Originally Posted by
Pittsextra
And I'm pretty certain that a near 4000hr pilot is likely to know the hazards, the reason why he couldn't be bothered to take heed / come to his senses is a human factor - the likes of which are actually very rarely investigated fully because at some point there surely becomes a fine line to tread with regard blame...
Yes of course human factors have been a significant factor in many air accidents. Sydney Dekker is one of the authorities on the subject. A most interesting and revealing talk by him was :
The human factor: Pursuing success and averting drift into failure - Sidney Dekker - DDD Europe 2018.
It may be found at :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fwJ9xgvu3A
Here is an extract from Handbook of Human Factors in Air Transportation Systems
edited by Steven James Landry
Page 337-" Human Error" Is a Judgment, contributed by Cees Jan Meeuwis and Sydney W.A. Dekker.
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Judging behaviour to be Human Error stands in the way of learning from failure. "
So far as blame is concerned let it be a judge sitting in his court decide. For those who are engaged in aviation at all levels, it must be the learning from failure that they must be concerned with.