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| Date: | Tuesday 11 March 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk |
| Owner/operator: | TW-2, US Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | NAS Kingsville (NQI/KNQI), TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 11 M arch 2025, a T-45C Goshawk Trainer of Training Wing 2, based at NAS Kingsville, TX suffered damage to its Rolls Royce Turbomeca Adour F405-RR-401 engine as a result of a technical malfunction.
The incident was officially acknowledged by the US Navy in a statement:
“Out of an abundance of caution, operations of all T-45C Goshawk aircraft have been paused while the Chief of Naval Air Training and Naval Air Systems Command assess the fleet’s ability to safely resume training. At approximately 3 p.m. CST on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, a T-45C Goshawk assigned to Training Air Wing 2 in Kingsville, Texas, experienced an engine malfunction prior to takeoff. The aircrew sustained no injuries. Damage to the aircraft engine was reported. CNATRA is investigating the incident as NAVAIR spearheads the engineering investigation. As always, the safety of our aircrews remains top priority.“
As a result of the incident, operations using the T-45 have been temporarily grounded.
Sources:
https://www.twz.com/air/t-45-goshawk-navy-jet-trainer-fleet-grounded
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2025 12:28 | V.E | Added |
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