An AN-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) met with an accident while landing at the Air Force Station in Jorhat, Assam, on Saturday, prompting the force to order a court of inquiry into the incident.The accident took place as the Russian-made Antonov An-32 was landing at the IAF's Rowriah airbase in Jorhat. No further details regarding the circumstances of the incident or the condition of those on board were immediately available.Firefighting teams were immediately deployed to the site after the accident, with operations underway to contain the situation and secure the area, IAF officials said."An AN-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force has met with an accident at the Jorhat Air Force Station in Assam. More details are awaited," the IAF had said earlier.In a subsequent update, the force said a court of inquiry was being constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident."An IAF AN-32 aircraft met with an accident today while landing at Jorhat. A court of inquiry is being constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident," the IAF said in a post on X.The AN-32 is a twin-engine turboprop transport aircraft designed to operate in high-altitude regions and extreme weather conditions. The Indian Air Force operates a fleet of around 100 AN-32 aircraft, which are widely used for transporting military supplies and carrying out humanitarian and disaster-relief missions in some of the country's most remote mountainous areas.The last major accident involving an AN-32 occurred in 2019, when an IAF aircraft crashed in Arunachal Pradesh near the India-China border, killing all 13 personnel on board.— IAF_MCC (@IAF_MCC) Earlier this year, in March, a Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Assam's Karbi Anglong district during a training mission. The crash, which occurred about 60 km from Jorhat, resulted in the deaths of Squadron Leader Anuj and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar. The IAF had subsequently launched an investigation into the incident.(With inputs from agencies)