PIA’s chief engineer signed a separate certificate April 28 saying all maintenance had been conducted.


An air traffic controller asks whether it is going to carry out a "belly landing", to which the pilot replies "mayday, mayday, mayday" - the final communication from the plane.The survivor, Muhammad Zubair, said there were 10-15 minutes between the first attempt at landing and the crash.

KARACHI, Pakistan – A PIA passenger plane crashed on a populated area near Model Colony just before landing at the Karachi Airport on Friday afternoon, reported Local news channel.. Her articles and news reports have been published by many newspapers, magazines, journals, blogs, and online media sources across the globe. Polina is fluent in English, German, Ukrainian, and Russian. ATC asks if the pilot will belly-land indicating a problem with landing gear as well. "They are almost my neighbours, I can't tell you what a horrible thing it was. According to our sources, the President of the Bank of Punjab Zafar Masood survives the PIA plane crash. These are external links and will open in a new windowA Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane flying from Lahore has crashed into a residential area of Karachi, killing at least 76 people.The pilots of flight PK8303, an Airbus A320 carrying 91 passengers and eight crew, were attempting to land at the city's Jinnah International Airport.The plane had attempted one landing but as it went round again lost its engines and issued a mayday call.At least two passengers are confirmed to have survived the crash.One, Muhammad Zubair, has been describing his ordeal, recalling how he lost consciousness then woke up to smoke and screaming.It has yet to be confirmed but here is what we know so far.Flight PK8303 was approaching Jinnah International Airport at about 14:30 local time (09:30 GMT).

It had been given permission to land but the pilots decided to abort and go around for a second attempt.The reason is not yet known, but one civil aviation official told Reuters the plane may have been unable to lower its undercarriage. The main focus of the website is to bring you first-hand, unique and inside information from our valid sources. It said “the aircraft is fully airworthy and meets all the safety” standards, news agency AP reported. Pakistan International Airlines chairman Arshad Malik has said the plane's pilot reported he was experiencing technical difficulties before the crash. It is estimated that 99 passengers were aboard the flight.“Saying anything right now would be premature. KARACHI, Pakistan – A PIA passenger plane crashed on a populated area near Model Colony just before landing at the The rescuers have reached the crashed area as the houses were reportedly damaged in the incident involving the plane coming from Lahore.The plane, Airbus 320, has the capacity to carry over 100 passengers.A resident of the area, Abdul Rahman, said he saw the aircraft circle at least three times, appearing to try to land before it crashed into several houses.Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) reported to a local news channel that its communication with the plane one minute before its landing was cut off. Both were at the front of the plane. I couldn't see any people - just hear their screams".He added: "I opened my seatbelt and saw some light - I went towards the light. Immediate inquiry will be instituted. So that is 1000 * 51 * 365 = 18,615,000 passengers.