Black Hawk lands after Mayday in East Timor

An Army S-70 Black Hawk helicopter operating in East Timor as part of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) which experienced problems during a training exercise on August 12 successfully made a safe landing after the pilots made a Mayday call.

According to the Department of Defence, the flightcrew made a Mayday call after experiencing an overspeed problem. This was subsequently downgraded to a ‘Pan’ call for landing at Comoro airport, where the helicopter was able to land safely and the Pan was cancelled.