Emergency Landing of Austrian Armed Forces Helicopter in Lower Austria

The emergency landing occurred around 9:15 a.m. The flight's destination was the barracks in St. Michael in Upper Styria. The emergency landing of the Federal Army helicopter of type HS O-58 took place in the area of Chorherrn in the market town of Tulbing.

Federal Army Helicopter Pilot Acted Correctly During Emergency Landing

"Such situations are practiced in a comprehensive training in the simulator," the Federal Army stated in a release. "The pilots acted correctly according to their training and brought the aircraft to the ground through a controlled emergency landing using autorotation." A flight accident commission must now make further decisions regarding the helicopter's fate.

(APA/Red)

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