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  • Nepal plane crash caused by pilots mistakenly cutting power, says report

    12/28/2023 9:15:09 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 6 replies
    bbc ^ | 28th December 2023, 08:34 PST | Nicholas Yong
    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...