DGCA probe blames Gulf Air pilot for incorrect landing

New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) A preliminary probe by
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has found that
the Gulf Air flight which had skidded off the runway in south
Indian city of Kochi international airport blamed the pilot
for not following universally accepted parameters for landing
in rains and on a wet runway, sources said Tuesday.
"It was an incorrect landing by the Gulf Air pilot", said
the sources.
There are detailed universally-accepted parameters
laid down by DGCA and other international aviation regulators
for landing in rains and on a wet runway but they were not
adhered to by the Gulf Air pilot, they said.
DGCA would question the crew of the flight, which was
carrying 137 passengers, and the ATC personnel who were on
duty at that time at Kochi airport.
The black box containing the conversation between the
pilot and the ATC would also be examined as part of the probe
into the incident, said the sources.