Human Factors
An easy sorting by Accident Investigators PILOT ERROR!
Poor situation awareness.Poor CRM and ineffective Risk Management Model application (if at all) Lack of familiarity with area?? Surely part of the Approach briefing would include "do not mistaken Arusha for Kilimanjaro due to proximity and similar runway orientation"
Obviously a case of too much "heads up" and breach of one of the Golden rules of flying.
Inability to judge visually and differentiate between a 1.6km runway and a 3km runway is not acceptable.Where were there eyes during the approach?
Where was Kili ATC in this confused loop? Don't they have binoculars in Kili tower?
Why didn't the crew raise alarm at not sighting the accident caravan on the runway.
Landed without clearance?
Mistakes happen..even to the most experienced and reliable crew..if fatigued and duty time limits breached!
How to avoid this in future: review duty time limits and airline rosters to safeguard.Legacy airlines are increasingly competing with LCC carriers...and crew rosters are looking increasingly robotic...not ergonomic! TCAA....how about time to install Radar service?All that traffic flowing in and out of TZ should justify it financially. ..
Last edited by Trackdiamond; 24th Dec 2013 at 05:47.