Flight control system malfunction caused F/A-22 Raptor crash
Published: Thu Jun 9th, 2005Source: www.airforcetimes.com
A loss of electrical power and vague instructions helped lead to the crash of an F/A-22 Raptor as it was taking off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Dec. 20, according to an Air Combat Command investigation released June 8. See a computer simulation of the crash.The jet’s pilot, Maj. Robert A. Garland of the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis, survived the crash by ejecting before the stealth jet flipped over and skidded across the ground.
The crash was the first of an F/A-22 and came as the service battled to save the fighter program from budget cuts.
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