US Lakenheath jet crash caused by nose cap fault

[mhm]

"Imperfections" in the assembly of a US fighter jet's nose cap caused it to crash during a training exercise, investigators have found.

The F15-D jet from RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk crashed into a field near Spalding, Lincolnshire, on 8 October after going into a flat spin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-31867486

[viking9]

Sounds like an excuse for the pilot's error.