Navy pilot made crucial error before crashing F-35C into USS Carl Vinson in South China Sea

A U.S. Navy investigation is reportedly placing blasted connected a correction by a aviator for nan crash of an F-35C Lightning II jet into nan platform of a U.S. craft bearer successful nan South China Sea past year. 

A study shared pinch Military.com showed investigators concluded that nan Jan. 24 clang – which progressive nan USS Carl Vinson – was nan consequence of nan aviator choosing to execute a specialized landing but failing to move connected physics aides successful nan plane. 

Video of nan incident circulated connected societal media, and respective sailors were injured. The aviator managed to eject safely. 

The study said nan clang caused millions of dollars successful harm to different level and hundreds of thousands of dollars successful harm to nan platform of nan carrier. 

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F-35C stealth pitchy sits connected platform of USS Carl Vinson successful nan Western Pacific, southbound of Japan. (Reuters/Tim Kelly)

It identified nan aviator only by his rank of lieutenant and said he had wanted to effort an "expedited betterment maneuver" known arsenic nan "Sierra Hotel Break" aliases SHB.

The outlet said nan SHB was described by nan Navy arsenic "when an craft initiates a move to downwind from either down nan vessel aliases complete nan apical of nan vessel … [using] G-forces to decelerate complete nan people of a 360-degree turn, dropping nan landing cogwheel erstwhile nan craft is beneath landing cogwheel modulation speed." It says a aviator has a "reduced magnitude of clip to configure nan craft and behaviour landing checks."

The lieutenant reportedly didn't move connected nan Approach Power Compensation Mode (APC) aliases nan Delta Flight Path (DFP). The APC maintains nan pitchy astatine nan correct perspective and nan DFP automatically adjusts nan throttle.

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The Nimitz-class craft bearer USS Carl Vinson arrives successful Da Nang, Vietnam for a scheduled larboard sojourn March 5, 2018. (U.S. Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin M. Monroe)

The landing signals serviceman told nan aviator to deed nan afterburners successful nan infinitesimal caught connected video, pinch full incident lasting 4 astir 5 minutes. 

The level sank into nan water and was salvaged by nan Navy successful March of past year.

The Navy did not instantly respond to aggregate requests for remark from Fox News Digital, but Navy spokesperson Cmdr. Zach Harrell told Military.com that nan aviator "is nary longer successful a flying position successful nan U.S. Navy, but will proceed to service arsenic a Naval officer."

U.S. Navy trial Pilot Tony Wilson makes nan first-ever landing of nan F-35C Joint Strike Fighter connected an craft bearer utilizing its tailhook system, disconnected nan seashore of California November 3, 2014.  (REUTERS/Mike Blake )

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Investigators issued a bid of recommendations to forestall further incidents and said nan Navy is not recommending an extremity to expedited betterment maneuvers, aliases SHBs.

Fox News’ Greg Norman, Bradford Betz and Lucas Y. Tomlinson contributed to this report.