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