A trainer aircraft operated by a private company suffered major damage after it overshot the runway at the Baramati airfield in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Sunday, about seven months after erstwhile Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar lost his life in a plane crash there.
No casualties were reported in the incident. The pilot of the trainer plane reportedly escaped without any injuries. According to authorities, the incident took place at around 12.30 pm.
An official statement said the aircraft was involved in a “runway excursion incident” during a training exercise.
“The aircraft initially entered the runway through Link Bravo, lined up at the threshold of Runway 29, and carried out a rejected take-off. Thereafter, the aircraft was lined up at the threshold of Runway 11, where another rejected take-off was carried out,” the statement read.
“During the course of this exercise, the aircraft could not be brought to a complete stop on the runway and continued beyond the threshold of Runway 29. Subsequently, it veered off the extended paved surface to the right side beyond the Runway 29 threshold,” it added.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
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Published By:
Prateek Chakraborty
Published On:
Aug 9, 2026 14:15 IST
