Improper landing technique by trainee pilot led to serious incident at Kalaburagi Airport: DGCA probe
The Hindu
DGCA's report highlights improper landing technique by a trainee pilot at Kalaburagi Airport, leading to a serious incident.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) probing a serious incident at Kalaburagi Airport involving a TECNAM P2008JC aircraft has concluded in its report that the trainee pilot who was in command of the aircraft used improper landing technique and incorrect bounce-recovery inputs.
The civil aviation regulator probing the August 8, 2024 incident involving the trainer aircraft belonging to Redbird Flight Training Academy Private Limited has said that these actions by the trainee pilot who was flying solo resulted in the aircraft’s nose and propeller hitting the runway and leading to the collapse of the nose landing gear.
“The trainee pilot’s failure to execute a proper recovery from the bounced landing contributed to the incident,” the report stated as the probable cause of the incident.
According to the report, the incident occurred while carrying out a solo circuit and landing exercise, and the aircraft was under the command of a trainee pilot holding a valid student pilot licence and the solo flight had been authorised by the Chief Flying Instructor.
It said that the supervision of the solo flight was carried out by the instructor from the runway through radio telephony and the trainee pilot had completed two uneventful circuit and landing exercises prior to the incident flight.
However during the third circuit, the trainee pilot initiated the flare at a low height, resulting in a nose-wheel first touchdown.
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