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My guess is that the NTSB wants to focus on causes that they can issue guidance for, rather than assign blame. Sure, the captain's state of mind most likely co
by halestock 3y ago
My guess is that the NTSB wants to focus on causes that they can issue guidance for, rather than assign blame. Sure, the captain's state of mind most likely contributed to the incident, but it also revealed a couple of issues that warranted new guidance, which is a big part of what the reports are for.
- kortilla 3y agoNo, this is absolutely incorrect. The NTSB focuses on the cause, regardless of whether or not guidance can be issued based on it. The guidance itself will be focused on relevance, but the root cause is never tainted that way. If the NTSB thought the rant had absolutely anything to do with this, they would have mentioned it.
- halestock 3y agoAh okay, that sounds a lot more reasonable.
- btilly 3y agoThe NTSB should have issued guidance that if the pilot or copilot is in a distraught emotional state, takeoff should not happen. And it is the responsibility of the other to abort takeoff. This is organizationally hard to do within an airline. But it is easy to do if regulators back it up, and the questionable state is backed up by dialog during the "sterile cockpit".