IAF Mi-17V5 Crashed Near Coonoor (Tamil Nadu)-CDS Onboard

[Srinivas_K]

Om Shanthi!

 

[sisimonu]

Om shanti to our CDS vipin rawat sir and the brave warriors on that unfortunate ride..the nation always remember their sacrifices..this is really painful..deeply disturbing

 

[Angel of War]

Glad that the pilot is safe. Wishing him a speedy recovery

 

[not so dravidian]

@abingdonboy what's it opinion of Augusta Westland scam??

Other members ur opinions

 

[abingdonboy]

4 crashes for a fleet size of 150. ALH has 17 crashes for a fleet size of 300

17 crashes in 20+ years for ALH with 320+ having entered Indian service, V5 has only been in Indian service since 2012 and 151 was the max that entered Indian service

the loss per 10,000 hours for the ALH fleet is far lower than the V5s in India.

+all of those V5 crashes have been fatal, most ALH crashes are survivable.

 

[Arihant]

Om Shanti.

 

[aarav]

Gen Bipin Rawat has been a great general to IA,with surgical strikes in myanmar,PoK under his command & new concepts like IBGs & integration of tri services ,& support to indigenisation,new land warfare doctrine ,left a legacy & will always be remembered

In pic inspecting enemy at LoC

 

[abingdonboy]

This is not a comparison of ALH vs. Mi-17 or AW101. AW101 is specially made for this purpose, ofc it will be better. ALH, debatable.

But, tell me, your claim of Mi-17V5 crash, how many actually crashed due to technical failure ? All Mi-17V5 crashes to date is due to either unfortunate circumstances or pilot error, including this one.

If you ram an AW101 or Dhruv nose-first into a hill, it will meet the same fate.

Multiple angles to this

1) yes CFIT is CFIT and procedural issues with the crews are a concern
2) the onboard systems on ALH/AW101 are more likely to prevent such an incident
3) if a crash does happen a ALH/AW101 is more likely to have survivors than the V5s

 

[Vamsi]

 

[here2where]

Very difficult to digest that top rated pilots could have made a costly mistake on a relatively milder south indian hill terrain, nowhere near as challenging like the himalayas/NE terrain. The quick changing fog might have caught them out. All that is left to do now is to find out the root cause and learn lessons from the gruesome accident. Which iam sure the AF will do very professionally.

RIP.

 

[Mikesingh]

Died on his way to address college students. There are no words.

Not really 'civilian college students' but actually Indian Army officers as well as foreign officers from 22 countries of the ranks of major and Lt Col and their equivalents in the Navy and Airforce. Senior defence officers frequently come over to the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington for delivering talks on various subjects.

Their choppers fly through the valley and land at the helipad at the Wellington Gymkhana Club golf course, 5500 ft asl from where they proceed to the Staff College, a five-minute drive from the helipad.

In the 80s a MiG-21 zoomed through this valley flying low over the golf course but unfortunately could not pull up in time and ploughed into the hillside ahead at over 500 knots!!

 

[abingdonboy]

@abingdonboy what's it opinion of Augusta Westland scam??

Other members ur opinions

To date I’m still yet to see much evidence, most of the scam was politically motivated. I’m sure shadiness exists like with all defence deals but BJP creating the controversy and UPA unilaterally scrapping the deal in an unprecedented manner were both pathetic and politically motivated

Damage can be seen now.

I shake my head every time I see Modi stepping into a MI17 today, and like I said I’ve been expecting something like this for a while unfortunately. Some never learn without a bloody nose. Indian leadership is that.

 

[fire starter]

It sucks to loose fine men like this.

 

[abingdonboy]

Very difficult to digest that top rated pilots could have made a costly mistake on a relatively milder south indian hill terrain, nowhere near as challenging like the himalayas/NE terrain. The quick changing fog might have caught them out. All that is left to do now is to find out the root cause and learn lessons from the gruesome accident. Which iam sure the AF will do very professionally.

RIP.

There’s not much a pilot flying VFR can do if the weather decides to screw you like that. Other than to ensure they never get in the situation in the first place which begins on the ground.

 

[Covfefe]

वीर जवान अमर रहें| ॐ शान्ति।।

 

[fire starter]

It needs to be investigated that why there was Sudden change in plan.

 

[HindaviSwarajya]

Sad day for Bharat and all desh bhakts. This is irreparable damage.

But this looks to be predicted by astrologer just a week back.

 

[ezsasa]

2021 - Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat

 

[sorcerer]

It needs to be investigated that why there was Sudden change in plan.

must be the road conditions and some work in progress after the rains and bad weather.
Edit:
Someone posted such on the forum few pages back

 

[Holy Triad]

Goodbye Sir,
You are a true trail blazer, reached many heights,
then forged new heights for us all to admire...
Hope u guide us from above for the years to come,

Om shanthi