The Dubai-Mangalore AI Express flight IX812 is one of the the biggest air crashes in India in several years. The last one I remember was Charkhi Dadri near Delhi I guess in 1996 when 150+ people lost their lives. At that time also it was dubbed as human error as Kazakh cargo plane had head-on collision with Saudi Airline plane. If at that time it was error due to language (especially between Kazakh pilot and ATC) what were the lessons learnt and actions taken to avoid such things in future?
The new crash also, some quarters attribute happened, due to Serbian pilot (possible language issue).But I don't agree, because same pilot had 19 successful landings earlier at same airport without any problem and moreover he was a British citizen therefore can't question his English language abilities. I am sure ATC doesn't speak in regional languages. There were two very experienced pilots commanding the plane and they complement each other so where did the fault happen after touchdown? Was there some obstruction on the runway due to which sudden brake was applied and tire bursted leading to aircraft going out of control, eventually overshooting the runway and falling off the hill? Or was there a techincal fault in the aircraft like brakes or tires ...etc. I understand that before anyflight the aircraft is given fitness clearance by DGCA certified aircraft engineer after thorough check...so was their a slackness in checking the plane before take-off from Dubai? I personally do not agree to the theory of short or table top runway which is tricky. The Boeng 737-800 is not a very big aircraft that it can't land easily at Mangalore.I have myself travelled from Mangalore a number of times. I dont know about quality of surface on the runway but otherwise it looks OK. Airports at Agartala,Patna,Bagdogra,Srinagar,Leh and (old one at) Cochin are far more tricky or difficult than Mangalore. But international flights are not flown by novices they are under command of expert pilots.
So many innocent lives have been lost in this mishap and the nation deserves right answers for all questions throght independent & thorugh proble. Stringent measures must be implemented to remove any ignorance or casual approach on technical issues. Pilots selection, aircraft certification, runway safety and clearance must be stringent and accountability established for every critical functional area,random inspections must happen so that such incidents do not repeat in future and inncocent lives are not lost due to human error. India should implement such strong measures for aviation safety that even the developed countries may envy and try to emulate.
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