{"id":2431913,"date":"2025-05-07T12:28:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fighter-jet-overboard-pilots-eject-after-aircraft-carrier-landing-goes-wrong\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T12:31:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:31:44","slug":"fighter-jet-overboard-pilots-eject-after-aircraft-carrier-landing-goes-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fighter-jet-overboard-pilots-eject-after-aircraft-carrier-landing-goes-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighter Jet Overboard: Pilots Eject After Aircraft Carrier Landing Goes Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffighter-jet-overboard-pilots-eject-after-aircraft-carrier-landing-goes-wrong%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2431913&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An F\/A-18 fighter jet, while landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, went overboard, leading to the ejection of its two pilots.The incident occurred on Tuesday and is currently under examination, with officials stating that the arrestment system, which catches the jet during landing, failed. Fortunately, the pilots were rescued with minor injuries, and there were no casualties on the flight deck. <\/p>\n<p>This incident adds to a series of mishaps involving the Truman,which has been vital in the U.S. airstrike efforts against Houthi rebels in Yemen.Recently, both President Trump and Oman\u2019s foreign minister announced a ceasefire with the Houthis, although this was not confirmed by the rebels. Previous incidents involving the Truman include another F\/A-18 falling into the sea earlier in the year,as well as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-massive-explosion-rocks-ukraines-capital-city-of-kyiv\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Massive Explosion Rocks Ukraine\u2019s Capital City Of Kyiv\">friendly fire incident<\/a> that took down an F\/A-18 and a collision with a merchant vessel. The Truman has experienced extended deployment times due to ongoing conflicts in the region.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An F\/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The incident Tuesday marked the latest mishap to mar the deployment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-aircraft-carrier-involved-collision-foreign-waters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truman<\/a>, which has been essential in the airstrike campaign by the United States against Yemen&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-announces-houthis-contacted-thrown-towel-capitulated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houthi rebels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-renames-persian-gulf-surprise-move-late-tuesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Oman&rsquo;s foreign minister both said that a ceasefire had been reached with the Houthis, who would no longer target ships in the Red Sea corridor &mdash; something not immediately acknowledged by the rebels.<\/p>\n<p>The F\/A-18 Super Hornet landed on the Truman after a flight, but &ldquo;the arrestment failed,&rdquo; said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren&rsquo;t authorized to speak publicly about the incident, which is now under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Arrestment&rdquo; refers to the hook system used by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daily-feed-9-15-23\/\" title=\"Daily Feed 09\/15\/23\">aircraft landing<\/a> on carriers, which catches steel wire ropes on the flight deck. It remains unclear what part of the system failed.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dei-airlines-haunting-effect-veteran-pilots-many-afraid-leave-co-pilots-alone-cockpit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pilots<\/a> on board were later rescued by a helicopter and suffered minor injuries in the incident, the official added. No one on the flight deck was hurt.<\/p>\n<p>CNN first reported on the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&rsquo;s incident was the latest to see the Navy lose an F\/A-18, which cost about $60 million. In April, another F\/A-18 fighter jet slipped off the hangar deck of the Truman and fell into the Red Sea. The crew members who were in the pilot seat of the Super Hornet and on the small towing tractor both jumped away.<\/p>\n<p>In December, the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg mistakenly shot down an F\/A-18 after ships earlier shot down multiple Houthi drones and an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >anti-ship cruise missile launched<\/a> by the rebels. Both aviators in that incident also survived.<\/p>\n<p>And in February, the Truman collided with a merchant vessel near Port Said, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>The Truman, based out of Norfolk, Virginia, has seen its deployment extended multiple times amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-posts-video-houthis-gather-instructions-seconds-later-just-crater-stood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houthi<\/a> airstrike campaign. It had been joined recently by the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier operating out of the Arabian Sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, prompting both pilots to eject, according to a defense official who spoke with The Associated Press on Wednesday. This incident, which occurred on Tuesday, adds to the series of mishaps affecting the Truman&#8217;s deployment, crucial for U.S. airstrikes against Yemen&#8217;s Houthi rebels. On that same day, President Donald Trump and Oman&#8217;s foreign minister announced a ceasefire with the Houthis, who would cease targeting ships in the Red Sea corridor\u2014a claim not immediately confirmed by the rebels. The F\/A-18 Super Hornet had landed on the Truman after a mission but experienced a failure in its arrestment system during landing; details about what specifically failed remain unclear as an investigation is underway. The two pilots were later rescued by helicopter with minor injuries; no one else was harmed on deck. CNN first reported this incident. This marks another loss for the Navy involving an F\/A-18 jet valued at approximately $60 million; earlier this year another jet fell off Truman\u2019s hangar deck into the Red Sea while crew members escaped unharmed. In December, an F\/A-18 was mistakenly shot down by USS Gettysburg after previous engagements with Houthi drones and missiles also resulted in survival for both aviators involved in that case as well. Additionally, there was a collision between Truman and a merchant vessel near Port Said earlier this year. Based out of Norfolk, Virginia, Truman has had its deployment extended multiple times due to ongoing Houthi attacks and has recently been joined by USS Carl Vinson from Arabian Sea operations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2431914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dbeb12d073ec4b1d911a09e1b9bf77fb-1-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37854,52075,54783],"class_list":["post-2431913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aircraft-carrier","tag-fighter-jet","tag-pilots-eject"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dbeb12d073ec4b1d911a09e1b9bf77fb-1-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2431913"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2431917,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431913\/revisions\/2431917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2431913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2431913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2431913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}