LOCKHEED C5 DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del April 3, 2006 REPORT
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LOCKHEED C5 DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del April 3, 2006 REPORT
Does anybody know where i can obtain a copy of the C5 landing accident at Dover AFB in 2006 online?
Many thanks.
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The Safety Board report is privileged and, certainly, not legally releasable. There is a "accident collateral" board that should have been released, as it it the public document on the accident.
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The report essentially covers ‘what’ happened but fails to address why the events occurred. This is an unfortunate ‘old style’ approach to human error, often a symptom of a blame culture.
The precipitating error appears to be the swapping of No. 2 and 3 thrust levers as they came back to idle, which no one identified. Perhaps there was some tunnel vision on airspeed and configuration which might be understandable in the circumstance. CRM was not great, but what about the stress of a surprising event, the crew composition, rank, etc.
A significant unanswered question is who briefly moved thrust lever 3 forward from idle at low altitude (red diamond on video), were they questioning which engine had been shut down? Unfortunately, the movement was not long enough for any noticeable indications on the engine instrument, or they were not seen clearly. This aircraft was fitted with the ‘new’ reworked glass cockpit with a different format of engine instruments (strip vs dial) than the crew had been used to. How were the crew trained on the new system, did they slip back into old and well ingrained habits, or did the new instruments make engine identification that much more difficult?
The precipitating error appears to be the swapping of No. 2 and 3 thrust levers as they came back to idle, which no one identified. Perhaps there was some tunnel vision on airspeed and configuration which might be understandable in the circumstance. CRM was not great, but what about the stress of a surprising event, the crew composition, rank, etc.
A significant unanswered question is who briefly moved thrust lever 3 forward from idle at low altitude (red diamond on video), were they questioning which engine had been shut down? Unfortunately, the movement was not long enough for any noticeable indications on the engine instrument, or they were not seen clearly. This aircraft was fitted with the ‘new’ reworked glass cockpit with a different format of engine instruments (strip vs dial) than the crew had been used to. How were the crew trained on the new system, did they slip back into old and well ingrained habits, or did the new instruments make engine identification that much more difficult?
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Even if the actual AF report could be accessed in a legal way, you can bet your boots the USAF would try their best to supress it to the highest degree.
It would demonstrate the total lack of situational awareness the operating crew had on the occasion, and would further demonstrate the rather poor training these folks receive.
This accident was a clear case of no one watching just what the airplane was doing, while staring at unfamiliar displays wondering WTHIH now?
It would demonstrate the total lack of situational awareness the operating crew had on the occasion, and would further demonstrate the rather poor training these folks receive.
This accident was a clear case of no one watching just what the airplane was doing, while staring at unfamiliar displays wondering WTHIH now?
