Cabinet Spokesperson and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said that the cause of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) training aircraft crash in the Wariyapola area has not yet been determined.
Speaking at the weekly Cabinet media briefing today (26), journalists questioned whether Minister Bimal Ratnayake’s recent claim that the crash was due to pilot error was appropriate, given that the official committee report had not been released yet.
Dr. Jayatissa said that while the report on the aircraft itself had been received, the report on the crash was still pending.
“The report on the aircraft has arrived. However, the report on the crash has not yet been submitted. It will take a few more days. Minister Bimal Ratnayake commented on what might be revealed in the final report,” he said.
However, Minister of Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake said that the recent crash involving a Sri Lanka Air Force aircraft was caused due to an error by the pilots.
“The pilots of this particular aircraft were still in training, and an error was made on their part,” he said.
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