The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an investigation into the uncontrolled hard landing of a helicopter belonging to a private aviation company at the Kedarnath helipad on May 31. The DGCA has also issued an operational advisory asking the chopper pilots to exercise caution whenever there are tailwinds when they are heading for landing.
On May 31, at approximately 1.30 PM, a Bell 407 helicopter belonging to Thumby Aviation Pvt Ltd, while landing at Kedarnath helipad had an uncontrolled, very hard landing. The helicopter had made an unstabilized approach to the helipad, and during the touchdown, the helicopter struck the helipad surface hard, bounced and after having lost direction by about 270 degrees, again settled down hard on the ground, officials said.
