Early Wednesday morning, a training aircraft operated by Redbird Flight Training Academy crash-landed near Gojubavi village , adjacent to Baramati airport, at around 8.50 am. Eyewitnesses said the aircraft was flying at a comparatively low altitude when it developed a technical malfunction. One side of the aircraft struck a light pole before hitting the ground. The pilot escaped without serious injuries.

It was a close call. But for those who track aviation safety at Baramati, it was also, disturbingly, familiar.

Wednesday’s incident is the eighth aviation accident or crash-landing reported at or near Baramati airfield since 2013 – an average of nearly one incident every 19 months.…