Oooh, when you hit a software bug where your plane goes into "automated ground-operation mode"... while flying.
CNN: F-35 pilot held 50-minute airborne conference call with engineers before fighter jet crashed in Alaska
"...After going through system checklists in an attempt to remedy the problem, the pilot got on a conference call with engineers from the plane’s manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, as the plane flew near the air base. Five engineers participated in the call, including a senior software engineer, a flight safety engineer and three specialists in landing gear systems, the report said. ..."
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/27/us/alaska-f-35-crash-accident-report-hnk-ml