International pilot representatives are dismayed over the arrest of a Garuda Indonesia captain on manslaughter charges, following a fatal Boeing 737-400 crash last year, insisting that the investigation into the accident failed to address fully the reasons for the crew’s actions.

Investigators concluded that the pilot failed to fly a stabilised approach into Yogyakarta Airport on 7 March 2007. The aircraft had been too high during the initial approach and the pilot put the 737 into a steep descent, generating an excessive increase in airspeed.

Despite several ground-proximity warning alerts, a flap deployment of just 5°, and calls from the co-pilot for a go-around, the pilot did not abandon the approach. The 737 touched down at 221kt, far above the required speed, and the jet overran the runway, killing 20 passengers and a flight attendant.

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