09 August,2026 04:02 PM IST | Baramati | mid-day online correspondent
The incident occurred around 12.35 pm within the airport premises, a short distance from the runway. PIC/PTI
A trainer aircraft operated by a private company crash-landed at Baramati airport in Pune district on Sunday afternoon.
No injuries were reported in the incident, officials told news agency IANS.
The incident occurred around 12.35 pm within the airport premises, a short distance from the runway. The aircraft suffered minor damage.
The latest incident comes around seven months after then Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others were killed when their Learjet 45 aircraft crashed near Baramati airport in January.
Pawar was travelling in the VSR Ventures-owned aircraft along with his personal security officer, an attendant and two cockpit crew members.
The aircraft, operated by pilot-in-command Sumit Kapur and first officer Shambhavi Pathak, crashed during its second attempt to land at Baramati airport on January 28.
Following the fatal accident, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) conducted a probe into the crash. In its preliminary report, the agency stated that visibility at the time of the incident was below the required level.
The AAIB report also raised concerns over the condition of the Baramati airport runway, flagging fading runway markings and loose gravel on the runway surface.
The investigation agency subsequently recommended that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ensure that prescribed safety standards are properly maintained at uncontrolled airfields.
The AAIB is expected to submit its final report into the Pawar aircraft crash by January next year. The findings are expected to provide further details about the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident and the factors that contributed to it.
The latest crash-landing is also not the first trainer aircraft accident reported at Baramati this year. In May, another trainer aircraft operated by a private company crashed near the Baramati airstrip.
The May incident occurred near Gojubavi village, adjacent to the Baramati airstrip. No serious injuries were reported, and the trainee pilot, who was the only person on board, escaped safely.
According to details available at the time, a part of the trainer aircraft struck an electric pole shortly before it was due to land. Despite the impact, the trainee pilot survived without sustaining serious injuries.
Further details are awaited.
(With IANS inputs)
