captain gonsalves is an experienced fighter pilot with more than 1,600 flight hours plus combat experience. he's the advance pilot and the narrator for the thunderbirds show. he showed me some of their most famous maneuvers. >> one, two, three. four. >> reporter: but the accident in dayton didn't happen in the air, it happened on the ground. some eyewitnesses describing the plane hydroplaning off the runway. >> the f-16 went off the runway as it was taxiing off. >> reporter: gonsalves suffering lacerations to his legs. cordova also injured but later released from the hospital. the 12-ton jet significantly damaged. the cause of the accident is still under investigation but there was foul weather when they landed including high winds. >> we have air force regulations that guide whether or not we can go in with certain weather conditions. his approach and landing met all of those legal requirements. >> and the air force telling us tonight that captain gonsalves is still recovering. >>> still much more ahead tonight. an american tourist shot during an island vacation, medevacked to the states.