Army chopper makes precautionary landing near Jodhpur

A Chetak helicopter of the Army Aviation Corp today made a precautionary landing at Balesar near here after it developed a technical problem.
Later, a team of engineers reached the spot from Jodhpur airbase and fixed the glitch, Army sources said.
Two Chetak helicopters had taken off from Jodhpur this afternoon for Pokhran firing range, 70 km from here, on a training mission, they said.
One of the helicopters developed a technical problem and the pilots made a precautionary landing in an open field behind the court building in Balesar town, the sources said.
Along with this helicopter, the other chopper also landed to render assistance to the pilots.

"An army helicopter carried out a precautionary landing in Balesar during the training mission. It was not an emergency landing," they said.
The area was cordoned off to prevent curious people from getting close to the helicopters.
A Chetak helicopter has a single engine and can carry seven people including two pilots.