Aircraft veers off runway during training in Baramati
A training aircraft operated by Carver Aviation veered off the runway during an emergency landing exercise at the Baramati airstrip. Both occupants were reported safe, and the DGCA is expected to investigate the incident.
Why it matters
This incident raises safety concerns regarding flight training facilities in the region following a history of similar accidents.
Pune: A training aircraft operated by Carver Aviation veered off the runway during a training exercise at the Baramati airstrip on Sunday afternoon. Both occupants of the aircraft were unhurt. Sources said the DGCA will investigate this incident.The incident occurred at 12:36 pm when the four-seater Cessna 172S, bearing registration VT-SEX, was conducting a circuit and landing emergencies exercise. Pune rural SP Sandip Singh Gill said the aircraft was occupied by captain and trainer Chirag Shashikant Doifode and cadet Abhijeet Jundre.Inspector Narayan Pawar told TOI that the aircraft could not stop after its second landing and veered around 25 feet to the right of the runway threshold. “The brakes of the aircraft seem to have not worked ...
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