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Air India specific aircraft accident: Pilot error triggered mishap; DGCA officers visits Vijayawada airport

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Image Source : PTI Air India Express flight which hit an electrical pole whereas touchdown at Vijayawada International Airport at Gannavaram close to Vijayawada.
A workforce of officers from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation visited the Vijayawada Airport at Gannavaram on Tuesday and carried out a preliminary
investigation into the freak accident involving an Air India Express Boeing plane right here on February 20. Official sources mentioned pilot error triggered the mishap by which the Boeing plane suffered a minor harm on its proper wing after it hit an electrical pole whereas taxiing on the runway.
According to sources, a Canadian lady pilot commanded the flight when the mishap occurred.

The plane landed right here from Doha, en route Tiruchirappalli, however all 64 passengers aboard have been protected.
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“The DGCA team launched a preliminary investigation into the accident and is probing various aspects.It has also inspected the damaged aircraft and spoke at length with the Canadian pilot,” the sources mentioned however refused to disclose extra particulars as “these things are confidential”.
The DGCA workforce is predicted to proceed its job on Wednesday as properly.
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