A commercial airliner carrying 150 people crashed in a ball of flames on Wednesday into densely wooded hills above Islamabad during heavy rain and poor visibility, leaving little hope of survivors.
Rescue officials said pieces of charred flesh and body parts were littered around the smouldering wreckage, partially buried on a remote hillside following Pakistan’s first major aviation accident in four years.
Private airline Airblue’s flight 202 from Karachi was coming into land at Islamabad’s Benazir Bhutto International airport when witnesses saw a jet flying at unusually low altitude before hearing a loud boom.
I am too much depressed by this sad news. May the souls rest in peace.
On the other hand the cause of accident is so far unknown. There are lot of stories floating around. Most of them blaming it on the weather conditions and poor visibility.
But my question is why the plane was not allowed to land at Islamabad Airport instead of diverting it to Lahore. If weather was the reason then why was it not diverted earlier. Why only when it was about to touch down.
I think what has happend here that plane was about to land at Islamabad airport when the CAA officials told the pilot to goto Lahore citing poor weather conditions. The pilot tried to climb again but couldn’t see the Margalla hills due to low altitude clouds and crashed into the hills almost immediately giving the crew little time to respond or at least make May Day calls to the control tower.
Now the question arises should it not have been better if the plane had been allowed to land or even crash land at Islamabad airport saving many more lives than to crash right into the Margalla hills.
I blame the poor decision making and pure negligence on behalf of CAA officials and the control tower for this accident.
airbus a320 accident history.
http://www.airsafe.com/events/models/a320.htm
sounds like “controlled flight into terrain”
It’s very very very sad to know this, sympathies with the families for their loved ones.
May God bless them all….
“If tears could build a stairway,
And memories a lane,
I’d walk right up to Heaven
And bring you home again.”
Oh heart, if one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body, answer that the flower withers, but the seed remains. ~Kahlil Gibran
The angels are always near to those who are grieving, to whisper to them that their loved ones are safe in the hand of God. ~Quoted in The Angels’ Little Instruction Book by Eileen Elias Freeman, 1994
طیارہ حادثہ ،تمام مسافروں کے جاں بحق ہونے کی تصدیق
اسلام آباد: وفاقی وزیر داخلہ رحمان ملک نے طیارے میں سوار تمام افراد کے جاں بحق ہونے کی تصدیق کردی ۔وفاقی وزیر داخلہ رحمان ملک نے کہا ہے کہ طیارے میں سوار تمام افراد جاں بحق ہوگئے ہیں ۔طیارے میں ایک سو باون افراد سوار تھے ۔اس سے قبل وفاقی وزیر داخلہ رحمان ملک نے کہا تھا کہ طیارے میں سوار پانچ افراد کو زندہ بچا لیا گیا ہے ۔
http://www.aajtv.com/urdu/national/2010/07/28/88840_2_story.html
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إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
Inna LILLAH e wa INNA Alaihe Rajioon ..
Indeed its a very tragic and sad incident. May the souls of those who are no more, because of this crash, rest in eternal peace. Whatever be the reason or whatever are the rumors floating around, the truth is that it was the Will of the Almighty. May God give courage to those whose loved ones have expired in this distressing happening. Readers are requested to pray for the departed souls.
We should equally share the grief of the Victim’s families. May Allah Bless their souls. The need of a new Airport for the Capital has boosted after this tragic incident. Let us hope that Government and Officials take this seriously as a step to prevent this from happening again!
We sympathies with the family’s of those unfortunate loss of lives in this tragic incident.
We urge the government to fully investigate this incident and make public the report of the incident there are questions regarding this terrible crash which have to be addressed.
Inna lillahi a inna ilaihi’ rajioon
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
خدا تعالیٰ حادثے کا شکار ہونے والے تمام افراد کو جنت الفردوس میں جگہ دے اور انکے لواحقین کو صبر جمیل عطا فرمائے. آمین
I am extremely sad and depressed over the loss of precious lives. My deepest condolences to the effected families and the whole nation.
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
Inna LILLAH e wa INNA Alaihe Rajioon
this is a very tragic incident and I am very saddened with the loss of precious lives. my heart and prayers goes with the families that lost their loved ones , may Allah forgive all our sins and reward Jannah to the people who died in this incident and may Allah give strength to the families who lost their loved ones
This tragedy was not inevitable.
Its more of a man made.
In the very first post someone rightly has pointed out why waited until near the touchdown
Some irresponsible authorities may have thought its a small matter and small diversion but in the end heavy price is paid.
Pain of tragedy is quadrupled when we know it could be avoided.
My deepest condolences to the effected families .
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
Instead of learning a lesson from Air Blue crash because of an over-aged pilots, PIA’s Board of Directors decided today to rehire those pilots who retire at the age of 60. And not only that, they want a hefty pound of flesh because are idiots enough to keep them feeding on our blood. Read more at: http://fmeducation.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/why-should-we-pay-for-your-blunders/
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
Innalila hi waina allahi rajayoun ! May Allah Bless them all . Ameen !
no one to blame except air blue
they have the crap planes
if someone has travelled via air blue
he would know the condition of the planes of air blue
they give sounds like “new khan buses” in pakistan
cheap planes and cheap services hence the cheap fares
they fly only to one european country and that is UK
they have flights from manchester to ISD
and all the poor pakistanis from all over the UK first go to manchester by road
in the greed of cheap fares
and then put their lives on risk for 7 hours from manchester to ISD
their fuel capacity you can imagine that they stop in turkey for fuel which is another european country
a flight departs from UK(europe) and then again stops in turkey(europe) for fuel
and the plane trembles all the way to ISD
hardly having a smooth journey of one hour
pilot of this plane is not to blame
he was retired from PIA after serving a long period
but air blue also took his life
and notice no prominent or rich person was on board
only poor people who cant even afford PIA were on board and lost their lives
air blue for such a rubbish service should be banned
but no one will do this in pakistan
because corrupt bureucrats and politicians dont fly through it
alas poor people of ma nation
Inna LILLAH e wa INNA Alaihe Rajioon
My heartiest condolences with the affected families!!!
Allah Paak ap sb ko sabr-e-jameel ata frmaey or jaan bahaq honay walay tmam afraad k drjaat buhat buland framey!!
Ameen,summ ameen.
SAD SAD day today….
My friend’s first cousin from USA was in Pakistan for a wedding and he was in that flight. Inna lillah…..
The idiot interior minister without confirming announced that there were 5 survivors
The Airbus crisis page on the incident. The aircraft was an A321.
http://www.airbus.com/crisis/index.html
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
Innalila hi waina allahi rajayoun
Deepest condolences to the effected families!
A very sad day for the whole country
May Allah rest all victims in peace.
@karim
“…I think what has happend here that plane was about to land at Islamabad airport when the CAA officials told the pilot to goto Lahore citing poor weather conditions. The pilot tried to climb again but couldn’t see the Margalla hills due to low altitude clouds and crashed into the hills almost immediately giving the crew little time to respond or at least make May Day calls to the control tower….”
I guess you have never visited Islamabad so your geography about the area is almost nil. I lived in Islamabad for more than 24 yrs and there is no connection between airport and margalla hills. Usually the planes circle around zero point to G-9 area to lose altitude and then turn south towards airport in order to position themselves for landing. Margalla hills are about 10-15 kms further north to north west and I have never seen any plane flying so close to the hills. Pilot must have lost control due to bad visibility and navigation system causing him to get too close to mountains and before he could realize that it was too late. I heard eye witnesses confirming that the pilot tried to pull the plane up just before the crash.
my heartfelt condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in this incidence. May Allah rest their soul in peace. The pilot who was flying this flight is my relative and I know him personally. He was a gem of a guy… honest, educated, one of the best pilot PIA has ever had and a person we will all miss forever.
انا لله وانا اليه راجعون
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بے شک سب کو اللہ کے لئے اور اللہ کی طرف لوٹ کر جانا ھے۔
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بہت ھی دکھ کی بات اور بہت ھی افسردہ کرنے والی خبر۔
ایک بڑا قومی حادثہ
اللہ تعالٰی مرنے والوں کو جنت میں جگہ عطا فرمائے اور رشتہ داروں کو صبر عطا کرے۔
اللہ سب کو محفوظ رکھے۔
Zee u have absolute zero knowledge about aviation and aircrafts get your stupid facts right!
Its one of the most successful airliners in the world you have either never stepped aboard an aircraft or if u did u went on an illegal visa to uk and kant come back !!!
There is no plane on this planet that doesnt make sound like new khan….!
Sound has nothing to do with the quality of the plane …….did you ever ride a 747 or a340 they eat your ears if ur sitting next to the wing…..you move to first class and you dont hear crap! I travel business class every week on a320 and 737 so dont come dis the aircraft or the pilot once a pilot always a pilot! It has nothing to do with cheap BS and only thing cheep is ur talk!!!
@moazbhutta
I think you work for air blue
thats why talking nonsense in favour of them
I did not say anything about aviation
I am talking about the condition of the plane not aviation
even if I went to UK on illegal visa I might have gone on plane not on any donkey like you
and I am not talking about the engine sounds or sounds of the wings
I am talikng about the internal sounds of the plane that is “khar khar”
I think now it will make sense to you
and dont be so stupid
its not only you,anyone can hear the voice of wings and even can see them moving if sitting to window side
its the successful airline…?
mind it cheap airlines are never successful they only attract the passengers
and then end up with their lives
like today
so what if you have travelled in business class
should we stand up for your respect
we have nothing to do with it
and what you are talking about pilot
no one is blamming pilot
read your comments again
is any substance there or just BS
you are another crap like air blue
this is the one of the crap airlines which after 2-3 hours of journey stops for fuel
I said for fuel not for passengers
think if due to bad weather they are directed to a distant airport
from where will they get the fuel
what will they say to control tower
will they say
let us land
because moaz khutta I mean bhutta is sitting in business class
May Allah rest their souls in peace. It is such a tragedy. Meanwhile I’d just like to add that in this moment of sorrow, ppl on this forum could atleast try talkin decently with each other.
Sleep deprivation and fatigue may have played a role.
According to the following report the pilot flew a plane from italy, prayed all night , then piloted airblue flight to Islamabad.
http://express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1101012013&Issue=NP_LHE&Date=20100729
Here is another report that says the pilot was told he was heading for the hills and he said “yeh I can see them” (or something to that effect)
http://express.com.pk/images/NP_ISB/20100729/Sub_Images/1101012199-1.gif
I have not seen any other reports of this. Fatigue and sleep deprivation can slow the responses and it doesn’t take more than a couple minutes to cover the 10km to the hills if you are busy checking landing checklist and the main guy is very tired after that amount of flying and staying up at night.
really sad!
My sympathies go out to all those who lost their dear ones in plane crash. May God give the departed eternal peace and solace
@ZEE & moazbhutta: this is not the time for this kind of discussion; lets pray that the inquiry will revel the actual cause of the crash.
Fate of plane not given in one hand
Theres a Co-Pilot too.
May God bless them all….
“If tears could build a stairway,
And memories a lane,
I’d walk right up to Heaven
And bring you home again.”
ALLAH BLESS ALL OF THEM WIT H NHEAVEN . A VERY SAD TIME IN THE HISTORY OF PAKISTAN…..
HEART IS STILL VERY MUCH DEPRESSED ………………….NOTHING IN OUR HAND
Should people behave like this? (people were seen taking money & valuables from the luggage of the passengers strewn on the hillside)
http://dailywaqt.com/openlink.asp?ddir=290710&im=fp-13.gif
Way to go!
Inna lillahe wa Inna elehe Rajioon !
May Allah rest thier soul in Heaven and peace to thiers relatives.
May Allah forgive them and may their souls rest in peace.
May Allah give patience to their families to bear this great loss.
AMEEN.
@SJay
we can discuss the cause and effects of the incidence
you can recall after the plane crash in multan in 2006
PIA had to ground all the fokker planes on public pressure
but this foolish person moaz is talking BS
he is talking about the 340 and 747
but he fooilsh does not know air blue is only having 319,320 and 321
their no plane falls in any higher category
and he is saying plane is plane once it is built
means no need of maintenance and air mileage also does not count
if a car is used for personal purpose and the other is used as taxi
will they both be having the same condition?
no
there will be hell of differnce
the same case is with air blue they are using the planes like taxi
watch yesterdays islamabad tonight
they are saying
“jahaz ajj hi turkey say aaya tha but pilots change hoay thay”
and I have already said these planes are coming from manchester(UK) via turkey after getting fuel(not passengers)
they are using the planes just like pakistani buses,just get changed the drivers(or pilots) and send them on any route
and these are not big planes
goras might have made these planes for the journey within the continent for 2-3 hours journey according to their fuel capacity
but pakistan and other such nations are using them for inter continent flights
thats why air blue planes cant cross one continent without refilling
they stop in turkey for fuel for half an hour
and all the pakis jump out of the plane and rush to the terminal for smoking
and once filling is over airport security push all these pakis back to get into air blue plane and leave their country
and air blue has few planes in their fleet
they fly to UAE and and one european country,rather one european city which is manchester
they are so stupid that they are using the same planes for international and domestic flights
but this foolish guy does not understand this
inspite of giving some arguements he started personal attacks
he is telling us the ABC of air travel,that wings have sound and every plane(engine) is having sound
when did I say they fly by switching off the engines?
these basic things every one knows
and he is trying to impress us by saying he sits in business class and travel weekly
I know the “auqat” of pakistani businessmen and how often they travel
but nargis and deedar travel weekly for their “business tour” to UAE
if he is a middle man in their “business” then its possible
some people are saying pilot was “all” night busy in prayers
this is far away from reality
how can an experienced professional pilot can do it
when he is fully aware of his job responsibilities
media will present now more than 100 such theories
but I still believe there would be a technical problem for the plane crash
as saleh zafar(journalist) witnessed it
he reports in today’s jang,and main features are
ENGINE WAS HAVING STRANGE SOUND AND PLANE WAS NOT HAVING ANY FLYING POWER
here is the link,scroll down the page and check
http://www.jang.com.pk/jang/jul2010-daily/29-07-2010/main2.htm
Where is the black box and why its findings are not made public yet ????.
Who and why the plane was not allowed to land at Islamabad airport and who made the decision.???????
common men (real Pakistani) is dying everyday, on trains,buses,roads,villiages and on streets. If today this rich elite (fake Pakistanis) group died so what? 90% among them were the people who loot our common people, don’t pay their taxes (make poors to pay for their taxes and stolen duties) and take our wealth and loans (money) to abroad. Right now accurate accountability would be taking place up there, who were not accountable in our country.
Every Tom, Dick and Harry is trying to pose as an aviation expert especially cheapskates like Kashif Abbasi and Shahid Masood. Nusrat Javed and Talat Hussain, perhaps, are the only anchorpersons who made a wise decision to actually invite aviation experts into their respective shows and actually take their point of view and not influence them with their useless blabbering like Shahid Masood. A320 has had its share of problems in the initial stages of its development but has evolved into the world’s best short to medium haul aircraft and a potent competitor to the Boeign 737NGs (-600, -700, 800, -900). The A321 is a stretched version of the A320 and this was the variant’s first ever crash. Let’s wait for the crash report.
Boeing rather. Mind the spelling mistake.
سانحہ مرگلہ: طیارے کا بلیک باکس ڈھونڈ لیا گیا
اسلام آباد: اسلام آباد میں مرگلہ پہاڑیوں پر حادثے کا شکار ہونے والے نجی ائیر لائن کے طیارے کا بلیک باکس تفتیشی ٹیم نے ڈھونڈ لیا ۔نجی ائیر لائن ائیر بلو کا طیارہ اٹھائیس جولائی کو مرگلہ کی پہاڑیوں سے ٹکرا کر تباہ ہوگیا تھا جس کے نتیجے میں عملے کے چھ ارکان سمیت ایک سو باون افراد ہلاک ہوگئے تھے۔حادثے کی وجوہات جاننے کے لئے تفتیشی اداروں نے بلیک باکس کی تلاش شروع کردی تھی تاہم آج تفتیشی ٹیم نے بلیک باکس ڈھونڈ کر سول ایوی ایشن اتھارٹی کے حوالے کر دیا ہے۔
http://www.aajtv.com/urdu/national/2010/07/31/89044_2_story.html
@ali2128: “Let’s wait for the crash report.”
You’re gonna be waiting a long time, cuz our wonderful bureaucracy is going to take a huge hearty dump* on everyone’s faces yet again as they continue to nibble away at the carcass (or the maadare-e-vatan)
*and by dump, I mean ” SH*T”
@Ghost of TK
This world ain’t a perfect place. So quit whining!
allaha murnae waalon ke azeezon kos suber aur humare hukmurano ko hedayet de.
aameen
I read somewhere on Internet may be no
rohinews
that the plane was gone in No Fly Zone therefore security shot it with aircraft
gun. Is it true? Please reply in detail.
Thanks
I read somewhere on Internet may be on
rohinews
that the plane was gone in No Fly Zone therefore security shot it with aircraft
gun. Is it true? Please reply in detail.
Thanks
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