A Marine AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in Okinawa on Tuesday.
The helicopter, belonging to the 1st Marine Air Wing, “conducted a precautionary landing 23 January at a helipad on Tonaki Jima, Okinawa, after the pilot received a cockpit warning indication,” 1st Lt. Karoline Foote, a spokeswoman for the Marine air wing, told Marine Corps Times in a statement.
The pilots followed proper procedure and landed the aircraft in a safe manner, Foote said. “There were no injuries or damage as a result of the landing.”
The aircraft was conducting normal training when the indicator light came on.
A maintenance crew from the 1st MAW was on its way to conduct on-site maintenance to ensure a safe flight back to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
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It is the latest string of incidents to hit the Marine aviators in Okinawa. On January 8, another Marine Viper was forced to make an emergency landing as a result of a sensor malfunction. The same incident plagued another Viper in early 2017.
About a month ago a window fell out of a CH-53E landing in Okinawa, and on January 6, a UH-1Y was forced to land after it experienced an issue with the main rotor.
Shawn Snow is the senior reporter for Marine Corps Times and a Marine Corps veteran.
