Human error has been officially blamed for a dramatic incident in which a RAAF Super Hornet pilot and a weapons officer ejected from their aircraft during an aborted take-off.
Human error has been officially blamed for a dramatic incident in which a RAAF Super Hornet pilot and a weapons officer ejected from their aircraft during an aborted take off.The crew experienced minor injuries, with repairs to the plane costing more than $1.5 millionThe RAAF's fleet of 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets and 11 EA-18G Growlers were suspended for 10 days following the incident, outside Brisbane, before rolling to a stop adjacent to the cross runway.
"During the take-off roll, the aircraft departed the right side of the sealed runway surface, culminating in both aircrew ejecting," the report states. The DFSB's investigators found that "substandard adherence to checklist actions prior to the aircraft lining up resulted in a 'master caution' and 'check trim' message on the left digital display indicator as the throttles were advanced into afterburner for takeoff".
"Upon noticing the heading deviation, it is likely the pilot suffered an acute stress response followed by a short duration of impaired cognitive performance," the report states. That led to the rear-seat weapons system officer "initiating the command ejection of both crew from the aircraft".
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