PPRUNE последние новости—
Local news update
- Pilots were warned 3 times regarding altitude
- ATC was never informed the plane has any kind of troubles (including landing gear) on the first approach.
- Karachi approach was handling the plane and did not transfer to Tower.
- The plane had fuel for 2hrs30mins while the total flying time was 1hr30min.
- At 2:30 (PST), the plane was 15nm at MAKLI, flying at 10,000ft instead of 7,000ft. ATC gave the first warning. The pilot said he is comfortable. At 10nm, the plane was at 7,000ft instead of 3,000ft. Second warning by ATC. The pilot responded that he is satisfied and can handle it.
- During 1st attempt, engine scraped runway at 3 points - 4,500ft, 5,500ft, and 7000ft.
- Only during second attempt, the pilot informed of a landing gear problem.