Air Force has ordered a court of inquiry (CoI) into an incident of 'hard landing' by a transport aircraft in Jorhat last week. IAF oficials said here that in the incident,the nose wheel of a medium lift AN 32 aircraft was damaged. Air Force operates a squadron in Jorhat,Assam to maintain movement of personnel and material in the strategic North-East region. Considered the workhorse of the IAF,AN 32 is a twin engine turbo propeller aircraft designed to withstand adverse weather conditions. During 2011,IAF witnessed eight mishaps involving its aircraft.
