Crisis on Flight 101

Not a sign of nerves as their systems fell apart. It is 11 September, a day where aviation in New York especially would be on high alert. Recall 17 years ago.

Air India calls in normal for approach onto Runway 4R and there is nothing wrong. Captain Cool then discovers he is unable to latch onto the localizer which helps him get onto the glide slope and is integral to the Instrument Landing System that safely guides an aircraft in on an invisible chute, so to speak. The commander decides to abort approach and go around.

Now, the fun truly starts. As instrument after instrument collapses on him he cannot use his traffic alert and collision avoidance system, he discovers the plane will not connect to the ILS and the weather is closing in. With tremendous equanimity, he considers his options. Air Traffic Control feeds him real time data and he considers in quick succession, Stewart Airport, the military field at Bradley, the option at Boston is offered by ATC and AI has now vectored itself with only one operational radio and unsure where to land.

A non-precision approach is considered then aborted. Unruffled, these two incredible pilots now find they have lost their navigation systems, their autoland, their auto brakes, they have no ILS, just one itty-bitty radio. Think of you and a carload of the family in the vehicle with fog coming in and suddenly your brakes go mush, the steering wheel will not respond the curving mountain road, the engine is on full power but the panel in front of you has died on you.

Now put that car in the air at 6, feet. Multiple failures are rare. The fact that these two pilots were able to handle it is exceptional. Even the loss of one instrument at a crucial take off or landing juncture is underscored by how disorienting it can be.

On 1 January, an Air India bound for Dubai took off and crashed off Bandra with people on board. The cockpit voice recorder went this way in its last few seconds.

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The aircraft AI had literally flown into the sea. So technicals aside why do we have to come to learn of such superb flying skills from a possible ham operator monitoring the ATC conversations?

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Why is Air India not proudly displaying these men at a media conference for their flawless performance under the most trying circumstances? There is this tendency we have to protect ourselves from criticism. Now, for the first time, the pilots have spoken about the fateful day.

According to an NDTV report, the crew described the dramatic moments and said that they took a "shooting an approach" into Newark after they realised about the multiple failures. After straight hour flight, the Boeing was low on fuel. But the pilot decided to land the plane without the help of automated altitude readings. Even after multiple system failure, adverse weather conditions and lack of fuel while struggling to land at the John F Kennedy Airport in New York, the Air India pilot succeeded in saving the life of passengers on-board.

The pilot had reported to the Air Traffic Control ATC that the flight experienced multiple system failure and was low on fuel, which also restricted its time of flying when the system failed. Meanwhile, Air India has set up an inquiry on aircraft and constituted an internal inquiry under the monitoring of airlines Flight safety department.

Air India Flight Crisis: How the super crew managed to land giant Boeing safely Photo for representational purpose only.

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