RMAF CoAF Visited the Nuri Emergency Landing Site
SIK, 3 Aug 19 - Chief of Air Force (CoAF) Gen Tan Sri Dato' Sri Hj Affendi bin Buang RMAF today visited the RMAF Nuri helicopter which made an emergency landing at Gubir Camp yesterday.
The S61 A-4 (Nuri) type aircraft operating from Butterworth Air Base's No. 3 Sqn was carrying out an Ops Kota tasking involving 1 Malaysian Army Officer and 10 personnel.
At the time of the incident, the plane had just left the Gubir Camp when it experienced problems. With the skills of the pilots and crew, the aircraft was able to make an emergency landing in the Gubir Camp area without serious casualties and injuries.
The CoAF also met with four Nuri Helicopters who were injured yesterday. He also congratulated the pilots and all the crew for their skill.
The RMAF has established a BOI team under the supervision of the RMAF HQ-Inspectorate to identify the cause of the incident.
PANGLIMA TENTERA UDARA MELAWAT KAWASAN KEMALANGAN PESAWAT NURI DI KEM GUBIR
SIK, 3 Ogos 19 - Panglima Tentera Udara, Jen Tan Sri Dato' Sri Hj Affendi bin Buang TUDM hari ini melawat ke kawasan Pesawat Nuri TUDM yang telah membuat pendaratan kecemasan di Kem Gubir semalam.
Pesawat jenis S61 A-4 (Nuri) yang beroperasi di No 3 Skn PU Butterworth ini sedang melakukan tugasan Ops Kota yang melibatkan pasukan Tentera Darat Malaysia seramai 1 x pegawai dan 10 anggota.
Ketika kejadian, pesawat yang baru sahaja berlepas dari Kem Gubir telah mengalami masalah. Dengan kecekapan juruterbang pesawat dan anak kapal, pesawat tersebut telah berjaya melakukan pendaratan cemas di kawasan Kem Gubir tanpa kemalangan jiwa dan kecederaan yang serius.
Panglima Tentera Udara turut sempat berjumpa dengan 4 anak kapal Helikopter Nuri yang mengalami kemalangan semalam. Beliau turut mengucapkan syabas dan tahniah kepada juruterbang serta semua anak kapal di atas kecekapan mereka.
TUDM telah menubuhkan pasukan BOI dibawah pemantauan MTU-Inspektorat bagi mengenalpasti dengan lebih lanjut punca kejadian berlaku.
