[El Gato]

Funny they had no trouble releasing the name of the F/A-18 pilot who managed to put his bird into someone's house, killing a child, the mother and grandmother. He was headed into Miramar MCAS because he had engine problems and they though that better than trying to put it back on the boat.

Unfortunately the approach from the west has gotten pretty cluttered with housing developments, businesses and such. Perhaps another field, like North Island, Imperial Beach, or Camp Pendleton would have been better choices for a sick bird, although their runway are shorter than Miramar's. He did try to put it in a "greenbelt" type of area, but just missed it. He punched out and survived.

[smokingfrog]

Perhaps the student aviator was a minor?