Trainee aircraft skids off runway

Gondia: An aircraft with two trainee pilots on board today skidded off the runway after one of its tyres burst while landing at the Birsi Airport here, police said.
The trainees from the Indira Gandhi Rastriya Udaan Academy (IGRUA), Rae Bareilly were unhurt in the incident, though the aircraft was badly damaged, they said.
The mishap occurred this evening when the two pilots were flying a Zlien VT-ICON aircraft as part of a training session.
23./12/09 Press Trust of India