Originally Posted by
RichardJones
Well said.
Human.Error somewhere along the chain of events. We will never eliminate this . Someone made a mistake, resulting in a very tragic outcome.
As long as humans have their sticky little mitts on machinery, or anything else for that matter, accidents will happen of course.. IMHO
And yet it is a human quality that can save the day: a little humility. Had the captain not dismissed out of hand the question regarding the clearance the accident would probably not have happened. Even with CRM, such arrogance remains an everyday hazard up front. Challenge and dismiss is alive and well. It is a hazardous attitude and neither safe nor inevitable.