The Jan. 28 crash at Eielson Air Force Base occurred after touch-and-go landing attempts triggered a computer glitch, according to a report. The pilot ejected.

The Air Force released a new report regarding the F-35A Lightning II crash that took place at Alaska's Eielson Air Force Base on January 28.

Ice buildup in the landing gear of a U.S. Air Force F-35A was the root cause of a crash at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska in January, according to a recently released report on the mishap.

A US Air Force fighter jet pilot had a troubleshooting call moments before the crash.According to CNN, the crash report released this week has revealed that the F-35 pilot held a 50-minute conference call with Lockheed Martin engineers to fix