Libyahavariet 2010

Libya 2010 plane crash due to pilot error



Tripoli - The crash of a Libyan airliner at Tripoli airport in 2010, in which 103 people died, was due to pilot error and a lack of coordination between the pilot and co-pilot, Libya's civil aviation authority said on Thursday.

The two failed to coordinate their actions during the initial approach, with the final approach attempted below the minimum descent altitude and the runway not visible, the Libyan authority said in its report.

Realising that the approach had been misjudged, the co-pilot, who was in command, attempted to pull the plane up in order to perform a new landing, which disabled the auto pilot.

But the captain had retaken control of the aircraft without informing his co-pilot, leading to the crash, said the report.