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Trainer aircraft skids off Baramati runway, no injuries
A trainer aircraft operated by Carver Aviation veered off the runway at Baramati airstrip in Pune on Sunday during a training exercise. The pilot, Captain Chirag Shashikant Doifode, and cadet Abhijeet Jundre…
The Story in Brief
A trainer aircraft operated by Carver Aviation veered off the runway at Baramati airstrip in Pune on Sunday during a training exercise. The pilot, Captain Chirag Shashikant Doifode, and cadet Abhijeet Jundre were on board; no injuries were reported.
The aircraft, registered VT-SEX, performed two rejected take-offs on Runway 29 and Runway 11 but could not stop fully, crossing the threshold by about 20 feet. Pune Rural SP Sandeep Singh Gill said the aircraft failed to come to a complete stop while taxiing. The Baramati airstrip witnessed a fatal crash in January 2026 when Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others died, and another trainer crash-landed in May with no casualties.
The Indian Opinion
Each time a plane skids at Baramati, the shadow of the Ajit Pawar crash looms large. But a rejected take-off drill that overshoots 20 feet is not a runway disaster. The pilot and cadet walked away, and the academy followed procedure. The question is not whether the airstrip is cursed, but whether the DGCA will enforce stricter stop-distance margins for training exercises. The full investigation report will settle that.
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