Air India plane crash

[diy_fun_uk]

242 people on board. Came down shortly after take off, into quite a heavily populated area so will almost certainly be additional ground deaths and injuries.

Experts float theory behind Boeing jet that crashed carrying 242

The possible causes are said include a rapid change in wind, bird strike or weather, former pilots have suggested, with an investigation yet to uncover the exact cause

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[blup]

Aircraft’s weight has to be calculated carefully and loads balanced to get take off speed just right, but as said it could be external factors

 

[Justin Passing]

Early report from a crash investigator noted flaps NOT extended and gear DOWN - wrong way round.
Suggests Pilot Error.
Same happened to a Trident back in the day. PI ??

Pilot had 8000 hours though, and there would be two....

I don't THINK they use autopilot on takeoff.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

and gear DOWN

Could have been 'gear still down', because it crashed directly after take off, only 400 feet. Maybe the pilot was busy dealing with what ever the problem was? There was no obvious indication of the engines running, that I could see.

 

[crystal ball]

If jumping to conclusions were an Olympic sport DIY not could field a medal winning team

 

[Mottie]

If jumping to conclusions were an Olympic sport DIY not could field a medal winning team

Is that your conclusion?

 

[aveatry]

If jumping to conclusions were an Olympic sport DIY not could field a medal winning team

Well you should be able to tell everyone exactly what happened - given your user name

 

[MNW67]

It was an Air India flight to Gatwick with 53 British people on board.

 

[fillyboy]

Early report from a crash investigator noted flaps NOT extended and gear DOWN - wrong way round.
Suggests Pilot Error.
Same happened to a Trident back in the day. PI ??

Pilot had 8000 hours though, and there would be two....

I don't THINK they use autopilot on takeoff.

I've only read page 1 on the Pprune forum but a lot of pilots are saying from videos they've seen, the same, flaps not extended, gear down.

https://www.pprune.org/accidents-close-calls/666472-plane-crash-near-ahmedabad.html

 

[motorbiking]

My own experience of Indian flights is people are running for the exits as soon as the wheels bounce. I've never seen such crazy behaviour, just to get first in the queue. Rumours that the plane did not use all the runway and flaps were up seem to be everywhere.

Latest news - 1 British survivor.

 

[gas112]

British man is only passenger to survive India plane crash

Vishwashkumar Ramesh is only passenger to survive the Air India crash that killed 241 people.

www.bbc.co.uk

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[Harry Bloomfield]

Rumours that the plane did not use all the runway and flaps were up seem to be everywhere.

Based on FR24, which has now been confirmed wrong. It used the entire runway.

Latest news - 1 British survivor.

Who says he heard a some sort of loud bang, on take-off.

 

[motorbiking]

Based on FR24, which has now been confirmed wrong. It used the entire runway.


Who says he heard a some sort of loud bang, on take-off.

HTF was he not cooked alive.

 

[pete01]

Families to be offered 86k? That was quick

Families of dead Air India Flight 171 passengers to be offered £86,000

As British passenger Vishwash Kumar Ramesh tells the story of his miraculous survival amid the Air India Flight 171, it has emerged that families who lost loved ones in the crash will be offered £86,000

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[MNW67]

Families to be offered 86k? That was quick

Sounds a bit odd as well. Maybe they have a statutory scheme.