Aircraft veers off runway during training in Baramati
Third Incident Within Seven months of Ajit Pawar’s Death in Plane Crash
A training aircraft operated by Carver Aviation lost control during a landing exercise at the Baramati airstrip on Sunday. The four-seater Cessna 172S, with registration VT-SEX, involved captain Chirag Shashikant Doifode and cadet Abhijeet Jundre. The aircraft, conducting a circuit and landing emergencies drill, failed to halt after its second landing, veering 25 feet to the right of the runway threshold.
Both occupants emerged unharmed. Sources confirmed the DGCA will investigate the incident. This occurred at 12:36 pm, with the aircraft completing one circuit, including a take-off and landing, before failing to stop on Runway 11. The facility, part of Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited, has a table-top runway and student-instructed air traffic control.
The airstrip's safety has been questioned following multiple incidents, including a fatal crash in January that claimed the lives of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others.
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