Accident astatine Tatoi Air Force Base: The P2002-JF training craft crashed during takeoff and the aviator was earnestly injured. The information of the victims is stable – the teacher and cadet were taken to the 251st Air Force Hospital, some conscious.
Tatoi, Attica. Wednesday greeting astatine the aerial basal Dhekelia a training level crashed P2002-JF Greek Air Force. According to preliminary data, during takeoff, portion of the plane’s beforehand landing cogwheel separated, which led to a nonaccomplishment of stability and a autumn onto the runway.
Air Force training level clang successful Tatoi: two pilots earnestly injured pic.twitter.com/xYF5e49Jce
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On committee were two radical – teacher and cadet. Both received superior injuries and were rapidly transported by Air Force vehicle to 251st General Hospital of the Air Force successful Athens. Representative Air Force General Staff (GEA) confirmed that the pilots are conscious and undergoing aesculapian examination.
The incidental occurred during a training formation astatine the basal Dhekelia successful the Tatoi area, where it is based 360th Flight Training Squadron. The country has been cordoned disconnected and an probe into the technical causes of the mishap has begun.
Characteristics of the P2002-JF aircraft
P2002-JF – two-seat, single-engine, piston, low-wing craft with fixed landing gear, designed for initial formation training for cadets (ΙΚ Ι). An Italian-made craft produced by the institution Tecnam since 2002.
The Greek Air Force purchased twelve of these vehicles during the play 2018–2019 arsenic portion of the renovation of the training park, replacing outdated T-41D. The craft are painted successful two tones of gray, with reddish elements connected the chemoreceptor cone, wing tips and rudder, and transportation the telephone motion “Θαλής”.
Investigation and information measures
According to the command, there will beryllium technical introspection of the plan and attraction logs aircraft. The mishap prompted accrued attraction to information procedures for training missions and the information of airy training craft successful the Air Force.
Official statement from Greek Field Aviation expected successful the coming hours.
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