Pattaya_Fox Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Pilot Blamed For Indonesian Crash JAKARTA (UPI) — The pilot of a Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737 had been given 15 warnings not to land before his plane crash landed in Indonesia, killing 21 people, a report said. The finding by Indonesias national transport safety committee relate to the March 7 incident in which the jet, flying into Yogyakarta from Jakarta with 140 aboard, slammed hard on the runway, the Antara news agency reported. The plane then plowed into fields and caught fire. The crew and remaining passengers escaped through the emergency exits. The findings said the pilot, despite the 15 warnings from the Ground Proximity Warning System, landed the plane even though the jet was traveling atan excessive airspeed and steep flight path angle The plane also used an instrument landing system approach without informing ground control, which had cleared it for a visual approach. The pilot in command descended steeply in an attempt to reach the runway, but in doing so, the airspeed increased excessively," the report said, noting that the pilot did not hear or disregarded the warnings. IMEDINEWS October 22 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technocracy Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Pilot Blamed For Indonesian CrashThe findings said the pilot, despite the 15 warnings from the Ground Proximity Warning System, landed the plane even though the jet was traveling atan excessive airspeed and steep flight path angle Only 15! Pretty unbelieveable isn't it! I wonder how long it will be until the findings of the recent Phuket crash are released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my friend I Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 The pilot was singing as he came in to land. The co-pilot was screaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katacove Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 The Phuket crash was piloted by an Indo also......... go figure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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