This from todays Bangkok Post
Pilot given wind shear warning before crash
The pilot of the ill-fated One-Two-Go flight received a wind shear warning from the air traffic controller at Phuket airport before the airliner crashed in flames, killing 89 of those on board. Transport permanent secretary Chaisawat Kittipornpaiboon, who is heading the inquiry into the tragedy, said yesterday the pilot of another flight _ which landed at Phuket airport ahead of One-Two-Go flight 269 _ told the inquiry he had asked the control tower to pass on his warning of a microburst problem to the One-Two-Go pilot.
The control tower then relayed the warning.
Mr Chaisawat said his committee still could not say who should be held responsible for the crash, but the cause must be established quickly for future air safety.
His inquiry had gathered evidence from the crash site and information on the health of the pilots, communication between the pilots and the control tower, and the weather conditions at the time of the Sept 16 crash.
''The condition of the plane was fine and the pilots' health was also good,'' Mr Chaisawat said.
All the available information pointed to the same possible cause of the crash, he said, but declined to reveal what it was. He insisted the inquiry must wait for the report on the analysis of the information on the flight data and voice recorders now being examined in the United States.
''Although the available information all points in the same direction and should be enough, I cannot announce the cause now. Otherwise, it would be a guessing game. Data from the flight recorder is very important,'' Mr Chaisawat said.
''The decoding of the flight recorder data is proceeding well and should be finished by tomorrow,'' he said.