Ejected F-35 pilot calls 911: 'I'm not sure where the airplane is'

The 911 call from the pilot of the crashed F-35 jet was released. He can be heard asking dispatchers to send help after parachuting from the aircraft.
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Emerging details from a four-minute phone call made by a military pilot to an emergency dispatcher show he was pleading for medical help after he ejected from an F-35 fighter jet and into a South Carolina resident's backyard.
The resident of the home, in North Charleston, first tells the dispatcher: “We got a pilot in the house, and I guess he landed in my backyard, and we’re trying to see if we could get an ambulance to the house, please."
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[@dereksevers9187]

The 911 operator is completely confused

[@soontobenothing5458]

She's thinking "Wtf is happening rn shouldnt he be calling the f*ckin Military?!"

[@missybbingiel7003]

As a 911 dispatcher for 23 years I would think this sounds fake

[@babushkaboi7288]

Most of them are idiots

[@davidlabossiere1140]

Probably looking for ejection in the flowchart

[@ptankov]

they're confused no matter what the case

[@alanthomas146]

I don't think 911 operators have a script for this one! LMAO😂

[@maryannfitkin9891]

Everything's OK...the F-35 is toast, but only cost several millions of $$$$. Not to worry, just up the rate on our loyal US tax payers! The loss can be easily "absorbed"!

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

I thought she was doing fine till it was obvious she was worried about his injuries, and missed there is a plane crashing somewhere. Good on him for calling 911, I guess that's the protocol, 911 then the Base.

[@performancej8017]

@@maryannfitkin9891 you know how much a F35 pilot worth, more than few billions

[@alexlopez5017]

​@@streamofconsciousness5826ssß

[@Nickjustdabs]

@@performancej8017LOL huhhhh

[@teale4ever]

She works from a pre set list of questions that don't work in this situation.

[@DriverJX]

That's the moment you realise that's why AI is costing people so many jobs

[@TheGreatestShowman69]

Dude, where’s my F-35

[@jfd9616]

Legend

[@stephaniegonsalves2263]

wah Haha

[@JosephSchumaker]

Hahaha

[@Magnanimousking92]

Zoltan 🫱🏻🫲🏻

[@zezoo2107]

Where’s your F-35 dude?

[@gandolfgreen5980]

That operater is so lost its priceless

[@taylorbyrne4274]

Why the hell is the pilot even having to call? Shouldn't the military be on top of this from the get go

[@dougnortman1196]

Brandon is so proud.

[@StyxiuSCruX]

The recording is actually hard to believe because of that reason. I know of a VERY few times in history that soldiers used the public system to call in airstrike/rescue coordinates or evac... but this just seems VERY farfetched since its such a secret and high end piece of tech within USA itself... why would he need to call 911 instead of his commanders or am i to believe that theres no emergency comms in these kinds of situations in THIS day and age :/

[@The13thDukeofWybourne]

It's complete BS! We demand better psyops

[@Pray4urenemies2day]

Look at the recruiter's and who we have running our military and tell me that they're on top of things. If we actually get into a real war with someone like China we will get the s*** kicked out of us we will be speaking Chinese

[@angelalachappelle9680]

This aircraft will never be “found”, because it’s not “lost”.

[@erikjehle217]

The 911 operator's brain melted when she could not find an input for "ejected from airplane at 2000 feet". I'm surprised she did not ask "Are the other drivers involved in the crash okay?" I was a cop and I know she was following what she was taught to do... but still.

[@Javihabitomber_]

Operater:Do you have any bleeding Pilot. : i can't see myself. 🤔👀💀

[@FalafelFlame]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TrueCourse]

Operator: “But can the other person see you?” 😂

[@yungrom427]

0:22 “….. Okay and what caused the fall?” 😭 idk why but made me laugh 😂

[@noahandcamsadventures1296]

“Okay and what caused the fall?” Me “oh I don’t know maybe just maybe I ejected from the aircraft

[@schnitzel_enjoyer]

"My f35 was attacking the ground and the ground fought back"

[@Metro248]

Operator- What caused the fall? Pilot- "Gravity ma'am."

[@Shirehi]

An ejection seat would definitely hurt your back lol

[@BroiledSourGrapes]

I read somewhere that pilots actually lose height after an ejection. Upwards of 1” is possible as it compresses the spine.

[@bradleysimpson9819]

​@@BroiledSourGrapesGuess it's better to be a bit shorter and not really be able to do anything strenuous again, than to go down in a firey explosion 🤷‍♂️.

[@kennethbellotte8678]

The pilot is like wtf is she asking me?....

[@C0BALTWARRI0R19]

I love how he clearly explained that he ejected from a plane and she's still taking down information like he fell off the roof. 😂

[@BRIPZ]

When you accidentally hit Y in GTA V

[@Security_guard069]

The plane just taking a joy ride

[@nathanielhipolito4812]

😂😂😂

[@sterlingwilliams9474]

Thank GOD you are safe brother 🙏

[@jinx7501]

Calm down, you're hearing less than a minute of this call. If it's like my area dispatchers, she likely has questions she is required to ask for types of calls. I kinda doubt there's an "ejected from plane, don't know where plane crashed" option in her system. As for why she isn't immediately dispatching responders, she has to figure out what is needed. The priority is the pilot. Are there injuries? What caused the fall/ejection could have caused injury as well. Then she needs to try for more plane information. I'm sure the government will be very much involved but again, not priority for the dispatcher. The responders will have to figure out where it crashed. Wrecked planes tend to be on fire, you're going to need Firefighters. She will also need to determine if EMS is required because the plane wreck could have hurt other people. If that's what my dispatch tells me, I need to know if my patients are on a highway or housing development or a variety of other possible variables. In short, leave the poor woman alone. She's in uncharted waters and has a lot of things she needs to figure out very quickly. Especially since, as I said before, you're only hearing the first few seconds of this call.

[@gazzarafalemozzy4766]

Common sense was missing..

[@serbang277]

This is the same vibe as getting an insurance call and replying with “you hit a what?”

[@Goodstuffbro]

Dispatch acting like its a test

[@bigpole6715]

Man these humans be like confused AI

[@adrichapoy6525]

Rough night. Lost my plane 🛩️ Cheers 🍻

[@soliitudegaming7275]

I am pretty sure the operator thinks he was saying he fell down the stairs or something.... lmao

[@thatguybrooke]

Yeah, my check engine light came on 😅 Before you know it this thing just shot me out 😂

[@KuroHebi]

- "Okay, and what caused the fall?". - "Uh... an aircraft failure.". - "... Okay.". What is she, stoned?

[@ishitabhalla4462]

F-35 pilot : Is this 911? 911 : Yes sir how can I help you? F-35 pilot : I need MC Dolands 6 no 4 and A large Soda

[@michaelhsu6649]

Crazy, she doesn’t get a call like that every day! The computer system probably has questions she has to ask and answer!

[@jeanfoskey1416]

Something fishy about this .

[@UndeadDemon1640-c5v]

You know that pilot was eating a Double Cheese Goliath with extra cheese and drinking Guacamole Gamer Fart 9000

[@brianreid9241]

my mumma once saida stupid is stupid Doe'sa 😂😂she can't comprehend airplane crash.

[@billyblack1354]

911 operator was totally confused.

[@MrJoeLeger]

911 operator is like wtf you call us ... lol

[@letouioui6621]

911 operators seem to have a common theme of low tier global function

[@missybbingiel7003]

You Come try it. There’s a reason everyone don’t do it.

[@letouioui6621]

@@missybbingiel7003hey. Thanks for the invite! After careful consideration and an educated evaluation of the caliber of people involved, I’ll stick to engineering and flying. My statement still stands as fact. I’m sure your dunning-kruger makes you incapable of understanding that, though.

[@MrAllallalla]

​@@letouioui6621I hope for your own sake that you're actually 12. What kind of answer is that?

[@letouioui6621]

@@MrAllallallaan accurate one. You ok pumpkin? Do you need someone to talk to?

[@prone1548]

​@@letouioui6621 attempting and failing at appearing intelligent through improper use of semantics in KZbin comment section is pretentious and laughable. But again, you also seem to believe playing with paper airplanes establishes your proficiencies in engineering and aviation. You were probably one of the participants in the 1999 paper, and certainly not those who underestimated their abilities

[@falconer829]

Shouldn't he have called his ready room and not 911? If 911 had to be called, they could have done that.

[@AliasgharAsgharinejad]

This is a game. It’s not true!😂

[@Smachfest]

Best Prank Call to 911 ever.

[@pl46u3]

Who asks how it happend and afterwards asks are you bleeding

[@sgwigglysquid230]

And what caused the fall? BRUHHHHHHH

[@Bobby-ff7ux]

OK, what caused the fall a severe lack of thrust with the severe increase of gravity

[@kevinfilanowicz605]

The emergency comms are on the plane 😂😂😂

[@fra93ilgrande]

When you're feeling bad for a mistake, Imagine crashing a 150 million F-35 💀💀💀💀💀 That sucks BAD

[@brant9871]

This isn’t a very good 911 operator

[@seraphx26]

"I activated the submarine mode by accident"

[@sohaibmateen5468]

He dident contacted military he called 911 what confidence

[@NovejSpeed3]

She doesn't realize she's talking to the actual pilot and once she does she has no clue what to ask next 😂

[@joseortega584]

That Dispatcher is totally incompetent

[@lachicaquellego]

Why he is calling 911 and not his bosses to get the aircraft safe?

[@larrygibson4276]

My thoughts exactly!!

[@NatureTab]

He ejected so not sure if we have any means of communication

[@ryaneggers7701]

injury or possible fire wherever pland crashes

[@combatbattalion6]

He's probably still in the chair or a tree someplace in south Carolina

[@xz4ct801]

In german news it is said that he landed in someone's backyard and he called 911 and told them that what seems to be a pilot just landed in his backyard

[@robertknutt6000]

I would not believe this was even a legitimate phone call ! 911 operator was not prepared for any emergency of anykind

[@Kanamit.]

Preset questions or not this 911 operator lacks all common sense. 🥺🥺🥺

[@ashtoncomer935]

Is there a list of questions they read cause I feel like if operators could use their common sense too things would be done a lot more passionately

[@DieuDeMort]

Pilot deemed unnecessary EJECTION IMMINENT

[@tobiaspramono378]

So you're having a Cheese Goliath and a "GAMER FART"

[@Orcaben1]

Lol i want to hear the whole thing, this woman is completely clueless

[@Will_i_am725]

Good Lord. Get a new 911 operator. Jeeze

[@95talon07]

Fire this lady.

[@RJB88525]

i mean she has to pull answers out of him of course she's thinking of questions to ask

[@bruceradford8284]

Suspicious

[@gus91340]

😂😂😂😂The operator is definitely confused!

[@dteed6282]

This is the 3rd or 4th ejected pilot in the last year. Something is wrong with the F35. Wonder what it is.

[@Brokenrocktail]

Lots of things but nothing critically wrong. It’s a new aircraft being adopted having its first generation of pilots trained, these are called teething issues and with 450 in service, losing about 1% of them isn’t exactly ground breaking. Go look up some older fighter aircraft and they all have some problems early on in service, usually getting hammered out within a few years

[@CASA-dy4vs]

Wow bro I would’ve never knew that a *NEW* jet would have PROBLEMS like come on bro it’s called fuckin innovation and testing for a reason dumbass 😂 (for the Original Commenter not the other reply)

[@ile2038]

Isn't there a military hotline for this stuff?

[@zombiekinggamer]

911 be like: is the jet armed?

[@mikeseibert4889]

Some 911 callers are oblivious to reality they start to ask stupid a## questions

[@Allmightygreat]

Bro he knows he’s getting demoted

[@lirobinght]

Who trained this operator? Please give her some MORE TRAINING...

[@stogystonks1663]

2000 feet? Is that high? Seems like 1 to many zeros to abandon the craft

[@michaelstewart3578]

This has got to be a carton of beer calling 911. 😂

[@RCR-j8h]

This has to be the dumbest 911 operator I’ve ever heard. How is this situation that confusing.

[@solideomusical]

911 operator: "Okay, what is the address or cross streets of where the plane is?"

[@98f5]

What caused the fall?! Are you kidding me lady

[@zezoo2107]

Poor dispatch operator she’s completely confused

[@anotherrandomperson163]

Yea, I feel like he called the wrong people...her screen of scripted questions don't cover fighter jet crashes ❤

[@NJP1199]

Poor lady is definitely sleeping!!

[@ChrisD-bp7gb]

What caused the fall? The eject button he pressed probably?

[@MontanezMonti]

It dounds like she was the one that just ejected.

[@albertptran]

😂

[@72FrostyOne]

Was this one of the crashes at Hill AFB?

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

The one from last week it sounds like. He did not know where the plane went.

[@72FrostyOne]

@@streamofconsciousness5826 The pilot’s response seemed similar to the most recent crash at HAFB. That is one amazing aircraft, I get a F35 show nearly daily.

[@raptorsean1464]

The operator is only following protocol, but definitely thinks this is some mental case making a prank call.

[@maintenanceman1015]

Wonder if his commander will be mad that he drop a jet somewhere ,in a field or city .

[@ciprianmtb]

What he should do, die in it ?

[@Manny32V]

what caused the fall. WTF kind of question is that.

[@salohidinzoirov3733]

F-35 Lightning

[@stevenburt5801]

Why are the women who walk at the call centre so bad at their job

[@Theragingfire1]

So that’s what is in my yard

[@Mike-zc7ox]

Calling 911 is standing operating procedure? 😂

[@1malditoPerro]

Sounds like pilot failure not aircraft failure.

[@Tactical-God]

"I dunno ..... I cant see myself ........" I picture the Classic rolling eyes trying "2 see Himself" 🤣🤣🤣

[@philfortner1805]

The operator just asks if she can read his fortune.

[@tundahking]

😂😂😂 what caused the fall.i think in her mind she's thinking this guy is at a skate park

[@keerongill7310]

He definitely got dared to eject from that airplane.

[@Vang2009]

Sounds like me when I become a usaf pilot in the future, I might lose one of this XD

[@tesuto11746]

9:37でチャージ月光で壁に当たってズルズル沈む様にダウンのするのかっこいいな。

[@sagebrushalan]

You pointed it at a highway

[@BostonBuzz]

From a legal standpoint this pilot NEVER should have called 911. The military has a chain of command, use it. Every word he utters on that recorded line can be used against him. Especially if the plane lands in a playground. Let the navy's attorney notify the local authorities. The attorney could have called just as quickly as the pilot did.

[@HelenHamilton-s5z]

My God she acts like she doesn’t know what to do get in a hurry

[@missybbingiel7003]

While she talks to him she is putting info into the computer and other people dispatch the call. Sweet lord people tour your local 911 center and learn something

[@Steve-yo4ld]

"What cause the fall???"😂 Umm, I decided I didn't want to be in the AC anymore!😅

[@fallenneutron2740]

Of course your back hurts, you had to eject using a rocket boosted seat

[@WellWisdom.]

She was not prepared for that, at all. And I don't blame her.

[@ryanhamilton6445]

Pretty sure she’s relaying what happened to someone else between the questions and silence

[@dwaynehunt7095]

The meaning of bumfuzzled

[@brainzgotnobrianz3340]

He was probably eating a double cheese goliath with extra cheese with some gamerfart

[@tanisantoine9496]

This 9-1-1 dispatcher shows her absolute incompetence for sure.

[@johnojeda3900]

Mmmmmm tell me when a military aircraft crash and the pilot ejected and call 911 in history.... In competence in military communication is. Bro can the pilot at least have a radio in the helmet when he ejects.

[@RemsHusband]

I wouldnt have blamed her if she thought it was some kind of prank.

[@DieuDeMort]

Yeah, I'm not sure who asks "how far was the fall" when dealing with an ejection from a plane. I get they have scripts and stuff to help with speed and clarity and all that, but I'd imagine the script is more of a suggestion than a rule.

[@RemsHusband]

@@DieuDeMort Not to mention that if there is a procedure, it probably applies more to an actual combat situation

[@BradChadley]

I mean, she wasn't perfect here, but saying this is "absolute incompetence" over a 15 second clip in only one of the hundreds or thousands of calls she's had is disingenuous at best. Weird thing to say.

[@metallkopf988]

how does the pilot not have a military number to call?

[@osirus-godofafterlife2329]

If this is a heist that's a damn good jackpot a real private fighterjet under the basement lol😅

[@randallschmidt686]

He made sure to secure his VA claim at the end