V-22 Crash Report Cites Pilot Error, Wind And Flight Manual

By Christopher J. Castelli / August 17, 2012 at 9:48 PM
A fatal MV-22 Osprey crash in Morocco this past spring was due largely to pilots' mistakes, but wind was also a key factor, according to a Marine Corps investigation report, which recommends no disciplinary action against the pilots and concludes the aircraft's flight manual had inadequate guidance for the circumstances involved. On April 11, the pilots "made a decision to turn and take off with a tail wind so that they wouldn't endanger any of the folks that were in...

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