Army aircraft makes forced landing, 2 hurt

Shillong: A micro-light aircraft of Indian Army had to make a forced landing at the government veterinary farm at Upper Shillong on Wednesday morning. Two army officials, including the pilot, were injured, official sources  said.
Sources further said the two army officials who were onboard sustained minor injuries and have been rushed to a hospital for observation.
Meanwhile, the army has ordered an inquiry.
The injured persons have been identified as  Havaldar Jayesh P.S (40) and  Sepoy Pradeep Singh (28). .
There was a partial damage to the aircraft.
Initial report said the aircraft had crashlanded, but it was later denied by the Defence authorities  by saying that the  aircraft made an emergency landing at around  9.15 am on a hillock at the farm after it took off from  Shillong Advanced Landing Ground, Upper Shillong.
The Aircraft was en route for an air show for 58 GTC, Happy Valley when the incident took place and the emergency landing resulted in injuries to the two crew members.
Defence PRO Amit Mahajan said that  both the jawans were rescued by the Search and Rescue team and they were immediately shifted to  Military hospital for treatment .
Further investigations will be carried out to find out the cause of the accident.
IAF chopper makes emergency landing:  An Indian Air Force (IAF) MI-17 helicopter on Wednesday made an emergency landing in the congested central business district of Bandra-Kurla Complex here due to some technical issues, officials said.
Four airmen on board were safe and the helicopter did not suffer any damage, officials said.
The chopper was on a routine training sortie from Santacruz to Colaba in the afternoon when it experienced technical problems, compelling the crew to land it at the MMRDA ground in the heart of the civilian suburb.
The chopper managed to avoid all high-rise government, residential and commercial buildings, hospitals and foreign missions, including the American Consulate and British Deputy High Commission in the area while landing in the MMRDA Grounds, usually a venue for political rallies, agitations and exhibitions.
“The helicopter made a precautionary landing. All crew and the chopper are safe,” an official said, adding that the chopper was scheduled to land at the IAF base in Colaba, south Mumbai.
In the evening, the official said the technical problem was rectified at the landing site itself and the helicopter took off again and reached the Santacruz airport safely.
Hundreds of civilians trooped out of their offices to catch a glimpse of the landing chopper as Mumbai police cordoned off the area. (With inputs from IANS)