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A VETERAN pilot has revealed what he believes caused the devastating Air India crash that killed 279 people.

YouTuber and commercial airline pilot Captain Steve Chen gave his chilling theory after watching the horrifying video of the disaster.

Pilot explaining Air India crash theory.
YouTube pilot Captain Steve Chen revealed his theory about the crashCredit: YouTube/Captain Steeeve
Crews are continuing to search and clear the wreckCredit: EPA
Devastated families are now desperate for answersCredit: Reuters
A man with facial injuries lies in a hospital bed.
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh – sitting in 11A – was the sole survivor of the jet crashCredit: HT Photo
The plane seconds before disaster with its landing gear still extendedCredit: x/nchorAnandN
Large fire and smoke from a plane crash.
It then crashed in a fireball at a doctor’s hostelCredit: x/nchorAnandN

The London Gatwick-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner appeared to lose height moments after take-off and smashed into a doctor’s hostel in Ahmedabad, India.

Some 241 passengers and crew are believed to have been killed – leaving a miracle sole survivor – and 28 people on the ground also died.

Captain Steve said he believes to co-pilot may have made a simple – but devastating – error as the plane climbed.

From analysing the footage, he believes the pilot asked his colleague to retract the landing gear – but he then pulled the wrong switch.

He remarked, “Here’s my take on the situation, although this is solely my opinion. I believe the pilot in control told the co-pilot ‘gear up’ at the right moment.”

“I think the co-pilot grabbed the flap handle and raised the flaps, instead of the gear.

“If that happened, this explains a lot of why this airplane stopped flying.”

Captain Steve explained the 787’s wings would normally bend during take off as lift forces take it into the air.

But the footage appears to no show this – fuelling theories that the flaps which help to lift the plane were retracted.

Full video of the crash shows the plane heading down the runway before lifting into the air.

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After barely 30 seconds the plane appears to dip and goes begins an agonising descent back to the ground.

It then exploded in a fireball as it crashed into the nearby doctors’ hostel.

Investigations are still ongoing into the cause of the crash – with at least one of the black boxes recovered from the wreck.

Both pilot Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and co-pilot Clive Kunder and believed to be among the dead.

Mr Sabharwal, who had 8,200 hours of experience, while his colleague Mr Kunder had 1,100 hours.

Portrait of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal in uniform.
Captain Sumeet Sabharwal was the lead pilot
Portrait of Officer Clive Kunder in a pilot's uniform.
Clive Kunder was the co-pilot on the doomed flight
Illustration of plane crash near Ahmedabad Airport, showing flight path and altitude.

The sole survivor of the crash – Vishwash Ramesh – could also provide key clues as to what happened to the plane.

He said cabin lights began flickering before the jet sank through the air and crashed.

Reflecting on the seconds leading up to the disaster, Vishwash, hailing from Leicester, mentioned, “As soon as the flight departed, within five to ten seconds, it seemed like it was suspended in mid-air.”

“Suddenly, the lights started flickering – green and white.

“The aircraft wasn’t gaining altitude and was just gliding before it suddenly slammed into a building and exploded.”

Vishwash’s observation about the flickering lights follows a previous passenger’s report, who flew on the aircraft the day before the incident, noting that certain electrical features, like the seatback screens, were malfunctioning.

Aviation experts have speculated that the reports of dodgy electrics could be a sign of a power failure, possibly explaining the crash.

Air India is keeping an open mind as to what went wrong and caused the deaths of 52 Brits.

Theories being considered include issues with the engine thrust, flaps and landing gear – as well as a bird strike and a pilot error.

Firefighters work at the site of the plane crash near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in AhmedabadCredit: EPA
People stand near debris at the site of the crashCredit: EPA
Burned wreckage of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at a crash site.
Wreckage of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner lies at the siteCredit: Reuters
Debris from a plane crash with a backhoe in the background.
No more survivors are expected to be found in the wreckageCredit: EPA
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