Posted on 06/25/2020 8:04:59 AM PDT by texas booster
"Gull had been a pilot for 24 years and had a total of 17,000 hours of flying experience, including 4,700 at the controls of an Airbus A320. He was thought to be among Pakistan Airlines' most experienced pilots."
The pilots had aborted one landing and were going around for a second attempt when the aircraft dropped into a residential area, killing 97 of the 99 on board.
Announcing the results of a preliminary investigation Wednesday, Khan said ‘overconfident’ pilot Sajjad Gull had attempted to land with the wheels up.
The pair had turned autopilot off and ignored repeated warnings from air traffic control that they were descending too fast and from too great an altitude.
Previous analysis of black box recordings also suggest Gull ignored alarms that were sounding in the cockpit as he made the failed landing.
Air traffic control saw the plane's engines scrape the runway, leaving them damaged, but did not warn the pilot before the plane pulled back into the sky, Khan said.
Both engines then failed, causing the crash.
Ping.
You would think the airlines would want to protect their 100 million dollar airplanes.....must be govt owned airline
This is some news I can take action on. I will no longer fly Paki Air. It’s a tough decision and it will require great effort, but safety is more important than freedom.
"Investigators say Gull was 'distracted' by a conversation he was having during the landing - meaning he descended too fast and with the wheels up. The plane then scraped the runway, damaging both engines, before attempting another landing. On the go-around the engines failed, causing the crash"
Very common in these third-world nations. I’ve heard story after story of failed pilot trainees being granted a pilots license based on political connections. You’ll never hear of a crown prince failing pilot training.
” will no longer fly Paki Air. It’s a tough decision and it will require great effort”
Same here. I have canceled all my Paki Air reservations.
Or was it Bangladeshi Air?
I can't keep up with the new rules of decorum.
I’ll take a camel instead
Neither did the 9-11 hijackers.............
Hey, I have 50 hours in Microsoft Flight Sim, I’m pretty good!
Unless it's something they really don't want to know...
I got that beat. I watched 5 hours of Youtube instruction. I’m ready to sit for the exam!
I have an least 1,000 hrs and sleep at a Holiday Inn. Do I qualify?
1 out of 3 is not as bad as...
1 out of 2 Pakistani’s hate all non-believers of Muhammad.
All that Paki pilots have to know is how to take off.
The planes practically land themselves!..................
sh*thole pilots...
Lemme guess, the others just took the flying lessons and skipped the landing lessons.
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