Pilot And Batik Pilots Sleep On Plane, Here Are The Results Of The KNKT Investigation

ILLUSTRATION OF UNSPLASH/Edwin Petrus

JAKARTA - The National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) released the results of the investigation of the Airbus A320 aircraft with registration number PK-LUV operated by Batik Air airline as a scheduled passenger flight from Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Halu Oleo Kendari Airport on a round trip.

During flight preparations, the co-pilot told the pilot that he was not doing enough rest. On the flight to Kendari, the pilot went to sleep for a moment in the cockpit on the advice of the pilot. The landing in Kendari went smoothly," the report said.

The air traffic guide did not get a response from the pilot, and at that time the pilot realized that the plane was not on the right track and found the co-pilot asleep. However, the plane managed to return to the flight path and land safely.

The NTSC did not mention the names of the pilots, only explaining that they were Indonesian citizens aged 32 and 28.

The 32-year-old pilot is known to hold the airline transport pilot license (ATPL) which is still valid and has also qualified as an Airbus A320 pilot.

The pilot also has a medical record with a first-class certificate that is still valid. The final level of skill examination was carried out in November 2023 with satisfactory results.

The pilot is known to have a total flight time of 6,304 hours 11 minutes. The details of the flight time from being provided by the aircraft operator are as follows:

The last 90 days: 200 hours 19 minutes 30 days: 77 hours 37 minutes 7 days last: 16 hours 31 minutes 24 hours last: 6 hours 26 minutes

The KNKT report also mentions that the pilot's rest time before carrying out flight duties on January 25, 2024 is 35 hours.

On January 25, 2024 at around 00.45 WIB, the pilot left for the airport by driving a car. At 01.39 WIB, he registered at the flight operations office and underwent a health check carried out by a nurse provided by the company.

The pilot's health results, namely normal PIC blood pressure and heart rate and negative alcohol tests and then deemed feasible for flight assignments. it prepares flights with other crew members.

Meanwhile, the 28-year-old co-pilot who has a commercial pilot license (CPL) is still valid and meets the requirements as an Airbus A320 pilot.

In terms of health, the co-pilot also has an unbounded first-class medical certificate. The last proficiency check was carried out on November 1, 2023 and the results were satisfactory.

Kopilot has a total flight time of 1,664 hours 45 minutes. The details of the co-pilot flight time provided by the aircraft operator are as follows:

The last 90 days: 212 hours 36 minutes 30 days: 79 hours 57 minutes 7 days last: 17 hours 8 minutes 24 hours last: 6 hours 26 minutes

Kopilot rest time before carrying out flight duties on January 25, 2024 is 53 hours.

On January 25, 2024 at around 00.00 WIB, the co-pilot got up and prepared to go to the airport by driving a car to the airport and registering at the flight operations office.

He also underwent a health check conducted by a nurse provided by the company. Blood pressure and normal heart rate and negative alcohol test and then deemed feasible for flight assignments. He then prepared a flight with the rest of the crew.

However, the copilott felt less resting because it helped the wife who had just given birth to twins who were one month old. It is known that on January 22, 2023, the co-pilot had one flight schedule with a total flight time of 1 hour 2 minutes. The flight task was stopped and he returned to his house by car with the driver.

Arriving home, the co-pilot tiba tidur sekitar 22.00 WIB dan membantu istri merawat bayi-babi tersebut dan ia mendampingi selama di rumah.

On January 23, 2024, the co-pilot is scheduled to take a day off and wake up at around 08.00 and move house. After packaging finished in the afternoon, he left for his new home in about an hour and a half.

On January 24, 2024, the co-pilot woke up at around 08.00 LT and had breakfast. At around 09.00 WIB, the co-pilot left for the old house to continue moving the rest of the goods to his new home. At around 19.00 WIB, the co-pilot tried to sleep, but he had to wake up several times to help his wife take care of his baby.

Kopilot felt that his sleep quality had decreased due to the disease, several woke up and then made flights on January 25, 2024, so the Batik Air pilot and co-pilot incident occurred.