http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/139-full.html#185878
F-22 Incident Prompts Inquiry
You may surprised to hear that one of the U.S. Air Force’s prized F-22s nearly crashed on Sept. 19. That’s because the government had kept the incident under wraps until a Texas newspaper broke the story. The Dallas Morning News reports an anonymous senior Air Force official confirmed the accident, which nearly cost the life of the pilot and the $161 million jet. The article claims an experienced F-15 pilot with less than 20 hours in the new Raptor attempted a dogfight maneuver that "sent the aircraft plummeting in an upside-down spiral." The article claims the F-22 plunged more than 10,000 feet before the pilot released the controls causing the F/A-22 to cease spiraling. The Air Force official told the newspaper a safety investigation board found no flaw in the airplane or any mechanical reason for the incident. For now, the development program continues, as the F-22, touted as a replacement for the F-15, is schedule to be fully operational by 2004.

Originally posted by Ed Toner
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/139-full.html#185878
F-22 Incident Prompts Inquiry
You may surprised to hear that one of the U.S. Air Force’s prized F-22s nearly crashed on Sept. 19. That’s because the government had kept the incident under wraps until a Texas newspaper broke the story. The Dallas Morning News reports an anonymous senior Air Force official confirmed the accident, which nearly cost the life of the pilot and the $161 million jet. The article claims an experienced F-15 pilot with less than 20 hours in the new Raptor attempted a dogfight maneuver that "sent the aircraft plummeting in an upside-down spiral." The article claims the F-22 plunged more than 10,000 feet before the pilot released the controls causing the F/A-22 to cease spiraling. The Air Force official told the newspaper a safety investigation board found no flaw in the airplane or any mechanical reason for the incident. For now, the development program continues, as the F-22, touted as a replacement for the F-15, is schedule to be fully operational by 2004.


Pilot error, no doubt. :nice:

Probably, but they may have learned something about the F-22 from it.

Originally posted by Ed Toner
Probably, but they may have learned something about the F-22 from it.

Don't let undertrained people fly it?

No, they HAVE to fly it. The crash will be carefully analysed, and learned from.

I remember when I had only 20 hours in the F2H-3. I did a lot of stupid things. I learned from them.