A Flydubai passenger plane crashed in Russian Federation last month after being flown in a contradictory manner minutes before it smashed into the ground, a statement from investigators said on Friday, suggesting pilot error was to blame.
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Russian authorities said the crew attempted a first landing in adverse weather conditions with the autopilot turned off. The landing was called off because of wind shear, a sharp changing in wind conditions that can be hard to handle.
Earlier in the day, the Interstate Aviation Committee said the crew had been approaching to land manually and made a nosedive at a speed of 600 kilometers an hour at 50 degrees while attempting to go around before crashing into the ground.
“We are aware of the information that has been released by the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC)”.
The weather information service provided to the FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 was in compliance with the applicable regulations and manuals, the aviation watchdog said.
At the height of 900m, the yoke was pushed in the direction away from the crew causing stabilizer deflection to a five-degree nose-down position. “According to the available information, the involved pilots were holding valid pilot licenses and other pertinent papers, had undergone required training and had sufficient flight experience”, the report added. We share the desire to get conclusive findings as quickly as possible as outlined by the International Standards And Recommended Practices in International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) Annex 13.
The committee said the transcript of two hours of cockpit voice recorder data was almost completed, and it planned to clarify the content with worldwide investigators.
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Both airline pilots and test-pilots from the Russian Federation, the United States of America and the UAE have been engaged in the investigation to assess the status and actions of the crew.
