightstalkers

[@Blackowl44]

@@Thunderbyrd. not in Iraq or Afghanistan

[@derdittrich]

Sadly it wasnt my school.

[@JoshuaMuse]

When I was a kid living in the country of Kentucky I lived along the flight path of Fort Campbell. I'd wave at the C-130s flying tree top and the whole formation would tip their wings at me. As a kid that was the coolest thing ever.

[@ODST_Jar]

C-130s come by my house all the time, and i don't live in America, but it's still cool to see them

[@lrballistics]

@@ODST_Jar You live in Baghdad?

[@invisiblejustin]

@@lrballistics wow 🙄

[@muhazreen]

even for grown up like me, that still best thing i wish to happen for me ^_^

[@bolobalaman]

My parent lived in Hanoi and in 1972 they waved at the American. Needless to say The American greet them back with heavy ordnance lol. Glad they made it out alive

[@MichaelJones-uw8gi]

Lived in west central Louisiana, not far from peason ridge. Ft Polk always doing training and in the summer, my 38 acres made good emergency LZ for birds. One year, had UH 60 land, crew ask what would I charge to run them to local store for ice and cokes. Became regular event every other day. Great bunch of guys.

[@jessestout8646]

Great story!!!

[@reedrk88t]

Absolutely nothing.......I'll take them anywhere they want to go for as long as they want. My brothers get whatever they need.

[@manaboutit1594]

Gas money is nice if it as bit far, but other than that...

[@simplesimple2260]

I hope you wont get invaded soon

[@DavidJohnson-wh5tp]

Get in the truck it is my pleasure you fought for our freedom I would be happy to take you

[@carsarethereason7111]

Any landing you walk away from is a good landing. Any landing where the aircraft can be used again is a GREAT landing.

[@largol33t1]

I know people are just joking when they laugh at the weapons officer on the phone with the chopper support, making Microsoft reboot jokes. Honestly, I'd do the same: call the base and ask to talk to the mechanics. It's no different from calling your car dealer for support when something craps out on you and your vehicle is stuck in the middle of nowhere.

[@Melior_Traiano]

Chuck Yeager.

[@chefdan87]

I live in Virginia Beach and we are surrounded by military bases and air fields. When i was young, maybe 10-11 we had a CH-47 Chinook abruptly land in our backyard while i was out on our trampoline. Its crew immediately shut it down and walked up to our house. Apparently they were having some mechanical issues and were forced down because of it. They asked if we could keep our distance while they figured out what they were going to do. We ended up feeding them lunch and hanging out until a recovery team showed up with a crane and lowboy tractor trailer which they loaded it on and drove off with it. They were pretty lucky that our driveway is shared with a farmer and could accommodate a truck and trailer large enough to come get it.

[@davidca96]

so they trespass on your property and then start giving you orders of what you cant do? If you land in my yard, ill walk up to you if I want to.

[@yomilk4310]

@@davidca96 its not their fault they had to land there in the first place. and its millitary equipment so its fair that they keep their distance from it

[@chefdan87]

You aren't too smart are you?@@davidca96

[@davidca96]

@@chefdan87 you dont get when someones joking around much, do you?

[@chefdan87]

If you think that was a joke then you really are as dumb as i thought you were. @@davidca96

[@gregorygaunt9353]

I like the way you reversed the footage of the of the H-60. Cleaver. I remember a time, yeeears ago in Oregon, when an Air Force rescue helicopter made an emergency landing in a farmer's mint field. The crew, thinking the farmer would be pissed out of his mind seeing his crop destroyed, seeing the farmer coming out with a big smile on his face and invited the crew in for coffee while they waited for maintenance to arrive. The crew asked the farmer why he wasn't mad. The farmer replied: "Because I know Uncle Sam just bought my entire crop." True story.

[@FreshGroundPictures]

Thanks. I didn't get a shot of the Blackhawk landing, but I wished I had - all the guys in the next shot got out. I did get it leaving though!

[@rogersmith8480]

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 😁

[@JV-tk3nn]

I was wondering why it landed in reverse. Very clever way to add a missing shot; it tricked my mind.

[@highnitro707]

yah I thought that was an awfully fast decent rate and best touchdown timing ever recorded lol

[@Vod-Kaknockers]

Ala Benny Hill. 🤣

[@jonaskessler326]

When dude landed and saw a German flag on their house he must’ve had a “wait, where am I?” moment for just a second lol.

[@1998gst4611]

Hows this filmed in PA? Why is there a german flag mounted on the flag pole it should be american?

[@MalibuRider]

I saw that flag too 😂

[@ArminGrewe]

@@1998gst4611 German ancestry? German immigrants?

[@maciejguzek3442]

this flag seems modified, it has some symbol in the centre , original flag does not

[@jonaskessler326]

@@maciejguzek3442 for sure. Regardless, it’s not an American flag lol

[@centex7409]

Grew up on a ranch near Ft. Hood Texas, when I was 14, a CH-47 set down on the field near our house and barn. We gave them the address and directions from Grey Army Airfield so the maintenance guys could easily find it. We had a family BBQ going and the crew and maintenance guys joined. Became a once a month thing, a helicopter or two landing, BBQ loaded up in coolers to keep it hot and the other stuff cool, the crews chilling with us. We slaughtered our own cattle and pigs and the unit pitched in, so more than enough beef and pork to go around. It was the main reason I joined the Army and went AVN, well, that and I was advised on the best MOS for me. Few qualified for my MOS, I was quickly made an E-5 because my slot was supposed to be an O-3. I only missed one question on my ASVAB, blew the doors off. It was a rush to be sitting in an OH-58D on a maintenance check flight with a Blackhawk next to us doing the BBQ run to my home when I inevitably got stationed back at Ft. Hood. They knew who I was before I got to that duty station, it was like coming home before getting home.. Weird and awesome.

[@itschewz]

Wow that's awesome! Thanks for sharing :)

[@Cameroonian]

Thank you for your service.

[@andrewt.5567]

Imagine breaking into some random ranch house to rob it and such when suddenly two military helicopters full of dudes land next to it....

[@mwhitelaw8569]

Lucky bastard Haha Keep em' airborne dude!!!

[@joesuee8729]

Sir, this is probably The best goddam comment ever.

[@ca600k]

When I was in elementary school. I remember the Air Force landed a Apache in our school parking lot to show us around. Totally awesome

[@MickAngelhere]

Some years ago a Blackhawk Helicopter had to make an emergency landing in the sports oval near where I lived here in Sydney, amazing how the crew allowed people to come over and have a look at the aircraft while they waited for it to be fixed. Kids were allowed to sit in the pilot’s seat a real PR exercise.

[@jonaichs1976]

Even though it was an emergency, them landing there made those kids day. They will never forget that day when they saw the coolest thing on earth. Maybe even inspired one or more of those kids to become pilots themselves. 👌

[@lordemarsh6804]

So much things cooler than an apache

[@chillicothewarrior]

@@lordemarsh6804 YOU TAKE THAT BACK

[@lordemarsh6804]

@@chillicothewarrior a nimitz class carrier is more cooler

[@lordemarsh6804]

@@chillicothewarrior an F-35 is more cooler

[@scottatlas7359]

An A-10 Thunderbolt Warthog is cooler than all of those

[@GTRNights]

For a time, that was part of my job. I was a member of DART (Downed Aircraft Recovery Team). Our team had technical specialists with parts, equipment, and toolboxes ready to go in a "flyaway kit". During the day we were mechanics for US Army aircraft, but if an aircraft went down, would grab out stuff, saddle up, and fly in to try to fix it and get the bird back in the air. Went in armed to the teeth too, as we were also expected to be able to work under fire and return fire if necessary. Did that as part of the 1st Infantry Division. That was a long time ago and wonder if they still do things the same way.

[@ebolawarrior451]

Yeah at least overseas DART is the same except more guns.

[@GTRNights]

@@ebolawarrior451 Lots of guns lol

[@timstephenson6923]

@@GTRNights I read that in Harrison Ford's voice.

[@GTRNights]

@@timstephenson6923 HAHA! Or do Morgan Freeman - "Rumor has it, he's still verifying his flyaway kit to this day"

[@naturalsettings7098]

Yep. Me too. Back in the 90’s. I recall one of my team members was called in with three others to repair a downed 64 in Georgia. He forgot to fasten his toolbox to the floor of the UH and when that bird tilted, adios toolbox. He wasn’t laughing, but the UH pilots got a nice giggle.

[@DragonPilot]

I once had to make a precautionary landing in an Army UH-1H Huey to a cow pasture on Edisto Island, SC. The elderly couple who owned the land invited us in for tea and banana bread while we waited for maintenance to show up. We didn't have cell phones or KZbin in those days. 😄

[@oscargrouch7962]

We did hover practice in cow pastures near Fort Rucker. The cows ignored the helicopters and kept grazing but the calves approached and watched curiously.

[@hoilst]

Those big, wide blades of the Huey gave them fantastic auto-rotate characteristics, didn't they? Hence why they could do the "Huey shuffle", where you spin the blades up on the ground, kill the engine, lift off, turn around, and land. And also why every helicopter in movies goes "WHUP-WHUP-WHUP".

[@koori3085]

Edisto is a great place, glad ya found a field. Nice lil R&R I'm sure! 👍🇺🇲

[@haroldhurst2347]

Love the AH-64!!

[@DragonPilot]

@@hoilst Hmmm…really? I flew Hueys for 30 years and never tried that. ASMOF, when one applies full pitch during an autorotation (I.e. engine out), the aircraft goes straight to the ground, albeit softly. Taking off with no engine, I dunno, man.

[@rusty4824]

The best part is the crew and the folks around were all safe. Love from India. 🇮🇳 🇺🇸

[@BoubiMalo]

Thank you but please stay in India .

[@LibertyScott-x6i]

My grandfather was a military helicopter pilot. He always had a field open for such events. He said it was important for where we lived.

[@chrismaggio7879]

The freaky part is when the old baseball players emerged from the corn field, and then that whispering voice that said "If you build it they will land"...

[@petersyme7083]

What are you talking about?

[@chrismaggio7879]

@@petersyme7083 Movie reference... Field of Dreams. Worth watching!

[@stephpompom6379]

@@petersyme7083 He really went back far for that reference. Chris, You are a dinosaure.

[@86FxBdyCpe]

👍

[@JV-tk3nn]

Lol!

[@sylvesterpatrick4680]

Love seeing the locals especially the kids and their parents converging around the bird 🐦

[@trvman1]

Me, I would have been saying, "Finder's keepers, looser weepers" :)

[@r.guerreiro140]

@@trvman1 lol

[@MrBacilon]

I mean them kids could have turned wrenches too lol

[@dirkhoekstra727]

As a kid, I was used to seeing military helicopters on a fairly regular basis. I'm a South African and we lived on a nature reserve (1993 - 1999), where both my parents also worked. Walking distance from our home was a helicopter pad and we had a small fuel depot there for military helicopters. The two main South African Air Force helicopters were the Allouette and the Oryx (larger). Later on the Rooivalk ("Red Falcon") was developed which was the South African version of the Apache, but I only saw that at an airshow in Cape Town.

[@Nighthawke70]

The Rooivalk was a gossamaer of an age gone by. Plus parts and monies were hard to come by for it. Only 12 were built.

[@PhilLesh69]

I lived on schofield barracks in Hawaii from 1975 to 1979. The 25 th infantry division was still bringing in new helicopters after leaving behind so many in vietnam. We would often see fifteen or twenty fly over at a time. Entire formations flying over the officers quarters on an almost hourly basis for weeks at a time.

[@crosbonit]

Have you gotten the hell out of S. Africa yet?

[@scott37040]

My first assignment was as an aeroscout platoon leader in West Germany during the cold war. We would fly the fenced border from one end of our sector to the other. About midway, there was a bratwurst stand for the German tourists. We'd land there to grab a bite. All the people in line for the bratwursts would run over to see the helicopter so the copilot would stay and entertain them while the pilot would stroll up to the brat stand and buy the food. Worked every time.

[@fartzr.schmelli3351]

I remember as a teen in Wiesbaden, Germany at the airbase i lived on we had a weekend of checking out military equipment. I've been inside a Abrams tank. I've been in both the pilot and gunners seats of an Apache. Been in a Cobra. Both seats as well. Didn't get picked for the Blackhawk flight...but I've been inside of one those too!❤ Been in Huey. Been in a 58. These were formative years! I love our miliary! I love my pops for serving 34yrs. I love that he served 2 tours in Vietnam and came back mostly clear in his head. He's a strong man! Talked about it seldom when i was growing up. But I got it. He did his duty!❤ Pops went to the sandbox for Desert Storm. Yep! Served in 2 wars. He's not quite the man he used to be. But God Almighty I Love and Respect My Father So Much!!!❤

[@LCdrDerrick]

We've had a saying in Germany once: "You want to have your own F104 Starfighter? - Just buy yourself a field and wait!" This was because our Bundeswehr Starfighters had to suit a multi role Fighter-bomber spec, which made the aircraft quite unsafe. We also called it "Erdnagel", which means soil nail!

[@markbaigent8373]

We called them widow makers

[@smeary10]

The other nicknames for the F-104 were the 'Widow-maker' and the 'Flying Coffin'.

[@Onizukachan915]

The lawn dart, lol.

[@Bluenose352]

Yep. The lawn dart is the name my Father, and I call them. There are quite a few for sale right now. Including several German F-104's

[@robertmspooner]

There was an album called Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters about the Starfighter give it a listen ...

[@paulp96275]

Many years ago I was driving a country lane when an Apache which had been hiding in a field flying suddenly popped up at first I thought my car was sounding rough but as I looked round the pilot waved and made off you can imagine the wow I let out ,if I’d been the enemy it would have been curtains for us the skill these folks have is amazing 👍👨🏻‍🏭🇬🇧

[@redwolfexr]

Yeah, A-10s have that effect too. They are ABSOLUTELY silent from the front when they fly low -- when you "hear" them they are already past you. Makes you pucker and be glad they are on OUR side.

[@SilverStarHeggisist]

ZSU4-23 is why that tactic doesn't work and everyone switched to long range missiles. The Soviets were concerned about these so they fielded ZSU4 23s in large numbers.

[@redwolfexr]

@@SilverStarHeggisist as soon as they light up their radar they are targets. If you see an A-10 you can bet there is a Wild Weasel somewhere nearby.

[@Jonathan_Camps]

@@redwolfexr happened with a C17 the other day to my mom and I. They like to fly low over our lake to train and a few weeks ago one flew straight at us. We didn’t hear it until we got engulfed in the shadow lol

[@PhilLesh69]

They have an even smaller helicopter with a big ball over its rotors with cameras, sensors and radar that can tuck itself in behind some trees with only those sensors visible over the tops of the trees, so it can see an entire battlefield while staying hidden.

[@bass305-HCCA]

If that was my backyard, I would've offered those fellas lunch, restroom, tools, etc. I love our men and women in uniform. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@peterm6861]

Your great troops landing a helicopter in a garden with an East German flag... Seems suspicious at least...

[@finnbeckers1230]

@@peterm6861 not East German just normal German Flag

[@davismontana9307]

@@peterm6861 You can fly any damn flag you desire. Read the First Amendment of our Constitution before you comment.

[@peterm6861]

@@davismontana9307 Relax :) And it's your constitution, not mine. I'm German lol

[@iflyflir1846]

This happened to me back in the early 90's. I was flying a day out/night return navigation training route in an AH-64A when the utility hydraulic system caution light illuminated. I landed in a farm field just north of Greensboro, NC, and the local spectators were wonderful. We ate well that evening.

[@stephenwilkins3606]

Sounds like you were just outside near Kernersville! Lots of good farmlands up that way. Glad y'all made it safely!

[@iflyflir1846]

@@stephenwilkins3606 Thank you. I live in AZ now, but will always be grateful to the kind folks of NC.

[@stephenwilkins3606]

@@iflyflir1846 Oh cool!! Me and my brother were out in Arizona back in April for the Final 4. Beautiful State, got to see quite a bit of it but not all of it. Thank you for your service!

[@iflyflir1846]

@@stephenwilkins3606 Thanks Stephen! Next time you come to AZ, let me know. I'd be happy to show you some interesting things here.

[@stephenwilkins3606]

@@iflyflir1846 for sure! Not sure when I’ll be back out on the West Coast but I’ll try and keep this youtube thread in my mind :)

[@dellamcgowan7502]

Can I share a similar story? In 2000 a brand new helicopter rescue service started in country NSW Australia. My husband was the Pilot. The opening/show off the goods day came around but no helicopter. They were caught in a snow blizzard & landed in a stranger’s paddock. Then the country hospitality of which I’m so proud was extended. Heaps of food & heat & the boys ended up being there for a couple of hours. I’d almost forgotten that but I’m positive the kind people who looked after the crew that day will never forget. & wasn’t that cool?

[@BoubiMalo]

I was there , such a memorable day

[@mattz1230]

The circling apache was helping alot: relaying radio traffic back to their unit.

[@Bluenose352]

And the Blackhawk no doubt.

[@freethinker5039]

The one on the ground could still communicate with HQ

[@mattz1230]

@@freethinker5039 Not once they shut down power- which they had to do as part of emergency procedures. Then the crew is down to their evasion radios to communicate. Second; lower altitude would block the LOS traffic; while the helicopter in the air could still relay.

[@gator3-234]

A lot

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

@@freethinker5039 Not if the problem it with it is the APU. No radios then.

[@richardhead8264]

*Me:* _"Mom, can we have a helicopter?!"_ *Mom:* _"We have a helicopter at home."_

[@Jeremiah71603]

Lol in this context thats a good twist on an old meme (the version at home being even better for those wondering)

[@victorminea2005]

literally

[@13anomalous16]

@@Jeremiah71603 ok

[@kurostyx9124]

good ending

[@RockyMountainBlades]

The kid goes: “wait what?!”

[@andresguerra5748]

Nice video! 👍 Min 1:10, the other Apache helicopter that was circled over was not intended to provide direct help (fix the landed bird), probably he was providing security (air escort) and verifying coordinates where the damage bird landed, in order to facilitate the arrival of the latter UH-60. 😉

[@davidhill1334]

I love the American military. Hello from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪. Thank you for keeping the free world free.

[@Theghostinthedark]

And the German Flag in the Background 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻Greetings from Germany

[@skyscall]

That's a 1930s Weimar flag flying in rural Pennsylvania. Either these guys are Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch speakers, or that flag's there to represent something... else.

[@mho...]

@@skyscall dude IF you try to do german, atleast write our countrys name right! *Deutsch(land)*

[@skyscall]

@@mho... I was referring to Pennsilfaanisch-Deitsch, a local variety of German spoken in the United States and Canada which has origins from the Pfalz (or _Palz_ as speakers call it).

[@vthestreetkid]

@@mho... Bevor man klugscheißt, sollte man auch sicherstellen, dass man klug ist und sich vorher intormieren. Ein hilfreicher Link: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch_(Sprache)

[@BoubiMalo]

@@mho... you are a German but you have no idea about American Germans , the skyscall is right it’s called deitsch speakers , deutsche is something else .

[@razor_5521]

Interestingly enough, they inspired every child there. Glad they are safe. Moments like these get me amped for this great nation of ours.

[@BiffJackson-o4i]

Inspired them to kill? These are killing machines and have only purpose...wreaking death and destruction on other human beings.

[@arzahellcazanova7057]

Those kid are lucky to witness a rare event in a life. I hope one of them become pilot.

[@keithqueen3554]

My son in law just became a army helicopter pilot training in Alabama.👍

[@sgt.rexpowercolt3221]

@@keithqueen3554 congrats to him!

[@bloodndestroy]

@@keithqueen3554 What stage of flight school is he at right now?

[@keithqueen3554]

@@bloodndestroy he's finished already.👍

[@yiruma4196]

If an Apache landed in my backyard, it would have been AWESOME!! One of the most badass aircraft in our military!!

[@johnnypi9670]

Thanks for all men and women that serves this country.

[@davidponseigo8811]

I'm very thankful they landed safely and no one was injured and they were able to get airborne again. My son is in the US Navy and I wish the best for all servicemen !

[@thudthud5423]

Boy, I would have run to the store and bought these guys some snacks, given them bottles of water, etc. I would have told them "It was an honor for you to have broken down in my backyard." A few years ago, I had the first experience of seeing a Blackhawk. I was at work and I heard a military rated helicopter engine (a lot more powerful than a typical helicopter sound). I looked up and there was a Blackhawk...followed by another flying by. Not too long after, more appeared overhead. And more and more. Dozens of them! I think they flew by overhead for nearly an hour. It was awesome.

[@Studio23Media]

I would be billing the govt for the land rental. 🤣

[@sharkk127]

I have a cousin who flys either a blackhawk or huey I forgot exactly which, but I was able to go to one of the bases he was stationed at and had a close up look of it as it was having maintenance done along with like 20 others

[@spikespa5208]

Coffee's on, muffins just out of the oven! ( During a recent nearby fire, those S-70C Firehawks' sounds dwarf the smaller medical helicopters from the nearby hospital.)

[@Blackowl44]

As a bootlicker should

[@thudthud5423]

Okay, I said "Blackhawk" more than once in my original post. That was moronic! I meant "APACHE"! It must have been late when I posted that...

[@jimblesi240]

Hey Mom, a helicopter full of whoop ass just landed in the backyard. Thank God for our great military men and woman!!!!

[@ShainAndrews]

Thanking your god for a murder complex. Seems about right.

[@Blackowl44]

your God must be Satan because last time I check “For that cause We decreed for the Children of Israel that whosoever killeth a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind” Apache is a killing machine

[@xczechr]

@@Blackowl44 lol, the god of the Bible is the biggest mass murderer in all of fiction

[@MatthewHensley8304]

those men and women don't fight for you, they fight for Corporate America and its Corporate interest... so why would you thank god for that? I bet youll be resending that thanks to god when a hurricane hits in your area and those military people fly in and take all of your stuff from you just like they did in New Orleans after Katrina. you all best open your eyes and stop letting illusions rule you.

[@LitlRRanman34]

(Lol). 🙏Amen, and God Bless America.

[@NoHairMon]

I was coaching little league and at a practice one day a Cobra Attack Helicopter landed in the park not 100 yards from our field. I took the team over to check it out mainly because I had lost their attention. The pilot was an awesome guy and he let the kids climb all over it and sit in the pilot and weapons officers seats. Being a child at heart myself I did the same. Pretty cool experience.

[@RV4aviator]

Hey , must have been a privilege to have your Military need and depend on your Farm to land and work out the problem. A Great Story you can tell for the ages. Looks like everything worked out OK. Cheers...!

[@tomcooper6108]

So cool! Glad the crew wasn't injured!!! Kids had a blast I bet.

[@stevecook413]

Looks like the start of a great picnic. And a family tradition.

[@gwenlaw4644]

So thankful they had a safe and uneventful landing. Love and appreciate our military.

[@brianlarson5006]

I had to PL once (UH-60) and it actually turned out to be kind of fun. The family that owned the property brought us sandwiches, sodas, and slices of pear pie. We let their kids put on our helmets and ALSE vests so their mom could take pictures, and hung out. It was pretty cool.

[@zhvx9299]

so good to see the humans helping those beautiful wild apaches

[@DanielCollins85]

I don't know any American who wouldn't be floored to see an Apache Attack Helicopter land in their yard. Where I am from they would have served lemonade and fired up a BBQ for the soldiers. Like come on, that's freaking cool.

[@jerryumfress9030]

Thank God for the cornfield and for the folks that own it... it was an exciting time!

[@aarons.5523]

Its pretty awesome what our military can do for its country. I hope our govt never forgets that.

[@WestOfEarth]

Agreed. And our govt should never squander their service and loyalty unless absolutely necessary.

[@herrakaarme]

The military works under the jurisdiction of the government, in all functional democracies and also in many totalitarian countries. It's the politicians of the government who tell the military what to do. The military's job is to figure out how to do it. Every year the government also needs to decide the budget for the armed forces. The military is like a giant government agency, essentially. The vast majority of countries also have a minister of defense (or equivalent, depending on how the offices of the executive branch are called). That person is basically doing nothing else but trying to look after the needs of the military in the government. It's impossible to forget it.

[@MZ-bl6wg]

What an honor! Man if of been out there taking orders for a meal, go get them some dinner, open my garage to any tools that could be helpful. I’d die for that “misfortune” 👍👍

[@portnuefflyer]

I was just about going to say the same! WHATEVER YOU GUYS NEED, YA GOT IT!

[@Reni-jo2kd]

Ahaaaaa...

[@KumaBean]

For real 👌

[@thudthud5423]

Exactly!

[@T-mac69]

Just a second let me grab my vice grips any one need a beer

[@Finallyretired2022]

Thank you Father for landing our soldiers safely. Thank you to the crew for handling the emergency as they’ve been trained to do.

[@jcnbw01]

That's enough to inspire a young kid into a career with the air force i bet 😊

[@170170jon]

I install the hydraulic system on MH-60R Seahawks for a living. I would have loved to have had a hand in helping these pilots. They are living heroes. Badass dudes for sure.

[@samwam45]

Lunch or dinner would have been on me if they landed around in my backyard. God bless our service members!

[@lawrencemartin1113]

I love unexpected events like this (and obviously glad that no one was hurt and it was all OK), but a nice surprise for everyone in the neighbourhood nonetheless! I teach in a big school in the UK and one day a few years ago, at very short notice, (but at least pre-planned via telephone), we had two Army Air Corps Apache helicopters turn up and land on the cricket pitch! Huge excitement. Turns out, the crew's were on a cross country exercise and had a colleague living locally to our school who had been recovering from an injury he picked up in Afghanistan a few months earlier and they wanted to pay him a visit! Everyone was very happy.

[@nathanlynch9634]

Imagine being lucky enough too have an apache helicopter land in your backyard.

[@mho...]

Imagine being lucky enough to have a house & backyard!

[@juliashenandoah3965]

If they where REALLY lucky they had a good lawyer looking for old Pennsylvania laws from 1777 like: "Seeds, apples and other goods that land in the garden on the owned property belong to the property owners the moment it touches the land". I am sure there is such a law and this family was just too slow to contact some sly lawyer, that Apache could have become their new family car to fly over to Walmart every Saturday evening with all that awesome night vision equipment... :D

[@DaltonJ995]

or unlucky enough depending where you are in the world

[@Rob99552]

That's a weird coincidence, I was just reading 'Snake Pilot' by Randy Zahn last night and the last paragraph I read before going to sleep described how he had to carry out an emergency landing of his AH-1 Cobra gunship helicopter due to a hydraulic failure, then this pops up on my You Tube feed first thing this morning - can Microsoft read my mind now? Spooky.

[@Blackowl44]

Not literally yet but they use AI and algorithms

[@scottw5315]

I'm thinking they do but its not public yet. Like you I've merely thought of something and later had something related in my feed. Not once but many times.

[@John-yt5zr]

I’m glad the pilots were able to land safely and no one was injured.

[@LAITO1222]

the design of this helicopter is very beautiful

[@Reni-jo2kd]

Expensive toy

[@secretsquirrel572]

This is actually a very old model. It’s an original AH64A model which leaves me scratching my head because the US Army converted the last A model to a D model somewhere near 2013. Leaves me wondering if this was an Israeli, Greek, or another foreign military that still operates A model Apaches.

[@sideboob6851]

@@secretsquirrel572 United States Army is written on the side and Lower Heidelberg Township is in Pennsylvania.

[@vk2ig]

@@sideboob6851 Ssssh! You're *ruining* the conspiracy theory! :D

[@DohTheOpinionator]

Excellent video! Thank you for sharing.

[@tonyviviano1604]

We had a family reunion in Mission Viejo in the summer of 1985. We all went to see "Back to Future". When we left the mall, there were two Marine Corps H-46 helos in the parking lot. Lots of security, and one blew a tubine with the sister ship giving assistance. What a memorable moment!

[@arturrojek8034]

I am jealous that I do not live in a place where such situations can happen ... A beautiful day for the people who live there - so different from all the rest of ordinary life.

[@specopstrader]

Glad everyone was ok - What a blessing for your kids!

[@alejandrofallas9734]

This is an event that really happens once in a lifetime. I'm sure those folks will remember that day forever 😀

[@eugenedavis6792]

When I was in the Army we had Trucks & Tanks and ever Monday was PMS ) Pre- Maintenance Service Checks for 2 hours in all types of weather to check for an Deficiencies that can be fixed on the spot or within 7 days, if 7 days depending on who bat is the Repair, the at Vehicle wouldn't moved until it is fixes, no if or butts about it. I don't why this Apache was in operations with a Maintenance Problem that could've been fixed if one the Polite don a full 360 Service Check before taking off, with doing that, accidents can happen in an instant!

[@johnsindayen8684]

I love it when military aircrafts make emergency landing in civilian places. It's a free military show.

[@Chobittsu]

Reminds me of a time my mother and I were stopped for gas one day in very VERY thick fog, and I mean maybe 20m visibility at best. So we're just minding our business and I comment on these approaching engines and rotors and I say to her "Theres more than one, and it sounds a lot heavier than medivac, could be military". Sure enough, bout a minute later, three sets of navigation lights start blinking through the fog and a set of RCAF Griffons land in the lot next to the gas station. We didn't stick around to chat, they were busy tending to their aircraft, but they powered down and waited on the fog to clear. They must have seen the tops of the nearby grain silos or cellphone tower and figured there'd be a spot to set down... or they just REALLY wanted some truckstop sandwiches

[@halops117]

this was a very well made video and i appreciate the no commentary and text method you chose

[@taylorh.3484]

Holy crap! This is literally like the NCIS episode “Vanished” where a combat helicopter lands in a cornfield.

[@jonbender9110]

This makes a great story for the people whose backyard it landed in to tell their children and grandchildren and with pictures too

[@rosalynmcmanus3145]

I hate that they had problems, but I bet you the Children LOVED being able to tell their friends what they got to see!

[@waynemorgan8727]

Back in March 1973, I had an engine failure in an OH-58A Kiowa and ended up in someone's backyard - a yard surrounded by trees. In my case, we had a hard landing and the helicopter was unrepairable. That was not the only engine failure I had over my career, but thankfully, it was the only one I had in a single-engine helicopter.

[@manaboutit1594]

How did they get the bird out again? Did they disassemble it and truck it out or sling load under a heavy lift chopper? Curious. I've seen them do both. I hauled a Jet Ranger off of a busy TN highway on a rollback wrecker couple years ago. THAT was one tedious and nerve wracking tow.

[@waynemorgan8727]

@@manaboutit1594 Trucked it out. Tore up their yard doing it, too, from what I understand. First touchdown autorotation I'd done in that helicopter, because they weren't letting us do autorotations to the ground because the main rotor blades were cutting off the tail booms. My particular accident was one of seven accidents in a week and the 18th ABN Corps Commander was incensed. Fortunately, the Collateral Board, which determined whether or not I should be made to pay for the aircraft, firmly said "no."

[@lawerenceseliger5385]

@@waynemorgan8727 your name sounds familiar. Were you in B trp 1 /17 cav.

[@waynemorgan8727]

@@lawerenceseliger5385 Nope. I was in 35th Engr Group flight detachment at Ft. Bragg; D 4/7 Cav in ROK, and C 3/5 Cav at Ft. Lewis when I was on Active Duty. If 1/17Cav was at Bragg in '72 - '74, I might have flown one of their OH-58s once on a mission for a couple SF guys when there was no one available from the Cav, but that's as close as I got.

[@gingewonka]

@@waynemorgan8727 that sounds like a hell of a story

[@chucknapier5108]

Nice video. Back in the very early 70's, a couple Huey's we're forced to land in the corn field next to our house I'm a blizzard.

[@Reni-jo2kd]

Wow.....

[@scottjames1265]

Lucky neighbors had to take a selfie with $60m apache its insane😊

[@robdog7516]

Kids had the best day ever. Now they will grow up wanting to be in the military

[@onthemoney8356]

Thats a ridiculously beautiful helicopter. Looks futuristic.

[@rdaws73]

Flight line Maintenance to the rescue....as always - Former F-16 Avionics

[@romeoakbarwalter8630]

Kid : What's that ? Dad : It's your big toy !

[@thewaywardgrape3838]

The circling Apache's aren't there for moral support, they're there to ensure the security of the Helicopter and it's crew.

[@j.w.r3730]

I was a kid living in Black Forest, Colorado, back in the 70s. Had regular flyovers of the forest by Phantom fighter jets right above the canopy of the forest from training. Used to go out and wait for them in our pasture and wave at the pilots as they came over. Got to be a routine,waving at them,and they would tip wings and wave back at me. Was a memory of a time I'll never forget,seeing those badass planes and the guys with balls enough to fly them.

[@randyjohnson3412]

Best part was the other Apache mourning it's fallen brother. So sad that the other Apache was unable to help.

[@MrPoediggidy]

That event most likely had the local recruitment office busy! Inspired a few young men and women to answer the call!!! 🤘🏼🇺🇸

[@fz1000red]

@MrPoediggidy my thoughts exactly. Heck, it was back in 1982 when a US Army helicopter landed on one of the baseball diamonds behind our high school and I was lucky to sit in the cockpit with the helmet on that made the Gatlin gun point wherever the helmet faced. It was a Marine Corps Cobra. I'm not sure if they even have them anymore but they were amazing up close! The following year I joined the Marines as well heheh..

[@TrainsOnGoPro]

What a treat for everyone! They'll never forget that day!

[@EnterpriseKnight]

Kid: Mom, can we keep it? Mom: Ask your dad Kid: Da- Dad: I'M ALREADY ASKING

[@alfonsoflores6089]

How cool is that for an Apache helicopter to land in your back yard a boy's dream come true

[@JohnPennock-d3y]

WOW, WHAT AN AWESOME AIRCRAFT! John P.

[@MichaelBrown-ny3et]

Usually a Blackhawk is close by with a maintenance team on board to go fix these things. 21 hours of maintenance per 1 flight hour.

[@1_fishin_magician153]

@@mattmurphy7030 ...lol thumbs up !!

[@neilkurzman4907]

Why would there be a full maintenance team flying around? Do you know how many subsystems there are on an Apache? No they determined which personnel would most likely be needed and then put them on a helicopter with their tools to fly them over there. Maintenance is performed in the hanger, not in fields.

[@DVolvoguy777-x7o]

@@neilkurzman4907 I worked on Hueys. We’re trained battle damage assessment and repair. This even though not on sortie, applies here.

[@vettebecker1]

Very cool!! Glad to see the crew is safe and no one was injured

[@vk2ig]

0:17 I heard the pilot was only a Lieutenant, so their problems weren't Major until they returned to base.

[@francisconti9085]

NICE!

[@oscargrouch7962]

The pilot-in-command could have been a lieutenant but was most likely a warrant officer.

[@santhoshilla8416]

I'm jealous of those kids 😍, they had a great back yard and get to see a real helicopter. Damn my childhood!!

[@batsrule]

Awesome! All those military ppl are just great. Nice that they were able to land.

[@rolotomassi7824]

My son fixes these aircraft for a living ...... awesome machines!

[@jbookvoxx]

Did I just see a German flag fluttering in the courtyard of an American family ? That’s the beauty with the European Americans - they can take pride in both flags and not bother anyone‘s sentiments. Just imagine a Chinese or an Iraqi American doing that. Peace.

[@Rob774]

Privilege has its rewards.

[@charlesbizzelle704]

The same thing happened to my wife and me so we went to MC DONLDS and got them 9 burgers and fries and drinks and took them to those guys so they had something to eat. It was fun

[@0megacron]

Never had one land in my yard, but we've got an Army aviation unit about 20 minutes north of us so we pretty regularly see Apaches & Blackhawks flying overhead. There's nothing quite like seeing a dozen Apaches flying over you... it's equal parts fear & awe.

[@michaelfitzgerald434]

Wonderful! But the most heart warming thing here are the comments!

[@Reticulosis]

Lol the UH-60 landing is reversed. It actually took off