New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)'s preliminary report on the Baramati plane crash in which former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was killed, has confirmed that there were visibility issues during landing. The report released on Saturday, also revealed that on the day of the accident, January 28, 2026, the control tower was manned by a ground instructor from one of the Flight Training Organisations (FTO), which hold flying lessons in the area.

The report also noted that the last runway recarpeting was carried out in March 2016 and thereafter no runway recarpeting was done which resulted into fading of all the runway markings and presence of loose gravels on the runway surface.

"On the day ...