"The fact that the Marine Corps and Air Force have not grounded the V-22 strongly suggests that something other than an aircraft malfunction was at fault here," a military officer who has participated in accident investigations said.
Clear day....near empty aircraft....over land.....and Pilot Error? This is going to be and interesting story. An aircraft destroyed and two Enlisted Crew members dead....let's see how this plays out.
21st....people die in Aircraft accidents...fact of life...and each one is a tragedy.
I firmly believe each one of these tragedies should be a learning experience....investigated to determine the cause....then apply the best measures possible to try to prevent similar occurrences. This forum is not the place for that investigation...that will be done by the USMC and US Navy with much interest in the results by the Air Force.
The good news on this one is two Pilots able to relate what happened as best they can recall, the Data/CVR Recorders will be recovered and analyzed, and there should be some witnesses perhaps. Unlike the USAF crash, there is a very good chance this one will provide some answers to what happened without any ambiguity as in the USAF crash.
Discussing these accidents is not Taboo.....otherwise we would never learn from them....that would be the worst loss of all.