Mangalore air crash: Pilot's error revealed
New Delhi: According to a report of DGCA and Boeing officials probing the crash, it was pilot error that led to the Mangalore crash – India’s worst air tragedy that killed 158 people.
The report says that data retrieved from the cockpit voice recorder shows that the captain was on the wrong flight path.
Not only that, Captain Zlatko Glusica a British national of Serbian origin also delayed in taking corrective measures despite being requested by his co-pilot for "a go-around".The 2.05 minutes of cockpit voice recorder or CVR recording revealed that despite being warned by the aircraft computers to "pull up”, the captain had not paid heed to it. Captain Zlatko Glusica also ignored his co-pilot Captain Aluwalia telling him to go-around. The co-pilot is heard warning "we don't have runway left" after which a loud crashing sound was recorded.
The enquiry committee also revealed the pilot was on the wrong glide path while approaching Mangalore airport.
Not only that, the pilot also approached for landing at an angle more than 3 degrees, which is more than the standard procedure for a safe landing.
There were anomalies in captain's corrective measures as well, which the committee says could have averted the crash.
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