Ramanathapuram: The Chetak helicopter stationed at Indian Naval Station (INS) Parundu, which made an emergency landing at Therpogi near here on Tuesday evening, returned to base after an eight-hour salvage operation on Wednesday.
The IN480 Chetak helicopter with two pilots on board took off from INS Parundu at Uchipuli near here at 6.45 p.m. on Tuesday for a routine sortie but, within an hour, was forced to make an emergency landing due to a technical snag.
The pilots brought the chopper down in a clearing in the midst of a wooded area at Therpogi near Valantharavai at 7.40 p.m.
The salvage operation began shortly after Sandeep Tandon, Commanding Officer (Officiating) INS Parundu, visited the site on Wednesday morning.
The helicopter was lifted by a navy crane and mounted on a trailer after its rotor blades were removed and 400 litres of aviation turbine fuel drained out. Local police kept curious villagers at bay during the salvage operation, which encountered a hitch when the trailer got stuck in the mud. Villagers helped extricate the trailer.
19/09/13 The Hindu
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The IN480 Chetak helicopter with two pilots on board took off from INS Parundu at Uchipuli near here at 6.45 p.m. on Tuesday for a routine sortie but, within an hour, was forced to make an emergency landing due to a technical snag.
The pilots brought the chopper down in a clearing in the midst of a wooded area at Therpogi near Valantharavai at 7.40 p.m.
The salvage operation began shortly after Sandeep Tandon, Commanding Officer (Officiating) INS Parundu, visited the site on Wednesday morning.
The helicopter was lifted by a navy crane and mounted on a trailer after its rotor blades were removed and 400 litres of aviation turbine fuel drained out. Local police kept curious villagers at bay during the salvage operation, which encountered a hitch when the trailer got stuck in the mud. Villagers helped extricate the trailer.
19/09/13 The Hindu
