Investigators are establishing why the pilots did not inform the ATC of any emergency, malfunction, engine failure or fire despite visible problems the aircraft was facing.
According to the PIA official, the captain informed the air traffic control that he was having problems with the landing gear before the aircraft disappeared from the radar.
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Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
On first approach, the landing gears were down and locked properly, however, due to high rate of decent and higher speed master warning for flap speed excedence was constantly sounding, aircraft passed rwy threshold at speed in excess of 200 kts, with this high speed pilots were unable to touch down in the specified area, after realizing that aircraft won’t be able to stop in remaining rwy, Capt. Decided to conduct a Go Around, it is quite a possibility here that after capt. Announcement of GA, first officer retracted the landing gears and flaps prematurely and TOGA power was still establishing, this caused the aircraft to sink and with landing gears up, aircraft landed on engines. …with impact from rwy at several places, both engines were damaged and failed to produce sustainable flight soon, hence the crash.
I think it’s a shame this website is desperately speculating amidst ongoing investigation. If there’s a bit of professionalism in you, please delete this content for sake of all those who lost their lives and their families. Thank you!
Just close your mouth and stop falling for the tricks of PIA. Pilot fault pilot fault, has PIA ever taken responsibility of any of their many many crashes? They need to shut down, restart their airline with new safety and maintenance measures. If they can’t do that; to hell with them.
یہ سب بکواس ہیں جب موت کا ٹائم اتا ہیں تو اپکوں کوئی نہیں روک سکتا یہ سب بہانے بن جاتھے ہیں۔ اپنے اللہ پر بروساں رکوں۔
On first approach, the landing gears were down and locked properly, however, due to high rate of decent and higher speed master warning for flap speed excedence was constantly sounding, aircraft passed rwy threshold at speed in excess of 200 kts, with this high speed pilots were unable to touch down in the specified area, after realizing that aircraft won’t be able to stop in remaining rwy, Capt. Decided to conduct a Go Around, it is quite a possibility here that after capt. Announcement of GA, first officer retracted the landing gears and flaps prematurely and TOGA power was still establishing, this caused the aircraft to sink and with landing gears up, aircraft landed on engines. …with impact from rwy at several places, both engines were damaged and failed to produce sustainable flight soon, hence the crash.
Agreed.And this is what happened even in Emirates crash (flight 521) in 2016.
Nice article.
I think it’s a shame this website is desperately speculating amidst ongoing investigation. If there’s a bit of professionalism in you, please delete this content for sake of all those who lost their lives and their families. Thank you!
Just close your mouth and stop falling for the tricks of PIA. Pilot fault pilot fault, has PIA ever taken responsibility of any of their many many crashes? They need to shut down, restart their airline with new safety and maintenance measures. If they can’t do that; to hell with them.