<p>Meanwhile, the condition of pilot Group Captain Mathur of NFTC and co-pilot Wing Commander Batra of AFTC remained stable. In the mishap, Batra got his ankle injured but Mathur was completely safe, informed sources said. <br /><br />Batra is being treated at the Command Hospital, Old Airport Road, Mathur has been admitted to HAL Hospital, HAL Chairman Ashok Nayak said. <br /><br />The court of inquiry, consisting of about eight people, would submit a report on the cause of the mishap shortly but no time frame had been fixed, Nayak added. <br /><br />So far, the aircraft had had about 276 test flights. Although Thursday’s mishap was “worrisome,” the programme was well on track. <br /><br />The IJT was launched in 1999 and is meant to be the backbone of the Indian Air Force’s combat pilot training programme, replacing its workhorse Kiran.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the condition of pilot Group Captain Mathur of NFTC and co-pilot Wing Commander Batra of AFTC remained stable. In the mishap, Batra got his ankle injured but Mathur was completely safe, informed sources said. <br /><br />Batra is being treated at the Command Hospital, Old Airport Road, Mathur has been admitted to HAL Hospital, HAL Chairman Ashok Nayak said. <br /><br />The court of inquiry, consisting of about eight people, would submit a report on the cause of the mishap shortly but no time frame had been fixed, Nayak added. <br /><br />So far, the aircraft had had about 276 test flights. Although Thursday’s mishap was “worrisome,” the programme was well on track. <br /><br />The IJT was launched in 1999 and is meant to be the backbone of the Indian Air Force’s combat pilot training programme, replacing its workhorse Kiran.</p>
