Recurring Aviation Incidents in India

• Deficits in regulation and training standards lead to recurring aviation incidents.

• The DGCA blames pilots and airlines for safety issues, disregarding reports.

• International Civil Aviation Organization’s Annex 13 mandates investigations into accidents and corrective steps.

• Extensive history of runway confusion errors by Indian carriers, dating back to 1993, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2018, 2018, and 2020.

• The Ministry of Civil Aviation, DGCA, and airlines blamed for these incidents.

• Singapore Airlines took corrective measures in 2000, but no serious incidents have occurred since.

• Repeated accidents involving high and fast approaches, resulting in runway overruns since 2005.

• DGCA’s Flight Standards Directorate has failed to oversee standards, leading to similar accidents and aircraft write-offs.

• India has poor regulations on flight and duty time limitations for flight crew.

• The incident in Mopa, Goa, demonstrates pilots’ lack of knowledge of runway markings and non-compliance of stabilized approach criteria.