A U.S. Air Force CV-22 tiltrotor assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron has been stranded in a field about 23 miles south of Fort Sumner since Aug. 10.
A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey from the 20th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., flies over New Mexico to take Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Cory Olson, AFSOC command chief, out to Melrose Air Force Range July 15, 2019. The 20th SOS showed CV-22 capabilities including low-level maneuvers and landing operations. While out at MAFR, they received a briefing from wing leadership about the full capabilities of the range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vernon R. Walter III)
Capt. Kim Erskine of Cannon Air Force Base told The Eastern News that the Osprey was part of a routine training flight when it experienced a minor equipment issue and the crew brought the aircraft down out of an abundance of caution.
Maintenance personnel are busy repairing the aircraft and bring it back to base.
