In what appears to be a clear violation of flight safety norms, both the
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and low cost carrier
SpiceJet disregarded official reports of lapses by the latter's pilot on
two occasions. Even more shocking is the fact that the pilot in
question, Capt Rahul Malhotra, was promoted twice after the first
incident involving a hard landing at Jammu airport.
In the Jammu incident on October 4, 2013, Malhotra was responsible for a hard landing of the Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft that he was piloting. However, in the pre-flight check before departing for the next destination, Malhotra did not report the incident while completing the tech logsheet, which he got through with in a mere 10 minutes.
Documents available with Mumbai Mirror show that on October 15, 2013 -- ten days after the hard landing incident -- the operations group of the Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council (CASAC), a government appointed aviation safety body, had written to then director general of civil aviation, Arun Mishra, detailing the incident.
Read news in full 02/08/14 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
In the Jammu incident on October 4, 2013, Malhotra was responsible for a hard landing of the Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft that he was piloting. However, in the pre-flight check before departing for the next destination, Malhotra did not report the incident while completing the tech logsheet, which he got through with in a mere 10 minutes.
Documents available with Mumbai Mirror show that on October 15, 2013 -- ten days after the hard landing incident -- the operations group of the Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council (CASAC), a government appointed aviation safety body, had written to then director general of civil aviation, Arun Mishra, detailing the incident.
Read news in full 02/08/14 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
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