Osprey helicopter makes emergency landing
An MV-22 Osprey helicopter caught fire during a training mission and had to land at Camp Lejuene Tuesday night, officials from Cherry Point said Wednesday.
No one was injured in the emergency landing, according to a Wednesday release from Cherry Point. The Osprey’s crew evacuated the helicopter after activating on-board fire suppression systems.
The fire started in the helicopter’s nacelle, a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine. Cherry Point authorities said it caused “significant damage” to the nacelle. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
According to the Wednesday release, the helicopter landed aboard Camp Lejeune near Jacksonville. Firefighters from Camp Lejeune and Holly Ridge were on scene.
The MV-22 was assigned to Marine Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204, or VMMT-204, of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and was based at the New River air station in Jacksonville.
