Posted on 12/28/2023 9:15:09 PM PST by BenLurkin
The flight on 15 January, which involved an ATR 72, was the flight crew's third sector of the day, shuttling between Kathmandu and Pokhara.
The pilots had likely put the condition levers, which control power, in the feathering position instead of selecting the flap lever...
The report also listed a lack of appropriate technical and skill based training, high workload and stress, and non-compliance with standard operating procedures as contributing factors to the accident.
It added that the aircraft had been properly maintained, had had no known defects and that the cockpit crew had been qualified in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.
More than a dozen investigators from the US, Canada, France and Singapore were involved in the investigation.
Aviation accidents are not uncommon in Nepal...
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR_72#Accidents_and_incidents
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeti_Airlines_Flight_691
TransAsia Airways Flight 235 (2014) was also a ATR 72. The pilots encountered a engine loss on takeoff and mistakenly shut down the good engine, which caused the crash. Perhaps redesign of the throttle and flaps controls would be in order.
CC
There should be huge warning signs on the electrity and the engines to avoid these mistakes.
Redesign of the pilots would be more effective.
Today’s kids are being taught to push buttons and trust what happens. We used to actually fly the plane...sometimes...OMG...without an autopilot.
EC
People would be amazed what causes 90% of plane crashes.
“Fly The Plane”
VS.
“Fly The Computer”
CC
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