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DGCA orders probe after trainee pilot injured by aircraft propeller at Kanpur airport

Updated On: 28 June, 2026 06:56 PM IST | Mumbai | Madhulika Ram Kavattur

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an investigation after a trainee pilot was injured by the running propeller of a training aircraft at Kanpur's Chakeri Airport during a night instructional flying session

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The DGCA said that after the aircraft landed, the trainee pilot deboarded while the aircraft's engine was still running. Representational pic

The DGCA said that after the aircraft landed, the trainee pilot deboarded while the aircraft's engine was still running. Representational pic

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an investigation after a trainee pilot sustained injuries after being struck by the running propeller of a training aircraft at Kanpur's Chakeri Airport during a night instructional flying session on June 26.

According to the aviation regulator, the incident involved Garg Aviation's Flight Training Organisation (FTO) twin-engine Tecnam P2006T aircraft, bearing registration VT-NBV, which was engaged in night instructional flying.

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