{"id":474192,"date":"2026-10-23T05:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/474192\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T05:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:12:09","slug":"2-pilots-eject-from-military-training-jet-in-texas-after-landing-gear-issue-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/474192\/","title":{"rendered":"2 pilots eject from military training jet in Texas after landing gear issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two pilots safely ejected from a military training aircraft near Seguin, Texas, on Thursday after experiencing a landing gear issue, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pilots were aboard a T-6A Texan II assigned to the 12th Flying Training Wing when they conducted a &#8220;controlled bailout&#8221; at approximately 5:51 p.m. local time, according to a news release from Joint Base San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After receiving indications that the aircraft&#8217;s landing gear was unsafe, the pilots consulted experts, who recommended they eject, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both pilots were being evaluated by local medical personnel. Their conditions were not immediately known.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer designed to train students in basic flying skills for U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots, according to the <a data-ylk=\"slk:U.S. Air Force;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/about-us\/fact-sheets\/display\/article\/104548\/t-6a-texan-ii\/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Air Force<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 12th Flying Training Wing &#8220;develops the next generation of Air Force aviators and enlisted aircrew by providing world-class flying training and education,&#8221; according to the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Air Education and Training Command;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aetc.af.mil\/Units\/19th-Air-Force\/12FTW\/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Air Education and Training Command<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Seguin is located about 35 miles east of San Antonio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two pilots safely ejected from a military training aircraft near Seguin, Texas, on Thursday after experiencing a landing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":474193,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-474192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}