IAF Chopper Air-Dropping Relief Material Makes Forced Landing In Bihar
NDTV
An official said a major accident was averted because the pilot showed presence of mind and landed in shallow water after the engine failed.
An Indian Air Force helicopter which was air-dropping relief material in flood-hit Bihar has made a forced landing. There were four IAF personnel, including two officers, aboard the chopper and all of them have been rescued.
The helicopter made the forced landing in Naya Gaon of Muzaffarpur's Aurai division on Wednesday afternoon and had taken off from Darbhanga Air Force Base. After it landed, a portion of the chopper was submerged in floodwaters.
The Principal Secretary of the disaster management department, Pratyaya Amrit, said a major accident was averted because of the pilot's presence of mind. He said the engine failed and the pilot ensured that the helicopter landed in shallow water.
