Date: 2017-07-12Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
whereas it appears to the Central Government that it is expedient to investigate and determine the causes and contributory factors leading to the said serious incident
**Summary:**
On July 10, 2017, the Ministry of Civil Aviation issued a notification (S.O. 2204(E)) regarding a formal inquiry into a serious incident involving Air India A320 aircraft VT-ESL at Jammu Airport on June 9, 2017. The Central Government, exercising powers conferred by Rule 111 of the Aircraft Investigation of Accidents and Incidents Rules, 2012, has appointed a Committee of Inquiry to investigate the causes and contributory factors of the incident and to provide recommendations for preventing future occurrences.
The Committee is headed by Sh. Amit Gupta, Deputy Director, AAIB (Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau). The members of the committee are: i) Sh. Dinesh Kumar, Air Safety Officer, AAIB; and ii) Capt. Pankaj Dua, AAIB Pool of Experts. The committee is authorized to seek assistance from other experts/agencies as needed. The headquarters of the Committee will be located in New Delhi. The Committee is expected to submit its report to the Central Government within six months. The notification number is AV15013112017DG. The Joint Secretary, Satyendra Kumar Mishra, signed the notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Air India A320 aircraft VTESL: Aircraft involved in a serious incident at Jammu Airport.
Jammu Airport: Location of the serious incident involving the Air India A320 aircraft VTESL.
Aircraft Investigation of Accidents and Incidents Rules, 2012: Rules under which the Central Government is exercising its powers to direct a formal inquiry.
Central Government: The governing body that has directed a formal inquiry into the serious incident.
Amit Gupta: Deputy Director, AAIB, and head of the Committee of Inquiry.
AAIB: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, the organization to which Amit Gupta and Dinesh Kumar belong.
Dinesh Kumar: Air Safety Officer, AAIB, and member of the Committee of Inquiry.
Pankaj Dua: Captain and AAIB Pool of Experts, member of the Committee of Inquiry.
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PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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नागर विमानन मत्रं ालय
अविसचू ना
नई दिल्ल ी, 10 जुलाई, 2017
का.आ. 2204(अ).—जबदक मेससस एयर इंविया विमान ए320 रवज.-VT-ESL दिनांक 09.06.2017 को
जम्मू हिाई अड्ड े में गंभीर घटना के विकार हो गए।
और जबदक, केन्द रीय सरकार को यह ीत हीह होहा ह दक इस गंभीर घटना के कारण और अंििायी कारकों
का अन्द िेषण ण और वनिारस ण दकया जाना, और भविष् य में ससी गंभीर घटना क ुुनराितवह से बचने के वलए वसाािरिें
करना समीचीन ह।
अब, िायुयान (िघु सटना एिं घटना जाचं ) वनयमािली, 2012 के वनयम 11 (1) म ें ीत ित्ह िवतिययों का ीत योग
करहे हुए, केन र ीय सरकार एहिद्वारा गंभीर घटना क औुचािरक जांच दकए जाने का वनििे िहे ी ह।
हिनुसार, केन्द रीय सरकार एहि द्वारा ी अवमह गु ा, उु वनििे क, एएआईबी क अध् यक्षतहा में वन्नलवलवतह
सिस्यों के साथ एक जांच सवमवह वनयुक् ह करही ह- :
(i) ी दिनेि कुमार, विमान सुरक्षता अविकारी, एएआईबी सिस्य के रूु में
(ii) क प्टन ुंकज िआु , एएआईबी ुूल ऑफ़ एक्सुर्टसस, सिस्य के रूु म ें
सवमवह, जब भी अुेवक्षतह होगा, अन्द य वििेषण ्ोंएएजेंवसयों क सहायहा भी लेगी।
सवमवह का मुख् यालय नई दिल् ली में होगा।
4303 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सवमवह अविमानहः छह महीने के भीहर इसक जांच ुरू ी करके अुनी िरुोटस केन्द रीय सरकार को ीत स्ह ुह
करेगी।
[सं. एिी-15013ए11ए2017-िीजी]
सत्येंर कुमार वम ा, संयुतिय सवचि
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th July, 2017
S.O. 2204(E).—Whereas M/s Air India A320 aircraft VT-ESL was involved in a serious incident at Jammu
Airport on 09.06.2017.
And whereas, it appears to the Central Government that it is expedient to investigate and determine the causes
and contributory factors leading to the said serious incident and make recommendations to avoid recurrence of such
serious incidents in future.
Now, in the exercise of the powers conferred by the Rule 11(1) of the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and
Incidents) Rules, 2012, the Central Government hereby directs that a formal inquiry in the serious incident be made.
Accordingly, the Central Government hereby appoints a Committee of Inquiry headed by Sh. Amit Gupta,
Deputy Director, AAIB with following member:
(i) Sh. Dinesh Kumar, Air Safety Officer, AAIB as member
(ii) Capt. Pankaj Dua, AAIB Pool of Experts as Member
The committee will also take the assistance of other experts/agencies whenever required.
The headquarters of the Committee will be at New Delhi.
The Committee will complete its inquiry and submit its report to the Central Government preferably within six
months.
[No. AV-15013/11/2017-DG]
SATYENDRA KUMAR MISHRA, Jt. Secy.
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