[10] He said that he doubted that there was any negligence on the part of the pilots. International flight BS211 by US-Bangla Airlines serves route from Bangladesh to Nepal (DAC to KTM). We have created a browser extension. A pilot on the ground saw the Dash-8 manoeuvring and contacted ATC to report that an aircraft seemed to be disoriented and lost above the northwest sector of the airport. The US-Bangla airline Bombardier UBG-211 crash that occurred in March last year happened because the pilot smoked tobacco inside the cockpit despite restrictions, authorities have confirmed. I agree with all of the comments posted so far…and only have one observation. She knew the captain, as she’d done simulator training with him twice in 2017. The six-member commission was also assisted by Captain Salahuddin Rahmatullah, the head of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Group of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh,[26] and Nora Vallée, senior investigator for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada,[27] where the aircraft was manufactured. [1](p28) The aircraft overflew the end of runway 20 on a heading of 255 degrees, 450 feet above the ground, turning left with a bank angle of 40 degrees. [1](p25) The pilot realized that the plane was turning away from the intended course, and quickly changed the aircraft heading selector to a course that would intercept the correct approach, and manually selected a rate of descent. US-Bangla Airlines is a privately-owned Bangladeshi airline based at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Captain was the PF and the PM was a female. That's it. When telling this, he cried and wondered aloud where he would be able to find another job and stated that he had been so worried that he had not slept the previous night. [1](p24) The pilots did not reconfigure the flight management system for the approach, so when the aircraft arrived at the next waypoint, the autopilot began a left-hand turn of the aircraft as it had been configured for the holding pattern. Contributing to this the aircraft was offset to the proper approach path that led to maneuvers in a very dangerous and unsafe attitude to align with the runway. From US$408. US - BANGLA Flight BS 211 crash in Nepal: Radio conversation - Pilot and Air Traffic controller. I suspect he would have been upset at being questioned by anyone. [6], The sole Bangladeshi representative on the investigative panel was publicly critical of the final report, saying that it left out the fact that air traffic controllers at the airport did not execute their duties properly. US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 Monday March 12, 2018 Flight 211 was initially cleared to land at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport, but some confusion ensued with air traffic control. Sylvia — I’m curious about the statement that the F/O had a type certificate for a Cessna 152; in the US when I was flying, pilots would get check rides (at least) in unfamiliar aircraft but type certificates were only required for aircraft weighing over 12,500 pounds or powered by turbines. The captain turned towards the taxi track and started a right reversal turn to line up for runway 20. The second video showed the aircraft narrowly missing buildings and parked airplanes at the airport, and the last moments of the flight. They passed the VOR beacon at the far end of the runway as the captain disengaged the autopilot, still expecting to be visual with the runway at any minute. I fly flight simulators, I KNOW when alarms go off that I should pay very serious attention to them, the fact that she didn’t do this makes me think she is an affirmative action pilot, not a competent pilot. I don’t care if you’re male, female, gender x, gender 0, or what nationality or religion you are. An official probe panel, constituted after the Nepal’s worst aviation disaster in 26 years, has put much of the blame on the “emotional” situation of captain of the ill-fated US-Bangla flight 211 while the sole Bangladeshi investigator on the panel accused air traffic control (ATC) of Kathmandu airport of failing to “perform their duties properly”. The controller asked whether the US Bangla flight crew were “on VFR” that is, was the flight crew flying a visual approach rather than following the RNAV approach as planned. The Dash-8 missed the tower and passed over the domestic passenger terminal, clearing it by only 45 feet. [1](p27)[5], Eventually, with air traffic controllers on the radio still trying to clarify where the aircraft was going and the plane flying in a southeasterly direction, the first officer spotted runway 20 at the aircraft's 3 o'clock position, approximately two nautical miles (2.3 mi; 3.7 km) away, and the pilot made a sharp and abrupt right turn back to the west in an attempt to return to the approach end of the runway. Two more passengers died in hospital, bringing the deathtoll to 47 out of the 67 passengers on board. [1](p27)[5] After flying to the west without spotting the runway, the pilot calmly admitted to the first officer that he had made a mistake and had become distracted by talking to her, and performed another steep right hand turn, with bank angles as high as 45 degrees and descent rates of over 2,000 feet per minute. US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 (BS211/UBG211) was a scheduled international passenger flight by US-Bangla Airlines from Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. So yes GENDER played a role here, in her getting her job without having to prove competence. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. The captain was the Pilot Flying. The captain had not disclosed on his medical that he was an ex-smoker and no one seemed to know he had started again. The flight crew discussed the published holding pattern and procedure. The aircraft, a 76-seat Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 operated by US-Bangla Airlines, burst into flames after the crash, and the 20 surviving passengers were seriously injured from the impact and the fire. This flight is not scheduled for Today, 21.Jan 2021.It was last scheduled for 20. An Bord der Maschine befanden sich 67 Passagiere … The conclusion also mentions that the captain might have been fatigued, with a reference to a lack of sleep the previous night. Throughout, he also handled all radio calls, his voice sounding calm and collected. This reminds me of flight BEA 548 that crashed in Staines UK, 1972. The First Officer quickly went through the landing checklist and the captain confirmed the landing gears were configured for landing by saying “gears down three greens” without ever looking to see the status. He also seemed to be fatigued and tired due to lack of sleep — he was crying on several occasions. [1](p22) She died of her injuries, described as blunt force injury to her head. The Government of Nepal had to set up an Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission to deal with this accident. He then lit a cigarette, strongly forbidden at the airline. I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like. It said the cockpit voice and flight data recorders had been recovered and had been sent to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada for analysis along with other aircraft components. This is a worrying bias. US Bangla 211: Yes, we would like to land on 20. The investigation concluded that the captain / Pilot Flying, was under stress and “emotionally disturbed” because a “female colleague” questioned his reputation as a good instructor, rather than his upset being a symptom of his emotional breakdown. Instead of breaking off and setting up for a stabilised approach, the captain began to turn, hard. He asked their intention and the captain replied that they would be landing on runway 02. Biman Bangladesh Airlines, is the national flag carrier airline of Bangladesh. An official probe panel, constituted after the Nepal’s worst aviation disaster in 26 years, has put much of the blame on the “emotional” situation of captain of the ill-fated US-Bangla flight 211 while the sole Bangladeshi investigator on the panel accused air traffic control (ATC) of Kathmandu airport of failing to “perform their duties properly”. [1](p26) Audible warnings of "MINIMUM", "SINK RATE", "TERRAIN", and "TOO LOW-GEAR" sounded, adding to the confusion. So there is no rational explanation for the erratic way he set up and continued the approach and landing. He was going to resign over this, he told his first officer, even though he had no other job lined up or any other income. [9] Of the passengers, 33 were from Nepal, 32 were from Bangladesh, 1 was from China, and 1 was from the Maldives. This triggered additional alerts and alarms of "PULL UP", "TERRAIN", and "BANK ANGLE" in the cockpit. The flight crew acknowledged the clearance. Confirm you have runway not in sight yet? Her mind would have been over saturated. All reactions do have part of the puzzle, I hink. As the aircraft continued in heading mode and with a high approach speed because the landing gears were still retracted, the deviation from the approach path swiftly increased. Flight status, tracking, and historical data for US-Bangla Airlines 211 (BS211/UBG211) including scheduled, estimated, and actual departure and arrival times. The aircraft was at 5,500 feet and about 1.8 nautical miles from the threshold of runway 20. US-Bangla-Airlines-Flug 211 (Flugnummer: BS211) ist ein mehrmals wöchentlich durchgeführter Flug der bangladeschischen Fluggesellschaft US-Bangla Airlines von Dhaka nach Kathmandu.Am 12. Kathmandu Tower cleared the US Bangla flight to continue approach. At the time, the media reported that there was some confusion between air traffic control and US Bangla flight 211 and it wasn’t clear which runway the flight was cleared to land on. The controllers simply stared, aghast. I do think there were gender issues at play, with him the important captain and her the co-pilot there for instruction. Add an inexpierienced co-pilot and an authoritarian command culture to the mix and you have a set-up for a virtually unavoidable accident. You can download the final report from the Nepalese government site. I would have thought there’d be at least some time in smaller, piston-powered complex aircraft (landing gear, variable-pitch propellers) before stepping up to something that large and turbine-powered. US-Bangla Airlines has planned to operate flights on Dhaka-Dubai-Dhaka route from February 1. She was probably not the right person to attempt to take control once the captain lost the plot. Usually they come from a cadet scheme, these people have gone through a stringent selection process before admission to the training.where all their flying is aimed at qualifying for the airlines. [17] The airport was closed for three hours after the crash, and incoming flights were diverted to other airports. By now, the Dash-8 was reaching vertical descent rates of 1,700 feet per minute, in part because the aircraft hadn’t been configured for landing. See if your flight has been delayed or cancelled and track the live position on a map. The copilit here was inexperienced. The final accident report, published on 27 January 2019, concluded that "the probable cause of the accident is due to pilot's failure to understand the situation and handle the aircraft. The captain asked for the landing checklist for a fourth time. The reality, though, is somewhat different and there’s certainly nothing to praise the crew for in this one. For some reason, the controller asked the crew a second time if they had their Bangladesh Air Defense Clearance number. It’s true, though, that the pairing makes a difference: in this case, an inexperienced pilot who had trained under the captain would struggle to hold her own and likely not want to correct the captain, because who is she to tell him that he’s doing it wrong. [1](p28) Alarmed by the actions of the aircraft, the air traffic controller hastily cancelled the flight's landing clearance, erroneously calling out "takeoff clearance cancelled". She had two type ratings, Cessna 152 and Dash-8. US-Bangla Airlines fliegt ab ihrer Basis in Dhaka innerhalb Bangladeschs die zwei anderen … When booking a flight with US-Bangla Airlines, travelers are able to choose from several destinations in the Middle East, such as Oman and Qatar. The investigation of the US-Bangla Flight 211 concluded that the ATC’s handling of the flight was not a significant contributing factor to the crash. His voice sounded distinctly slurred and could also explain his apparent disorientation and incorrect responses. The issue was quickly resolved and the US Bangla flight 211 departed Dhaka ten minutes later. The flight departs Dhaka, Zia on June 28 12:30 (12:30 pm) and arrives Kathmandu, Tribhuvan on June 28 14:15 (2:15 pm). The Buddha Air flight landed on runway 02 and cleared the runway, at which point the controller contacted US Bangla Air and offered the choice of landing on either runway 02 or runway 20, as it was impossible to make sense of what the Dash 8 was doing. The captain lit another cigarette. This does not appear to have been followed up on. Still, neither noticed the continuous sounds of the landing gear unsafe tone. [1](p15)[10], The first officer was 25-year-old Prithula Rashid, the first female pilot of the airline. [8] At the time of the crash, the aircraft had flown a total of 28,649 takeoff cycles for a total of 21,419 hours and was current on its maintenance. A commission appointed by the Government of Nepal investigated the accident and issued a report that concluded that the probable cause of the crash was pilot disorientation and a loss of situational awareness on the part of the flight crew. DAC Dhaka SIN Singapore. US-Bangla Airlines has a total of thirteen aircraft in its fleet, including 4 Boeing 737-800, and 6 brand new ATR 72-600. Seeing high terrain ahead of them, the pilot performed a sharp right-hand turn, during which the aircraft descended to as low as 175 feet above the ground, and reached bank angles of up to 35 to 40 degrees. US-Bangla Airlines flight BS 211 Dhaka - Kathmandu (DAC-KTM), duration 2h 00m, departure 12:30, Zia, arrival 14:15, Tribhuvan. Congratulations on this excellent venture… what a great idea! As they continued towards the GURAS waypoint, the captain explained various aspects of navigational aids and approaches. The captain contacted Operations to ask if they had the right number. As for tasing the captain — did you notice how complex (and steep) that approach is? The captain remained preoccupied with the interception of the final approach course, without trying to re-engage the Flight Management System LNAV mode or to select VOR mode. The aircraft should have been in full landing configuration with the landing checklist completed before they reached the GURAS approach fix. When we analyzed the conversation on the Cockpit Voice Recorder, it was clear to us that the captain was harbouring severe mental stress. You can listen along here: The captain’s calls to the tower are clear and do not show any signs of stress, although he is not reading back correctly and repeatedly asks the same questions. At the same time, he flew 180° (west) towards the threshold for runway 20, thus not lined up for landing on the runway but in the wrong position to join downwind for a circuit to runway 02. But from what I read, he had a reputation of having been an experiended pilot and a good and patient route instructor. The captain spoke almost non-stop during the cruise, pausing only to ask the first officer if she was comfortable with what he explained. ATC cleared the flight to FL160 (16,000 feet) with an estimated approach time of 08:26 UTC, that is, 19 minutes to run. In some countries a F/O only needs a CPL to be F/O. Nepal's Accident Investigation Commission said in its report that the captain of US-Bangla Airlines flight BS211 was "very much emotionally disturbed and stressed" because a … The report also shows that Sultan made multiple abusive statements toward a young female pilot who he had trained, and who had questioned his reputation as an instructor. I’m also uncomfortable with the attempt to get into his head, creating a motive for why he continued long after he should have broken off the approach. 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