Party expels pilot for causing deadly jet crash
By Hu Min |
June 30, 2012, Saturday
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A HENAN Airlines captain has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and fired for trying to land a plane despite poor visibility, resulting in an air crash that killed 44 people in Yichun, Heilongjiang Province, in 2010.
Qi Quanjun, the captain, had his pilot's license revoked for violating aviation regulations and may face criminal responsibility, the State Administration of Work Safety said yesterday. Henan Airlines Co Ltd was fined 5 million yuan (US$786,780) for lax management of its crew and poor supervision of irregularities during a flight.
Qi was deemed responsible for the accident as he piloted the plane toward the runway despite visibility deemed to be low for landing aircraft, the administration said.
The visibility at the time was 2,800 meters due to fog, 800 meters below the lowest distance allowed for safe landings.
Other flight crew members such as copilot Zhu Jianzhou were also held partly responsible for not reminding Qi that visibility was too poor to land the plane, the administration said. Zhu died in the accident.
A number of Henan Airlines employees were fired after the accident.
Forty-four people were killed after an E-190 plane traveling from Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang Province, overshot the runway and crashed in Yichun in August 2010. A total of 96 passengers were on board.
The plane missed the runway by 1.5 kilometers and broke into two upon landing, throwing some passengers out of the cabin. The aircraft then caught fire before exploding.
Qi Quanjun, the captain, had his pilot's license revoked for violating aviation regulations and may face criminal responsibility, the State Administration of Work Safety said yesterday. Henan Airlines Co Ltd was fined 5 million yuan (US$786,780) for lax management of its crew and poor supervision of irregularities during a flight.
Qi was deemed responsible for the accident as he piloted the plane toward the runway despite visibility deemed to be low for landing aircraft, the administration said.
The visibility at the time was 2,800 meters due to fog, 800 meters below the lowest distance allowed for safe landings.
Other flight crew members such as copilot Zhu Jianzhou were also held partly responsible for not reminding Qi that visibility was too poor to land the plane, the administration said. Zhu died in the accident.
A number of Henan Airlines employees were fired after the accident.
Forty-four people were killed after an E-190 plane traveling from Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang Province, overshot the runway and crashed in Yichun in August 2010. A total of 96 passengers were on board.
The plane missed the runway by 1.5 kilometers and broke into two upon landing, throwing some passengers out of the cabin. The aircraft then caught fire before exploding.
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