Aviation expert reveals what he thinks really went wrong in cockpit before Air India flight cra.sh that kil.led 241

The Air India aircraft reached a height of about 625 feet before plummeting from the sky and colliding with the earth in a tremendous explosion.

A plume of smoke from the plane’s impact was visible rising into the sky in terrifying video footage.

242 passengers and staff members were on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which was carrying 100 tons of fuel, or nearly a full load, according to India’s Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah.

These included seven Portuguese nationals, one Canadian, 53 British, and 169 Indian nationals.

The only survivor of the Air India tragedy is a British guy named Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40.

Since then, a top health official has said that the tragedy also claimed the lives of eight locals on the ground, including four medical students.

Although the cause of the tragedy is being investigated, one aviation expert has described what he believes transpired.

Captain Steve, a YouTuber and pilot for a commercial airline, asserted that the plane might have crashed due to a straightforward mistake in the cockpit.

“Here’s what I think happened, again folks this is just my opinion…I think the pilot flying said to the co-pilot said ‘gear up’ at the appropriate time,” he began.

“I think the co-pilot grabbed the flap handle and raised the flaps, instead of the gear. If that happened – and this is a big if – this explains a lot of why this airplane stopped flying.”

The content maker claims that if the plane’s flaps had been increased, the flight would have quickly lost height and airspeed.

“It was ‘impossible’ at this point to determine whether the flaps were up or out,” Steve added.