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File photo MANILA - The Philippine Navy (PN) on Sunday confirmed that one of its AgustaWestland AW-109E "Power" helicopters has figured in a landing mishap and investigations are now ongoing to determine the exact cause of the accident. "We are conducting a thorough and exhaustive investigation to ascertain the cause. These actions are all geared at shedding light on the incident and to prevent a future occurrence. International experts from (Agusta) are assisting in the matter of investigation," PN chief Vice Admiral Adeluis Bordado said in a message to reporters. The AW-109E with tail number NH-435, which was involved in the mishap, is undergoing assessment and is part of the ongoing investigation. "All AW-109 units are grounded as a matter of procedure," Bordado said. The PN chief said this AW-109 helicopter figured a mishap around 2 a.m. of September 26 in Lal-lo, Cagayan. "The incident happened when the aircraft was attempting to land on its desi

Adeluis bordadoPhilippine navyVice admiral adeluis bordadoNorthern luzon commandFile photo manila the philippine navy pn on sunday confirmed that one of its agustawestland aw 109e quot power helicopters has figured ina landing mishap and investigations are now ongoing to determine exact cause accident we conductinga thorough exhaustive investigation ascertain these actions all geared at shedding light incident preventa future occurrence international experts from agusta assisting in matterUot pn chief vice admiral adeluis bordado said ina message to reporters the aw 109e with tail number nh 435Hich was involved in the mishapS undergoing assessment and is part of the ongoing investigation quot all aw 109 units are grounded asa matter procedureUot bordado said the pn chief this aw 109 helicopter figureda mishap around 2am of september 26 in lal loAgayan quot the incident happened when aircraft was attempting to land on its designated station after it returned from conductinga mission in support of northern luzon command 39s internal security operationsUot bordado said he added the pilots and crew sustained quot very minor injuries only stayed in medical facility asa matter of procedure pn has five aw 109s its inventory which were delivered from 2013 to 2016 39s 109e contract for helicoptersNcluding the two armed unitsS worth php1 33 billion the aw 109 quot power isa three ton class eight seat helicopter powered by two pratt and whitney pw206c engines spacious cabin is designed to be fitted witha number of modular equipment packages for quick easy conversion between roles pna