Watchdog Slams USAF on F-22 Crash Report
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Watchdog Slams USAF on F-22 Crash Report
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Pentagon Watchdog Slams Air Force for Blaming Stealth Jet Failure on Pilot
The U.S. Air Force unfairly blamed one of its top pilots for the crash that killed him, according to the Pentagon’s in-house watchdog, rather than the malfunctioning oxygen systems on his stealth jet.
On Nov. 10, 2010, an Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighter piloted by Capt. Jeffrey Haney plunged into the ground in Alaska. Haney died instantly. The Air Force’s official Accident Investigation Board (AIB) investigation (.pdf) a year later accused the young pilot of losing control of his $377 million F-22. But it also admitted that the breathable-air system on Haney’s jet malfunctioned, with possible effects including oxygen deprivation, impaired judgment and even unconsciousness — symptoms collectively known as “hypoxia.”
On Monday, the Defense Department Inspector General called out the Air Force for blaming Haney. The Air Force, it said, pointed a finger at the deceased pilot without adequate evidence and without fully taking into account the possible effects of the failed oxygen gear — problems with which have been found to affect all 180 or so Raptors going back years. “The AIB Statement of Opinion regarding the cause of the mishap was not supported by the facts,” the inspector general states in its official report. (.pdf)..............
The Pentagon inspector general’s report is a powerful blow in Haney’s defense against an Air Force eager to protect the tattered fragments of the F-22′s once-stellar reputation. But it’s not the final word. The Air Force issued a rebuttal to the watchdog office that basically rejects the criticism. “The Air Force found that the AIB President’s Statement of Opinion regarding the cause of the mishap was supported by clear and convincing evidence and he exhausted all available investigative leads,” the flying branch contends.
The stealth jet blame game isn’t over.
Pentagon Watchdog Slams Air Force for Blaming Stealth Jet Failure on Pilot
The U.S. Air Force unfairly blamed one of its top pilots for the crash that killed him, according to the Pentagon’s in-house watchdog, rather than the malfunctioning oxygen systems on his stealth jet.
On Nov. 10, 2010, an Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighter piloted by Capt. Jeffrey Haney plunged into the ground in Alaska. Haney died instantly. The Air Force’s official Accident Investigation Board (AIB) investigation (.pdf) a year later accused the young pilot of losing control of his $377 million F-22. But it also admitted that the breathable-air system on Haney’s jet malfunctioned, with possible effects including oxygen deprivation, impaired judgment and even unconsciousness — symptoms collectively known as “hypoxia.”
On Monday, the Defense Department Inspector General called out the Air Force for blaming Haney. The Air Force, it said, pointed a finger at the deceased pilot without adequate evidence and without fully taking into account the possible effects of the failed oxygen gear — problems with which have been found to affect all 180 or so Raptors going back years. “The AIB Statement of Opinion regarding the cause of the mishap was not supported by the facts,” the inspector general states in its official report. (.pdf)..............
The Pentagon inspector general’s report is a powerful blow in Haney’s defense against an Air Force eager to protect the tattered fragments of the F-22′s once-stellar reputation. But it’s not the final word. The Air Force issued a rebuttal to the watchdog office that basically rejects the criticism. “The Air Force found that the AIB President’s Statement of Opinion regarding the cause of the mishap was supported by clear and convincing evidence and he exhausted all available investigative leads,” the flying branch contends.
The stealth jet blame game isn’t over.
When you have Pilots refusing to fly the Airplane, when others refuse assignment to the aircraft.....the latest greatest whiz bang warplane in the USAF Fleet....you know something is seriously wrong.
Then when the Air Force does a major refit of the O2 system....as a result of the problems.....but conveniently skips over that in their findings and lays the crash on the head of the dead Pilot.....there is something wrong that is more worrisome than just the technical problem with the aircraft.
Then when the Air Force does a major refit of the O2 system....as a result of the problems.....but conveniently skips over that in their findings and lays the crash on the head of the dead Pilot.....there is something wrong that is more worrisome than just the technical problem with the aircraft.
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This smelled from Day One.
Why in the world, especially in the modern, digital, everything is out there, age would USAF leadership try to pin this on pilot error?
Obviously, to save money and/or their post-USAF board memberships at various firms.
Sends quite a message to the youngsters about leadership and who has got their backs when it all goes south.
Why in the world, especially in the modern, digital, everything is out there, age would USAF leadership try to pin this on pilot error?
Obviously, to save money and/or their post-USAF board memberships at various firms.
Sends quite a message to the youngsters about leadership and who has got their backs when it all goes south.
All it needed was a length of coloured cord with a `woggle`on the end, attached to the emergency oxygen ring-pull...cost ,about $5...
Careful you don't get carried away now Beags......who knows where this will lead if you do! We might find you holed up in the Alamo with us here.
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Why in the world, especially in the modern, digital, everything is out there, age would USAF leadership try to pin this on pilot error?
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Yes, that was my point.
A conveniently dead pilot is no longer a good defence for poor and/or incompetent leadership.
Sweeping it under the rug is just not an option in today's world.
edited to add: As for BEagle gaining entrance to the Alamo, I want to see some legal documents and at least two references.
Before blackballing him.
We do have standards after all.
A conveniently dead pilot is no longer a good defence for poor and/or incompetent leadership.
Sweeping it under the rug is just not an option in today's world.
edited to add: As for BEagle gaining entrance to the Alamo, I want to see some legal documents and at least two references.
Before blackballing him.
We do have standards after all.
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