What Did Prime Minister Khan
Know About the Crash of PIA 8303?
The Pakistan International Airlines flight PK 8303 - traveling from Lahore to Karachi -that crashed 1.5 miles from Karachi’s Jinnah International airport on May 22 2020 killing 98 people ,. was caused by human error by the pilot and air traffic control, an initial report revealed on June 24,2020.
The preliminary investigation report also revealed that the plane crash did not happen because of any technical glitch.
The plane was some 15 miles from the airport when ATC (air traffic control) warned pilot Gul-a seasoned pilot with 15000 hours of fligh- that the plane had been flying on an altitude of 10.000 feet instead of the recommended 7000 feet . “ I am comfortable” captain Gul responded. A second warning came from ATC when the aircraft was 10 miles from the airport.”, Descend to 3000 feet from 7000 feet”. I’m satisfied and able to handle the situation “, captain Gul responded.
The Airbus touched the runway at 327 kilometers per hour and faster than the recommended maximum landing speed-with the landing gear in the retracted position, the left engine scraping the ground first , bouncing up in the air for 300 m, then three seconds later the right engine scraping the ground before Captain Gul. managed to lift off the damaged Airbus with enough power to reach an altitude of 2000 feet.
Soon came the final frantic words from captain Gul.”We lost both engines ,May day, Mayday. before Flight 8303 crashed into a residential area. Miraculously there were 2 survivors
Why Did Pilot Gul Act Irrationally?
Even after the initial report , there are more questions than answers with the most serious being why and how the pilots ignored the warnings of an impending emergency .
Did pilot Gul suffer from a sudden brain dysfunction, silent heart attack , stroke or TIA ( transient ischemic attack)or low blood sugar?
Why did Gul and the copilot ignore several warnings from air traffic control and attempted to land without landing gears? And why did they dismiss the flashing lights and alarm bells warning them of an imminent crash?
It is well known that even minor abnormalities in brain blood flow ,oxygen and glucose supply may impair mental function . Was pilot Gul fasting? The accident happened on the last day of Ramadan. What are the International and Pakistani Airline regulations about fasting ?
How can we explain the silence of the copilot?
Surprisingly it appears that there are no international safety guidelines for fasting on active duty . This means the decision to fly an airplane while fasting is a personal matter.
There is also a surprising twitter message from Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan .
It read:Shocked & saddened by the PIA crash. Am in touch with PIA CEO Arshad Malik, who has left for Karachi & with the rescue & relief teams on ground as this is the priority right now. Immediate inquiry will be instituted. Prayers & condolences go to families of the deceased.
Surprisingly, the Prime Minister’s message circulated via Twitter at 2:10 PM Friday afternoon, some 25 minutes before the plane crash.
What did the prime minister know about the actual crash before it occured?
Taken individually several observations about the PIA 8303 crash seem inexplicable yet taken together they may suggest an engineered accident. The initial investigative report finding that the pilots were distracted and overly preoccupied with the Corona virus crises cannot explain why the pilots attempted to land without landing gears or failed to respond to automated warnings from the cockpit. The ominous premature tweet by the Prime Minister seems to be as worthy of further inquiry as the bizarre behavior of both pilots.
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twitter
Shocked & saddened by the PIA crash. Am in touch with PIA CEO Arshad Malik, who has left for Karachi & with the rescue & relief teams on ground as this is the priority right now. Immediate inquiry will be instituted. Prayers & condolences go to families of the deceased.
2:10 PM - May 22, 2020