Air Force Blames “Pilot Error” for Predator Drone Crash in Afganistan
The US Taxpayers lost $3.8 million dollars when a Predator Drone crashed during a mission in Afghanistan.
What’s the root cause? Pilot error due to a loss of situational awareness due to channelized attention.
In other words, they were human.
For the article about the report, see:
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123197262
If anyone finds a link to the original report on-line, please post it as a comment.