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Poor maintenance, critical errors caused jet crash, report says
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Fire rages in San Diego's University City neighborhood, where an F/A-18 military jet crashed during a training exercise. Sandy Huffaker / Getty Images
San Diego -- The F/A-18 crash that killed four family members in a San Diego neighborhood on Dec. 8 was caused by poor maintenance on the plane and a series of critical errors by the pilot and officers trying to guide him to an emergency landing, a Marine investigation report released Tuesday concluded.
Among the worst of the mistakes was the pilot's decision, made with his
squadron bosses, to bypass a runway on Coronado and attempt to land at
Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, 11 miles farther away. The pilot
could easily have landed his jet at the closer North Island Naval Air
Station, the investigation concluded.
Four top squadron officers at Miramar have been relieved of duty.
The investigation found that the commanding officer, operations officer, aviation maintenance officer and operations duty officer violated emergency procedures, gave incorrect instructions to the pilot, did not adequately check on the plane's location and failed to note the pilot's warning that his plane's only functioning engine had fuel problems.
Eight other Marines and a sailor have also been punished. The pilot, Lt. Dan Neubauer, who was still in training, has been grounded. The deputy commandant for aviation will decide whether he is allowed to resume flying.
The investigation found that the commanding officer, operations officer, aviation maintenance officer and operations duty officer violated emergency procedures, gave incorrect instructions to the pilot, did not adequately check on the plane's location and failed to note the pilot's warning that his plane's only functioning engine had fuel problems.
Eight other Marines and a sailor have also been punished. The pilot, Lt. Dan Neubauer, who was still in training, has been grounded. The deputy commandant for aviation will decide whether he is allowed to resume flying.
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