Key takeaways:
- The two aviators were rescued, returned to the carrier and evaluated by medical personnel.
- Four sailors were injured; one was taken to a Norfolk-area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- The Navy did not identify the plane, describe what happened to it or state a cause.
Two U.S. Navy aviators ejected while landing a plane on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower off the Virginia coast Monday evening, and four sailors aboard the aircraft carrier were injured, the Navy said.
The aviators, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3, ejected after what the Navy called a “mishap” during aircraft recovery operations. Search and rescue personnel promptly recovered them and returned them to the ship, where medical personnel were evaluating them.
The four injured sailors were also receiving medical care. One was taken to a hospital in the Norfolk, Virginia, area with injuries that were not life-threatening, the Navy said.
The Navy did not identify the type of two-seat plane involved, say what happened to it or give a cause for the incident. It did not immediately respond to requests for further details.
“Carrier crews regularly train for emergencies and unexpected situations during flight operations, and that training enabled the crew to respond quickly and safely,” the Navy said in a statement reported by CBS News.
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is a nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier commissioned in 1977.
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