Blaming pilot immoral: Samiti

Udupi: Nagarjuna Virodhi Horata Samithi ridiculed the accusations holding the pilot of ill fated Air India Express responsible for the mishap.
"The disastrous crash has caused several suspicions. It is really immoral to blame the pilot for the tragedy at this juncture," said Samithi President Vijaykumar Hedge. Speaking to media persons here on Tuesday, Hedge said that there are many possibilities that led to the worst tragedy that ever happened in the recent times.
Uncertainty prevails till the outcome of the investigation is made public. However, accusing pilot?s fatigue or his lack of knowledge regarding the inadequacies of the runway holds no truth. The absence of the Controller in ATC might be one among other several reasons. The flawed runway has no stop way in case of emergency. Besides the runway width is not according to the rules and regulations.
From the centre, the width of the runway should be 150 meters on either side, while the air strip at Bajpe is only 100 meters wide on either side, he added. In an emergency, there are possibilities for the aircraft to plunge into the deep ravine on either side of the runway, if its slips slightly while landing, he added.
29/05/10 Mangalorean.com

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