Air Disasters and Learning (Bencana Penerbangan dan Pembelajaran)
How many of these incidents do you think were probably caused by Human Error?
Airbus A320 Plane Crash (Is a Non-Human approach the answer?)
"In the first crash of a new 'Fly-By-Wire' aircraft, the Airbus A320-100 impacted trees while performing a fly-by at an airshow and burst into flames. The crew, and Air France maintenance officials, have all been sentenced to probation for manslaughter; the Captain has been imprisoned. Evidence, including photographs, has now been exposed that an Airbus official at the scene switched the Digital Flight Data Recorder before the court hearing".
Lufthansa Airbus Wingstrike At Hamburg (Bad Weather - We Can Do It!)
A good pilot knows when to go-around! - "The Lufthansa flight LH44 from Munich experienced wingstrike while landing at Hamburg on 1 March 2008 during Emma storm. Nobody was injured; the plane landed using another runway." (Everytime I watch this I shudder - webmaster).
Jumbo Jet Lands With Gaping Hole in Side (Sometimes we just don't know the full situation)
"Qantas Boeing 747 jumbo jet makes a quick descent and lands in the Philippines after a hole appears in the lower fuselage. Passengers put on oxygen masks after the explosive decompression that is now under investigation."
Garuda Airways 737-400 Crash March 7 2007 (What went wrong???)
The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Jakarta to Yogyakarta when it overran the runway after landing at Yogyakarta Airport. It went through the airport's perimeter fence and eventually caught fire as it came to rest in a nearby rice field. 20 of the 133 passengers and 1 crew member were killed. Was the pilot in control of the aircraft? Was the aircraft fully serviceable? Apparently the answer to these questions is yes. Then how could this happen? The captain of the aircraft is currently on trial so hopefully we will find out.
Note Only: Some people view a go-around as a sign of failure. I personally regard it as proof that the pilot ranks Safety above Pride! - That's the pilot for me!
Sometimes The Cost Of Pride Is Just Too Expensive!
NOTE:The comments above are a reminder for pilots everywhere! I have flown regularly on Indonesian airlines with Indonesian pilots for 15 years, and I shall continue to do so because I believe that Indonesian pilots are amongst the best in the world and they are frequently recruited to other international airlines.
How do we learn?How does everybody learn? 1. By Studying, 2. By Practicing, 3. By Making Mistakes, and by 4. Learning From Other People's Mistakes.
As a student pilot I loved reading accident investigation reports in flight magazines and newspapers, and this made me think that perhaps something was wrong with me!
Something that I always found strange about Aero Club parties was that many of the songs they sang were about aircraft disasters and scraping up the remains of the pilot from out of the wreckage or the ground. I thought this was really macabre at the time.
However, maybe this is just one of the ways that pilots remind themselves about the seriousness and consequences associated with their sport (or job).
In aviation there are really only three ways to learn; study, practice and learning from the experiences and mistakes of others, becuase it's usually too late to learn from our own mistakes.
Don't just rely upon your simulator training.
"A good simulator check ride is like successful surgery on a cadaver" The ol' Hooker Hangout
You owe it to yourself and your passengers to keep as informed and up-to-date as possible!AirSafe.Com, Aviation-Safety.Net, FlightSafety.Orgfor instance, are some of the many good sources for keeping up to date with current safety issues.
