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Air Force releases report on fatal accident at Sheppard
The Air Force on Sunday released its report on an aircraft accident at Sheppard Air Force Base that resulted in the death of an instructor pilot. Capt. John Robertson died from injuries suffered on May 13, 2024 when an ejection seat on his T-6A Texas II aircraft activated as the plane taxied to park following a training mission. The report said Robertson failed to fully install the ejection seat safety pin following the flight and also partially disconnected from the rear cockpit ejection seat system, which included the parachute. "The instructor pilot's harness chest strap V-ring unknowlingly got caught on and inadvertently actuated the ejection seat control handle, initiating the ejection sequence," the report said. The Air Force said the student Robertson was instructing was not injured. Fellow instructor pilots remembered Robertson as a "fantastic officer" following his death. Robertson and his student pilot were both assigned to the 80th Operations Support Squadron and flew with the 89th Flying Training Squadron which are both subordinate units to the 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard, the release said. More: 'A fantastic officer': Fellow officers remember Sheppard instructor pilot More: City to consider $1 million loan to local company This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Air Force releases report on fatal accident at Sheppard
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Air Force releases report on fatal accident at Sheppard
The Air Force on Sunday released its report on an aircraft accident at Sheppard Air Force Base that resulted in the death of an instructor pilot. Capt. John Robertson died from injuries suffered on May 13, 2024 when an ejection seat on his T-6A Texas II aircraft activated as the plane taxied to park following a training mission. The report said Robertson failed to fully install the ejection seat safety pin following the flight and also partially disconnected from the rear cockpit ejection seat system, which included the parachute. "The instructor pilot's harness chest strap V-ring unknowlingly got caught on and inadvertently actuated the ejection seat control handle, initiating the ejection sequence," the report said. The Air Force said the student Robertson was instructing was not injured. Fellow instructor pilots remembered Robertson as a "fantastic officer" following his death. Robertson and his student pilot were both assigned to the 80th Operations Support Squadron and flew with the 89th Flying Training Squadron which are both subordinate units to the 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard, the release said. More: 'A fantastic officer': Fellow officers remember Sheppard instructor pilot More: City to consider $1 million loan to local company This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Air Force releases report on fatal accident at Sheppard
