A trainee pilot flying a Cessna 152 aircraft belonging to Chetak Aviation “crash landed” along a highway near Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj on Monday, prompting an investigation by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The Cessna 152 aircraft, registered as VT-AFB, was on a solo training sortie from Aligarh when it came down in a field near Kasganj.
#WATCH | Chetak Aviation Cessna 152 aircraft VT-AFB engaged in solo flying at Aligarh crash landed in a field in UP’s Kasganj today, says DGCA. The regulatory body is investigating the incident pic.twitter.com/M8a3hHtdtV
— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2026
Confirming the incident, the DGCA said, “On June 29, a Chetak Aviation Cessna 152 aircraft (VT-AFB) engaged in solo flying at Aligarh crash landed in field in Kasgunj. She is reported to be safe. DGCA is investigating the occurrence.”
The flying training organisation, Chetak Aviation said the aircraft landed on the site of an expressway and that the 28-year-old trainee pilot was unharmed.
Meanwhile, the Kasganj police said senior officers and local police personnel rushed to the spot after receiving information about the incident.
In a post on X, the police said, “Upon receiving information that a trainee aircraft had crashed during an emergency landing within the Kasganj police station area on June 29, 2026, senior officials and local police immediately arrived at the scene and arranged for the female pilot on board to be taken to the hospital for treatment; her condition is currently stable. Necessary action regarding the matter is being taken at the police station level.”
दिनांक 29.06.2026 को थाना कासगंज क्षेत्रान्तर्गत एक ट्रैनी एयरक्राफ्ट के आपातकालीन लैण्डिंग के दौरान दुर्घटनाग्रस्त हो जाने की सूचना पर उच्चाधिकारीगण एवं स्थानीय पुलिस द्वारा तत्काल मौके पर पहुँचकर उसमें सवार महिला पायलट को उपचार हेतु अस्पताल भिजवाया गया है, जहां उसकी स्थिति…
— KASGANJ POLICE (@kasganjpolice) June 29, 2026
The aviation regulator has ordered a probe to ascertain the circumstances that led to the emergency landing.
