A Chetak helicopter of the Indian Navy made a precautionary landing around 10.15 am on Thursday at an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) near Uran in Raigad district after the pilot suspected a fuel leak i
A Chetak helicopter of the Indian Navy made a precautionary landing around 10.15 am on Thursday at an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) near Uran in Raigad district after the pilot suspected a fuel leak in the engine. Navy sources said there were two crewmembers onboard.
A naval official, speaking with The Asian Age, said that at the time of the incident, the aircraft was undertaking a routine practice sortie. Later, after Naval engineers checked the aircraft, it returned to naval base INS Shikra around 5 pm. According to the defence sources, this is the third occasion in the last 12 months where an armed forces aircraft made a precautionary landing near Mumbai.
A Navy official said a support helicopter was sent from Mumbai to assist the Chetak around 9.30 am. Later, after a thorough check, both aircraft flew back to Mumbai. “It wasn’t an emergency landing. It was a precautionary landing as the pilot had noticed a technical snag,” said a defence spokesperson.
Earlier, on October 21, 2015 an Indian Air Force MI-17 helicopter with four crew members made an emergency landing around 2.30 pm at Bandra-Kurla Complex’s MMRDA ground after a technical snag.
