The technician run over by a plane at the Delhi airport could not hear pilots' instructions
The technician run over by a plane at the Delhi airport could not hear pilots' instructionsIf only there could be a network that you can trust. For Ram Kishore, 45, what used to be his routine duty at the Delhi Airport turned into his worst nightmare on Sunday night when he was run over by a plane all because of a communication error.
Air India officials confirmed to MiD DAY that the freak accident happened due to "miscommunication" between the pilot and the technician.
"After the aircraft was given an all clear signal by the ATC, it was pushed back while taxiing but the instructions from the pilot could not reach the technician properly," the officials said.
There are two headphones under the aircraft near the nose wheel where the pilot's instructions get passed onto the technician. The aircraft suddenly pushed back while taxiing while Ram Kishore was removing the chock from the wheels.
The instructions from the pilot could not reach the technician, as "there was some error in the headphone near the nose wheel."
"As soon as he realised the aircraft was moving, the tried to get out of the way. But he lost his balance and his right leg came under the nose wheel," the official said.
The Delhi police have registered a case against unknown persons in the case.u00a0 Deputy Commissioner of Police (Airport), OP Mishra, said: "As per the statement of the victim, a case of negligence has been registered.
However, nobody's name is mentioned in the FIR. Further investigations are on."u00a0 According to police sources, the technician told the authorities that he did not get instructions from the flight commander and in the meantime the aircraft was "pushed back by the flight captain of the IC 602".u00a0
Air India has launched a probe into the matter and the flight commander has also been asked to join the investigation. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated a separate probe into the incident.
Doctors operated upon Ram Kishore at the Fortis Hospital on Monday. "His condition is stable and he is expected to be discharged within the next five days," the official spokesperson for Air India told MiD DAY.
Past imperfectA Ukrainian national was killed and 3 others injured when a bus hit them at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on June 1, 2008. The passengers arrived at the Terminal 2 of the airport on an inter-terminal transfer coach when they were hit. They were pulling out their luggage from the boot of the bus when another bus hit them from behind.
The Ukrainian passenger, Mikhialov, died. A week earlier a member of the ground staff of Jet Airways died after being hit by a DIAL ambulance.
Earlier on March 27, 2008, a 30-year-old worker was crushed to death by a bulldozer, while in yet another accident case, a 27-year-old engineer of Air Deccan, Sanskriti Sinha, was found dead between the airport's taxiway and the ramp in October last year.
