Pilot killed in Kerala Air India Express crash served in IAF, won NDA Sword of Honour

印航快运失事客机飞行员曾在印度空军服役，曾获“荣誉之剑”奖章

MUMBAI: Commanding pilot Deepak V Sathe is believed to have died on the spot.

Sathe lived in Powai with his family which includes his wife Sushma and two sons. His older son Shantanu got married March 8, days before the lockdown began on March 25. Shantanu works in the US while Sathe’s younger son Dhananjay is employed with a corporate firm in Bangalore.

孟买：据说失事客机机长迪帕克·萨瑟当场死亡。萨瑟及其家人住在博瓦伊，包括他的妻子苏希玛和两个儿子。他的大儿子山塔努于3月8日结婚，就在3月25日实行封锁的前几天。山塔努在美国工作，萨瑟的小儿子达纳杰在班加罗尔的一家公司工作。

A neighbour in Powai said, “Sathe and I were squadron mates in the Air Force, flying MiG-21s in the 1980s during our bachelor days. We have not received an official confirmation from Air India Express (about his condition). We fear the worst although we have not lost hope as yet. His wife Sushma is a strong lady and is quite composed. We are making arrangements for her to travel to Calicut on Saturday.”

一位邻居说:“萨瑟和我是空军中队的战友，在80年代，我们都还单身的时候，我们在中队开米格-21。我们还没有收到印度航空公司的正式确认其死亡的统治。虽然我们还没有放弃希望，但我们担心最坏的情况。他的妻子苏希玛是一位坚强的女士，非常沉着。我们正安排她周六去卡利卡特。”

He was a wing commander in the Indian Air Force from where he retired and joined Air India about 10 years ago. He flew the Airbus 310 for AI before moving to Air India Express on Boeing 737.

萨瑟曾是印度空军的一名中校，10年前退役后加入印度航空公司。在加入印航快运驾驶波音730之前，他在印航驾驶空客310。

He had a rare passion for flying, said a distant relative who is a senior lawyer.

一位身为资深律师的远房亲戚说，萨瑟对飞行有着罕见的热情。

Sathe studied in Cambrian Hall school, Dehradun. Old school friends, who are from the defence forces, also rang his home to pay condolence.

萨瑟曾在德拉敦Cambrian Hall学校学习。来自国防部队的老校友也打电话到他家表示哀悼。

Meanwhile in Pune, the former vice chief of the Indian Air Force, Air Marshal Bhushan Gokhale (Retd) said, “It is very unfortunate to lose a brilliant officer in this manner.” Sathe was from the 58th course of the National Defence Academy (NDA). “He passed out from the Air Force Academy with a Sword of Honour in June 1981. He was a fighter pilot and served as test pilot of the IAF. He was an excellent squash player too,” he said.

与此同时，在普纳，印度空军前副参谋长，空军元帅Bhushan Gokhale (已退役)说:“以这种方式失去一位杰出的军官是非常不幸的。萨瑟是国防学院(NDA)的第58期学员。1981年6月，他从空军学院毕业，并获得“荣誉之剑”奖章。他是一名战机飞行员，并担任印度空军的试飞员。他还是个优秀的壁球运动员。

Gokhale, who investigated the Mangalore plane crash in which 158 passengers were killed in 2010, said, “The accumulation of rainwater on the runway surface in the rainy season is the riskiest thing for any pilot. There is a Standard Operating Procedure set up by the DGCA for clearing the water from the runway. The inquiry panel will check this aspect during the investigation."

Gokhale曾调查过2010年导致158名乘客丧生的芒格洛尔空难，他说:“在雨季，跑道表面积聚的雨水对任何飞行员来说都是最危险的事情。印度民航总局制定了清理跑道积水的标准操作程序。调查小组将在调查期间对这方面进行检查。”

以下是印度时报读者的评论：

译文来源：三泰虎 http://www.santaihu.com/p/50518.html   译者：Jessica.Wu

Pradipta Mitra

What was control tower doing? Standard drill. If bad weather aircrafts are asked to go to another place.

指挥塔台在做什么?如果天气不好，就该指示飞机去另一个机场降落

Prakash Velu

Its great loss, Mr. Sathe did his best otherwise this incident could have turned into another disaster. Lets not forget that, Air India Pilots are best in the world and have excellent track record as compared to any other airline.

Mr.Sathe risked his own life and Saved so many and avoided Catastrophic incident. May his soul rest in peace!

这是巨大的损失，萨瑟先生尽了他最大的努力，否则会造成更大的灾难。别忘了，印度航空公司的飞行员是世界上最优秀的，与其他航空公司相比，他们有着出色的飞行记录。萨瑟先生牺牲了自己救了那么多人，避免了灾难性事件的发生。愿他的灵魂安息!

Ajit Kurvey

R.I.P. Sir ! You did your best ! Circumstances were really bad - heavy rains, hydroplaning due to accumulated water on tarmac, gusty tail winds and tight table top runway were like nightmare. Heartfelt condolences to the family and friends.

安息吧,先生!你已经尽力了!当时的情况真的很糟糕——大雨、跑道积水造成打滑、顺风、跑道是台面式的，这就像噩梦一样。向其家人和朋友表示衷心的慰问。

Malaikallan

The safety team took more than half hour to reach the spot. Volunteers were able to reach immediately.

安全小组花了半个多小时才到达现场，而志愿者们却能够立即到达。

Parajay Shah

Sack the aviation minister. Puri

解雇航空部长普里

Anthony Dinozzo Jr

Rest in peace wing commander....

安息吧，中校…

Guest

The plane could have been diverted to cochin airport. ATC 's risk assessment is poor in this case.

这架飞机本可改道科钦机场。在这个事故中，空管没做好的风险评估。

Hiren Nath

RIP pilot along with others who lost their live.

安息吧，飞行员以及其他遇难者

Amit Thakkar

pilot Looks too old. retirement age from active duty should be around 56 in air india. give some management role after that.

这位飞行员看起来太老了。印航飞行员的退休年龄应该在56岁左右，之后一般担任管理职务。

Mudi Ji

Probably couldn't even see the runway at his age.

他这个年纪，可能连跑道都看不清。

Saurabh

Capt. Sathe death due to accident is a tragic event was a great loss, he was an accomplished pilot and a great soldier. Runway No. 10 should never have been used by Airport authorities if it was unsafe.

萨瑟机长的死是一场悲剧，是一个巨大的损失，他是一个有成就的飞行员，一个伟大的战士。如果跑道不安全，机场就不该使用。

neal K

The pilot and co pilot did there best and lost there lives too.....who would want to die ..They would have tried each and everything to save the plane and passengers ... hats off sir...rest in peace sir...

机长和副驾驶员尽力了，也失去了生命……谁愿意死，他们竭尽全力挽救飞机和乘客……致敬，安息吧，先生……

Ajoy Saraf

Murder by ATC. Why allowed to land after two attempts to land third time. Close this Airport permanent closure.

空管犯了谋杀罪。为什么在两次尝试着陆失败后，还允许第三次尝试?永久关闭这个机场吧。

Ak

Negligence is there , loss of life ,loss of Aircraft , Human error , when all staff of AI retired at 58 then why pilots work beyond 62 years , with age human reflexes weakens .RIP

人为疏忽和失误导致的人员伤亡，飞机损失，所有印航员工都在58岁退休，为什么飞行员62岁人还在工作，随着年龄的增长，人的反应能力会减弱

Soumendu Ghosh

Rest in Peace ex Wing Commander Sathe. It's high time the experts look into avoiding such risky landings. We have lost a coveted pilot and many innocent lives

专家们是时候研究如何避免这种危险着陆了。我们失去了一名令人垂涎的飞行员和许多无辜的生命

TRUTH TELLER

May his soul rest in peace. Ace pilot, raining heavily and the airport is a table top airport which is a recipe for disaster.

一流飞行员，愿他的灵魂安息。大雨滂沱，桌面式机场，这是造成灾难的根源。

Tony Stark

I am sure he would have all his best to save the plane feom crashing but death came heavy on all of them... RIP

我相信他尽了最大的努力避免飞机坠毁，但死亡仍降临在他们身上，安息吧

Pradeep Pati

lost a brilliant pilot. great loss. may his soul rest in peace. heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.

损失了一位出色的飞行员，这是巨大的损失。愿他的灵魂安息。对死者家属表示衷心的哀悼。

Prashant Mishra

Prayers for the deceased. But I always fail to understand why a fighter jet pilot would go on to become a commercial pilot.

我搞不懂，为什么战斗机飞行员后来会成为商业飞行员。

Voice of India

Saved majority of passengers due to highly competent pilots at the cost of their life. We extend deepest sympathies to the passengers, crews & pilots and their families.

飞行员能力超群，拯救了大多数乘客，却牺牲了自己的生命。向机上乘客、机组人员和飞行员及其家属表示最深切的慰问。

Nash

Aircraft maintenance is poor. Air India is only interested to make money, charge high but no maintenance, no care , totally irresponsible. No doubt pilots are well trained and sharp.

飞机保养不当，印度航空公司只对赚钱感兴趣，票价高，却没有保养飞机，一点都不负责任。毫无疑问，飞行员训练有素，反应敏捷。