Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Dual Engine Failure? Air India Pilots Conduct Simulated Flight To Find Out Reason Behind Tragedy

New Delhi: Weeks after the London-bound Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, investigators and the airline are studying a possible dual engine failure that could be the reason behind the crash, a report accessed by Bloomberg claimed. Pilots from the airline created parameters of the ill-fated plane in a flight simulator.

As per the report, the scenario was created with the landing gear deployed and the wing flaps retracted, but it was found that these settings did not lead to the crash. The investigators are reportedly focusing on a technical failure as one of the possible causes because an emergency-power turbine was deployed before the crash. The report claimed that these settings alone didn’t cause the crash.

Notably, this simulated flight was conducted separately and not part of the official probe being conducted by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).

The development came a day after reports surfaced that the AAIB is likely to release the first official report on the Air India crash, which claimed the lives of over 275 people, including 241 people onboard the ill-fated plane. As per a report by CNBC, the report is likely to be released by later this week or next week.

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Last week, the Crash Protection Module (CPM) from the front black box of the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad was safely retrieved. As per the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the memory module was successfully accessed, and its data was downloaded at the AAIB laboratory.

"On the evening of 24 June 2025, the team led by DG AAIB with technical members from AAIB and NTSB began the data extraction process. The Crash Protection Module (CPM) from the front black box was safely retrieved, and on 25 June, 2025, the memory module was successfully accessed and its data downloaded at the AAIB Lab," the ministry had said in a statement.

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"The analysis of CVR and FDR data is underway. These efforts aim to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety and prevent future occurrences. All actions have been taken in full compliance with domestic laws and international obligations in a time bound manner," it had added.

The London-bound Air India flight, AI 171, crashed on June 12 just seconds after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport in Ahmedabad. At the time of the incident, there were 242 people onboard the plane, including 12 crew members. Only one passenger survived the crash.

The plane crashed into the hostel of the BJ Medical College campus and burst into a ball of fire as it was carrying a lot of fuel for the long-haul flight. The death toll in the crash rose to over 275, including the people on the ground.

The black box of the plane was recovered on June 13.