Near Pindigheb PAF aircraft crashes, pilot safe
A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) trainer aircraft crashed near the Pindigheb area of the Attock district on Tuesday during a routine flight.
“The pilot ejected safely,” a PAF spokesperson said. “A board of inquiry has been ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of the accident.”
The spokesperson added that no loss of life or damage to infrastructure was reported on the ground.
Earlier in February, a PAF Mirage aircraft crashed near Shorkot in Punjab. The aircraft was on a routine operational training mission at the time of the incident, said a statement released by the PAF.
The had pilot ejected safely and no loss of life or property has been reported on the ground. A board of inquiry was ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of the accident.
In January, two PAF pilots were martyred after an FT-7 aircraft on a routine operational training mission crashed near Mianwali.
Squadron Leader Haris bin Khalid and Flying Officer Ibaadur Rehman were martyred.
According to PAF, the plane was on routine training when it crashed. The pilot of the aircraft remained safe, while no human or financial loss was reported.
Meanwhile, the Air Headquarters has constituted a committee to find out the causes behind the jet crash incident.
Earlier in February, a trainer jet of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed near Shorkot, district Jhang of Punjab. The Mirage jet was on a training mission, when it crashed near Shorkot, Jhang. The pilot of the aircraft remained safe.
Back in the year 2018, a trainer aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had crashed while landing at the Peshawar Air Base, killing two pilots.
According to a PAF spokesperson, the aircraft crashed when it was returning from a routine training mission. Two pilots of the aircraft were martyred in the accident.
“Pakistan Air Force reports with regret that a PAF FT-7PG trainer aircraft while recovering from a routine operational training mission, crashed during landing at Peshawar Air Base,” a statement issued by the PAF had said.
