CV-22 Crash Off Japan

[AWP]

A CV-22 from the 353rd SOW went down during a routine training mission with 8 souls on board. 1 confirmed dead, the other 7 are missing.

Blue skies.

Japan keeps searching for crew of U.S. Osprey after crash at sea, asks U.S. to ground the planes temporarily

 

[Ooh-Rah]

I swear we had a longer thread about this one, but…

- Update -

Gear cracks, pilot decision led to Japan Osprey crash, Air Force says

A deadly Osprey aircraft crash last November off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot’s decision to keep flying, instead of heeding multiple warnings that he should land, according to an Air Force investigation released Thursday.

The CV-22B Osprey crash killed eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members and led to a monthslong military-wide grounding of the fleet. It’s among four fatal Osprey crashes in the last two years driving investigations into the Osprey’s safety record. It’s created a split among the services about the future role of the unique aircraft, which can fly like an airplane but land like a helicopter.

For months, the Air Force would only say an unprecedented component failure caused the crash. On Thursday, it identified that a toothed piece called a pinion gear — a critical part of the proprotor gearbox — was to blame. The proprotor gearbox serves as the aircraft’s transmission: Inside each gearbox, five pinion gears spin hard to transmit the engine’s power to turn the Osprey’s masts and rotor blades.

 

[Andrew6919]

This tragic event shows how crucial it is to respond quickly to warning signals in the air. Ignoring multiple warnings is a risk that should never be underestimated, especially with complex equipment like the Osprey. It's a painful lesson, but hopefully, it will lead to better procedures in the future.
The Osprey clearly has its issues, but we have to understand that it's a unique system with immense potential. Maybe better training and more rigorous maintenance can prevent similar disasters.

Greetings, Andrew

 

[TLDR20]

Is this the one where the pilot was a noted defender of the Osprey, and had a very public Reddit profile? Hard to keep track of all the crashes involving this gigantic rotating death trap.