Navy Jet Crashes As It Overshoots Runway In Goa, Pilot Safe, Airport Shut

Panaji:  A MiG-29 K fighter jet of the Navy skidded off the runway at Goa airport and crashed today. The pilot, a trainee, managed to eject safely from the aircraft, which caught fire after crashing. The airport has been shut and firefighting is in progress.

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A statement from the Defence Ministry spokesperson said the incident occurred when the fighter jet, manned by an trainee pilot, overshot runway. Goa airport operates from the Indian Naval base INS Hansa.

This is the first MiG-29 to be lost by the Indian Navy which operates the jet off the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.

The fighter jet will also be deployed off the INS Vikrant, the first indigenous aircraft carrier being built for the Navy.