Air India’s unauthorized descent causes near collision in Kathmandu sky
The Air India flight descended from 19,000 feet to 15,300 feet near Simara. This forced the Nepal Airlines flight to quickly adjust its altitude to avoid collision.
Kathmandu, March 27. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has sent a letter to Air India, following Friday’s incident, where one of its flights had an unauthorized descent while approaching Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport. The incident could have resulted in a fatal collision with another flight flying at the same altitude.
The incident occurred when an Air India flight en route to Kathmandu from New Delhi suddenly descended to an altitude of 15,000ft without the ATC’s permission before landing at TIA. At the same time, a Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) flight arriving Kathmandu from Kuala Lumpur was flying at the same altitude.
The Nepal Airlines aircraft made a steep climb, narrowly avoiding a potentially fatal accident.
CAAN spokesperson Jagannath Niraula told reporters that the Indian airliner has been informed of the incident and an investigation is underway. “A probe panel has been formed to examine the issue. CAAN will also be reviewing the actions of the Air India pilot.”
Niraula also said that the ATC staff deployed during the incident has been prevented from working in the “Active Position.”
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