February 2011 - Indian Airforce

ON 15 Mar 10 Fg Offr P S Chahal 29878-K F(P) was authorized to fly a 2 AircraftLL Tactical sortie on a MiG 21 aircraft. After an uneventful sortie, while carryingout V/As on D/W the pilot noticed that the pneumatic pressure was reading zero.He announced the same on R/T and carried out a precautionary landing. Aftertouchdown, he switched off the engine and maintained directions with the help ofrudders and deployed the tail chute. Subsequently he applied emergency brakes tostop the aircraft on R/W. Post flight inspection revealed a leak from the canopy sealwhich had led to the pneumatic failure.Fg Offr PS Chahal despite his limited flying experience displayed a high degreeof professionalism in handling this emergency.Good Show Fg Offr PS Chahal(R Marwaha)Air CmdePDASON 21 Jun 10, 734109-A Sgt Iqbal Singh AFSO was detailed as the R/W controller.During the period of his duty he observed that the ‘Air brakes’ of a MiG-21 wasin ‘out’ position which was cleared for Take-off. He immediately transmitted thisabnormal condition on R/T to alert the Pilot, who in turn retracted the air brakes.Had this condition gone unnoticed, it could have resulted in a serious accident.Sgt Iqbal Singh displayed keen sense of observation and a high degree ofprofessionalism and averted a possible incident/accident.Good ShowSgt Iqbal Singh(R Marwaha)Air CmdePDAS32 Aerospace Safety F e b r u a r y 2 0 11INDIAN AIR FORCE