Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Plane nearly ran out of fuel after pilots forgot to bring up landing gear
www.telegraph.co.uk ^ | 28 July 2017 • 12:31pm | Hugh Morris

Posted on 07/28/2017 10:57:44 AM PDT by Red Badger

Two pilots have been suspended from duty after their aircraft, carrying 99 passengers, nearly ran out of fuel because they forgot to retract the landing gear after take-off.

Air India Flight AI676 was en route to Mumbai from Kolkata on July 22 but was forced to divert to Nagpur when the crew became alarmed by the speed at which the aircraft was losing fuel thanks to the additional drag created by the extended wheels.

An unidentified source told the Times of India that the “brand new Airbus A320”, one of the most fuel efficient aircraft in existence, had struggled to climb after take-off, prompting the pilots to settle on an altitude of 24,000 feet as opposed to a usual cruising height of 35,000 feet. The source, who made a point of saying that both pilots were women, said it flew like this at 230 knots - as opposed to around 500 knots - for about an hour-and-a-half, while the extended landing gear dragged heavily on the aircraft.

At this point, 90 minutes into a two-and-a-half-hour flight, the crew requested permission to divert to Nagpur as their fuel would have run out before reaching Mumbai.

“When preparing to land, they decided to lower the landing gear. At this point they realised that the wheels had been out all the while from Kolkata,” said the source.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Outdoors; Travel
KEYWORDS: a320; airbus; airindia; landinggear
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 101-109 next last
To: Red Badger

Yup.

And I believe there was a flight out of DFW where prior to take off, the pilot and first officer were talking about the flight attendants they were banging and forgot to set the flaps.

That caused a couple hundred deaths.

My aunt was killed in a crash where the crew took off over weight.


21 posted on 07/28/2017 11:08:31 AM PDT by Timpanagos1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: IC Ken

They are, and the pilots would have noticed the gear was down because of obvious drag and loss of fuel. . .how dumb were these turd-world “pilots?”


22 posted on 07/28/2017 11:08:33 AM PDT by Hulka
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: South Hawthorne

The Indian government has renamed the cities that the Brits had anglicized: Mumbai is Bombay, Kolkata is Calcutta, etc........


23 posted on 07/28/2017 11:09:03 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

24 posted on 07/28/2017 11:09:09 AM PDT by dfwgator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

plane was on auto pilot, until one of the pilots touched the wheel, taking it off autopilot. the plane then descended very slowly. Terrible, absolutely horrifying.


25 posted on 07/28/2017 11:09:21 AM PDT by nikos1121 (Rudy Guiuliani for Head of FBI)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: IC Ken

Who needs an idiot light. If I were the pilot and was having the same problems they were having, one of the first things I’d have thought was, “Geeze, it’s like we left the flaps or landing gear down or something.”

And then I would have sheepishly raised the gear...


26 posted on 07/28/2017 11:09:29 AM PDT by robroys woman
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Timpanagos1

The Florida L-1011 crash, correct?


27 posted on 07/28/2017 11:09:31 AM PDT by Hulka
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yep, just farding around. When you see a woman doing this, say it real fast and prepare for the backlash! But then again, ladies don’t fard.

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/farding.


28 posted on 07/28/2017 11:09:32 AM PDT by mazda77
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

I guess that Airbus thought that NOBODY WOULD EVER BE THAT STUPID!.......................

...

Airbuses are designed to be flown by people with no flying skills. Now they have to account for idiocy, too.


29 posted on 07/28/2017 11:10:06 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: Hulka

I think so.


30 posted on 07/28/2017 11:10:18 AM PDT by Timpanagos1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies]

To: 2ndDivisionVet

31 posted on 07/28/2017 11:10:29 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

Well Duh!


32 posted on 07/28/2017 11:11:41 AM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (Hillary Clinton: the official candidate of the National Sleep Foundation)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

“The Indian government has renamed the cities that the Brits had anglicized: Mumbai is Bombay, Kolkata is Calcutta, etc........”

Before or after the Fraud began referring to his terrorist BFF’s in Pockystan?


33 posted on 07/28/2017 11:13:03 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies]

To: Timpanagos1

The computer should have given the pilots warning that landing gear was still down at cruising altitude. I bet they were distracted by the sleek & gorgeous stew crew.


34 posted on 07/28/2017 11:13:33 AM PDT by entropy12 (Why Republicans woo & pursue people who will never vote for them (liberals & media) ?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: IC Ken

Yes the cockpit is more advanced. But then if the gorgeous and sexy stewardess walks in with coffee or Tea, the pilots can get distracted.


35 posted on 07/28/2017 11:17:42 AM PDT by entropy12 (Why Republicans woo & pursue people who will never vote for them (liberals & media) ?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: IC Ken

There had to be a warning indicator light on.


36 posted on 07/28/2017 11:18:39 AM PDT by Red Steel
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

Women drivers.


37 posted on 07/28/2017 11:19:30 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (The first step in ending the War on White People, is to recognize it exists.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

I think the thing those passengers should be thanking God for is that they landed and managed to leave the plane at an Airport.


38 posted on 07/28/2017 11:20:14 AM PDT by Bayard
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

“Are you telling us everything.”

“Not exactly. We’re also out of coffee!”


39 posted on 07/28/2017 11:20:32 AM PDT by dfwgator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 31 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger
Women drivers Pilots!
40 posted on 07/28/2017 11:21:20 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 101-109 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson