Air Force spokesperson Colonel Eugene Motati told the broadcaster that they were thankful that no one had lost their life during the incident.
"It could have been worse if it was not correctly handled," he said.
An eyewitness told Netwerk24 the chopper was coming in to drop off troops when it suddenly hit the ground.
Oh my, thank goodness it was correctly handled
And it apparently had a crew of seven, where did they all fit into that cockpit
Dlamini said the crew consisted of a pilot, a co-pilot, a flight engineer, and four aircraft technicians and mechanics.