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BAF training jet crash kills pilot in Ctg
The fourth crash of the Russian-made advanced multirole aircraft Yakovlev Yak-130 in less than a decade on Thursday left one Bangladesh Air Force pilot killed and another injured in Chattogram...
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BAF training jet crash kills pilot in Ctg
Muktadir Rashid and Shahenoor Akther Urmi 09 May, 2024, 13:47
Muhammad Asim Jawwad
The fourth crash of the Russian-made advanced multirole aircraft Yakovlev Yak-130 in less than a decade on Thursday left one Bangladesh Air Force pilot killed and another injured in Chattogram.
Instructor pilot Squadron Leader Muhammad Asim Jawwad, 31, died hours after ejection along with another instructor, Wing Commander Md Shohan Hasan Khan, as the two-seat subsonic light combat aircraft caught fire in mid-air during a low-altitude acrobatic.
In a statement, Inter-Services Public Relations said that the aircraft crashed off Karnafuli estuary when it was returning to BAF Base Zahurul Haque in Chattogram at about 10:25pm soon after taking off.
After the crash, rescuers from the Bangladesh Air Force and Navy and local fishermen rescued the two pilots and rushed Asim to a nearby medical facility at Patenga Naval Base, where he was declared dead at about 12:00noon.
Wing Commander Shohan was given first aid.
With this, defence ministry officials said that four out of 16 Russian made advanced aircraft had crashed since prime minister Sheikh Hasina inducted trainers in December 2015.
The ISPR said that the prime minister and the BAF chief, Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan, expressed their condolences to the bereaved family of Asim.
It said that the pilots could take the aircraft to a safer place after it had caught fire.
The rescue of debris was underway, the ISPR said.
The assistant air chief (planning) Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Kamrul Islam from Dhaka and BAF Base Zahurul Haque air officer commanding
AKM Shafiul Azam inspected the post-disaster management.
Captain Salahuddin M Rahmatullah, the head of the aircraft accident and serious incident investigation committee in Bangladesh, suspected that the pilot who died might have lost consciousness soon after the ejection from the aircraft.
Two other pilots suspected that the survival vest of pilot Asim did not work after he drowned in the Karnaphuli River, as it needed to be opened by the pilot himself.
Captain Salahuddin said that the post-mortem report could tell the investigator more.
The ISPR, meanwhile, stated that the BAF had formed a high-powered team to find the cause of the crash.
Deceased pilot Asim was born in Manikganj in 1992. He was commissioned in January 2010 with a sword of honour and graduated from the Bangladesh University of Professionals in 2012.
He left behind his family members, his widow, and two children.
He was a topper during a staff course in India and received the Chief of Air Staff's Trophy for Best in Flying (Indian Air Force).
Bangladesh procured 16 Yak-130 trainers developed by the Irkut Corporation from Russia under a $1 billion supplier's credit in 2012.
In late December 2017, two Yak-130s of the Air Force crashed at Maheshkhali in Cox's Bazar, and all four pilots could eject safely.
On July 11, 2017, another Yak-130 crashed in Chittagong, and the two pilots parachuted to safety.
Muktadir Rashid and Shahenoor Akther Urmi 09 May, 2024, 13:47
Muhammad Asim Jawwad
The fourth crash of the Russian-made advanced multirole aircraft Yakovlev Yak-130 in less than a decade on Thursday left one Bangladesh Air Force pilot killed and another injured in Chattogram.
Instructor pilot Squadron Leader Muhammad Asim Jawwad, 31, died hours after ejection along with another instructor, Wing Commander Md Shohan Hasan Khan, as the two-seat subsonic light combat aircraft caught fire in mid-air during a low-altitude acrobatic.
In a statement, Inter-Services Public Relations said that the aircraft crashed off Karnafuli estuary when it was returning to BAF Base Zahurul Haque in Chattogram at about 10:25pm soon after taking off.
After the crash, rescuers from the Bangladesh Air Force and Navy and local fishermen rescued the two pilots and rushed Asim to a nearby medical facility at Patenga Naval Base, where he was declared dead at about 12:00noon.
Wing Commander Shohan was given first aid.
With this, defence ministry officials said that four out of 16 Russian made advanced aircraft had crashed since prime minister Sheikh Hasina inducted trainers in December 2015.
The ISPR said that the prime minister and the BAF chief, Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan, expressed their condolences to the bereaved family of Asim.
It said that the pilots could take the aircraft to a safer place after it had caught fire.
The rescue of debris was underway, the ISPR said.
The assistant air chief (planning) Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Kamrul Islam from Dhaka and BAF Base Zahurul Haque air officer commanding
AKM Shafiul Azam inspected the post-disaster management.
Captain Salahuddin M Rahmatullah, the head of the aircraft accident and serious incident investigation committee in Bangladesh, suspected that the pilot who died might have lost consciousness soon after the ejection from the aircraft.
Two other pilots suspected that the survival vest of pilot Asim did not work after he drowned in the Karnaphuli River, as it needed to be opened by the pilot himself.
Captain Salahuddin said that the post-mortem report could tell the investigator more.
The ISPR, meanwhile, stated that the BAF had formed a high-powered team to find the cause of the crash.
Deceased pilot Asim was born in Manikganj in 1992. He was commissioned in January 2010 with a sword of honour and graduated from the Bangladesh University of Professionals in 2012.
He left behind his family members, his widow, and two children.
He was a topper during a staff course in India and received the Chief of Air Staff's Trophy for Best in Flying (Indian Air Force).
Bangladesh procured 16 Yak-130 trainers developed by the Irkut Corporation from Russia under a $1 billion supplier's credit in 2012.
In late December 2017, two Yak-130s of the Air Force crashed at Maheshkhali in Cox's Bazar, and all four pilots could eject safely.
On July 11, 2017, another Yak-130 crashed in Chittagong, and the two pilots parachuted to safety.
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Probe committee formed over BAF fighter jet crash
A high-level probe committee has been formed over the crash of a training fighter jet of Bangladesh Air Force into the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram on Thursday morning that left a pilot dead. The probe body was formed as per the order of the Air Force chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan, according
Probe committee formed over BAF fighter jet crash
UNB
Published :
May 09, 2024 19:04
Updated :
May 09, 2024 19:19
A high-level probe committee has been formed over the crash of a training fighter jet of Bangladesh Air Force into the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram on Thursday morning that left a pilot dead.
The probe body was formed as per the order of the Air Force chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan, according to the Inter-Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR).
Earlier, a pilot died and another was injured after a BAF training fighter jet crashed into the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram around 10:25am.
The pilot, Mohammad Asim Jawad, breathed his last around 12:30 pm while undergoing treatment at BNS Issa Khan Hospital in Patenga.
The injured pilot is Wing Commander Md Sohan Hasan Khan.
A rescue operation is on to retrieve the aircraft, ISPR said.
Assistant Chief of Air Force (Planning) Air Vice Marshal Mu Kamrul Islam reached the spot from Dhaka and gave necessary directions to all those involved in the rescue operation.
Air Commander Air Vice Marshal AKM Shafiul Azam of Air Force Base Zahurul Haque is supervising the post-accident operations.
Meanwhile, Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of pilot Asim Jawad.
UNB
Published :
May 09, 2024 19:04
Updated :
May 09, 2024 19:19
A high-level probe committee has been formed over the crash of a training fighter jet of Bangladesh Air Force into the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram on Thursday morning that left a pilot dead.
The probe body was formed as per the order of the Air Force chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan, according to the Inter-Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR).
Earlier, a pilot died and another was injured after a BAF training fighter jet crashed into the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram around 10:25am.
The pilot, Mohammad Asim Jawad, breathed his last around 12:30 pm while undergoing treatment at BNS Issa Khan Hospital in Patenga.
The injured pilot is Wing Commander Md Sohan Hasan Khan.
A rescue operation is on to retrieve the aircraft, ISPR said.
Assistant Chief of Air Force (Planning) Air Vice Marshal Mu Kamrul Islam reached the spot from Dhaka and gave necessary directions to all those involved in the rescue operation.
Air Commander Air Vice Marshal AKM Shafiul Azam of Air Force Base Zahurul Haque is supervising the post-accident operations.
Meanwhile, Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of pilot Asim Jawad.
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It was not YAK-130's fault 
-Airforce - Behind The Recent BAF YAK-130 Fatal Crash: Some Observations . Pilots initiated a risky maneuver during an aerobatic show, but it went wrong. BAF has to come up with the truth instead of blaming the YAK-130.
-Airforce - Behind The Recent BAF YAK-130 Fatal Crash: Some Observations . Pilots initiated a risky maneuver during an aerobatic show, but it went wrong. BAF has to come up with the truth instead of blaming the YAK-130.
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It was not YAK-130's fault
These are the list of crashes for the type (Those of BAF in bold). I don't know if this is typical for advanced jet trainer category. Of course investigation by BAF and manufacturer YAK is not complete - they have to recover the black box and then analyze the system-fault data.
Accidents and incidents
- 26 June 2006: A Yak-130 prototype crashed in the Ryazan region. Both pilots ejected safely without injuries.[47]
- 29 May 2010: A preseries Yak-130 crashed at Lipetsk Air Base. The accident occurred during testing. Both pilots ejected; their condition was satisfactory. There were no casualties or injuries to people on the ground.[48][49]
- 15 April 2014: A Yak-130 crashed in the Astrakhan region, 25 km from Akhtubinsk near the village of Bataevka. Both pilots ejected, but one of them, Lt. Col. Sergei Seregin, was killed. The cause of the accident was a malfunction. The Yak-130 was owned by the 1080th Red Banner Aviation Centre for Retraining of Personnel named after V.P. Chkalov at Borisoglebsk. There were no casualties or damage to those on the ground.[50]
- 11 July 2017: A Bangladesh Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130 crashed at Lohagara in Bangladesh's southeastern Chittagong District.[51] Both pilots were unharmed.[52]
- 27 December 2017: Two Bangladesh Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130s crashed at Maheshkhali Island in Cox's Bazar due to a mid-air collision. The official report states that the accident happened during the breaking of formation at a training exercise. All four pilots were rescued alive.[53][54]
- 19 May 2021: A Belarusian Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130 crashed in Baranavichy, causing minor damage to one house in the city. Two pilots ejected but died.[55]
- 29 June 2022: A Myanmar air force Yak-130 is believed to have been damaged following a bird strike.[57]
- 9 May 2024: A Bangladesh Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130 crashed into the Karnaphuli river near Chittagong after the plane caught fire in mid-air. The two crew members managed to eject, however the pilot, Squadron Leader Asim Jawwad, died later in hospital.[58][59]
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If you read the official version, they never mentioned that this one was during an aerobatic show and very close to the runway while doing a fancy and risky maneuver ( like how each time Sakibal gets out). Did you read my report by the way here
Article - Behind The Recent Russian Made BAF YAK-130 Fatal Crash: Some Observations ? I have talked to senior BAF officers, too.
