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The initial inquiry report of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) ill-fated aircraft PK-8303 has held the captain responsible for the fatal crash that killed at least 97 people on May 22.

According to sources, the report presented to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday blamed the pilot’s negligence for the deadly crash.

The Aviation Division’s investigators, in collaboration with the French investigation team, compiled the initial inquiry report and handed it over to the division.

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The report is based on the pilot’s conversation with the air traffic controller (ATC), the Mayday call, flight data records, CCTV footage of the landing, and the cockpit voice recorder data, among other things. Further details from the report are awaited.

Aviation Minister Fulfills the Promise

The Aviation Minister, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, had announced during an assembly session that the preliminary report will be published within a month. Living up to his commitment, the minister briefed PM Imran on the investigation report, likely to be released for the public later.

CAA Blames Captain for Crash

On June 3, when the investigations were in place, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had highlighted several violations made by the captain. The report of the Additional Director Operations of CAA had revealed that the pilot of the Airbus A320 had ignored several instructions of the air traffic controller (ATC).

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It said that the plane was at a high altitude before its approach point, and the ATC had warned the pilot about it. The aircraft was at 3,500 feet at four nautical miles that are considered high from the approach profile.

Moreover, the aircraft was flying at 250 knots before landing, which is higher than the required acceleration. The air traffic controller had warned the captain twice and asked him to turn the aircraft 180 degrees besides maintaining the needed altitude, but the instructions were ignored completely.

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