A pilot, whose jet ran into a car on the tarmac of Subang Airport in Selangor this week, killing a worker, claimed to have been cleared to land by the air traffic controller and that no notice was issued for maintenance work, as required.
Captain Muhammad Fauwaz Zamzam, who had piloted the Bombardier Challenger 300, said he did not see any other light on the tarmac, except for the airport guiding lights and boundary markers.
He said they decided to proceed to the bay after checking the aircraft instruments and confirming that there was no fire.
Captain Muhammad Fauwaz, who has 7,000 hours of flying experience, claimed to have been surprised when he "heard on the airport radio that the plane had rammed into a car and someone was injured" after he had taxied.
During the 3.15am incident on Monday (March 18), the jet collided with a Malaysian Airport Holdings Bhd (MAHB) vehicle, seriously injuring Mr Mohd Ruzaimi Iskandar Ahmad Razali, 39. The vehicle was used to supervise the painting and electrical repair work on the runway.
Mr Mohd Ruzaimi died on Wednesday.
The case is now being investigated by the police and the Transport Ministry's Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).
Mr Muhammad Fauwaz also alleged that he was given clearance to land some four minutes before he approached the airport.
"I did not see any other light on the tarmac, except for the airport guiding lights, as the plane approached the runway. If there has been work being carried out or any vehicle on the runway, normally there would be beacon lights," he said.
He also claimed that the airport did not issue Notice to Airman (Notam) to indicate that work was being carried out, and that he radioed the control tower twice.
The private jet, belonging to Berjaya Air, was on a chartered flight from Jaipur, India, with eight passengers on board.
22/03/19 Starits Times
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Captain Muhammad Fauwaz Zamzam, who had piloted the Bombardier Challenger 300, said he did not see any other light on the tarmac, except for the airport guiding lights and boundary markers.
He said they decided to proceed to the bay after checking the aircraft instruments and confirming that there was no fire.
Captain Muhammad Fauwaz, who has 7,000 hours of flying experience, claimed to have been surprised when he "heard on the airport radio that the plane had rammed into a car and someone was injured" after he had taxied.
During the 3.15am incident on Monday (March 18), the jet collided with a Malaysian Airport Holdings Bhd (MAHB) vehicle, seriously injuring Mr Mohd Ruzaimi Iskandar Ahmad Razali, 39. The vehicle was used to supervise the painting and electrical repair work on the runway.
Mr Mohd Ruzaimi died on Wednesday.
The case is now being investigated by the police and the Transport Ministry's Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).
Mr Muhammad Fauwaz also alleged that he was given clearance to land some four minutes before he approached the airport.
"I did not see any other light on the tarmac, except for the airport guiding lights, as the plane approached the runway. If there has been work being carried out or any vehicle on the runway, normally there would be beacon lights," he said.
He also claimed that the airport did not issue Notice to Airman (Notam) to indicate that work was being carried out, and that he radioed the control tower twice.
The private jet, belonging to Berjaya Air, was on a chartered flight from Jaipur, India, with eight passengers on board.
22/03/19 Starits Times
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