Kishangarh, India: A Piper Archer training aircraft operated by Avyanna Aviation Academy made a safe emergency landing at Kishangarh Airport in Rajasthan on 24 September 2026 after developing a tyre problem during a training flight. The aircraft had two people onboard an instructor and a trainee pilot and both were safely evacuated with no injuries reported.
The aircraft took off from Kishangarh at around 9:15–9:30 am and developed a tyre problem after about 1.5 hours of flight. Reports said that the left tyre came off while the aircraft was airborne, while other media reports described the issue as tyre damage or a burst tyre whereas airport officials have described the incident as a technical problem or malfunction involving one of the aircraft’s tyres.
The crew informed Air Traffic Control, after which airport authorities declared an emergency and placed fire, rescue, police, NDRF and SDRF teams on standby.
The aircraft was carrying substantial fuel, reportedly enough for about five hours of flying, so it remained airborne for more than three hours to reduce its fuel load before landing. An official source told Times of India, “We called emergency, NDRF and SDRF teams and police officials to the spot to make sure there would be no casualties.” An ATC source added, “The plane kept hovering in the air so that fuel level could decrease and there would be no blast while landing.”
The Airport Director B.L. Meena said that the Kishangarh Airport administration had immediately gone into alert mode after the incident. Security and emergency teams took charge of the situation while the fire tenders, ambulances, and rescue teams were deployed near the runway to handle any untoward incident.
The aircraft eventually landed at Kishangarh at around 2 pm. Reports said foam was used as a precaution around the landing area, while emergency personnel remained deployed at the airport. The two occupants were safely evacuated after landing, with no injuries reported.
The cause of the tyre failure and the extent of any aircraft damage remain under assessment, with a DGCA technical probe expected.
In April 2026, India’s DGCA released the second phase of its Flying Training Organisation (FTO) rankings, covering 35 DGCA-approved FTOs across India. The ranking assesses FTO performance, operational aspects, safety, compliance and student assistance, with scores classified into A+, A, B and C categories. Avyanna Aviation was the only FTO among the 35 to be placed in Category ‘A’, marking its first Category A placement since the ranking system was introduced in 2025.
Recent Flight School Aircraft Accidents In India
A Tecnam P2006T twin-engine training aircraft, registration VT-NBV, operated by Garg Aviation Ltd., crashed in an open field near Natthupurwa village, close to Ganga Barrage in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, while returning to Kanpur Civil Airport after a training flight.
The aircraft had two people onboard instructor Captain Sachin Bhatia from Gujarat and trainee pilot Abhishek Pujari from Karnataka and both sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft had taken off from the Garg Aviation Training Centre at around 11:30 am and crashed about 20 minutes later, roughly five nautical miles from the airport.
The aircraft was badly damaged and debris was scattered across the field. The exact cause remains under investigation, with DGCA and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) examining the accident.
A Cessna 152 trainer aircraft, VT-AFB, operated by Chetak Aviation, crash-landed in a field near an under-construction expressway in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, during a solo training flight from Aligarh Airport. The 28-year-old trainee pilot was the only person onboard and survived, with police taking her to a local hospital for medical examination.
The aircraft took off at about 1:05 pm and encountered an emergency around 3–4 pm, forcing the trainee to make a precautionary landing. The exact cause of the emergency remains under investigation by the DGCA.
A Diamond DA40 trainer aircraft, VT-PFB, operated by Pioneer Flying Club, made an emergency landing in an agricultural field near Changeyri/Changari village in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, after developing a mid-air technical snag during a routine training flight from Dhanipur Airport.
The aircraft had two people onboard an instructor and a trainee pilot and both escaped safely without injuries and were taken to a district hospital for medical examination. Local police, fire personnel and district officials responded to the site, while AAI initiated a probe into the technical malfunction and forced landing.
A Tecnam P2008JC training aircraft, registration VT-RFY, operated by Redbird Flight Training Academy, made a hard/crash landing near Gojubavi village, adjacent to Baramati Airport in Pune district, Maharashtra, during a solo training sortie.
The aircraft was carrying one trainee pilot, Shripal Bhose, who was on his second solo flight, and he escaped without serious injuries. The aircraft reportedly developed a technical issue at low altitude, and while attempting to land, struck a pole before coming down in an open field near the airport. Police said there were no casualties, while Redbird said it had launched an investigation into the incident.
A Cessna 172 aircraft, registration VT-EUC, operated by Redbird Flight Training Academy, crash-landed in an agricultural field near Mangaluru village in Babaleshwar taluk, Vijayapura district, Karnataka, during a cross-country training flight from Kalaburagi to Belagavi.
The aircraft had two people onboard Assistant Flight Instructor Captain Kunal Malhotra and trainee pilot Goutham Sankar P.R. Both were injured but survived and were taken to BLDE Hospital, Vijayapura, where their condition was reported as stable. The aircraft overturned and broke into three pieces after landing.
