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PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REPORT INTO ACCIDENT OF PIAC FLIGHT PK8303 AIRBUS A320-214 REG NO AP-BLD CRASHED NEAR KARACHI AIRPORT ON 22-05-2020 https://www.caapakistan.com.pk/SIB/SIB-Reports.aspx

The CVR is still missing. The FDR was found but is still in Pakistan. The flight crew dismissed ATC warnings and replied that they were comfortable with their altitude and speed , which were way above normal. The same PK8303 had another bad approach days ago , on May 17. After the crash...

PIA8303 had a descent of over 7000 ft/min on Friday Altitude graph: Source: Aviation Safety Network https://aviation-safety.net/photo/10639/Airbus-A320-214-AP-BLD More 5500+ ft/min descents of PIA at Karachi airport in May 2020: May 17- The very same Aircraft, PIA 8303 . 30,574 ft to 13,575...

Just because the AC had a landing gear issue in the past doesn't mean an easyfix was used or was the cause of this crash. It is a possibility, but several things don't add up. A problem with landing gear would not make the flight crew ignore speed and altitude warnings, miss waypoints and...

Related thread on The Professional Pilots Rumour Network (PPRuNe) forums: https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/632693-pia-a320-crash-karachi-12.html