That's what Stephen Trimble over at Flight International is reporting as the cause of the April 8 crash of the special operations Osprey that killed four and injured others; it was not due to mechanical failure. The CV-22 pilots lost situational awareness due to brown-out while landing in a wadi around 1 a.m. His source: someone "familiar with the preliminary findings of the U.S. military investigation." We'll continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.
-- Greg
![A cameraman films U.S. Navy SEALs during an episode of the Fox network television series "24" at Camarillo Airport in 2008.](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-04/mil-filming-seals-in-series-24-1800.jpg?itok=WZFSEAJB "A cameraman films U.S. Navy SEALs during an episode of the Fox network television series "24" at Camarillo Airport in 2008. (U.S. Navy)")
