New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended a Jet Airways pilot for a goofed-up landing at Singapore airport in November last year that could have resulted in a disaster similar to the Mangalore air crash of 2010.
The incident occurred on November 14, 2011, when the pilot, captain R Chaudhary, of the Delhi-Singapore flight was bringing down the aircraft on the Singapore runway during rush hour despite his not having landing clearance.
The aircraft, Airbus-330, with over 200 passengers on board had to go-around just 70 feet over the runway throwing Changi International Airport authority into a major tizzy.
An initial probe revealed the pilot claimed that the "go-around" was done as he was feeling uncomfortable and led to the revelation that there was no landing clearance.
The probe has also pointed to an "unstable approach" during landing which is deemed unsafe. Captain Chaudhury is also a check pilot and the DGCA has cancelled his certification. It may be recalled the investigation report into the Mangalore crash concluded that the pilot carried on with an "unstable approach" or imprudent approach, even ignoring his co-pilot's pleas, and this led to the crash. Shockingly it has also come to light that the pilot failed to inform the airline about the incident.
15/04/12 Yogesh Kumar/Times of India
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