Air India 171 update

[Sherriff Coffee]

Looks like fuel was cut to both engines but unclear in a system failure or on purpose.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1944006424511795695

 

[The Spin Meister]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1943820744015982773

 

[Sherriff Coffee]

This guy is pretty good

https://twitter.com/x/status/1944210663288844632

 

[Sherriff Coffee]

So, it is now being reported that the captain turned off the fuel to both engines. It is hard to imagine this was a mistake, given a) the experience and b) how hard it is to do this by mistake. Apparently, you have to fiddle with the switches (push them in, then flip them down). This leads one to believe it was a suicide. The voice recording has the pilot speaking plainly while the copilot freaks out, asking him why he shut down the fuel to both engines.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945544079858962888

 

[The Spin Meister]

So, it is now being reported that the captain turned off the fuel to both engines. It is hard to imagine this was a mistake, given a) the experience and b) how hard it is to do this by mistake. Apparently, you have to fiddle with the switches (push them in, then flip them down). This leads one to believe it was a suicide. The voice recording has the pilot speaking plainly while the copilot freaks out, asking him why he shut down the fuel to both engines.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1945544079858962888

The pilot also took a leave of absence a couple years ago for mental health issues.

Air India Crash Probe Focuses on Pilot's Mental Health As Capt. Sumeet Sabharwal's Records Are Turned Over

Medical records show the Air India captain pilot in last month's fatal crash had taken leave for mental health issues, reigniting concerns about mental fitness in aviation as investigations into the flipped fuel cutoff switch continue

www.ibtimes.co.uk