Inquiry Finds Pilot Error Caused Incident During Takeoff
Japan’s fleet of tiltrotor V-22 Ospreys have been cleared to resume operations after they were grounded last month following an incident in which one tilted and hit the ground on takeoff. The aircraft was participating in a joint exercise with the U.S. military on October 27, 2024, and was carrying 16 people at the time. The aircraft “became unstable” during takeoff from a Japanese base on Yonaguni, a remote island southwest of Okinawa.