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I was the one who brought up the idea of the (US) NTSB possibly being involved in this simply because there seemed to be some question from some here as to possible "cover-up" of facts if it made Airbus look bad.
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The NTSB is indeed involved , like the BFV (Germany) and the TAIC (New Zealand):
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I was not the one "hinting" at a cover-up. There seemed to be some concern by others that a possibility existed. That is why I questioned whether or not any other agency would be involved in trying to "read" the recorders.
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accident investigations and conflicts of interest
In theory there is always the possibility of a cover up or 'polished' report - there are too many parties involved (manufacturer, airline, insurances, politicians, victims' families etc.), many of which have clearly opposed interests and some of which would be ready to pay good money to have first look at the data and the possibility to 'edit' it.
Economists and anyone studying agency and game theory could write (and have written) theses on this.
I would personally argue for FDR/CVR data/readability to be independently verified by several parties and the data to be made public after incidents/accidents. This way everybody (including armchair theorists) can make their own interpretation and there can be a healthy discussion around the facts - potentially eliminating the possibility of cover ups or biased reports.
But then accidents are a sensitive issue - especially when people lost their lives - and of course CVR/FDR may only be a small part of the puzzle.
IMHO sunlight is the best disinfectant though. Transparency works wonders - in any latitude...
Economists and anyone studying agency and game theory could write (and have written) theses on this.
I would personally argue for FDR/CVR data/readability to be independently verified by several parties and the data to be made public after incidents/accidents. This way everybody (including armchair theorists) can make their own interpretation and there can be a healthy discussion around the facts - potentially eliminating the possibility of cover ups or biased reports.
But then accidents are a sensitive issue - especially when people lost their lives - and of course CVR/FDR may only be a small part of the puzzle.
IMHO sunlight is the best disinfectant though. Transparency works wonders - in any latitude...
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"I have read that XL Airways have said they are not now, and never will release the names of the German Pilots. Is this usual?
My understanding of it was that the XL spokesperson said that it was out of respect for the wishes of the next of kin , and if the next of kin dont want the names released then they shouldnt be released. ( personally I have always thought the releasing of names a bit goulish ... if you didnt know the person what possible relevance can it have to you , and if you did know them personally presumably you will find out anyway ... preferably not by reading their names in the media )
My understanding of it was that the XL spokesperson said that it was out of respect for the wishes of the next of kin , and if the next of kin dont want the names released then they shouldnt be released. ( personally I have always thought the releasing of names a bit goulish ... if you didnt know the person what possible relevance can it have to you , and if you did know them personally presumably you will find out anyway ... preferably not by reading their names in the media )
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@ uncle maxwell
'Transparency works wonders - in any latitude'
thats not allways true... imagine you are the first aicraft manufacturer with a brand new all fly by wire aircraft, but instead of flying and accepting thrust demands it turns into a giant harvester cutting down trees...
ups ! has anyone seen those recorders we recoverd... anybody... come on boys, they must be somewhere... ah there they are........
'Transparency works wonders - in any latitude'
thats not allways true... imagine you are the first aicraft manufacturer with a brand new all fly by wire aircraft, but instead of flying and accepting thrust demands it turns into a giant harvester cutting down trees...
ups ! has anyone seen those recorders we recoverd... anybody... come on boys, they must be somewhere... ah there they are........
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KRH, neither of the AFR Habsheim pilots had ever performed a demo flight
"Neither of the pilots had ever performed a demonstration flight, and neither had ever seen Habsheim airfield"
1990 | 1069 | Flight Archive
Furthermore, just read the cvr translation and then say who downed those pax.
Capt "Rambo" Asseline had no idea what he was getting into.
AirDisaster.Com: Air France 296 CVR Transcript
1990 | 1069 | Flight Archive
Furthermore, just read the cvr translation and then say who downed those pax.
Capt "Rambo" Asseline had no idea what he was getting into.
AirDisaster.Com: Air France 296 CVR Transcript
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A320 Flight Test accident
I Hope at least one pilot of the A320 France flight test have past FLight Test experience. and the Flight test plan (Flight Test Schedule) is an approved flight test schedule.
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Interesting that the NTSB have been asked to participate, seemingly because of the origin of the engines. Not quite sure why this is legally or technically necessary - normally the contribution from the engine manufacturer is sufficient, so either the French wish to have impartial observation or there is some other reason we are not party to.
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skiingman,
you are fully right, I didn't mention the scale effect of a "real" industrial production. But then - it might cost a hundredth, meaning a third of the value of a car? You won't get it down much further, because of huge developing and testing efforts of such equipment. Speaking rather about a billion to be amortized, not single-digit-millions.
And I share your view on GA...
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Anyway, internationally agreed law foresees that there are participants of the land of the manufacturer of the airframe, the engine(s), the land in which the incident occurred and the land where the aircraft was registered. Nothing unusual here.
you are fully right, I didn't mention the scale effect of a "real" industrial production. But then - it might cost a hundredth, meaning a third of the value of a car? You won't get it down much further, because of huge developing and testing efforts of such equipment. Speaking rather about a billion to be amortized, not single-digit-millions.
And I share your view on GA...
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Anyway, internationally agreed law foresees that there are participants of the land of the manufacturer of the airframe, the engine(s), the land in which the incident occurred and the land where the aircraft was registered. Nothing unusual here.
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KRH270/12,
Pity to see that, for your second post, you already show you have been taken in by the Asseline fiction.
Anybody else needs any comment?
CJ
Pity to see that, for your second post, you already show you have been taken in by the Asseline fiction.
...thats not allways true... imagine you are the first aicraft manufacturer with a brand new all fly by wire aircraft, but instead of flying and accepting thrust demands it turns into a giant harvester cutting down trees...
ups ! has anyone seen those recorders we recoverd... anybody... come on boys, they must be somewhere... ah there they are....
ups ! has anyone seen those recorders we recoverd... anybody... come on boys, they must be somewhere... ah there they are....
CJ
Press release to day from BEA :
Protected boxes (CVR and DFDR) have resisted and seem intact, but it was not possible to extract any data. Additional work will be becessary, without being possible today to predict their result.
Protected boxes (CVR and DFDR) have resisted and seem intact, but it was not possible to extract any data. Additional work will be becessary, without being possible today to predict their result.
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Interesting that the NTSB have been asked to participate, seemingly because of the origin of the engines. Not quite sure why this is legally or technically necessary - normally the contribution from the engine manufacturer is sufficient, so either the French wish to have impartial observation or there is some other reason we are not party to. Today 17:20
ICAO Annex 13:
5.23 Any State which on request provides information,
facilities or experts to the State conducting the investigation
shall be entitled to appoint an accredited representative to
participate in the investigation.facilities or experts to the State conducting the investigation
shall be entitled to appoint an accredited representative to
Also see that, under 5.18, there is a note:
Nothing in this Standard is intended to preclude the
State that designed or manufactured the powerplant or major
components of the aircraft from requesting participation in the
investigation of an accident.
State that designed or manufactured the powerplant or major
components of the aircraft from requesting participation in the
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Hansheim and this incident
PJ2 et al,
Asseline may or may not have been at fault within the Habsheim incident, I see references on the thread to both the CVR and DFDR information from that incidient - however if it is true that these mediums were witheld for a week, appear visually/physically different from what was taken off the ground to what was submitted to the investigation then there certainly looks to be something that needs to be explained - however here is not the right place to analyse the Habsheim incident and there are already previous threads covering it.
I dont personally think we can really compare the habsheim incident with what happened just off Perpignan as it would appear from reporting so far that the events are dissimilar: -
1) With the habsheim accident the lack of power resulted in a slow descent and impact into the forest, from the eye witness reports the NZ A320 impacted at a very great angle.
2) The habsheim incident occured whilst trying to recover from a low level flypast, whereas the NZ A320 was reportedly anywhere between 1000 & 3500 feet when apparent control was lost.
As SLF I am not qualified to say, but in the back of my mind it would appear to me to be more avionics related than power related (as Habsheim was) due to the nature and speed of the impact - but as we well know we will not know anything until the reports are released of the investigation.
Regards,
Asseline may or may not have been at fault within the Habsheim incident, I see references on the thread to both the CVR and DFDR information from that incidient - however if it is true that these mediums were witheld for a week, appear visually/physically different from what was taken off the ground to what was submitted to the investigation then there certainly looks to be something that needs to be explained - however here is not the right place to analyse the Habsheim incident and there are already previous threads covering it.
I dont personally think we can really compare the habsheim incident with what happened just off Perpignan as it would appear from reporting so far that the events are dissimilar: -
1) With the habsheim accident the lack of power resulted in a slow descent and impact into the forest, from the eye witness reports the NZ A320 impacted at a very great angle.
2) The habsheim incident occured whilst trying to recover from a low level flypast, whereas the NZ A320 was reportedly anywhere between 1000 & 3500 feet when apparent control was lost.
As SLF I am not qualified to say, but in the back of my mind it would appear to me to be more avionics related than power related (as Habsheim was) due to the nature and speed of the impact - but as we well know we will not know anything until the reports are released of the investigation.
Regards,
Regarding the Perpignan accident: still no radar plot, still no ATC transcripts, still no FDR readouts, still no CVR transcripts - still no idea what happened and don't let anyone convince you othervise.
Regardin the Habsheim: captain Michel Asseline has accepted that his actions during the flyby led to accident and does not support any of the conspiracy theories surrounding the crash. Habsheim accident was not power related, although Asseline's shell-shocked statement claiming that engines did not respond normally makes sense. You see, engines worked as designed and as certified but not as the crew had expected.
EDIT: The rest of the post was factually incorrect, I should have checked the report before replying. Thank you for correcting me and I apologize for making some untrue claims. Sorry folks.
Regardin the Habsheim: captain Michel Asseline has accepted that his actions during the flyby led to accident and does not support any of the conspiracy theories surrounding the crash. Habsheim accident was not power related, although Asseline's shell-shocked statement claiming that engines did not respond normally makes sense. You see, engines worked as designed and as certified but not as the crew had expected.
EDIT: The rest of the post was factually incorrect, I should have checked the report before replying. Thank you for correcting me and I apologize for making some untrue claims. Sorry folks.
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