via Seapower Mag.
Harrier Jet Runs Off Runway in AfghanistanHmm. An ejection. Sounds like another aircraft that will be written off...this incident has Class A mishap written all over it.
By RICHARD R. BURGESS, Managing Editor
ARLINGTON, Va. – A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft has been damaged in a landing mishap in Afghanistan.
The AV-8B, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 311 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., was damaged July 10 during its landing roll-out when it ran off the runway at Camp Bastion.
According to a source, the aircraft’s outrigger landing gear collapsed, causing the Harrier to veer off the runway. The pilot ejected and survived.
The extent of the damage to the aircraft is being assessed.