Lok Sabha Question No. 8 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Accidents of Training Aircrafts
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 8

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  2nd February 2023 )

## ACCIDENTS OF TRAINING AIRCRAFTS

8.    DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Directorate  General  of  Civil  Aviation (DGCA) has issued a number of commercial pilot licenses during the year
- 2022;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the fact regarding the number of accidents occuring across the country involving training  aircrafts  and  if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has initiated/proposes to initiate any inquiry in this regard and if so, the details of the findings thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION      (GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

- (a) and (b) Yes Sir, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued 1165 commercial pilot licences (CPL) during the year 2022.

;

- (c)  and  (d)  There  have  been  total  of  08  accidents  during  the  year  2022 involving Flying Training Organisation aircraft. The investigation of these accidents are carried out by Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) as per the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents & Incidents) Rules, 2017. The details regarding findings in completed investigations are available in para 3.1 of the investigation report published on AAIB website on the link, https://aaib.gov.in/#. The details of the accidents are at Annexure A.;

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## Annexure A

## ACCIDENT TO FLYING TRAINING ORGANISATION AIRCRAFT IN 2022

|   S/N | Date       | Place                       | Aircraft Type   | Registration   | Operator                                          | Investigation Status   |
|-------|------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|     1 | 21.01.2022 | Aligarh                     | Cessna 172      | VT-AMU         | M/s Pioneer Flying Academy                        | In Progress            |
|     2 | 26.02.2022 | Nalgonda                    | Cessna 152      | VT-FAO         | M/s Flytech Aviation Academy                      | In Progress            |
|     3 | 16.03.2022 | Sultanpur                   | Cessna 152      | VT-PTC         | M/s Falcon Aviation Academy                       | In Progress            |
|     4 | 21.04.2022 | Jakkur Aerodrome, Bengaluru | Cessna 185      | VT-ETU         | M/s Agni Aero Sports Adventure Academy (P) Ltd    | Completed              |
|     5 | 12.05.2022 | Bhiwani                     | Technam P2006T  | VT-VDB         | M/s FSTC Flying School Pvt. Ltd.                  | In Progress            |
|     6 | 06.06.2022 | Birasal Airfield            | Cessna 152      | VT-EUW         | M/s Government Aviation Training Institute (GATI) | In Progress            |
|     7 | 13.06.2022 | Fursatganj                  | Diamond DA40    | VT-FGC         | M/s Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi          | In Progress            |
|     8 | 25.07.2022 | Near Baramati               | Cessna 152      | VT-ALI         | M/s Academy of Carver Aviation Pvt. Ltd.          | In Progress            |