India, June 7 -- A private helicopter, en route to Kedarnath Dham, made a hard landing on a road in Guptkashi of Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district on Saturday after the pilot encountered a technical fault.

According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the helicopter, Kestrel Aviation's AW119, departed from Badasu helipad at 12:52pm and quickly landed on the main road just below the helipad after encountering a technical problem.

All five passengers on board were safe. However, the pilot was sent to a hospital for evaluation after complaints of back pain.

"Kestrel Aviation's AW119 (Reg. VT-RNK) helicopter, piloted by Capt. RPS Sodhi, experienced a hard landing on the road adjacent to the Bharasu helipad earlier today,"...