India, April 19 -- The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday ordered a court of inquiry into an incident involving a frontline fighter jet that made a hard landing at Pune Airport, damaging the runway and disrupting flight operations on Friday night.

Defence sources said the aircraft involved was a Sukhoi-30MKI, which also sustained damage during the impact. An IAF officer confirmed the probe. "A court of inquiry has been established to investigate the incident," the official said, on condition of anonymity.

Investigators are expected to analyse key flight parameters such as the aircraft's vertical speed at touchdown and the altitude at which the pilot first acquired visual contact with the runway.

Providing an update, Defence PRO (Southe...