Aviation regulator DGCA has taken strict action against the pilot of domestic airline company Akasa Air. The regulator has withdrawn the Line Training Captain approval given to the pilot of Akasa Air for the lapse in landing of passenger aircraft in March 2024 till further orders. According to PTI news, the pilot’s permission to carry out short take off and landing (STOL) has been withdrawn. Let us tell you, this is the latest incident of Akasa Air coming under regulatory scrutiny for lapses.
The plane had an abnormal collision with the runway.
According to the news, sources said that in an order issued on January 6, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in its audit of Akasa Air in October last year found that the pilot had made a hard landing, which means the plane departed from the runway in an abnormal manner. Had collided with. As per this order, the incident was closed with a counseling session and no corrective training was given to the pilot concerned. The regulator found that the replies given by the airline and the pilot to the show cause notice issued in November 2024 were not satisfactory.
Instructions for going through the simulator session
Sources said the DGCA requires the pilot to undergo a minimum remedial training simulator session of two hours to cover stabilization parameters and short finals such as visual cues on flares and threats of landing, missed approach and go-around abort etc. is directed. There was no immediate comment from Akasa Air. Last month, the DGCA had ordered suspension of the director of operations and director of training at Akasa Air for six months for alleged lapses in the training of pilots.
The move also came in the backdrop of some pilots raising concerns about alleged training and safety issues at the airline, although it dismissed them as baseless and untrue. In October, the aviation regulator had imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Akasa Air for some lapses in crew training.
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