"The fact that the [mishap pilot] went from a controlled flight regime to an unusual attitude and did not take corrective actions for 30 seconds suggests he had unrecognized spatial disorientation," the AIB report reads. "At 19:42:24L the [mishap pilot] recognized the [mishap aircraft's] position and attempted to perform a dive recovery."
Ultimately, the Air Force chose to blame Haney rather than attribute the crash to a malfunctioning bleed-air system and a difficult to use emergency oxygen supply.
Training issue here?
Ergonomics?
Flight regime? I'd love to have a look at the AIB ...
If the emer oxygen system is hard to use, and that difficulty is known, what training is done to overcome that diffiuclty? When you are in extremis, you typically revert back to your training.
Was he in a flight regime where he could not trim S & L while troubleshooting? The info leaves a lot missing.
Thanks for the updates, even if troubling.
It would be interesting to see the F-22 PCL and boldface for an OBOGS malfunction to understand what went amiss here.
