Ice in the landing gear caused the crash of an F-35 at Eielson Air Force Base in January, according to a new military report released this week. The pilot declared an emergency and ejected prior to ...

An F-35 Lightning II fighter jet that went down at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks in January crashed after attempts to fix frozen landing gear left the plane uncontrollable, according to an Air ...

Ice contamination in landing gear struts created a cascading series of events that ended with an F-35A Lightning II crashing at an air base in Alaska in January, according to an Air Force accident ...

Credit: U.S. Air Force Hydraulic fluid contaminated with water froze inside an F-35A’s landing gear, ultimately causing the jet to crash after the pilot ejected in a Jan. 28, 2025, mishap, according ...