"Randolph tower, Arock 61, Quarry for initial with Zulu." "Arock 61, report four-mile initial." "Arock 61 will report four-mile initial." It's almost the end of another afternoon T-1 PIT formation airdrop and single-ship transition sortie. The weather is pretty good and it's been a great flight. Arock 61 just entered the north VFR entry point for Randolph Runway 14L. They descend to 2600 feet MSL and maintain 250 KIAS per local procedures. Major Rich Jones, a PIT IP in the 99th Flying Training Squadron is flying in the left seat as a JSUPT student. His student, Capt Jian Pena, an instructor in the 48th Flying Training Squadron at Columbus AFB, MS, who is finishing up T-1 PIT, is in the right. After Capt Pena finishes making the radio call, BANG! Several Master Caution lights on the instrument panel illuminate. What has just happened?
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