A training aircraft met with an accident after making a hard landing at Maharashtra’s Solapur airport on Thursday, leaving the plane stranded on the runway. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported in the incident.
According to Karan Mann of the Redbird Aviation Training Academy, the mishap occurred while a female student pilot was executing a solo cross-country flight. “The lady student pilot was doing her cross-country solo flight, and she had a hard landing, and the aircraft was stuck on the runway. No one is injured,” Mann confirmed.
A viral video capturing the aftermath of the incident showed the aircraft, identified as a Tecnam P Mentor, resting at an acute angle on the tarmac. Emergency responders, including local fire brigade personnel, medical teams, and security officials, rushed to the site to assess the situation and secure the area. Authorities are examining the circumstances surrounding the hard landing to determine the exact cause.
