The Germanwings Airbus A320 crash on March 24, marks its 10th anniversary. Ten years ago, a plane carrying 150 people crashed into the French Alps, killing everyone on board. In 2015, the media reported that the probable cause of the crash was the deliberate act of the co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, who was suspected of having a mental health issue.
However, the official investigation report, released by the French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA), stated that the collision with the ground was caused by a conscious and deliberate action of the co-pilot, who had decided to commit suicide while alone in the cockpit.
Despite this, the parents of the co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, have consistently denied the official account and have been fighting for an alternative explanation in the courts.
In recent years, doubts and criticisms of the official theory have been raised in many media outlets. Some experts have questioned the official account and new evidence has been brought to light.
The Austrian aviation expert, Simon Hradecky, who runs the website “The Aviation Herald”, has been investigating the crash for eight years and has come to a different conclusion. He suggests that technical problems could have contributed to the crash and that the official account of the co-pilot’s actions is not supported by the evidence.
The documentary “Germanwings – What Happened on Flight 9525?” has also raised questions about the official account. The documentary features experts, including Tim van Beveren, who argues that the investigation was too hasty and that the official account was not thoroughly examined.
The documentary also highlights the inconsistencies in the official account, including the lack of evidence of the co-pilot’s alleged medication use and the absence of a record of the captain’s attempts to gain access to the cockpit.
The article concludes by asking a series of questions, including why the official account was accepted so quickly and why it is now being questioned in the media.