Unsecured penguin crashes helicopter after hitting a pilot’s control accident
Penguin is reportedly the cause of the crash in South Africa.
According to the BBC and British newspaper telegraphAn unsecured bird placed in a cardboard box slid off the passenger’s knee and hit the pilot’s control on January 19, a report from the South African Civil Aviation Authority said.
The crash occurred after the BBC took off from Bird Island in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
According to NBC News, when “the cardboard box slides to the right and boards the pilot’s cycle pitch lever, the helicopters are about 50 feet into the air.”
The helicopter then rolls, and its rotor blades hit the ground and then hit the right side.
People have contacted the Civil Aviation Authority of South Africa for comment.
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Penguin in Cape Town, South Africa
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According to NBC News, the report said: “No one was injured; the penguins were not hurt either,
The Civil Aviation Administration of South Africa said in its report that “the lack of safe containment of penguins” is the cause of the “dangerous situation”. telegraph.
According to the media, four helicopters are conducting an aerial investigation into Bird Island.
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The BBC reported that the plane then landed on an expert who asked the penguins to be taken back to Port Elizabeth, a city west of Bird Island.
The report does not state why the penguin was picked up in the media.
Aviation authorities said the pilot conducted a “risk assessment” but did not include the transport of penguins on board, which “does not comply with civil aviation regulations in 2011.”
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according to telegraphThe report states that all “established safety protocols” and aviation safety procedures should be followed during transportation.
Officials also added that potential risks should be thoroughly assessed before the flight.
“There is no proper safety crate, which means that the curb of penguins is not suitable for flight conditions,” the report said.
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