A glitch in the F-35A fighter jet's air data systems is to blame for a crash at Hill Air Force Base last year, investigators determined in a new report.
The incident happened as the 388th Fighter Wing wrapped up a four-ship formation flight exercise shortly after 6 p.m. on Oct. 19. The F-35A that crashed was assigned to be the third to land at the base, according to the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command report.
The pilot tried to take over, but the aircraft's manual flight controls "did not correctly respond to the pilot's inputs," officials added. The pilot ejected a little north of the Hill Air Force Base's fence just before the plane crashed. The $166.3 million jet was destroyed on impact; however, the pilot was able to eject safely and only suffered minor injuries and call for emergency assistance on a cellphone from where he landed. He was treated at a Utah hospital and released that night.
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