Crash of Asiana Flight 214

 

As we can see from the official website of Boeing, it has been clearly stated that around 80 percent of the total number of air crashes that occur all across the world are caused by human errors; this not only includes the pilots but also other ground staff such as the Air traffic controllers, maintenance officials as well other mechanics and engineers. The rest 20 percent, mainly caused by faulty machines and sudden weather. The records before the year 1908 were utterly opposite to the current records. The most outstanding example of such an event was the crash of Asiana flight 214 on July 2013. This was also a Boeing 777 flight that crashed, injuring around 200 people and 3 casualties (Ekstrand 2022). According to the National Transportation Safety Board investigative report, it was found that the crash was caused by pilot fatigue that had reduced the cognitive ability to judge and evaluate things. This situation eventually led him to misjudge the approach, which made it difficult to avoid a seawall that led to the clipping and the crush. The evidence also confirms that the pilot was slacking off due to extreme fatigue and was over-reliant on the autopilot feature. This is a live example of management failure and Human error in aviation. Boeing manufacturers have developed and proposed the MEDA framework and a fleet team to investigate such cases. As the findings of the team major pilot issue occurred due to the pilot's fatigue (Integrated Human Factor 2021). It has been identified that pilots are overburdened and overworked in most cases. At the same time, they also suffer from jet lag problems and low resting periods. This regulatory policy wholly aligned with the FAA policy and aimed to make a safer and more secure flight. 

REFERENCES:

Ekstrand, C. (n.d.). Aero - the new FAA ETOPS rule. Retrieved February 9, 2023, from https://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/articles/qtr_2_07/article_02_1.html

5 aviation accidents caused by human factors - mock. IHF Ltd. (2021, April 8). Retrieved February 9, 2023, from https://www.ihfapac.com/5-aviation-accidents-caused-by-hf-2/