The pilot-in-command of Air India Express overshot the landing strip and crashed while landing at a Serbian National, Mangalore airport. The pilot was being assisted by first officer Capt S S Ahluwalia.
Mangalore airport is based on a hill top which needs accuracy when performing a landing. Information says that the pilot had a malfunction prior to landing but didn’t bother to report it to the ATC or Airport Traffic Control.
According to reports, the pilot Z Glucia was well oriented with the Mangalore terrain and managed to land smoothly several times before. After landing, things went terribly wrong. The plane overshot the runway and caught fire after it went straight into the valley.
Reports claimed that the tire burst which made it difficult to maneuver the plane. The report is still unconfirmed but it was just one angle that officials are looking unto.
The DGCA already assigned a team to investigate on the situation and their primary concern is to get their hands on the black box that will reveal what really happened on the last moments in the cockpit before the accident happened.
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