PSNI helicopter emergency landing after engine failure

The PSNI have confirmed that engine failure forced one of its air crews to make an emergency landing at City of Derry Airport on Thursday.
By Brendan McDaid
Published 16th Nov 2020, 08:37 BST
City of Derry Airport (Lorcan Doherty Photography)City of Derry Airport (Lorcan Doherty Photography)
City of Derry Airport (Lorcan Doherty Photography)

Police confirmed that the chopper had been part of an operation investigating a security alert in County Derry at the time.

Detective Superintendent Richard Campbell, from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Air Support Unit, said on Friday: “An aircraft from the Air Support Unit made an emergency landing last night (Thursday November 12) at the City of Derry Airport after experiencing engine failure while supporting District Policing colleagues who were dealing with a security alert in Limavady, which was later declared an elaborate hoax.

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“The pilot and crew landed the plane safely without damage being caused and no injuries were sustained by those on board.

“The matter has now been referred to the Civil Aviation Authority and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch and we are fully co-operating with them as they work to establish the circumstances surrounding the engine failure.”