Pilot Error, Ejection Seat Malfunction Contributed to Fatal F-16CM Crash

摘要

Pilot error and a malfunctioning Collins Aerospace's [RTX] Advanced Concept Ejection Seat II(ACES II) contributed to a June 30 fatal crash of a Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16CM at ShawAFB, S.C., per an Air Combat Combat Command (ACC) Accident Investigation Board (AIB)report.32-year-old Air Force 1st Lt. David Schmitz, assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron at Shaw,was piloting the F-16CM during his first nighttime suppression of enemy air defenses trainingflight and his first attempt at air-to-air refueling from a Boeing [BA] KC-135, ACC said.