PUTRAJAYA – A training aircraft operated by the Malaysian Flying Academy made a forced landing near a factory in Jasin, Melaka today believed due to a mechanical malfunction.
In a statement confirming the incident, Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia chief executive officer Capt Norazman Mahmud said there were an instructor and a student onboard during the incident.
“No casualties were reported,” he said.
Norazman said the Piper PA-28-181, 9MSKJ aircraft requested the air traffic control tower for a priority landing at Melaka International Airport but then made a forced landing near Xinyi Energy Smart Factory in Jasin at 11.05am.
The safety investigation will be conducted by the Transport Ministry’s air accident investigation bureau in accordance with Part XXVI of the Civil Aviation Regulations 2016, he added. – Bernama, February 14, 2023
