US EditionAAIB Flags Low Visibility in Ajit Pawar Plane Crash Preliminary Report: 'Tower Manned by Ground Instructor'
The AAIB cited systemic safety gaps at Baramati airport and noted the crew attempted landing in sub-minimum visibility of 3,000 metres, below the 5,000-metre requirement.
- A preliminary AAIB report found the VSR Aviation-chartered Learjet 45XR attempted to land in 3,000 metres visibility, below the 5,000-metre VFR minimum, and crashed, killing all five on board including Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
- Baramati lacked a meteorological facility, so a ground instructor stationed at one temporary tower estimated visibility using a hand-drawn reference chart and relayed it to the crew.
- After being cleared to land, the crew at 8:43 reported the airfield in sight and transmitted `Oh St& Oh St&` fourteen seconds later before impact.
- The AAIB recommended that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation enforce stricter procedures at uncontrolled airfields, while the flight data recorder is under analysis and the damaged cockpit voice recorder was sent to the National Transportation Safety Board.
- Corroborating reports from INSAT-3DR and regional airports show very shallow fog over Baramati and low visibility at Pune airport and Mumbai between 8:45 AM and 9:12 AM.
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Ajit Pawar Jet Crash: Landing Attempt Made Below Legal Visibility Limit, Probe Finds
All five people on board the Learjet 45XR, including two pilots, a cabin attendant and two passengers, were killed when the aircraft crashed to the left of Runway 11, struck trees and caught fire.
What Preliminary Report On Plane Crash That Killed Ajit Pawar Found
Poor visibility below prescribed limits and safety gaps at an uncontrolled airfield have come under sharp focus in the preliminary crash report into the Learjet 45 crash in Maharashtra's Baramati that resulted in the death of Ajit Pawar.
Ajit Pawar death: AAIB releases preliminary report on Baramati plane crash
Ajit Pawar plane crash: In its 22-page preliminary report on the VSR Venture's Learjet plane crash near Baramati in January that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others, the aircraft accident probe agency AAIB also said that all aspects of the plane crash will be investigated to bring out facts, root causes and contributory factors.
Ajit Pawar plane crash: AAIB report reveals safety failures, flight cleared to land below visibility limits - The Tribune
According to AAIB report, the crew was told that visibility was 3,000 metre at the time of landing. This was significantly lower than the 5,000 metres required for operations under Visual Flight Rules
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