A video is going viral on social media with the claim that an Indian Air Force aircraft crashed in Pune during landing, with the Indian pilot surviving the incident but sustaining injuries.
Let’s check the truth.
Factcheck:
Our investigation began with a reverse image search of key frames from the viral video, which led us to a tweet by the PTI news including the viral video. The caption states, “Trainer aircraft of a private company skids off runway at Baramati airstrip in Maharashtra; no casualty. A trainer aircraft operated by a private aviation academy veered off the runway during a training exercise at the Baramati airstrip in Maharashtra’s Pune district on 9 August 2026.”
Using these hints, we conducted further searches and found several media reports regarding this incident. As per the Times of India report, “A trainer aircraft operated by private aviation academy Carver Aviation veered off the runway during a training exercise at the Baramati airstrip in Maharashtra’s Pune district on 9 August 2026.
The runway excursion incident occurred at around 12.25 pm, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Both the flight instructor and the trainee cadet on board escaped completely unhurt, and no injuries or casualties occurred.
So, the viral footage shows a four-seater Cessna 172S light trainer plane (registration VT-SEX) belonging to the private Academy of Carver Aviation. It is a DGCA-approved private flying training school. The incident has no connection to the Indian Air Force.
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) released an official statement detailing the exact mechanics of the civilian misadventure to clarify that no IAF assets or external electronic factors were involved.
So, all this evidence indicates that the Cessna C172 trainer aircraft operated by the Academy of Carver Aviation, which was involved in a runway excursion at Maharashtra’s Baramati Airfield during a training exercise, was falsely shared as an Indian Air Force aircraft that crashed in Pune during landing.
Conclusion
Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be Misleading. A trainer aircraft operated by a private aviation academy veered off the runway during a training exercise at the Baramati airstrip in Pune, Maharashtra. The incident has no connection to the Indian Air Force.
Title: Private trainer aircraft mishap at Baramati airstrip in Maharashtra, falsely shared as IAF aircraft crash in Pune.
Fact Check By: Usha Manoj
Result: Misleading
