According to officials, a penguin crashed a helicopter by a penguin inside a cardboard box in South Africa earlier this year.
The South African Civil Aviation Authority said in an investigation report this week that on January 19, a pilot and three passengers took back a penguin from Bird Island in the eastern Cape province of South Africa.
A board expert “requested that they take back one of the penguins,” the report stated, “the pilot agreed to request and the penguin was placed in a cardboard box.”
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Investigation states that the penguin was not properly safe in the helicopter. (South African Civil Aviation Authority)
However the pilot evaluated the risk of flight, “he left to include the penguin on-board car (transport).”
The passenger sitting on the left seat of the helicopter was holding the penguin on his lap, when “the cardboard box slipped to the right and the pilot’s cyclic pitch control liver.
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The report continued: “As a result, cyclic pitch control liver proceeded in far-flung positions. The helicopter rolled to the right and the pilot could not recover from time to time.”
The helicopter hit the ground and “maintained sufficient loss.” (South African Civil Aviation Authority)
The helicopter hit the ground and “maintained sufficient loss.”
All this happened when it was flying about 50 feet away from the ground.
No one, including the penguin, was not harmed in the incident.
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The report concluded: “The lack of safe control for the penguins created a dangerous situation. A proper, safe cottonse meant that the penguin’s control was not suitable for the flight position. Proper cargo handling is important to ensure that on-boards do not interfere with flight controls or safety of passengers.”
