Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Carver Aviation trainer aircraft veers off Baramati runway, no injuries
A small training airplane had an accident at an airport in Baramati, a town in the Pune district of Maharashtra, a state in India.
The plane belonged to a flying school called Carver Aviation, and inside were a pilot and a student pilot.
They were practicing take-off emergency drills.
During the practice, the plane could not stop in time and rolled about 20 feet past the end of the runway onto the grass.
Luckily, nobody got hurt, though the airplane got some minor damage.
Police are checking whether the plane had a technical problem.
People tell different stories about what happened: some say the plane could not stop during take-off practice around 12.30 pm, while the airport director says it went out of control while taxiing before take-off around 12.20 pm.
This is the third plane mishap at this airport this year, after a crash in January that killed a politician named Ajit Pawar and four others, and an emergency landing in May.
Even though the accident was scary, everyone was safe this time.
A Carver Aviation Cessna C172 trainer aircraft, registered VT-SEX, veered off the runway at Baramati Airfield in Maharashtra's Pune district on Sunday during a training exercise.
Pilot Captain Chirag Shashikant Doifode and cadet Abhijeet Jundre were on board; no injuries were reported and the aircraft sustained minor damage.
Police said the aircraft failed to stop during rejected take-off exercises and travelled about 20 feet beyond the end of Runway 29 into a grassy area, veering right of the paved surface.
It was the third mishap at Baramati airport this year, after the January 28 Learjet 45 crash that killed then Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others, and a May 13 crash landing of another company's trainer aircraft.
Accounts differed: police and other reports said the incident occurred around 12.30 pm with the aircraft unable to stop during rejected take-offs, while airport director Shivaji Taware said it skidded while taxiing before take-off at about 12.20 pm in clear weather.
- Who
- Pilot Captain Chirag Shashikant Doifode and cadet Abhijeet Jundre, aboard Carver Aviation's Cessna C172 trainer aircraft VT-SEX; both unharmed.
- What
- The trainer aircraft veered off the runway during a training exercise, travelling about 20 feet beyond the end of Runway 29 into a grassy area and sustaining minor damage.
- When
- Sunday, around 12.20 pm to 12.30 pm (reports differ).
- Where
- Baramati Airfield (Baramati airport/airstrip) in Maharashtra's Pune district.
- Why
- The aircraft could not be brought to a complete stop during rejected take-off exercises and continued beyond the Runway 29 threshold; the airport director said it had accelerated out of control and missed the turn towards the runway while taxiing before take-off.
- Operator
- Carver Aviation (Academy of Carver Aviation / Carver Aviation Academy)
- Aircraft
- Cessna C172 trainer, registered VT-SEX
- Location
- Baramati Airfield (airstrip/airport), Pune district, Maharashtra
- Time of incident
- Around 12.20 pm to 12.30 pm on Sunday (reports differ)
- Occupants
- Pilot Captain Chirag Shashikant Doifode and cadet Abhijeet Jundre
- Casualties and damage
- No injuries reported; aircraft sustained minor damage
- Runway excursion
- About 20 feet beyond the Runway 29 threshold into a grassy area, right of the paved surface
- Earlier incidents this year
- January 28 Learjet 45 crash killed Ajit Pawar and four others; May 13 crash landing of another company's trainer aircraft
Sources
Trainer aircraft of private company crashes near Baramati airstrip in Maharashtra - Telegraph India
Baramati Sees 3rd Aircraft Mishap This Year
'Rejected take-off was carried out': How the Baramati trainer aircraft went off the runway
