A female trainee pilot sustained injuries after being struck by the running propeller of a training aircraft at Kanpur’s Chakeri Airport. The incident occurred 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 took place after the aircraft landed, reported news agency PTI. The trainee pilot deboarded while the engine was still running. She was hit by the rotating propeller, sustaining injuries.
It has been learnt that the trainee pilot is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kanpur.
The DGCA informed that the instructor involved in the incident has been removed from flying training duties pending the outcome of the investigation. The regulator also stated that the aircraft involved in the incident will not be operated until the completion of the probe.
“The involved instructor has been off rostered from the flying training duties pending investigation,” the regulator said, adding that it had directed “no utilisation of the aircraft involved in the occurrence pending investigation”.
Meanwhile, an investigation has been launched by DGCA in the incident. As of now, the regulator has categorised the incident as a ground collision involving the trainee pilot and the aircraft.
(With agency inputs)