After defending the deceased pilots of the Air India aircraft that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, Gaurav Taneja has shared another video on YouTube, offering his two cents on why he believes the flight crashed within seconds of taking off.
In the clip, Gaurav referred to new data released by FlightRadar, an app that allows users to track air traffic in real time. The YouTuber, who served as a commercial pilot for over a decade and was formerly a captain at AirAsia, explained that the new data shows the Air India flight took significantly more time to take off compared to the usual duration.
Gaurav Taneja presented the takeoff footage and highlighted that dust was seen lifting from the runway, indicating that the aircraft may have been on an unpaved surface. He also pointed out that the plane took off from the very end of the runway, which he implied was unusual.
He said, “The flight took a lot of distance on the runway. And after takeoff, the speed is washing away. There was something wrong with the aircraft. Was there a problem with the loading of the aircraft? Because before, crashes have happened.” Gaurav cited the example of a crash in Aurangabad in 1993, which occurred due to overloading.
Gaurav continued, “The aircraft is overloaded because airlines earn maximum money from cargo, and they report less cargo on paper but actually they overload the aircraft. Was that the reason behind the crash?” He also mentioned a flight from Tel Aviv that met with an accident due to an error in recording cargo weight. He concluded the video by saying, “More details are awaited, we will update you soon.”
On Monday, Gaurav Taneja had also dismissed the theory blaming the crash on pilot error. He said, “It’s very easy to blame the pilots when they are not there to defend themselves. Boeing and Air India both are big companies so leave them and let’s blame the pilot. Also, it gets easy to claim insurance if you blame it on the pilot. That is one more reason for big companies to not take it on themselves. Americans think Indian pilots aren’t very competent but that’s not the case.”
