f/a-18 crash in usa

[jastheace]

looks like they may have dodged a bullet, no one killed and only minor injuries, lets hope it stays that way

Stuff news story

Jason

[Ian Warren]

We won't here much more about it , but 18 have two engines , now what did he do to cause the other to shut down ..... don't push this button .... WHOOPS

[jastheace]

i have a couple of theories, bird ingestion causing dual engine failure, or a major uncontained engine failure that threw parts into the second, i seem to remember a f-14 having that same sort of problem. one report said that the pilots dumped fuel before bailing out, minimizing the fuel fire when it crashed.