How does TWA 800 having a center fuel tank explode...
.. Pilot should have shifted fuel to other tanks prior.
should not have been running A/C system so long.
Pilot should have not taken off* ( *Ok, I'll grant you the TWA 800 one)
or Alaska 261 having a jackscrew fail ...
The final failure and resulting unrecoverable upset was caused by jiggling **** around to unjam the stabilizer.
Originally Posted by from wikipeedia
Also included was a recommendation that pilots were to be instructed that in the event of a flight control system malfunction they should not attempt corrective procedures beyond those specified in the checklist procedures, and in particular in the event of a horizontal stabilizer trim control system malfunction the primary and alternate trim motors should not be activated, and if unable to correct the problem through the checklists they should land at the nearest suitable airport.
ValuJet 592
Many families of the Flight 592 victims were outraged that ValuJet was not prosecuted, given ValuJet's poor safety record. ValuJet had a higher accident rate than the 10 largest airlines, leading the FAA to take the unprecedented step of barring it from buying more planes or adding more cities without permission.[citation needed] The agency had seriously considered grounding the airline. The victims' families also point to statements made by ValuJet officials immediately after the crash that appeared to indicate ValuJet knew the generators were on the plane, and in fact had ordered them returned to Atlanta rather than properly disposed
"The pilots were advantageously placed to know of Valujet's safety shennanigans but the record does not indicate they did anything but continue to fly for Valujet and accept a salary for doing so. They practiced
willful ignorance and criminal negligence by not blowing the whistle or taking action on what they knew or were reasonably expected to be in a position to know.
Assigning "pilot error" doesn't have to be fair when its done
