Wrong Runway Landing at IGI Airport: AAIB Recommends Permanent ATC Surveillance

• An Ariana Afghan Airlines flight landed on the wrong runway at Delhi's IGI Airport on November 23, narrowly avoiding a collision with an Air India plane.
• The flight AFG311 from Kabul was supposed to land on runway 29L/11 but landed on 29R/11, approximately 360 meters away.
• The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) noted lapses by both the pilot and Air Traffic Control (ATC).
• The Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) data of the Ariana Afghan Airlines flight was not downloaded, but Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) data is being analyzed.
• AAIB recommends installing video and voice recorders in all major ATC towers nationwide to monitor activities and aid investigations, potentially causing 'permanent stress' for controllers.

Why It Matters: AAIB's recommendation for ATC tower recording aims to enhance safety and accountability after a near-miss at IGI Airport.