A Close Call For A Harrier Fighter Pilot While Landing Down On A Stool (Yes A Stool) Aboard A US Navy Ship

The Nerve-Racking Moment A Fighter Pilot Sets Down On A STOOL Aboard A Navy Ship After His Jet's Front Landing Gear Failed -- Daily Mail

* Captain William Mahoney had just taken off from the USS Bataan in his AV-8B Harrier jet when he realized he had a problem
* The nose landing gear on the Cold War-era fighter failed to go down
* He was forced to land vertically on a stool, which he couldn't even see

The U.S. Marine Corps has released harrowing video of a pilot skillfully performing a vertical landing on a stool aboard a ship after his fighter jet's front landing gear failed.

The incredible landing was filmed aboard the deck of the USS Bataan, a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship.

On June 7, Captain William Mahoney was piloting an AV-8B Harrier jump jet, a Cold War-era fighter that is capable of taking off and landing vertically.

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