Trainer Aircraft Crashes At Guna Airstrip In MP, Pilot Injured, Aviation Minister Calls It 'Concerning'

The female trainee pilot has sustained injuries in the crash and is currently undergoing treatment in the hospital.

Visuals of the crash shared on social media platforms showed the mangled wreckage of the aircraft.

Source : X/@ANI

New Delhi: A trainee aircraft crashed in Madhya Pradesh's Guna airstrip on Wednesday evening after it developed a malfunction. The aircraft was flying from Neemuch to Dhana, police said.

The female trainee pilot has sustained injuries in the crash and is currently undergoing treatment in the hospital, reported news agency ANI. 

"After developing a malfunction, a trainer aircraft flying from Neemuch to Dhana (in Sagar district) made an emergency landing, during which the pilot lost control. The trainee pilot sustained injuries and has been hospitalised," Sub-Inspector Chanchal Tiwari of the Guna Police was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. 

#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh: After developing a malfunction, a trainee aircraft flying from Neemuch to Dhana made an emergency landing during which it lost control. The trainee pilot sustained injuries and has been admitted to the hospital," says Sub Inspector, Guna, Chanchal Tiwari. https://t.co/GIXqwDeGVy pic.twitter.com/hmvO50DThy

— ANI (@ANI) March 6, 2024

Cantonment police station in-charge Chanchal Tiwari said that the aircraft, which suffered a technical snag, skidded off the runway while making an emergency landing at the Guna airstrip, and veered into nearby bushes.

Visuals of the crash shared on social media platforms showed the mangled wreckage of the crashed aircraft.

Reacting to the incident, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said the reasons for the accident are being investigated.

 

"A concerning news has been received about the crash of a trainee aircraft flying on the Neemuch-Dhana-Guna sector at Guna Air Strip. The female trainee pilot is undergoing treatment in the hospital. The reasons for the accident are being investigated..." Scindia posted on X.

गुना एयर स्ट्रिप पर नीमच- धाना - गुना सेक्टर पर उड़ान भर रहे एक ट्रेनी विमान के दुर्घटनाग्रस्त होने का चिंताजनक समाचार प्राप्त हुआ है। महिला ट्रेनी पायलट का अस्पताल में इलाज चल रहा है। हादसे के कारणों का पता लगाया जा रहा है। ईश्वर से पायलट के स्वस्थ होने की प्रार्थना करता हूँ।

— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (मोदी का परिवार) (@JM_Scindia) March 6, 2024

The incident took place at around 5 pm, police said.