A trainee pilot is injured after being struck by a propeller during deboarding of a twin-engine training aircraft at Kanpur’s Chakeri Airport. Multiple reports say the incident involves a Tecnam P2006T (registration VT-NBV) operated by Garg Aviation Flight Training Organisation during night instructional flying with a flight instructor and a cadet on board. According to the accounts, the aircraft has landed when the trainee begins to exit while the engine or propeller is still running, and the propeller strike results in a back injury. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) launches an investigation into the circumstances and the deboarding procedure used at the time. The DGCA also takes interim actions: the instructor involved is removed from flying training duties (derostered/grounded) pending the investigation, and the aircraft is kept out of service until the probe is completed. The incident has prompted scrutiny of safety practices at some flying training organisations, particularly regarding whether cadets disembark only after engines have been fully shut down.
DGCA probes trainee pilot injury after propeller strike during deboarding at Kanpur
A trainee pilot is injured after being struck by a propeller during deboarding of a twin-engine training aircraft at Kanpur’s Chakeri Airport. Multiple reports say the incident involves a Tecnam P2006...
- A trainee pilot is injured after a propeller strike while deboarding a training aircraft at Kanpur’s Chakeri Airport.
- The aircraft is a twin-engine Tecnam P2006T (VT-NBV) operated by Garg Aviation Flight Training Organisation.
- The DGCA launches an investigation and keeps the aircraft out of service pending the probe.
- The instructor involved is removed from flying training duties (derostered/grounded) while the investigation continues.
- Reports indicate the trainee disembarks before the engine/propeller is fully shut down.
The incident occurred after the trainee pilot deboarded the twin-engine Tecnam P2006T aircraft VT-NBV, and the instructor concerned has been derostered from flying training duties pending investigation, DGCA said
2 months agoA trainee pilot sustained injuries after being struck by the running propeller of a training aircraft at Kanpur's Chakeri Airport during a night instructional flying session on June 26, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.According to the DGCA, the Garg Aviation Flight Training Organisation's twin-engine Tecnam P2006T aircraft (VT-NBV) was engaged in night instructional flying with a flight instructor and a cadet on board.The incident occurred after the aircraft landed, when the trainee pilot deboarded while the engine was still running and was hit by the rotating propeller, sustaining injuries to her back.PNG Connection Expansion Campaign Gathers Pace In Uttar Pradesh, Over 1.60 Lakh Connections Issued Till June 24She is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kanpur.The DGCA said the instructor involved in the incident has been removed from flying training duties pending the outcome of the investigation.The regulator further stated that the aircraft involved in the occurrence will not be operated until the completion of the probe.The DGCA has initiated an investigation into the incident. (Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by FPJ's editorial team and auto-generated from an agency feed.)
2 months agoWoman trainee pilot critically injured by spinning propeller at Garg Aviation in Kanpur, DGCA grounds Tecnam P2006T and removes instructor from duties pending investigation.
2 months agoA cadet pilot from Delhi sustained a lower back injury after being hit by a propeller while disembarking a training aircraft in Kanpur. The incident occurred when the 22-year-old reportedly exited the Tecnam P2006T before both engines were fully shut down. The DGCA has launched an inquiry, the instructor has been grounded, and the aircraft is out of service pending investigation.
2 months agoA trainee pilot suffered severe back injuries after being hit by a running propeller while deboarding a trainer aircraft at Kanpur's Chakeri Airport. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched a probe into the incident, highlighting a concerning practice of disembarking with engines running to expedite training. This raises questions about safety standards in some Indian flying training organizations, despite the booming aviation sector.
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