From todays bangkok post
PHUKET AIR CRASH / FINDING THE CAUSE
Black box data 'matches inquiry'
AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK
The information decoded so far from the black box flight recorder of the ill-fated One-Two-Go airliner is said to match the findings of an investigating team which carried out the initial plane crash inquiry in Phuket on Sept 16.
Wuthichai Singhamanee, director of the Aviation Department's Flight Safety Standards Bureau and member of the crash investigation committee, said data from the plane's black box in a lot of ways matched the initial findings of his panel's probe, including communication between the pilot and the control tower, the weather and aircraft conditions.
He declined to elaborate on the details, saying that his panel would meet on Oct 12 to thoroughly analyse the results of the decoded information, which covers more than 30 areas.
Each area still needs to be carefully analysed before the release of the final results, he said.
The initial investigation at the crash site indicated that the One-Two-Go flight's pilot had ignored a wind shear warning from an air traffic controller, which was passed on by the pilot of another flight which landed at the airport minutes ahead of the One-Two-Go flight which crashed in flames after an unusually hard landing.
The flight recorder's information has also ended speculation that the pilot and the aircraft were not in good condition.
Mr Wuthichai also defended the safety standards of the One-Two-Go airline, saying it had met all the safety standard requirements in line with what is laid down by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
In addition, he said, planes registered in Thailand cannot take to the air before receiving airworthiness certificates.
Officials from the Aviation Department are sent to examine the planes before the certificates are issued.
Under ICAO regulations, planes are also subject to pre-flight inspections.