A T-38 Talon training jet collapsed onto a contractor after he removed a pin from the aircraft's nose landing gear in February 2023.
The mini missile fire was part of an exercise by a unit working to develop the Navy's drone and artificial intelligence technologies.
Lt. Col. Bob Volpe has flown trainer and cargo aircraft since 1990.
The pilot, an instructor with the 49th Fighter Training Squadron, sustained minor injuries but safely ejected.
