New Delhi: The Augusta A 109 C crash has again raised pertinent questions regarding safety and maintenance of helicopters flying in the country. While Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda and others, including his wife Meera, miraculously survived when their chopper crash-landed at the Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Airport today, some others in the past, including Arunachal Pradesh CM Dorji Khandu and Andhra Pradesh CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy, were not so lucky.
Sources say the 20-year-old A 109 C that crash-landed today had reported a snag in its tail rotor because of metal fatigue around two years ago as well. “The tail rotor had to be changed at that time. An almost similar problem in the rotor section witnessed today, which is purported to be the preliminary cause of Munda’s chopper crash, should be a cause for concern for investigators,” they add.
Experts say the number of chopper accidents in the country is also a reflection on the way helicopter operations are being conducted by operators and monitored by civil aviation regulator DGCA.
09/05/12 The Tribune
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