The inquiry committee probing the May 22 Mangalore air crash has submitted its report to the Civil Aviation Ministry. The inquiry committee has held flight commander of the Air India Express flight IX-812 responsible for the crash which claimed 158 lives in May this year. The report said, flight commander Captain Zlatko Glusica did not heed the warnings given by the co-pilot Capt H S Ahluwalia for taking “a go-around” and not to land. It said, the pilot also did not take-off in time and the aircraft rammed into the boundary-wall of the table-top runway before falling into the deep gorge on the other side of the airport. The report also found some anomalies in the captain's way of taking corrective measures which could have averted the accident.
News On AIR | November 17, 2010 12:11 PM
Court of inquiry submits report into May 22 Mangalore air crash; Finds flight commander responsible for mishap