11RCC Mission Summaries

May 2006

PAC-06-A-054-S 03 MAY 06 (SAR) FAIRBANKS CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an ELT near Fairbanks (FAI) International Airport. FAI CAP was tasked and responded with a ground search team which located the non-distress ELT in a hangar on the east side of the airport and secured it. The FAI CAP ground team searched for 1.0 hours and claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-055-S 04 MAY 06 (SAR) BIRCHWOOD CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT and FAA reports of an ELT near Anchorage (ANC). ANC CAP was tasked and responded with a search aircraft, which localized the ELT to a small airstrip in Palmer. Birchwood (BCV) CAP was then tasked and responded with a ground search team which located and silenced the non-distress ELT in an airplane parked at Wick Aviation. ANC CAP flew one sortie for 3.0 hours. The BCV CAP ground team searched for 2.4 hours and claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-056-S 05 MAY 06 (SAR) KENAI CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT and FAA reports of an ELT near Kenai (ENA). ENA CAP was tasked and responded with a ground team, which located and secured the non-distress ELT in a parked aircraft at Johnson Airstrip. The ENA CAP ground team searched for 0.5 hours and claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-059-S 13 MAY 06 (SAR) EIELSON CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an ELT in the Big Delta area. Eielson CAP (EIL CAP) was tasked and responded with a search aircraft and a ground search team, which localized the non-distress ELT signal to an FAA remote communications facility in Big Delta. FAA technicians determined that hardware at the site used to relay/monitor 121.5 VHF transmissions was malfunctioning, and therefore shut the site down. The ELT signal ceased shortly thereafter. FAA then replaced the defective hardware. EIL CAP flew one sortie for 1.7 hours, and their ground team searched for 5.0 hours claiming $37.97 for expenses. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-060-S 14 MAY 06 (SAR) FAIRBANKS CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an ELT near Fairbanks (FAI). FAI CAP was tasked and responded with a search aircraft which localized the ELT to the Chena Marina area. The following day, FAI CAP sent out a ground team which located and secured the non-distress ELT in a dismantled aircraft at Chena Marina. FAI CAP flew one sortie for 1.0 hours, and their ground team searched for 1.5 hours and claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-061-S 14 MAY 06 (SAR) FAIRBANKS CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an ELT near Fairbanks. Fairbanks (FAI) CAP was tasked and responded with a search aircraft and localized the signal to a cub strip with several parked aircraft and no signs of distress. FAI CAP then dispatched a ground team that located and secured the ELT located in one of the parked aircraft. The FAI CAP ground team searched for 1.2 hours and claimed no expenses. FAI CAP flew one sortie for 1.0 hours. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-065-S 19 MAY 06 (SAR) ANCHORAGE CAP
Mission opened in response to FAA and SARSAT reports of an ELT at Anchorage International Airport. The Anchorage CAP was tasked and responded with a ground search team which located and silenced the non-distress ELT, in a floatplane at Lk. Hood. The Anchorage CAP ground team searched for 1.5 hours and claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-067-S 23 MAY 06 (SAR) BIRCHWOOD CAP
Mission opened in response to an airborne report from a Birchwood (BCV) CAP aircraft of an ELT near Wasilla. The BCV CAP search aircraft was tasked and diverted from it’s training flight to search for the ELT. The BCV CAP aircrew localized the signal to Birchwood Airfield. BCV CAP then dispatched a ground team which located and secured the non-distress ELT in a parked aircraft. BCV CAP flew one sortie for 0.8 hours, and their ground team searched for 0.3 hours and claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-068-S 23 MAY 06 (SAR) 211 RQS, 212 RQS AND BIRCHWOOD CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an emergency beacon 50 miles east of Anchorage. The 211 and 212 RQS were tasked and responded with an HC-130 and pararescuemen (PJ’s) which localized the signal to the Palmer area. Birchwood (BCV) CAP was then tasked and responded with a ground search team, however they were unable to locate the source of the signal. The 211 and 212 RQS were tasked again, this time localizing the signal to a boat anchored in Harriman Fjord. The HC-130 contacted another boat in the area, which pulled up next to the incident vessel, woke up the occupant and determined he was non-distress. The occupant secured his errant emergency beacon and the signal ceased. The 211 RQS HC-130 with 212 RQS PJ`s onboard flew two sorties for 3.9 hours. The BCV CAP ground team searched for 0.2 hours and claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-069-S 26 MAY 06 (SAR) ANCHORAGE CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an ELT in the Anchorage (ANC) area. ANC CAP was tasked and responded with a ground team which located and secured the non-distress ELT in a moored floatplane on lake hood. The ANC CAP ground team searched for 1.0 hours and claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-071-S 29 MAY 06 (SAR) BIRCHWOOD CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an ELT in the Gulkana area. Birchwood CAP (BCV CAP) was tasked and responded with a search aircraft which located and silenced the non-distress ELT, in a parked aircraft at the Copper Center #2 Airport. BCV CAP flew one sortie for 3.7 hours. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-072-S 30 MAY 06 (SAR) BIRCHWOOD CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an ELT near Big Lake. Birchwood CAP (BCV CAP) was tasked and responded with a search aircraft, which localized the ELT signal to a locked hangar at Big Lake Airport. While waiting for the hangar owner to unlock his facility, the ELT ceased transmissions. BCV CAP flew one sortie for 1.0 hours. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-073-S 30 MAY 06 (SAR) 210 RQS, 211 RQS, 212 RQS & BIRCHWOOD CAP
Mission opened in response to FAA reports of a downed helicopter in the Yenlo Hills area. The Birchwood (BCV) CAP was tasked and diverted a search aircraft from a previous mission. Additionally the 210, 211 and 212 RQS were tasked and responded with an HH-60, HC-130 and pararescuemen (PJ’s) which located the crashed helicopter near the top of the Yenlo Hills, however the occupants were not there. After the pilot encountered a suspected tail rotor drive system failure, he and his passenger had previously contacted a company helicopter, which transported them to safety prior to the AK ANG assets arriving on-scene. The 211 RQS HC-130 with 212 RQS pj’s onboard flew one sortie for 1.7 hours, and the 210 RQS HH-60 with 212 RQS pj’s onboard flew one sortie for 1.9 hours. BCV CAP flew one sortie for 2.2 hours. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-074-S 31 MAY 06 (SAR) ANCHORAGE CAP
Mission opened in response to FAA and SARSAT reports of an ELT in the Anchorage (ANC) area. ANC CAP was tasked and responded with a ground search team which located and silenced the non-distress ELT in a parked airplane at lake hood. The ANC CAP ground team searched for 2.5 hours and claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.