Bhoja Air Flight crashes on final approach to Islamabad Airport.

[Safriz]

Watching a detailed analyst from Ground Zero by the Express News with the help of experts, it's easy to draw the following conclusions.
Three minutes from landing, the aircraft for whatever reasons, touched down in a field (Deep tyre marks obvious in the soft soil).
After realising the horror, the pilot(s) try and pull up and in process clip a boundary wall and knock over a 20 Feet tall tree, this would have caused major structural damage and ruptured the fuel tanks. As the airliner desperately tried to gain height, the aircraft which was now on fire began to disintegrate, hence being low on height, the wreckage didn't spread over a wide area.
The fact, according to the experts, that the tyres were intact points to the theory that the aircraft didn't at first just fall from the sky or else the tyre would have blown.
Another question is how could have pilot confused the runway, since where the aircraft touched down (Field), it was pitch black where as the runway would have been brightly lit up.

So many questions......require some real answers. !!!

it may well be a case of emergency landing.
the plane may have tried to land in the fields due to some sort of emergency.

 

[Jango]

Watching a detailed analyst from Ground Zero by the Express News with the help of experts, it's easy to draw the following conclusions.
Three minutes from landing, the aircraft for whatever reasons, touched down in a field (Deep tyre marks obvious in the soft soil).
After realising the horror, the pilot(s) try and pull up and in process clip a boundary wall and knock over a 20 Feet tall tree, this would have caused major structural damage and ruptured the fuel tanks. As the airliner desperately tried to gain height, the aircraft which was now on fire began to disintegrate, hence being low on height, the wreckage didn't spread over a wide area.
The fact, according to the experts, that the tyres were intact points to the theory that the aircraft didn't at first just fall from the sky or else the tyre would have blown.
Another question is how could have pilot confused the runway, since where the aircraft touched down (Field), it was pitch black where as the runway would have been brightly lit up.

So many questions......require some real answers. !!!

So windshear is the most probable cause of the first rapid loss of altitude, then the aircraft touches ground, goes back into the air, and disintegrates.

Although the aircraft's fuel sheet will have some more details, as to why the aircraft did not avoid landing and going under a CB cloud. The low cost airlines generally prefer to fuel up at the destination rather than from the base station, to avoid further costs.

Micro-burst/ windhsear was something unheard of in Pakistan Civil aviation around 10-15 years back, and still now, no aircraft in the world (except A380) can see windshear. Alot of questions to be answered by CAA and other authorities.

 

[alibaz]

The CAA official in the press conference clearly mentioned the rapid loss of height from 2900 feet to 2000 feet, indicating micro burst.

Although it could have got struck by lightning.

It's an easy way out good for everyone less ill-fated passengers. Put blame on pilot that he entered into weather though he was informed, the plane was very well maintained, licence / fitness certificate to aircraft was issued on merit and it was micro burst which brought it down. How Pity

 

[Safriz]

So windshear is the most probable cause of the first rapid loss of altitude, then the aircraft touches ground, goes back into the air, and disintegrates.

Although the aircraft's fuel sheet will have some more details, as to why the aircraft did not avoid landing and going under a CB cloud. The low cost airlines generally prefer to fuel up at the destination rather than from the base station, to avoid further costs.

Micro-burst/ windhsear was something unheard of in Pakistan Civil aviation around 10-15 years back, and still now, no aircraft in the world (except A380) can see windshear. Alot of questions to be answered by CAA and other authorities.

instrument failure?
wrong speed and altitude display?

 

[Windjammer]

it may well be a case of emergency landing.
the plane may have tried to land in the fields due to some sort of emergency.

The absence of any "May Day" call or a distress signal kind of rules out that theory.

instrument failure?
wrong speed and altitude display?

Being in near vicinity of the Airport, one assumes the ATC would have advised the pilot of his location and altitude.

 

[Safriz]

The absence of any "May Day" call or a distress signal kind of rules out that theory.

but its impossible for a traned pilot to confuse a wheat field for runway....
that is what the evidence suggests but hard to digest.

 

[Jango]

instrument failure?
wrong speed and altitude display?

Instruments don't tell about windshear, the rule is that you see a CB cloud, you keep far away as possible, no question asked. Although the ATC told the pilot about it remains to be seen

but its impossible for a traned pilot to confuse a wheat field for runway....
that is what the evidence suggests but hard to digest.

I find it hard to believe that he confused it for a runway in daylight and with ILS approach. Met officials do say that a CB cloud did come in the area. Even my uncle in an area near the airport was out for a walk, and he said that out of nowhere strong winds and rain came pouring down.

The investigation is being headed by two judges and a motorway police official is a secretary. Why?

 

[alibaz]

but its impossible for a traned pilot to confuse a wheat field for runway....
that is what the evidence suggests but hard to digest.

These days 6:40 PM is around sunset time means runway lights are on so no reason for confusing runway with wheat fields

 

[Windjammer]

Instruments don't tell about windshear, the rule is that you see a CB cloud, you keep far away as possible, no question asked. Although the ATC told the pilot about it remains to be seen

Three minutes from landing, the aircraft would still be some 1000 feet AGL, hurtling down from that altitude, the tyres would have blown and the landing gear would have collapsed. There is no such evidence where the tyre marks appear in the field.

 

[Jango]

Three minutes from landing, the aircraft would still be some 1000 feet AGL, hurtling down from that altitude, the tyres would have blown and the landing gear would have collapsed. There is no such evidence where the tyre marks appear in the field.

The CAA official said that the aircraft fell from 2900 to 2000 feet. In a press conference.

And landing gears are on of the most strongest parts of an airplane.

It's an easy way out good for everyone less ill-fated passengers. Put blame on pilot that he entered into weather though he was informed, the plane was very well maintained, licence / fitness certificate to aircraft was issued on merit and it was micro burst which brought it down. How Pity

This is a practice that does happen in Pakistan. Pilots do take risk, of low cost airlines.

But everyone knows the kind of maintenance procedures adopted in these airlines and Pakistani civil aviation as a whole. So, if a micro burst is the cause, pilot taking a risk, poor maintenance record, who else do you want to blame? The airport?

What is the exact job of the judicial investigation committee?

the other inquiry is being headed by a wing commander according to news channels.

Today a Shaheen air aircraft had it's landing gear assmebly buckle on landing at Karachi, and a Shaheen aircraft had an aborted takeoff due to technical problems. All the planes now need to be grounded at be given a thorough check by competent people.

 

[VCheng]

from: Victims of Bhoja air crash buried | DAWN.COM

ISLAMABAD: Families buried the bodies of their loved ones on Sunday who had fallen victim to an airline crash near Islamabad that killed all 127 people on board, as investigators probed the causes of the fatal incident.

The Bhoja Air flight from Karachi came down in fields near a village on the outskirts of the capital on Friday evening, in the city’s second major fatal air crash in less than two years.

Thirteen of those killed were buried late Saturday in Islamabad and funerals for 36 other victims were held in Karachi and other cities early Sunday, with more interments expected in different cities throughout the day.

Television broadcasts showed footage of distraught relatives, weeping and hugging each other, as the dozens of coffins left Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital where the remains had been taken.

Some nine dead bodies have not yet been identified and will undergo DNA tests, a hospital official said.

An AFP reporter who visited the hospital late Saturday said some of the remains still at the hospital were no more than body parts, stored on stretchers and covered by white sheets.

The disaster is the city’s second major plane crash in less than two years – an Airblue plane came down in bad weather in July 2010, killing 152 – and victims’ families have voiced fury at the authorities.

‘Inquiry may take a year’

The aviation authority on Saturday said that it might take one year to reach any conclusion about the cause of the air crash.

“The inquiry team constituted by the government to find the cause of crash may complete its investigation within a month, but it may take one year to reach any conclusion because the team has to consult foreign organisations to fulfil international standards and procedures,” CAA Director General Nadeem Yousufzai said at a press conference at Benazir Bhutto International Airport.

Mr Yusufzai said the plane had suddenly dropped from 2,900 feet to 2,000 feet as it made its final approach to land, and vanished from the airport radar.

He said another plane from the private Airblue airline landed safely from the same approach about 10 minutes afterwards and there was no indication from the Bhoja pilot that he was in distress.

The flight data recorder has been recovered and will be sent abroad for analysis, he told reporters Saturday,

Interior minister Rehman Malik said a committee had been set up to investigate the crash and the head of the airline Farooq Bhoja had been put on an “exit control list”, banning him from leaving Pakistan.

All 127 people on board – 121 passengers and six crew – were killed when the plane crashed and burst into flames at around 6:40 pm on Friday. There were 11 children among the dead.

The crash came less than two years after the worst ever air disaster on Pakistani soil.

In July 2010 an Airbus A321 operated by Airblue crashed into the hills overlooking Islamabad while coming in to land in heavy rain and poor visibility, killing all 152 people on board.

Friday’s flight was Bhoja’s first evening trip from Karachi to Islamabad since resuming operations last month after a 12-year suspension for not paying Civil Aviation Authority dues.

 

[Safriz]

Pakistan Orders Plane Inspections After Crash - WSJ.com

 

[Jihad]

Pakistan Orders Plane Inspections After Crash - WSJ.com

Yes and that too only after 2 other airplanes had technical issues shortly after the Bhoja Airplane crash.
NOW they finally wake up.

 

[Shahzad Sultan]

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One of my friend / office collegue was also the passenger of the same flight, May Allah showers his blessing to all those who were in the flight

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Hi, I live in chaklala near koraal chowk. After the jet crashed, Rightly after the breaking news, I and my friends went to the crash site. Our media is very pathetic. Nobody knew the exact distance of the crash site still they highighted the Bold part about crash area even with no information,Air Distance may be 15Km, but road distance is thrice. Thousands of people were walking towards the crash site even from 25Km away just after the news that Jet crased near koraal chowk. I crossed koraal chowk and covered around 5 Km distance, then there comes a place called Kaak pull. Just before Kaak pull there is very small road which leads towards forest and small villages around 25KM road area till crash site and. We trapped near Almehran village. Lots of ambulances, Fire brigades and hundred of vehicles were around there. I am my mates were walking because we heard that effected side was very near. After 2 hours walk from small and torn road. We reached at the effected site. There were few houses there, but area was not fully sealed at that time. There was Fully darkness in the area, only roads were flash with vehicle lights. People were not stopped at that time, even after 1.5 hour villagers were at moving around effected side. Pedestrain covered lots of distance just due to wrong information be media. I asked the TV reporter about wrong information. they told that they also had no information about the crash area and they reached there from the guess and info and Ambulance vehicles.
I also met with the villagers, some of them were serving the crowd with Water.
I asked the villigers about the crash story, Mostly of them confirmed that Airplace blew in the air and were talking about lightining.
We know that most of advance aircraft have advanced composite material which could avoid the lightening effect,
But I highly doubt Old aircraft with advance composite material.