A preliminary report on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), which collapsed on May 22, presented to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday, exactly one month after the tragedy.
This report is submitted by the Ministry of Aviation to the Prime Minister. The accident claimed 97 lives and two passengers miraculously survived.
A high-level meeting was held in the Aviation Department with the cooperation of the Minister of Aviation, the Director General of Civil Aviation and other officials.
The meeting was also attended by the leaders of the air and emergency test teams, while the head of the investigation team, Air Commodore Usman Ghani, released a report on the plane crash
Meanwhile, after the black boxes had been deciphered, the French investigative team drew up a report and passed it on to the PIA agents.
Apparently, there was no technical defect in the plane, the preliminary investigation report submitted to the Aviation Department on Monday at a high-level meeting says.
According to the report, CAA officials, flight crew, control tower and air traffic control have repeatedly made mistakes. Sources interested in the document said the plane's black box had not previously identified the possibility of a technical error.
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According to the report, both the speed and altitude of the aircraft were higher than the recommended parameters when the pilot attempted the first landing. The first time the plane hit the ground on a 9,000 meter runway.
The control tower made it possible to land despite the higher speed and height. Air traffic control also did not provide radio frequency to the control tower.
The aircraft remained in the air for 17 minutes after the first landing attempt, a crucial moment when both aircraft engines failed.
According to the report, flight crew should have been exempted after the incident, but should have continued to perform their duties until 1:00 PM. The aircraft's first engine was installed on February 25, 2019 and the second engine was installed on May 27, 2019.
All aircraft landing gear was installed on October 18, 2014. The fateful plane was 16 years old and was produced in 2004. The aircraft was added to the PIA fleet in October 2014.
In early May, Prime Minister Khan ordered an investigation into all aspects of the accident, while Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan announced that those responsible would benefit from a transparent accident investigation.
Civil Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan told the National Assembly on Monday that the preliminary report on the plane crash will be presented to the National Assembly on Wednesday. He confirmed that he had received the report and also communicated it to Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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PIA passenger flight PK-8303 crashed near Karachi airport on May 22. Only two passengers survived the plane crash with 99 people on board.
