00:00As we know about the tragic incident that took place today morning.
00:05So, you know, according to the DGCA, the cause is possible.
00:10Or, you know, what, what do you think it was a pilot error?
00:15The letter is under investigation, as DGCA has also said.
00:18So...
00:20As well as, you know, the urgent rescue was also, but, you know...
00:25As we can say that it was very terrific incident.
00:28So, what do you think, sir, in such...
00:30Incident has been reported in past as well.
00:32How do you see this, sir?
00:33What can be the cause?
00:35Oh, this is a very sad tragic accident.
00:38I...
00:40Knew the captain who is no more, Captain Sumit Kapoor, from...
00:45My Sahara days, and that's almost about two...
00:50Decades back.
00:52Very experienced pilot, and...
00:55I am told by the news report itself, that the aircraft...
01:00made its first approach, and then it had to go around, and it was on its second...
01:05approach.
01:06I do not know whether the first approach was abandoned.
01:10And missed approach was carried out, due to bad weather, visibility...
01:15So, was there any technical issues also with the aircraft?
01:19Did the aircraft...
01:20give any call of technical malfunction?
01:22That is also not been reported or not to...
01:25to my knowledge.
01:26So, what is reported by the media?
01:30And the DGCA is that the visibility was marginal.
01:34That means it was...
01:35was neither very good, nor bad.
01:38If it was really bad, then...
01:40the pilot wouldn't have attempted to land.
01:42So, marginal means it was in the...
01:45kind of...
01:47kind of...
01:48no-go...
01:49was not very...
01:50clear.
01:51And under such circumstances, where we have airfields like...
01:54Baramati...
01:55which do not have too many electronic gadgets to support the operation.
02:00the visibility may not be exactly what was reported and it may be lower...
02:05more than what was reported because the pilot in the aircraft does not...
02:10not get to see the...
02:12visibility...
02:13how it is reported.
02:14So...
02:15it could be a combination of...
02:18bad weather...
02:19technique...
02:20technical...
02:21or...
02:22bad weather...
02:23and pilot judgment error...
02:24something under...
02:25investigation...
02:26and...
02:27we'll come to know...
02:28because...
02:29DGCA...
02:30could have...
02:31already taken control of all the documents of the aircraft.
02:35so that they will come to know if...
02:37there was any technical...
02:38shortcomings.
02:40in the aircraft during its...
02:42release...
02:43or...
02:44not.
02:45So...
02:45sad one...
02:46very difficult to say what happened...
02:48from the reports that we have...
02:50is that the second approach was being carried out...
02:53and...
02:54...
02:55...
02:55did the technical...
02:56problem...
02:57overwhelm the...
02:58pilot in the...
02:59cockpit?
03:00I...
03:01am...
03:02unable to actually comment.
03:05sir...
03:06as the VSR Ventures...
03:07had earlier...
03:08faced a similar incident...
03:10on September 14th...
03:112023...
03:12then...
03:13when...
03:14another...
03:15you know...
03:15the Learjet...
03:1645XR...
03:17owned by the company...
03:18was registered...
03:19as...
03:20we...
03:2050 DBL crash...
03:21landed in Mumbai...
03:22at...
03:23Mumbai airport.
03:24So...
03:25sir...
03:26these incidents...
03:25and have been reported since so many years.
03:28So what can be done?
03:30You know, what preventive measures need to be taken
03:32so that we can avoid such, you know, horrific...
03:35...incidents in future?
03:36These...
03:37Well, LeahJet 40...
03:4045 is pretty old aircraft, I think 88, 99, 90 made.
03:45So 320 plus 20, it is almost 30 years.
03:5045 years old make of an aircraft, about 250 of them...
03:55...could have been flying in the air as of now.
03:57And...
04:00I know that about, say, 8 to 10 of the accidents that has actually...
04:05...happened with LeahJet and VSR previous...
04:10...aircraft was also involved in a landing mishap, but...
04:15...in both cases, I don't see any similarity other than the fact...
04:18...that LeahJet is involved in the same...
04:20...company is involved, but the idea...
04:25...I don't see any technical connection to both the...
04:30...incident...
04:31...unless there is something found, but...
04:35...even the last time, it wasn't something that was really...
04:40...been pointed to the technical side.
04:43I...
04:44...am not...
04:45...to what happened this time.
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05:35Captain Sumit Kapoor,
05:37which I have
05:40I was known for these years in Sahara's days.
05:45Thank you very much.
05:50Thank you very much.
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