Inside The Cockpit: What Went Wrong On Air India's Phuket-Delhi Flight

An internal Air India Flight Safety report, accessed by NDTV, gives details of the chaotic few seconds on board when the co-pilot at the controls of the Airbus A320 was forced to push the aircraft into a sharp nose-down attitude to quickly gain airspeed and prevent the jet from stalling.AI-2379, carrying 137 passengers and eight crew members, was on its way to Delhi from Phuket on August 4 when it experienced a sudden loss of altitude of 300 feet during its cruise phase. At least 20 passengers and four crew members were injured. The 'Flight Safety Department: Inflight Upset Stall Warning Event' states that the captain of the flight was standing behind the first officer's seat discussing the aircraft's air conditioning system when aural and ECAM (Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitor) alerts erupted together, warning that the aircraft was stalling. The autopilot disengaged and the nose pitched up.