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The Air India Flight 171 pilots may have been responsible for the devastating crash, as it is difficult, if not impossible, to accidentally flip the switch, The US Sun reported.
The cutoff switches are most often used to turn both engines off at once, either when a plane reaches the airport gate or during emergencies requiring a shutdown.
The report, headed by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, didn’t indicate any findings pointing toward any emergency before the crash that would require a fuel cutoff.
Another 19 people were killed on the ground after the aircraft slammed into a medical college in Ahmedabad, India.
Cockpit audio cited in the report noted that one pilot could be heard asking another why he cut off the fuel. The pilot in question said that “he did not do so.”
Soon after, one pilot reported a frantic mayday distress before the plane crashed. The report did not specify which pilot made the call.
An investigation at the crash site determined that the fuel cutoff switches were found in the run position, indicating that both engines relighted moments before the crash.
The seasoned jet pilots, a captain and first officer, had a combined 19,000 flying hours.
The continued investigation will likely center on how the switches moved in a way that doesn’t align with the typical operations, US aviation expert Anthony Brickhouse suggested.
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The cutoff switches are most often used to turn both engines off at once, either when a plane reaches the airport gate or during emergencies requiring a shutdown.
The report, headed by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, didn’t indicate any findings pointing toward any emergency before the crash that would require a fuel cutoff.
Another 19 people were killed on the ground after the aircraft slammed into a medical college in Ahmedabad, India.
Cockpit audio cited in the report noted that one pilot could be heard asking another why he cut off the fuel. The pilot in question said that “he did not do so.”
Soon after, one pilot reported a frantic mayday distress before the plane crashed. The report did not specify which pilot made the call.
An investigation at the crash site determined that the fuel cutoff switches were found in the run position, indicating that both engines relighted moments before the crash.
The seasoned jet pilots, a captain and first officer, had a combined 19,000 flying hours.
The continued investigation will likely center on how the switches moved in a way that doesn’t align with the typical operations, US aviation expert Anthony Brickhouse suggested.
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