ISLAMABAD: The Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan has released a final report on Bhoja air crash investigation, holding responsible Captain and First Officer (FO) of the ill-fated flight BHO-213 (Boeing 737-236A).
121 passengers on board and six flight crew members were killed in the air crash on April 20, 2012.
According to the investigation report, the Captain and FO failed to comply with the basics of Crew Resource Management (CRM) training which contributed in causation of the unfortunate mishap.
The Bhoja air crash investigation was conducted by a US accredited representative, who was appointed by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and assisted by technical advisers from Boeing, the Federal Aviation Administration and Pratt & Whitney.
Report said that the flight took off for Islamabad at 1705 hrs from Karachi and the reported weather at Islamabad at that time was thunderstorm with gusty winds. The report, which was released after almost three years of the incident, said that primary causes of accident included ineffective management of the basic flight parameters such as airspeed, altitude, descent rate attitude, as well as thrust management.
