ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274659
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| Date: | Monday 24 January 2022 |
| Time: | 16:31 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy (USN), VFA-147 |
| Registration: | 169304 |
| MSN: | CF-30 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South China Sea, USS Carl Vinson -
 Philippines
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Carl Vinson (CVN70) |
| USS Carl Vinson (CVN70) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The fighter was involved in an accident landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea. The pilot ejected safely from the aircraft. The aircraft struck the deck edge, slid the length of the flight deck and fell into the sea. Seven sailors aboard the ship were injured. F-35C Tail Code NE-406
Navy's Pacific Fleet Full release:
An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, had a landing mishap on deck while USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) was conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 24, 2022. The pilot safely ejected from the aircraft and was recovered via U.S. military helicopter. The pilot is in stable condition. There were seven total Sailors injured; three Sailors required MEDEVAC to a medical treatment facility in Manila, Philippines, and four were treated by on-board medical personnel. All three MEDEVACs are assessed as stable. Of the four Sailors treated by on-board medical, three have been released. Additional details and the cause of the inflight mishap is under investigation.
8:33 a.m. - Updated to reflect that all three MEDEVACed Sailors are in stable condition.
Accident report:
COMMAND INVESTIGATION INTO THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE F-35C CLASS A AVIATION MISHAP OF 24 JAN 22:
“This mishap was the result of pilot error,” wrote U.S. 7th Fleet commander Vice Adm. Karl Thomas in his June 3rd endorsement.
See pdf link below:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44003/f-35c-accident-aboard-carrier-in-south-china-sea-forces-pilot-to-eject-injures-seven-sailors
https://www.cpf.navy.mil/News/Article/2909229/f-35c-lightning-ii-has-landing-mishap-on-uss-carl-vinson/
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/01/u-s-navys-f-35c-has-landing-mishap-on-uss-carl-vinson/
https://theaviationist.com/2022/02/06/f-35c-ramp-strike-video-leaked-online/
http://Scramble.nl
https://news.usni.org/2022/02/07/navy-investigating-leaked-footage-of-f-35c-lightning-ii-ramp-strike
Feb 2023: https://news.usni.org/2023/02/21/pilot-error-after-sierra-hotel-break-resulted-in-south-china-sea-f-35c-crash-investigation-says
Accident report ______________________
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23686824/f-35c-records-for-release-redacted-v2.pdf
Media:
Leaked video of the F-35C crash on Carl Vinson, a classic case of ramp strike by the most advanced fielded fighter jet pic.twitter.com/wVl5nLI1bN
— Fighterman_FFRC (@Fighterman_FFRC) February 6, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2022 05:50 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 25-Jan-2022 05:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jan-2022 05:56 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2022 08:02 | stanak | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Jan-2022 16:31 | gerard57 | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2022 18:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2022 11:41 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2022 11:43 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2022 11:49 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Feb-2022 10:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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