Archive · 10 Jan 2026
AAIB Recommends Cameras in ATC Towers After Wrong Runway Landing
A plane from Ariana Afghan Airlines landed on the wrong runway at Delhi's airport.
The runway it landed on was only for takeoffs, not landings.
The pilots said they lost their navigation signal and couldn't see well.
The group that investigates airplane accidents says this happened because there weren't enough safety measures.
They want cameras and audio recorders in the air traffic control towers to help figure out what went wrong in the future.
This would help them understand what the air traffic controllers did during the incident.
The two runways are very close to each other, which makes it riskier, especially when visibility is poor.
Ariana Afghan Airlines flight AFG311 landed on Runway 29R instead of the cleared Runway 29L at Delhi's IGI Airport.
The aircraft lost its Instrument Landing System (ILS) signal and landed visually on the wrong runway.
AAIB recommends mandatory video and audio recording in ATC towers to aid post-incident analysis.
The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) data was overwritten, highlighting the need for additional independent sources of information.
Delhi airport's close-proximity parallel runways increase operational risk, especially with poor visibility and loss of navigation aids.
- Who
- Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and Ariana Afghan Airlines
- What
- Recommendation for mandatory video and audio recording in air traffic control towers after a wrong runway landing incident
- When
- November 23, 2025
- Where
- Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport
- Why
- To strengthen post-incident analysis and fill gaps in available evidence
- Date of Incident
- November 23, 2025
- Aircraft Model
- Airbus A310-304
- Airline
- Ariana Afghan Airlines
- Airport
- Delhi's IGI Airport
- Runway Landed On
- Runway 29R (Departure Only)
- Runway Cleared For
- Runway 29L (Arrival)
- Distance Between Runways
- 360 metres
- Proposed Solution
- Mandatory video and audio recording in ATC towers