An F/A-18A Hornet crashed early Tuesday trying to land at the Fallon Naval Air Station but the pilot ejected safely and suffered only minor injuries, the base reported.
The pilot was completing a mission as an adversary aircraft when the pilot crashed the fighter jet at about 1:10 a.m. The aircraft was operated by the New Orleans-based Strike Fighter Attack Squadron Two Zero Four. It veered off the runway and crashed on Navy property just east of the field, the Navy reported in a statement.
The cause is under investigation.
The other aircraft involved were forced to divert to Reno-Tahoe International Airport and Lemoore Naval Air Station in Northern California.
No one on the ground was hurt, the Navy reported.
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