Emergency parachute use Incident RUAG ADS-95 Ranger D-117,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188002
 
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Date:Thursday 9 June 2016
Time:
Type:RUAG ADS-95 Ranger
Owner/operator:Forces Aériennes Suisses / Swiss Air Force
Registration: D-117
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:150 m from runaway, Emmen airbase (LU), Waldibrücke -   Switzerland
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A reconnaissance UAV of the Swiss Air Force made a forced landing by ballistic recovery parachute because of a technical problem during a training flight.


Sources:

https://www.24heures.ch/suisse/drone-atterrir-urgence-emmen/story/21005180

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Jun-2016 19:52 Iceman 29 Added
09-Jun-2016 19:53 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source]
05-Sep-2016 07:35 Aerossurance Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]

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