reply to post by Zaphod58
Hey Zaph did a quick search and found this info on class A mishaps that the F-22 has had since begining service.
As mentioned before, the F-22 experienced one Class A in-flight, with an additional Class A mishap during ground ops. Thankfully, nobody was
injured and no jets were lost. Let's take a closer look at these Class A mishaps.
During ground preflight operations, a nose gear pin was ingested by the right engine. Engine damage was significant enough to elevate the mishap into
the Class A range.
An F-22 pilot experienced gear problems during a training sortie. The pilot eventually set up for a planned approach-end arrestment. Upon touchdown,
the left main landing gear began collapsing. The aircraft successfully engaged the barrier and came to a stop on the runway. The aircraft experienced
significant airframe damage and the pilot successfully ground egressed.
The most likely of course for the insident you mentioned is the landing gear collapse though the dealy in the report or classification of class A till
a day later could lead to the engine and FOD issue that was elevated to class A. Not sure but there are the Class A accidents that I could come
across. No mention of dates for these but its possible this could be old 06 information.
