Dont Play With Mobile Phones When flying!!
It's easy to blame captain of the ill-fated Air India Express For the tragic accident that occured in Mangalore, Since he is not there to defend his case. Also, one can blame the airline management for not maintaining the aircrafts.
However, I would request all the airline passangers to do an introspection of their role on board, and the readers to consider the following facts before handing over the death penalty. The state-of-the-art plane(B-737-800) was industed on january 15,2008. Hence once cannot say that its conditions were so bad.
Every Day,32 domestic and International flights operate from Managalore airport. hence , one cannot caregorically say that the airport or its runway were not safe for landing.
Fifty three-year-old Captain Zlatko Glusica who died in the crash had 10.200 hours of flying experience and his licence had been endorsed by the Directorate of General of Civil Aviation, India. The commander has flawn in and out of Mangalore airport atleast 19 times, while the co-pilot had operated 66 timesfrom the same airport. So the pilot and co-pilot were fully familiar with the landing at Mangalore Airtport, and therefore it's not right to put the blame on the pilots. Further , the commander did not report any malfunction before landing to the Air Traffice COntrol(ATC). Visibility at the airport on the day of the accident was six km,'Which is more than that required', When the ill-fated plane landed in Mangalore.
So then, what could be the rrason for this air crash,Posible malfunctioning of the navigational system during the landing process caused by a cell-phone switched on by an ignorant passanger? I have noticed that many passengers switch on their mobile phones while landing as if they are in a race to inform their arival. It is also possible that some one did not switch off the mobile phone while takeing off from Dubai,despite being warned by the cabin crew, and it started searching for signals as hte flight descended at Mangalore airport, which could have interfered with the functions of the landing systems?
It should be noted that all three recent air crashes--the first one at Ressia killing the Polish Prime Minister and his team, the second one at Libya and now airindia express at Mangalore-- all occurred while trying to land, thereby strengthening my suspicion about the possible interference in the navigational system by cell phone signals. Any takers?
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