A Cessna 150 aircraft belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) made an emergency landing in the Irakkandi area in Nilaveli, Trincomalee, SLAF Media Spokesman, Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe stated today (07). Elaborating further, Captain Wijesinghe stated that the aircraft experienced a technical difficulty and therefore had to perform an emergency landing. He noted that both pilots on onboard are safe. The aircraft had taken off from the Trincomalee Air Force Base at around 10.22 am and made the emergency landing at around 10.48 am. Cessna 150 aircrafts are used for basic training of pilots of the Sri Lanka Air Force.

Source: The Nation June 07, 2021 10:01 UTC