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Parts of doomed PK-661 to be sent to another country for examination

ISLAMABAD:  has been chosen that the rest of the parts of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) doomed plane PK-661, otherwise called ATR-42, will be sent to another country for examination.

As per points of interest, the parts will be dispatched to Canada and France in two days. Moreover, parts of ATR-42 are additionally being inspected by the creator of this airplane.

The examination report…

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REVEALED: The last conversation between the Pilot of PK-661 and the control tower before the crash

The pilot of the ill-fated Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane made mayday calls at least twice, revealed the last conversation between the pilot and the control tower on Monday.

The first call was made when the engine of the PK-661 plane failed while the other call was about the emergency landing.

At the start of the conversation, the control tower informs the pilots about the distance to Islamabad airport. Then a pilot informs the control tower about the position of the plane. The plane’s altitude at that time was 70,000 feet.

In the conversation, the control tower repeatedly seeks response from the pilots. However, no one responds. After a while, a pilot makes a mayday call.

The pilot tells the control tower that one of the engines has failed and 47 passengers are on board. The control tower responds that runway-3 of the Islamabad airport is clear for zero landing.

However, no response is achieved from the plane from this point despite several calls from the control tower.

The PIA plane carrying 47 people on a domestic flight crashed earlier this month from the mountainous northern city of Chitral to Islamabad, killing all on board.

The plane took off from Chitral around 3:50pm and PIA said the plane crashed at 1642 local time (1142 GMT) in the Havelian area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, about 125 km north of Islamabad.

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PIA resumes PK-661 flight between Islamabad and Chitral

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) resumed its scheduled flights to and from Islamabad and Chitral on Friday, days after an ATR plane tragically crashed near Havelian on December 7.

Flight PK661 flew from Islamabad to Peshawar and then moved on to Chitral, where it landed at 1pm. An ATR plane was used to conduct this flight which carried 48 passengers, including the flight crew. The same ATR will take off from Chitral at 3:50pm to reach Islamabad.

A flight enquiry official talked to a news channel and confirmed that no tickets were cancelled or withdrawn after the plane crash.

Investigation team visits crash site:

An eight-member investigation team comprising of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Safety Investigation Board reached the crash site in Havelian.

The investigating team collected evidence from the crash site and launched an investigation.

PIA said the captain of the flight had reported losing power in one engine minutes before its plane lost contact with the control tower en route to the capital.

The airline said the plane crashed at 4:42 pm local time (1142 GMT) in the Havelian area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, about 40km (25 miles) away from north of Islamabad.

The airline said that there were two Austrian citizens and one Chinese citizen, had been on board. The Austrian foreign minister’s spokesman later confirmed two Austrians had been killed in the crash.

Crashed ATR plane investigation:

The left engine of the ill-fated PIA PK-661 plane exploded before the crash, which resultantly damaged the left wing, revealed an initial report of Civil Aviation Authority.

The plane had the capability to glide even if both engines fail. But despite this mechanism, the plane still was unable to glide and take all passengers on board to safety.

According to the report, the plane’s engine failed at a height of approximately 13, 000 feet. At that height, the plane could have glided about 15 to 25km. However, the engine after failing soon exploded and also badly damaged the left wing, leaving the aircraft unable to even glide.

The report said that the weather conditions were fine at the time of the crash and the temperature was 23 degrees centigrade.

The report further said that the data in the block box would reveal the real cause of the crash.

پرواز PK-661، چند سوالات – ماجد نقی

پی آئی اے کی پرواز PK-661 چترال سے اسلام آباد جاتے ہوئے حادثے کا شکار ہوئی اور طیارے میں سوار تمام 42 مسافر اور عملے کے 06 ارکان جاں بحق ہوگئے. یہ ATR-42 طیارہ تھا (ATR-72 اسی کا ایک اور ورژن ہے)، ATR یا Regional Air Transport یا Aerei da Transport Regionale فرانس اور اٹلی کی دو کمپنیز کا مشترکہ پراجیکٹ ہے۔

2005ء سے اب تک 90 سے کم نشتوں والے ریجنل ٹریول کی مناسبت سے ATR سب سے بہتر طیارے مانے…

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PEMRA issues notice to Channel 24 for airing fake audio clip of crashed PIA flight

Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Thursday issued a notice to Channel24 for airing unverified audio tape of the passengers of ill-fated PIA plane before the crash.

Soon after the crash, an audio clip went viral on social media claiming to be the last audio before the plane crashed and was broadcast by the channel. In the audio, people were crying for help. However, later it surfaced that it was an audio of another flight.

In their 9:47 PM transmission, the news channel broadcast an audio clip of the victims,screaming and yelling in the audio clip, which was shown live on television without any editing or screening.

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"PIA has been flying ATRs for a very long time and these aircraft are very safe." - PIA spokesman

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-661 carrying 48 passengers and crew crashed on the way to Islamabad from Chitral on Wednesday at 4:42pm PST. The Civil Aviation Authority confirmed there are no survivors from the ill-fated flight.

The PIA flight that crashed was an ATR-42, which was nearly ’10 years old and in ‘good condition’, stated the PIA spokesman Daniyal Gilani.

While the plane reportedly crashed due to ‘engine problems’, “No body knows what may have happened,” Captain Riffat Saeed of the PIA said.

“PIA has been flying ATRs for a very long time and these aircraft are very safe,” he added.

Mr Saeed told the reporters that “the pilots were well trained” and that “PIA has got top ratings in engineering”. “We don’t know if the plane was climbing, cruising or descending.”

“Let the Civil Aviation Authority find out what may have occurred,” he added.

Air Marshall (R) Shahid Latif agreed and said that “It remains to be seen if this was a technical fault,” he told the media.

“In Pakistan, there is a big question regarding whether international safety standards are followed when it comes to aircraft.”

“Did the pilot make a detailed call to explain what happened? We do not have this information at this point.”

He added: “In an emergency landing, a plane is supposed to land at the nearest place. Perhaps they did not have this choice… perhaps the plane was not in good flying condition. If the pilot is not able to sustain the flight of the plane then a crash is inevitable.”

“The technical crew can diagnose a problem remotely but they cannot fix the issue till the aircraft lands. Unfortunately, if an engine develops a fault mid-flight then tragedies like these take place.”

He also said Pakistan bought the ATRs some time ago. “We had smaller planes which were discontinued and got the ATR instead. They have been flying and there have no problems as such.”

A flight instructor Raas Masood said that, “it is a mountainous area and there could be multiple reasons for the crash”. He further added that visibility can be a factor, “it is a low visibility area”.

“ATRs have a very safe track record,” he added, “and they usually fly short operations from point A to point B.”

تحطم طائرة باكستانية على متنها 47 راكبا

وكالات.لسانك.كوم

  أعلنت هيئة الطيران المدني في باكستان، تحطم طائرة ركاب تابعة للخطوط الجوية الباكستانية على متنها 47 راكبا.

وقالت في بيان لها إن الرحلة عدد “PK-661” الداخلية التي كانت متوجهة من مدينة تشرال شمالي البلاد إلى العاصمة إسلام آباد تحطمت بعد فقدان أثرها من شاشات الرادار وعلى متنها 47 راكبا.

ونقلت وسائل إعلام محلية عن شهود عيان قولهم إن الطائرة اصطدمت بأحد الجبال قرب مدينة أبوت آباد.