The tower tape is available. Google Lansing MI jet accident. You can bet that the aircraft manufacturer will have a different view of the accident than the pilots view. If it is what we think the cause is is true… my guess is that you will see educational videos (using this accident) for years to come. This is a perfect example of what not to do, accident or no accident. The audio will boil your blood.
I have proposed a program to AOPA Air Safety and to the FAA that goes under the name PRM - Passenger, Public, People Resource Management. The basis of PRM: What if one, or all, of the three pax in the aircraft had basic training such as :
- What it means to safety if your pilot is fatigued
- What it means to be flying in a new aircraft with a newly rated pilot
- What “all weather capability” really means
- Maintain at least 20 miles from all severe thunderstorm. What is Windshear, turbulence etc.
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Airlines have experienced great success since the creation of CRM and Safety Management systems. CRM was ridiculed by the old guard when it was first introduced. The truth is that sharing the “no button” with all involved is most important. How many lives have been lost because someone said these words “it would be nice to have you home tonight” or “we (or I)need to be there”, etc.
We don’t need more regulations, we just need to fly and act safely. Every accident is preventable. The purpose of PRM is to educate the passengers and give them a line of defense, a “no button”. Take a look at the accident of N722CD one year ago in AR. The new Cirrus pilot needlessly killed himself, his 7 year old son Gavin, his wife, his father-in-law. If the father in law and wife had just a little bit of education they could have insisted on flying the following day. This accident has repeated itself thousands of times since the Wright Bros invented these winged contraptions. These accidents are preventable. We just need to be smarter as a collective group. And no, PRM will not cause fights and divorces. A proper training program will eliminate pressure from the pilot as the decisions are spread around.
God bless.