The media called the possible cause of the crash of a passenger plane in India
The cause of the crash of an Air India flight en route from Ahmedabad to London could have been a collision with birds, which caused the plane to be unable to gain the necessary speed for takeoff. This was announced on June 12 by the Indian NDTV channel.
"At first glance, it looks like a case of multiple bird hits, in which both engines lost power. The takeoff was perfect, and literally at the stage of lifting the landing gear, the aircraft began to lose altitude. This is possible only in case of loss of thrust or lifting force. The exact cause will be determined by the investigation," said the former senior pilot, Captain Saurav Bhatnagar.
He added that according to the video recordings, the decline occurred in a controlled manner. According to him, the pilot gave a distress signal, which indicates an emergency situation, she added.Газета.Ru ".
Aviation expert Sanjay Lazar agreed with this version, noting that this could explain the lack of climbing power. According to him, with multiple bird hits on takeoff, the plane probably would not have been able to stay in the air for more than 6-7 minutes and began to descend.
He stressed that the liner was relatively new — it was only 11 years old, and previously there had been no technical problems.
"This is a residential area outside the airport. Perhaps that's where the birds were. We need to wait for additional data, but this is probably one of the key factors of the incident," Lazar said.
TimesNow TV channel on the X social network (ex. Twitter) reported on the same day that at least 110 people were killed in India as a result of the crash of the Air India flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London.
The plane crash occurred near the Ahmedabad airport. There were 242 passengers on board, including two pilots and 10 flight attendants. There is no official data on the causes of the accident yet.
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