They are flying-free for good reason: A penguin in a cardboard box crashed in South Africa in January, a recent government report said.
South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority said a passenger on the Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter held the bird with the box as the box moved on January 19.
The report said that since the helicopter was about 50 feet from the ground, “the cardboard box slides to the right and then slides onto the pilot’s cycle pitch lever.”
Penguin in cardboard box.
The report said the plane rolled, its rotor blades hit the ground, and the helicopter crashed to its right.
“No one was injured; nor was the penguins hurt,” it said.
The crash occurred on Bird Island, an aviation investigation was conducted on the country’s southeast coast.
There is no reason in the report why the penguin joined the penguin, just an expert conducting the investigation asked to bring it back, and the pilot agreed.
On January 19, a helicopter occurred after a crash in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Aviation authorities found that pilots did not follow appropriate procedures regarding cargo.
The pilot conducted an inspection, but “the intention to transport penguins in onboard cardboard boxes was omitted in the risk assessment form.”
“The lack of penguins’ safety has created a dangerous situation,” it said.
The aviation authorities stressed in the report that the crash demonstrates the importance of complying with safety rules.
This article was originally published on nbcnews.com.
