An Ethiopian airways aircraft missed the touchdown after each pilots fell asleep. The plane, on autopilot, continued to cruise at 37,000 toes earlier than overflying the runway.
When the aircraft flew over the runway the autopilot was disconnected. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/File)
HIGHLIGHTSEthiopian airways flight missed touchdown as each pilots fell asleepThe flight was nonetheless at cruising altitude of 37,000ft by the point it reached vacation spot Addis AbabaAn alarm wakened the pilots who then landed the aircraft 25 minutes later
An Ethiopian airways aircraft flying from Sudan to Ethiopia missed touchdown on August 15 after each pilots fell asleep. An alert was issued when flight ET343 approached the Addis Ababa airport however didn’t begin to descend, elevating considerations.
After the aircraft missed the touchdown, the Air Traffic Control tried to contact the aircraft’s crew whereas the plane’s autopilot system stored it cruising at 37,000ft, the Independent reported.
When the aircraft flew over the runway, the autopilot was disconnected, an alarm was triggered which reportedly wakened the crew. The pilots then landed the aircraft 25 minutes later.
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According to air visitors management information, the plane continued to cruise at 37,000 toes earlier than overflying the runway.
Deeply regarding incident at Africa’s largest airline — Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 #ET343 was nonetheless at cruising altitude of 37,000ft by the point it reached vacation spot Addis Ababa
Why hadn’t it began to descend for touchdown? Both pilots had been asleep. https://t.co/cPPMsVHIJD pic.twitter.com/RpnxsdtRBf
— Alex Macheras (@AlexInAir) August 18, 2022
“Deeply concerning incident at Africa’s largest airline — Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 ET343 was still at cruising altitude of 37,000ft by the time it reached destination Addis Ababa,” mentioned aviation analyst Alex Macheras confirming the incident.
“Why hadn’t it started to descend for landing? Both pilots were asleep,” Macheras mentioned in a Tweet.
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