The Central government on Wednesday (January 28) released an official statement detailing the sequence of events leading to the tragic aircraft crash at Baramati airport that claimed the lives of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others. According to the statement, the aircraft (VT-SSK), operated by VSR Ventures, was cleared to land on Runway 11 at 8:43 am after the pilot aborted the first landing attempt. However, Air Traffic Control (ATC) did not receive any readback from the crew following the landing clearance. Just a minute later, at 8:44 am, ATC personnel observed flames near the runway threshold.
