Comments by "Keit Hammleter" (@keithammleter3824) on "Airbus A320 takes off the WRONG way! Air Arabia flight 111" video.

  1. At 0.43 Petter explains that aircraft accident/incident investigations are NEVER about pointing the finger of blame at someone, they are about identifying procedures and systems to reduce the probability of incidents/accidents. This is very important point - if you just blame the person who made a mistake, you have not improved safety, as sooner or later someone else will make the same mistake. Worse, finding someone to blame and sanction may make the investigator feel his job is done, and the process or system fault is left uncovered. Also, witnesses are inhibited from giving a true testimony if they figure it's all about punishing someone. Most witnesses, if they are convinced it is about improving safety, will do the right thing and be and objective and accurate. I have chaired formal incident investigations (not in the airline industry). It sometimes happens though that an incident uncovers someone who is incompetent. As far as the formal investigation is concerned, that is NOT the end of the matter. We look at the company's recruitment, promotion, check-out, and training processes to uncover why an incompetent person was employed in that job. And we share how those processes can and should be improved. But the company then has two things to do: 1) fix their deficient process; and 2) work out what to do with the chap who is incompetent. Maybe he just needs a bit more supervision or training, but sometimes no amount of oversight or training will sufficiently improve him - he's just not up to the job. The words you write in the investigation report may well have a large bearing on that. You need to be careful on what you write. It can be very difficult. In the case of this video, I feel sorry for the lady First Officer. Looks like she made a very human mistake that could have been serious.
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