2nd crash at Eglin in 5 days

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Less than a week after an F-22 Raptor crashed onto the Eglin AFB reservation May 15, an F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron (FS) crashed upon landing at the base around 9:30 p.m. on May 19. The pilot successfully ejected and was transported to the base hospital for evaluation and monitoring. The pilot is in stable condition. At the time of the accident, the pilot was participating in a routine night training sortie. First responders from the 96th Test Wing were on scene and the site was secured. The accident is under investigation. There was no loss of life or damage to civilian property. The name of the pilot is not being released this time. (Source: Eglin AFB 05/20/20) Both aircraft are among fifth-generation jets. The 58th FS handles joint flying and maintenance training for all three F-35 variants. F-22 Raptors were temporarily removed from Tyndall AFB to Eglin after an October 2018 hurricane.