The captain’s constant monologue led to the “total disorientation” of the co-pilot, who was flying the plane when it crashed. Prithula Rashid had only recently qualified and had never previously landed at Kathmandu airport. Nepal’s only international airport lies in a narrow bowl-shaped valley with the Himalayas to the north, making it a notoriously challenging place to land. Conflicting reports that emerged shortly after the crash had suggested confusion between the pilot and air traffic control may have caused the accident. A source at Nepal’s Tourism Ministry, which led the probe into the crash, confirmed the authenticity of the draft.

Source: Punch August 27, 2018 08:15 UTC