Ahmedabad to London Air India Flight Crash still haunts not only India but also the world. People are still wondering about Air India Ahmedabad flight crash reason.
Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad is said to be the world's deadliest aviation accident in a decade. At least 260 people died when a London-bound Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed moments after takeoff.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has submitted its report on the Ahmedabad Flight Crash Reason based on its initial investigation.
AAIB has prepared its report based on preliminary facts and evidence collected during the investigation. AAIB has stated that the information is preliminary and hence subject to change.
While the preliminary cause of crash is said to be a possible uncommanded shutdown or unintended human-machine interface anomaly with the fuel control switches, a new theory is brewing in the media.
Multiple Aviation experts have said that Boeing's fuel switch cannot be switched off automatically, therefore, the onus is on the pilots who were flying the Air India.
The two pilots involved were Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kunder.
Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, 56, had an airline transport pilot's license that was valid until May 14, 2026.
Captain Sabharwal had obtained clearances to fly as pilot-in-command on several aircraft including the Boeing, and the Airbus.
He had total flying experience of 15,638 hours, of which 8,596 hours were on a Boeing 787.
As per TOI, Sabharwal had called his family from the airport, assuring them he would ring again after landing in London.
Talking about First Officer Clive Kunder, the 32-year-old had a commercial pilot license that was issued in 2020 and valid until September 26, 2025.
He had obtained clearances to fly Cessna 172 and Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft as pilot-in-command and as co-pilot on Airbus A320 and Boeing 787 jets.
The answer is Captain Sumeet Sabharwal. As per reports, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal transmitted the distress call "Mayday" to ATC.
"Thrust not achieved... falling... communication line during this transmission very weak... Mayday!" were the last words spoken by the pilot.
UK media Standard reported a US assessment of black box data. It reported that the first officer, who was piloting the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, questioned why the captain had moved switches to the cut-off position during the critical moments of take-off.
The portal then quoted Wall Street Journal, which reviewed the findings, reported that the first officer expressed 'surprise and panic' while the captain remained calm.
On Thursday, the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) in a letter to the Civil Aviation Ministry stated that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report on the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad has failed to sufficiently consider two plausible and previously documented technical scenarios, either of which could have triggered an automated shutdown of both engines of the ill-fated Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
The association has urged the Civil Aviation Ministry to include more subject matter experts in the investigation.
The pilots association has alleged that the preliminary report appears to infer or suggest the possibility of pilot error, without presenting any conclusive evidence or exploring well-documented technical failure modes previously observed in a similar aircraft.
