Air India Express accident: Pilot error caused mishap

Amaravati - The Boeing aircraft suffered a minor damage on its right wing after it hit an electric pole while taxiing on the runway.

By PTI

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Published: Wed 24 Feb 2021, 9:54 AM

A team of officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation visited the Vijayawada Airport at Gannavaram on Tuesday and conducted a preliminary investigation into the accident involving an Air India Express Boeing aircraft on February 20.

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Official sources said pilot error caused the accident in which the Boeing aircraft suffered a minor damage on its right wing after it hit an electric pole while taxiing on the runway.

According to sources, a Canadian woman pilot commanded the flight when the accident occurred.

The aircraft landed from Doha, en route Tiruchirappalli, but all 64 passengers aboard were safe.

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