A terrible mistake of the pilots, during the flight both the pilots of the plane fell into a deep sleep
According to an aviation report, the two pilots flying the passenger plane fell asleep at an altitude of 37,000 feet during the flight, due to which they could not land the plane on the predetermined runway. However, when he opened his eyes, he landed the plane safely on the ground.
According to the report of the Gulf news agency The National News, there was a commotion regarding the passenger plane flying from Khartoum, Sudan to Addis Baba when the pilots contacted the control tower when the plane approached the airport. No response was given.Deeply concerning incident at Africa’s largest airline — Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 #ET343 was still at cruising altitude of 37,000ft by the time it reached destination Addis Ababa
— Alex Macheras (@AlexInAir) August 18, 2022
Why hadn’t it started to descend for landing? Both pilots were asleep. https://t.co/cPPMsVHIJD pic.twitter.com/RpnxsdtRBf
The passenger plane arrived at the place where the plane has to lower its height before landing at Addis Baba Airport in Ethiopia, but the plane did not lower its height, due to which the air traffic control tried to contact the pilots, but they were unable to do so. No response received.
It was latterly revealed that the two aviators flying the aeroplane fell asleep at an altitude of,000 bases during the flight, which averted them from landing the aeroplane on thepre-arranged runway.
It has been reported that the two aviators put the aircraft on autopilot and fell into a deep sleep. latterly, when the autopilot alarm went off in the cockpit, both aviators awoke to find that they had overstepped their target.
In this situation, the Boeing 737 aeroplane was supposed to reach its destination in lower than two hours, the two aviators landed the aeroplane on the alternate approach after waking up from sleep. Meanwhile, the aircraft landed safely and no passengers or crew members were injured.
After this incident, the action of the two aviators is being nominated as a grave mistake, while the airline authorities have taken a stage that action is being taken against those responsible for the incident.
This passenger plane was going to Addis Baba Airport in Ethiopia. However, despite reaching the point where the aircraft has to lower its altitude before landing, the aircraft did not lower its altitude due to which the air traffic control tried to contact the pilots.
According to the journal Aviation Herald, the pilots' eyes finally opened when the autopilot alarm went off in the cockpit. When the alarm sounded, the eyes of the pilots opened and they landed the plane on the second approach.
The plane took off from Khartoum Airport in Sudan and was destined for Addis Ababa Airport in Ethiopia.
The 154-seat Boeing 737 aircraft was scheduled to reach its destination in less than two hours. After this incident came to light, some people are sympathizing with the pilots saying that they get less time to sleep because of the work pressure on them, but on the other hand, there are those who call it a terrible mistake. are giving
A comment available on the Aviation Herald website read: "I will not specifically blame the Ethiopian crew here." This is something that can happen to any crew in the world and may have happened in the past. The real culprits are the corporation and the regulators.