ISLAMABAD: Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Wednesday presented the preliminary report on the PK-8303 crash that claimed the lives of 97 people in the National Assembly, ARY News reported.
Presenting the initial investigation report on the floor of the House, Sarwar told the National Assembly that the PIA aircraft that crashed in Karachi last month was a “100% fit “to fly.
“The pilot of the PK-8303 and air traffic controller did not follow the procedure and the pilot of the ill-fated Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane was overconfident,” he told parliament.
He said that the pilot and the co-pilot of PK-8303 were not focused and they were discussing the coronavirus pandemic as it had affected their families and were not focused on the aircraft.
“Lack of concentration of pilots had resulted in the plane crash”, he added.
The federal aviation minister concluded that the cabin crew and ATC were responsible for the PIA plane crash. “Those who are responsible will be held accountable,” he added.
Ghulam Sarwar promised that the complete investigation report of the plane crash will be presented in one year’s time.
Speaking about that plane crash incidents happened in the past, Ghulam Sarwar said that the Bhoja air crash and the Air Blue plane crash had been caused as a result of the pilots’ faults.
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