US EditionAn F-35 Fighter Crashed After Its Computer Thought It Was on the Ground
Contaminated hydraulic fluid caused ice formation that disabled the landing gear and triggered faulty sensors, forcing the pilot to eject from the $196.5 million F-35A jet.
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F-35 pilot held nearly hour-long conference call mid-air to fix fighter jet before it crashed
A F-35 pilot spent 50 minutes on a conference call mid-air with engineers to solve a problem with a $200 million jet before it plummeted onto the runway at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, forcing him to eject from the aircraft, according to a report.
An F-35 Fighter Crashed After Its Computer Thought It Was on the Ground
Key Points and Summary – An official investigation has revealed the bizarre cause of an F-35A crash in Alaska: the jet’s own computer thought it was on the ground. The incident began when contaminated hydraulic fluid froze, preventing the landing gear from properly retracting or extending. As the pilot spent nearly an hour on a conference call with engineers to troubleshoot, ice buildup caused the jet’s sensors to incorrectly signal that the air…
An F-35 fighter jet of the US Air Force crashed in January. Now it's clear that this was preceded by a 50-minute telephone conference between pilot and engineers.
A US Air Force F-35 pilot spent 50 minutes in mid-air consultation with Lockheed Martin engineers to try to fix a problem on the plane but was unsuccessful, causing the fighter jet to crash in Alaska in January.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/27/us/alaska-f-35-crash-accident-report-hnk-ml Tldr: A pilot spent 50 minutes talking to 5 Lockheed engineers while...
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