F-106A of the 87th FIS K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI piloted by Lt Charley Shultz. He circled the field to burn off fuel, then did a couple of hard "touch and goes" in an effort to shake the wheel down. There was some discussion in the fire department on-scene on whether to foam the runway, but there was fear that the foam would freeze and create even more of a hazard, so he made a dry landing. When he finally landed it barely made a scratch on the runway, creating a skid mark on the ground approx. 4-feet long. The pitot tube was slightly bent, but straightened itself when the plane was jacked up. 45 minutes of repairs and it was ready for another launch. It appears this incident took place in the 72-74 time frame because Col Wotring the 87th FIS commander of that time is pictured in this picture.

Col Wotring flew the F-106 with the 318th at McChord, 48th Langley, at Tyndall where he was an instructor in the Interceptor Weapons School (IWS) and here in the 87th at K.I. Sawyer. He also flew every QF-106 and has over 3,000 hours in the airplane (courtesy of Tom Wotring Jr, Col Wotring's son).