Possible pilot errors emerge in probe of FlyDubai crash

Poor cockpit coordination and possible pilot error have emerged as the most likely reasons a FlyDubai jetliner crashed earlier this month in Russia, according to independent air-safety experts and one person familiar with the probe. There were apparently no mechanical or computer problems when the Boeing 737’s crew abandoned a second landing attempt at Rostov-on-Don in stormy weather March 19 and attempted to climb away from the strip. One of the pilots calmly told air-traffic controllers the plane was executing a go-around and confirmed a new radio frequency for communication—all indications that things were normal on the flight deck. But during the ascent the plane apparently climbed too steeply, the wings lost lift, then it dropped rapidly and exploded in a fireball. <br/>