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Training Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing in Kalaburagi
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News18•06-10-2026, 22:06
Training Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing in Kalaburagi
- •A training aircraft made a safe emergency landing in a pigeon pea field near the Kalaburagi district airport due to a technical glitch.
- •Both crew members on board escaped unhurt, averting a major disaster.
- •The pilots displayed great presence of mind to land the small aircraft safely in a farmer's land.
- •Locals and police rushed to the spot immediately after the incident to inspect the area.
Key Questions Answered
The training aircraft made an emergency landing in a pigeon pea field near the Kalaburagi district airport due to a sudden technical glitch.
No, both crew members on board survived and escaped unhurt by displaying great presence of mind during the emergency landing.
British Airways flight BA295, a Boeing 777-200ER traveling from London to Chicago, experienced an in-flight emergency while flying over Ireland when its altitude suddenly plummeted from 37,000 feet to about 9,000 feet, prompting pilots to activate the '7700' squawk code.
