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Trainer Aircraft Crash-Lands at Baramati Airport, Second Incident This Year

Trainer Aircraft Crash-Lands at Baramati Airport, Second Incident This Year
Baramati Airport Witnesses Second Plane Crash Incident As Trainer Aircraft Crashes, Sustains Minor Damage - Video · freepressjournal.in

A small training airplane crashed while landing at an airport in Baramati, India, on Sunday.

Nobody was hurt, and the plane only got a little bit damaged.

This was the second plane crash at that airport this year.

Earlier in January, a bigger plane crashed near the same airport, and sadly, a famous leader named Ajit Pawar and four other people lost their lives.

There was also another small training plane crash in May, but the pilot was safe.

People are worried that the airport is not safe enough.

Investigators found problems like poor visibility, faded runway markings and loose stones on the runway.

To make things safer, the airport plans to build a new control tower and a fire station.

They also want to make the runway longer and add better lights for night flights.

The airport is used for general aviation and for teaching people to fly.

Key facts

Incident
Trainer aircraft crash-landing; minor damage, no casualties
Time
Around 12:35 pm on Sunday
Location
Baramati Airport, Pune district, Maharashtra
Previous fatal crash
January 28 - Learjet 45 of VSR Ventures crashed near Baramati Airport, killing Ajit Pawar and four others
Other trainer incident
May 13 - trainer aircraft crash-landed near Gojubavi village; pilot escaped safely
AAIB concerns
Inadequate visibility, fading runway markings, loose gravel on runway; final report expected by January 2027
Planned upgrades
Independent ATC tower, runway extension, night-operations systems, fire station, reinforced security wall

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