Archive · 2 Jul 2025
Air India Pilots Recreate AI-171 Final Moments in Simulator
After an Air India plane crashed, the pilots tried to figure out what happened by using a flight simulator.
They tested different things that could have gone wrong, like problems with the plane's electricity.
They wanted to see if they could make the plane crash the same way, but they weren't successful.
The people investigating the crash will also be looking at the plane's black boxes and fuel switches to find out what caused the engines to fail.
Air India pilots attempted to recreate AI-171's final moments in a simulator.
Simulations incorporating various electrical failures did not produce dual-engine failure.
Pilots used precise flight data to replicate the flight's weight and balance.
Single-engine failure scenarios in the simulator did not lead to a crash.
The AAIB is expected to release a preliminary report to help determine the cause.
- Who
- Air India pilots and the AAIB investigators.
- What
- Air India pilots attempted to recreate the AI-171 crash in a simulator.
- When
- Ongoing, after the June 12th crash.
- Where
- Mumbai, India (simulator location), Ahmedabad to London (original flight path)
- Why
- To understand the cause of the dual-engine failure and subsequent crash.
Potential Causes
Flight Analysis
Engine Failure Impact
Potential Causes
Dual-engine failure is catastrophic.
Flight Analysis
Single-engine failure is unlikely to cause the crash.
- Incident
- AI-171 Plane Crash
- Aircraft
- Boeing 787 Dreamliner
- Fatalities
- Over 260
- Investigation Agency
- AAIB
- Simulator Location
- Mumbai
Sources
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