Why Air India Plane Crash At Kozhikode Airport? Here Are Some Possible Reasons

Kozhikode: In a tragic incident happened on Friday evening at least 18 people including both the pilots killed, when an Air India Express plane with 173 people onboard skidded off the runway of the Kozhikode airport in Kerala.

There are some possibilities that could be understand to be a major reason for plane carsh.

1) Pilots have to undergo training atleast twice a year and after that they are evaluated as ‘fit’ to fly an airplane. But this year due to COVID-19 the training which is conducted with the help of simulators was cancelled till September 30, which means that those who were ‘not fit’ to fly could end by also piloting the airplanes.

2) Another purported reason could be mental stress for the pilots. It was recently declared that all pilots will undergo a salary cut of 60 per cent. The suggested salary reduction would be enforced from April 1. The announcement was made on Thursday. This could have put the pilots under immense mental stress.

3) Karipur airport runway at which this accident happened is called the ‘table top runway’, it has lights in the middle on the runway which is called ‘center light’ to give a better estimate of the runway while landing. But there was no light on this runway. This is called the ‘Black Hole Approach’. The runway is dangerous and large aircraft do not land at this airport.

4) Due to incessant rains in the region, the plane experienced tailwind and with the problem of ‘black hole’ a proper estimate of the runway could not be made. Also, low visibility adding to the trouble could have been a reason causing the plane to skid off.

The plane fell around 35 feet down and apparently the front half took the damage but people in the rear half have survived. The flight was a part of Centre’s Vande Bharat Mission.