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Date: | Thursday 12 April 2012 |
Time: | 16:40 LT |
Type: | Schweizer 269C (300C) |
Owner/operator: | HAL Rotary Wing Academy |
Registration: | VT-HAV |
MSN: | S1933 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Byapanahalli area, northeast Bangalore -
India
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | HAL Bangalore Airport - VOBG |
Destination airport: | HAL Bangalore Airport - VOBG |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A Schweizer 269C (300C) helicopter of Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Rotary Wing Academy made an emergency landing on the roof of an apartment in the Byapanahalli area, northeast Bangalore. The helicopter, which developed an engine failure during a training flight was damaged while landing and rolled on its side on the apartment rooftop.
The instructor and trainee pilot escaped unhurt.
Sources:
https://www.telegraphindia.com/1120413/jsp/nation/story_15369862.jsp https://www.ndtv.com/bangalore-news/chopper-makes-emergency-landing-on-top-of-apartment-in-bangalore-476345
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://alpha.newsx.com/videos/hal-chopper-lands-building-rooftop-emergency?quicktabs_6=0]
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/skilful-pilots-land-copter-on-terrace/article3307311.ece?homepage=true
https://www.emirates247.com/offbeat/crazy-world/helicopter-trainee-lands-on-apartment-rooftop-in-india-2012-04-12-1.453658
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-17700220
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Apr-2012 08:42 |
gerard57 |
Added |
12-Apr-2012 09:16 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
12-Apr-2012 10:47 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
13-Apr-2012 01:41 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
14-Apr-2012 12:41 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Source] |