thedrifter
08-01-09, 06:01 AM
Legislation aims to ‘set the record straight' about Osprey crash
Comments 4 | Recommend 2
July 31, 2009 1:11 PM
Rep. Walter B. Jones has introduced legislation expressing that the April 8, 2000, MV-22 Osprey crash in Marana, Ariz. was not a result of aircrew human factors or pilot error.
The crash, which killed 19 Marines and was piloted by Lt. Col. John A. Brow and Maj. Brooks S. Gruber, occurred during a training mission as part of a test phase to determine the aircraft’s operational suitability for the Marine Corps, according to a release from Jones’ office.
The legislation, H. Res. 698, is meant to set the record straight about the crash and honor the pilots, according to the release.
“The evidence shows that the fatal factor in the crash was the aircraft’s lack of a Vortex Ring State warning system and the pilots’ lack of critical training regarding the extreme dangers of VRS onset in the Osprey,” Jones said in the release.
Ellie
Comments 4 | Recommend 2
July 31, 2009 1:11 PM
Rep. Walter B. Jones has introduced legislation expressing that the April 8, 2000, MV-22 Osprey crash in Marana, Ariz. was not a result of aircrew human factors or pilot error.
The crash, which killed 19 Marines and was piloted by Lt. Col. John A. Brow and Maj. Brooks S. Gruber, occurred during a training mission as part of a test phase to determine the aircraft’s operational suitability for the Marine Corps, according to a release from Jones’ office.
The legislation, H. Res. 698, is meant to set the record straight about the crash and honor the pilots, according to the release.
“The evidence shows that the fatal factor in the crash was the aircraft’s lack of a Vortex Ring State warning system and the pilots’ lack of critical training regarding the extreme dangers of VRS onset in the Osprey,” Jones said in the release.
Ellie