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Pilot Injured by Spinning Propeller in Night Flight Incident
28 Jun
Summary
- Female cadet pilot critically injured by spinning propeller after deboarding.
- Incident occurred during a night training flight at Kanpur's Chakeri Airport.
- Aviation regulator grounded the aircraft and de-rostered the instructor.
A serious safety lapse resulted in a female cadet pilot being critically injured by a spinning propeller at Kanpur's Chakeri Airport. The incident occurred around 11:15 pm on Friday during a night instructional training flight involving Garg Aviation's Tecnam P2006T aircraft.
After the aircraft landed, the trainee pilot deboarded while the engines and propellers were still operational. She was struck on the back by a rotating propeller, sustaining grievous injuries. She was promptly hospitalized in Kanpur.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has grounded the involved aircraft and de-rostered the flight instructor pending the investigation. The regulator is examining the sequence of events that led to the trainee deboarding while the engines were running.
