Pilot mismanagement blamed in Asiana Airlines crash

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), investigating the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash, has cited mismanagement on the part of the pilots as a reason for the 2013 accident.

The Boeing 777 crashed short of the runway in San Francisco, killing three people and injuring 187 others a year back.

According to CNN, the National Transportation Safety Board also found that crew training and the complexities of a key flight system on the Boeing 777 and how it was described in operating manuals contributed to the July 6 disaster.

Investigators found that the flight crew mismanaged the plane's descent being carried out without the help of navigational instruments and one of the pilots unintentionally deactivated a system that automatically regulates airspeed, the report said.

Also, the investigators concluded that the crew was slow in its decision to abort the landing, even as the plane flew on a much less speed to avoid any mishap.