Kaohsiung:A T-34 trainer aircraft experienced "minor damage" during a landing at Gangshan Air Force Base in Kaohsiung on Wednesday morning. Despite the incident, both pilots on board were unharmed, as confirmed by a senior defense official.
According to Focus Taiwan, the aircraft suffered damage to its nose while landing during a training exercise. Vice Chief of the General Staff Gen. Huang Chih-wei confirmed these details during a session at the Legislative Yuan, responding to an inquiry by Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Loh Mei-ling regarding the incident.
Gen. Huang stated that the military had ruled out mechanical failure as the cause and determined that the incident resulted from a "technical error." The runway was temporarily closed following the incident but was expected to reopen shortly.