4 injured as Navy’s Chetak helicopter ‘hard lands’ near Mumbai

September 18, 2014 02:49 pm | Updated 02:49 pm IST - MUMBAI

Two pilots and two crew members were injured after a Chetak helicopter of the Indian Navy made a “hard landing” near Mumbai on Thursday morning. A hard-landing implies that the pilot is still in partial or total control of the aircraft.

The incident happened near Alibaug near Mumbai around 10.15 a.m. when the helicopter was on a routine training sortie. The injured were given the medical aide and are believed to be safe, the Navy said.

“Prima facie, the helicopter appears to have developed a technical snag. There has been no damage to civil property. An inquiry will be ordered into the incident,” stated the press release by the Navy.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.