PIA A320 Crash Karachi
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Physical status of crew?
It seems that that PIA8303 is normally scheduled to depart Lahore at 10:00 local time. Based on the accident time, it is likely that the actual departure was delayed by about 3 hours. The cause of the delay may shed light on possible waiting conditions of the crew. At midday, the temperature in Lahore was 42C.
It will be interesting to eventually know if the accident investigation considers what time the flight crew actually showed up for duty and under what environmental conditions they waited for late departure. Could the pilots have been fatigued or otherwise impaired?
If the APU was not available due to unserviceability, company procedures for extended ground use, or insufficient fuel to accommodate extended APU use, the aircraft interior temperature could be very high with OAT of 42C or greater.
It will be interesting to eventually know if the accident investigation considers what time the flight crew actually showed up for duty and under what environmental conditions they waited for late departure. Could the pilots have been fatigued or otherwise impaired?
If the APU was not available due to unserviceability, company procedures for extended ground use, or insufficient fuel to accommodate extended APU use, the aircraft interior temperature could be very high with OAT of 42C or greater.
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First anniversary PIA 8303
This remarkable tragic accident occurred 22 May 2020.
update edit: We await the official final Pakistani report with interest.
AV Herald has an update 21/5/2021
update edit: We await the official final Pakistani report with interest.
AV Herald has an update 21/5/2021
Last edited by parkfell; 22nd May 2021 at 20:02.
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I'd estimate that the average time taken for the investigation report into any fatal airliner accident to appear is around a year, maybe longer.
For example the NTSB's report on the October 2019 Penn Air accident in Alaska is still awaited, more than 18 months after the event, so it's a tad unfair to single out the Pakistan AAIB.
For example the NTSB's report on the October 2019 Penn Air accident in Alaska is still awaited, more than 18 months after the event, so it's a tad unfair to single out the Pakistan AAIB.
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Crash: PIA A320 at Karachi on May 22nd 2020, impacted residential area during final approach, both engines failed as result of a gear up touchdown
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Crash: PIA A320 at Karachi on May 22nd 2020, impacted residential area during final approach, both engines failed as result of a gear up touchdown
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No, it's quite unlikely given the geometry.
The element sticking out below the aft door is a water drain mast. Often gets damaged first during tail scrapes, seeing it intact has a meaning of its own. The other blurred part under the tail cone is the contour of APU inlet door overlapping the visible part of the elevator from the far side.
No, it's quite unlikely given the geometry.
The element sticking out below the aft door is a water drain mast. Often gets damaged first during tail scrapes, seeing it intact has a meaning of its own. The other blurred part under the tail cone is the contour of APU inlet door overlapping the visible part of the elevator from the far side.
Last edited by FlightDetent; 23rd May 2021 at 13:51.
