Many people assisted the Su-22 pilot in landing.

In Quang Nam province, residents and authorities in Dien Nam Trung ward predicted the landing spot of the Su-22 pilot after parachuting and waited, ready to provide assistance.

At 11:04 AM on January 9th, Su-22 aircraft number 5880, piloted by 36-year-old Do Tien Duc, took off from Da Nang airport to perform a training mission for the 929th Regiment, 372nd Division, Air Defense - Air Force Command. Ten minutes later, Captain Duc informed the flight commander that the aircraft had encountered a problem and could not land.

He was ordered to try to steer the plane away from densely populated areas before parachuting. "Captain Duc made an effort to steer the plane away from residential areas and parachuted at a location 19 km south of the runway, in Dien Nam Trung commune, Dien Ban town, Quang Nam province," Lieutenant Colonel Doan The Son, Deputy Commander of the 372nd Division, told VnExpress.

Witness to the plane crash: 'The explosion shook the whole house'

The sequence of events in the Su-22 plane crash. Video : Dac Thanh - Huy Manh - Do Nam

At that moment, many residents in the Dien Nam Trung and Dien Nam Bac wards of Dien Ban town panicked as they saw the plane descending low, with streaks of white smoke behind it. Mr. Nguyen Tri Thanh, 60 years old, was startled by a loud explosion during his lunch break. He dropped his chopsticks and rushed outside, seeing the plane about to crash. He ran around the neighborhood shouting, "The plane is on fire!"

Around him, many people were shouting, some carrying children and running away. Beside the thick column of smoke, many people spotted a yellow parachute that had opened, carrying the pilot to safety from the plane. Many people speculated about where the pilot might have crashed and rushed to the scene to help.

The pilot landed, but the parachute got caught in a coconut tree. Photo: Anh Quang

After hovering in the air for a few minutes, the yellow and white parachute landed and got stuck in a coconut tree, and the Su-22 pilot landed safely. Many local residents and police officers from Dien Nam Trung ward were waiting to help the pilot untie the parachute harness, and then took him to a nearby radar station to rest.

"Upon landing, the pilot was healthy and calm. The parachute, which was caught on a coconut tree, was removed and taken away that same afternoon," a local resident said.

Approximately 200 meters from where the pilot parachuted, the Su-22 crashed into a vegetable garden. Debris was scattered across an area nearly 300 meters long and 100 meters wide, a few dozen meters from residential houses. The tail and engine of the aircraft fell in an open field between two rows of houses. Many vegetable beds and crops were scorched.

The tail of the plane fell into an empty plot of land between two rows of houses. Photo: Dac Thanh

"I was afraid my house would burn down, so I didn't dare go home. I tried to run into the bamboo thicket to take shelter because of the flying debris, but my legs were shaking and I couldn't move," a woman working in the fields shared. She said the Su-22 crashed vertically and very quickly, not circling around.

The nose section of the plane crashed into a field, creating a large dent, with debris flying in all directions. Some pieces struck the walls of people's houses, leaving cuts; others landed on the ground, sending dirt flying onto the corrugated iron roofs of houses.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hung, 54 years old, was cutting banana trees in his backyard when he was hit in the head by a piece of airplane debris. His wife, Mrs. Phan Thi Tien, 46 years old, was fetching water to put out a fire when she saw her husband sitting near a banana bush, trembling uncontrollably, with blood flowing from his head.

Ms. Phan Thi Tien recounts the moment she witnessed her husband being injured in the plane crash. Photo: Nguyen Dong

"I asked him if he was lighting a fire , because I thought he had lit a fire and accidentally hit a landmine, causing him injury. But he said he didn't know what happened," Mrs. Tien recounted. Mr. Hung was then taken to the hospital for emergency treatment.

The plane crash damaged the tiled roof and collapsed the walls of Mr. Nguyen Thanh Chinh's house in Dien Nam Bac ward, affecting an area of ​​nearly 100 square meters. As of last night, Mr. Chinh's house was still under lockdown, awaiting the arrival of the military to remove the plane wreckage from the scene.

Military personnel cleared the aircraft wreckage at 5:30 PM on September 1st; the tail section was cut apart before being loaded onto specialized vehicles. Photo: Nguyen Dong

The Ministry of Defense stated that the pilot made efforts to steer the aircraft away from residential areas to minimize damage upon detecting the incident. The Air Force Command has directed relevant agencies to coordinate with local authorities to investigate the matter.

Nguyen Dong - Dac Thanh

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