https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-08/ ... /101131502
Human error has been officially blamed for a dramatic incident in which a RAAF Super Hornet pilot and a weapons officer ejected from their aircraft during an aborted take off.
The emergency in December 2020 saw the aircraft veer off the main runway at RAAF Base Amberley, outside Brisbane, before rolling to a stop adjacent to the cross runway.
Both RAAF members escaped with minor injuries and the jet was able to be repaired and returned to service at a cost of about $1.5 million.
A partially redacted aviation safety investigation report from the Defence Flight Safety Bureau (DFSB), obtained by outgoing independent Senator Rex Patrick, has for the first time publicly revealed the contributing factors.
The aircraft was later repaired for $1.5 million and returned to service by mid-2021.
All I can say is, oops. That's one mess up the pilot will never hear the end of again.