The key US ally had sought the suspension of all non-emergency V-22 Osprey flights over its territory after one fell into the sea on Wednesday in western Japan.
Until the cause of this one is determined, the only V-22 crash that wasn’t pilot error was due to a maintenance error where a mechanic wired the controls backwards.
Pilot error is rarely the actual cause, but is a convenient scapegoat. I worked in rotary accident investigation in the Army and that’s not something you’ll read in a report. There’s other issues; why is this aircraft in particular so prone to pilot error? Perhaps it’s poorly designed?
Until the cause of this one is determined, the only V-22 crash that wasn’t pilot error was due to a maintenance error where a mechanic wired the controls backwards.
Pilot error is rarely the actual cause, but is a convenient scapegoat. I worked in rotary accident investigation in the Army and that’s not something you’ll read in a report. There’s other issues; why is this aircraft in particular so prone to pilot error? Perhaps it’s poorly designed?
Interesting, I heard it had a very bad reputation for it’s reliability, but I guess it’s just that it’s extremely hard to control then.