Malaysian Navy’s Fennec helicopter makes emergency landing in Lumut, 0 casualties

An AS555 SN Fennec helicopter belonging to the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) was forced to make an emergency landing at the Lumut naval base in Perak.

In a statement provided by the Western Fleet Command Headquarters’ strategic communications department, the landing occurred at 12 pm while the helicopter was out on an operations flight.

The incident did not result in any injuries or fatalities to the personnel nor members of the public. The statement also says that the situation is currently under control.

“All of the crew are successfully rescued and are currently undergoing further examination at the base’s hospital in Lumut,” the statement says. “The Navy will establish an investigation body to identify the cause of the incident.”

This is the first time that such an incident involving the Navy’s aircraft has occurred ever since the KD Rajawali Air Squadron set Lumut as their base 30 years ago.

The Navy currently operates 6 Fennec helicopters as well as 6 Super Lynx combat helicopters. The Fennec is a light utility military helicopter that was introduced by Eurocopter in 1990. Besides serving the Royal Malaysian Navy, the Fennec is also used by the French Army and Indonesian Army.