A month after the Air India aircraft accident in Ahmedabad, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau of Investigation (AAIB) has released its initial inquiry report. According to this report, the switching switches of Air India flight AI-171 to fuel to both engines were closed, causing confusion in the pilots. A few seconds later, the aircraft crashed in Ahmedabad. However, aviation experts have questioned this report. They do not seem fully agreeing with this initial investigation of Aaib.
What is in the initial report of Ahmedabad aircraft accident?
According to the report, during the flight, the co-pilot aircraft was flying and the captain was monitoring. The aircraft flew at 1 to 38 minutes 39 seconds in the afternoon, and only after a second, at the speed of 180 knots, both the fuel ‘cutoff switch’ of the engine went into a ‘cutoff’ position from ‘run’. Just after this, a pilot gave an emergency ‘de’ message at 1 to 39 minutes 05 seconds. Cockpit voice recording has revealed that one pilot asked the other why he stopped the fuel, the other refused that he did not do so.
Former IAF director told the report incomplete
Former Indian Air Force (IAF) Director Sanjeev Kapoor has strongly objected to the initial report of the Air India Aircraft Crisis Investigation Bureau (AAIB). Talking to India Today TV, Kapoor has described this 15 -page report as incomplete and has also questioned its delay. Kapoor says that ‘no pilot does not take the’ Made ‘call lightly, which means something serious has happened. He agreed that both engines failed, but the report did not explain how they failed. He described the Aaib’s conclusion as ‘absolutely strange’ that the pilot would have deliberately activated the fuel cut-off switch. Kapoor said, “Why would a wise pilot do this immediately after flying?”
He also criticized the time spent in releasing this report. Kapoor reported that the cockpit data was downloaded about three weeks ago. According to him, ‘This report took 20 days to arrive, which is very long. Despite having all the data, they should have more details in this report.
ALPA raised questions on the investigation of Air India accident
The Airline Pilots Association of India (ALPA) on Saturday demanded a fair and fact-based investigation of the Air India aircraft accident. The association claims that the current direction of the investigation looks more concentrated on the mistake of the pilot. Alpa India dismissed the notion, saying that their representatives for transparency and accountability should be included as supervisors in the investigation process.