Tiger crash in Mali explained | defenceWeb
The crash of a German military Airbus Tiger helicopter in Mali last July was caused by incorrect settings on the autopilot, Germany’s Spiegel Online reported.
The helicopter crashed while flying a peacekeeping mission in the West African nation’s desert north, killing both crew members
Spiegel Online said the Defence Ministry informed the parliamentary defence committee about the findings on Tuesday.
It said the autopilot controlled the aircraft’s elevator. It remained unclear who programmed the settings on the autopilot software, not found on any other Tiger helicopters.
Spiegel Online cited a report from the Defence Ministry as saying the autopilot flew the helicopter sharply lower, leaving the pilots no chance to manually take the aircraft higher again.