Pilot error blamed for ditched Pacific airliner

Pilot error led to an airliner ditching in a Pacific lagoon last year, forcing passengers and crew to swim for their lives, an official crash investigation released Thursday found. One man died and nine other passengers were injured when the Air Niugini Boeing 737-800 attempted to land at an airport on Weno Island in Micronesia, but ended up skimming into a lagoon before sinking. A Papua New Guinea Accident Investigation Commission (AIC) report into the September 28 crash found the pilot and… (www.yahoo.com) المزيد...