Report into plane crash that killed 43 people in Taiwan says captain had previously failed training on dealing with engine failure The captain of a TransAsia Airways ATR mistakenly switched off the plane's only working engine seconds before it crashed in February, killing 43 people, Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council (ASC) said in its latest report on Thursday. The ASC's report also showed that Captain Liao Jian-zong, who was at the controls, had failed simulator training in May 2014, in part beca...
TransAsia crash pilot pulled wrong throttle, shut down sole working engine
The Guardian - 2 Jul 2015 07:33
Report into plane crash that killed 43 people in Taiwan says captain had previously failed training on dealing with engine failure The captain of a TransAsia Airways ATR mistakenly switched off the plane's only working engine seconds before it crashed in February, killing 43 people, Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council (ASC) said in its latest report on Thursday. The ASC's report also showed that Captain Liao Jian-zong, who was at the controls, had failed simulator training in May 2014, in part beca...
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