Nearly a month after the tragic crash Indonesia transport safety committee KNKT has released its preliminary report into the crash
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A Lion Air flight that crashed into the sea off Indonesia during a one-hour journey from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta to the western city of Pangkal Pinang on October 29, left all 189 people on board dead.
Now, nearly a month after the tragic crash, Indonesia’s transport safety committee (KNKT) has released its preliminary report into the crash, concluding that the Lion Air Jet that crashed, was not in an airworthy condition on its second-to-last flight.
According to KNKT investigator Nurcahyo Utomo, the agency had investigated the airline’s maintenance practices and pilot training and a Boeing Co anti-stall system as part of the preliminary probe.
KNKT’s report claims that on its penultimate flight, pilots of the jet experienced similar problems that those on its doomed last journey faced.
The report explained that pilots flying the same plane a day earlier had experienced a similar problem, en route from Denpasar, Bali to Jakarta.
The report noted that pilots on the flight then used switches to shut off the system and used manual controls to fly and stabilize the plane.
The investigating committee explained in the report, «The flight from Denpasar to Jakarta experienced stick shaker activation during the takeoff rotation and remained active throughout the flight.
