Weather and pilot responsible for the One-Two-Go Jetliner crash

This is in connection with the The MD82 aircraft, the low-cost One-Two-Go Airlines Jetliner which skidded off the runway after touching down on a flight from Don Mueang airport in Bangkok, and crashed into the treeline beyond the end of the landing zone, bursting into flames. This happened an year ago when the budget carrier with 130 people on board crashed and burned while landing at Phuket Airport. Both pilots also died in the accident.

Now, the investigating committee on this accident has concluded that the accident was due to pilot error and poor visibility, a senior Transport Ministry official said Tuesday.

Aviation Department director-general Chaisak Angkasuwan quoted the committee report as saying that the aircraft accident September 16 should be attributed to the failure of the pilot and co-pilot who did not follow proper safety measures. Poor weather at the time of the accident was another factor, according to the committee report.