Pilot safe after landing gear fails in T-38C training jet mishap
By Rachel S. Cohen
Wednesday, Nov 23
An Air Force training jet recently made an emergency belly landing at a pilot training unit in Mississippi, marking the squadron’s second jet mishap in as many weeks.
The T-38C Talon’s landing gear malfunctioned in flight around 10:45 a.m. local time on Nov. 18, forcing its pilot to touch down with the wheels up at Columbus Air Force Base.
The unnamed pilot landed safely, Columbus said in a statement the same day. Air Force officials are investigating why the landing gear failed.
Air Force officials have not disclosed whether two pilots were flying in the two-seat trainer at the time, or how extensively the plane was damaged.
This is the T-38C’s third landing gear-related accident since fiscal 2012, according to safety data obtained by Air Force Times.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2022/11/23/pilot-safe-after-landing-gear-fails-in-t-38c-training-jet-mishap/
