It is believed that no technical catch or sabotage and bad weather leading to a phenomenon called Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) were the main reasons behind the I’s crash. have been identifiedAF helicopter near Coonoor, the CDS Gen Bipin Rawat. killed and 13 other people familiar with the development said on Wednesday.
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and Air Marshal Manvendra Singh, who led the tri-service investigation into the crash, informed Defense Minister Rajnath Singh of the results the probe on Wednesday.
The people quoted above said investigators had every possibility of a technical hook or sabotage if the Twin-engine Mi-17V5 helicopter of Russian origin which flew from Sulur Airbase to Wellington on December 8th.
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According to experts, the CFIT refers to a phenomenon when a controlled aircraft is steered to the ground, water or other terrain mainly due to bad weather or piloting errors.
The CFIT usually takes place in bad weather or when landing.
There is no official comment on that Probe report either from the Indian Air Force or the Ministry of Defense.
According to IATA (International Air Transport Association), CFIT refers to accidents in which a collision with terrain, water or obstacles occurred without any signs of loss of control of the aircraft.
“The critical difference in these types of accidents is the fact that the aircraft is under the control of the flight crew,” it said.
The US government’s Federal Aviation Administration described CFIT as an accidental collision with the terrain (the ground, mountain, body of water, or an obstacle) while an aircraft is under positive control.
“Most pilots or crews only notice the impending disaster when it is too late,” it said.
The people quoted above said that sudden cloud cover may have resulted in CFIT.
“Sometimes a pilot can lose situational awareness when there is visual disturbance,” said an aviation expert.
Pictures of the helicopter taken by locals before the crash had shown that the helicopter was flying at low altitude.
The helicopter crashed in Wellington about eight minutes before it was scheduled to land.
People said the probe team investigated all likely scenarios for the crash, including possible human error or whether it was a disorientation of the crew when the helicopter landed.
Gen Rawat’s wife Madhulika, his Defense Advisor Brigadier LS Lidder, Chief of Defense Staff Officer, Lt Col Harjinder Singh and decorated Pilot Group Captain Varun Singh were among 13 others killed in the crash near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.
Air Marshal Singh, the headed the probe team, currently serves as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the IAF’s Bengaluru-based Training Command.
He is considered to be one of the best plane crash investigators in the country.
Before taking the reins of training command, the Air Marshal was Director General (Inspection and Security) at Air Headquarters and developed various flight safety protocols during his tenure.
Defense Minister Ajay Kumar and a number of senior officials from the Ministry were present when the IAF officials briefed the Secretary of Defense.
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