Trainer Aircraft Crash-Lands In UP, Woman Trainee Pilot Safe; DGCA Orders Probe

Last Updated:June 29, 2026, 20:16 IST

The Cessna 152 is a single-engine, two-seat aircraft commonly used for pilot training.

A trainer aircraft made an emergency landing in a field in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj on Monday, with the 28-year-old woman trainee pilot escaping unharmed, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said. The aviation regulator has launched an investigation into the incident.

“Chetak Aviation Cessna 152 aircraft VT-AFB engaged in solo flying at Aligarh has crash landed in a field in Kasganj. She (trainee pilot) is reported to be safe," the regulator said in a statement, PTI reported.

DGCA Launches Investigation

The DGCA said Chetak Aviation informed it that the Cessna 152 aircraft came down beside an expressway and that the trainee pilot was safe and uninjured.

The Cessna 152 is a single-engine, two-seat aircraft commonly used for pilot training. More details about the incident are awaited.

Kanpur Training Mishap

This comes just days after another training-related aviation incident in Uttar Pradesh. On June 26, a trainee pilot was injured after being struck by the spinning propeller of a trainer aircraft in Kanpur.

The DGCA said the incident took place after the trainee pilot got off the twin-engine Tecnam P2006T aircraft (VT-NBV) while its engine was still running. The instructor has since been removed from flying training duties pending the outcome of the investigation.

The aircraft, operated by Garg Aviation, a flying training organisation, had been conducting a night instructional sortie at Kanpur’s Chakeri airport.

“A flight instructor and a cadet were on board the aircraft. After landing, the trainee pilot deboarded the aircraft with the engine running. The cadet received injuries in her back due (to being) hit by the running propeller. She is admitted to a hospital in Kanpur," DGCA had said in a statement.

Following the accident, the regulator directed that the aircraft should remain grounded until the investigation is completed.

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