PILOT ERROR OR PILOT NEGLIGENCE????

Human error is a common cause of aviation accidents. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the US documented 6,949 accidents between January 1966 and December 1975; 3,773 were categorized as ‘operator error’ and 2,596 as ‘mechanical failures. In 2015 alone there were 867 aircraft incidents with 1,422 fatalities and 496 injuries. Air Traffic Control errors are considered the primary cause of controlled flight accidents while human factors account for the majority of un-controlled ones. Aircraft characteristics have made it easier than ever to fly but has also made it harder to detect safety problems early enough to fix them safely before an accident occurs. Weather can be considered a challenge for pilots since visibility may not allow for clear decision making or if conditions do not support the aircrafts capabilities, then manual control overrides take over to ensure safe operation until more favorable weather arises again. To understand why human error is such a significant factor in aviation emergencies, we need to observe how these errors occur and identify what could be done better or differently by flight crew members which could save lives in future events. We will begin this review by looking at some general principles that explain how people make decisions under uncertainty and subsequently acceptability bias when making a decision. information available suggests importance during decision making. therefore, belief perseverance after poor accuracy has been made on past information which ultimately increases probability of similar future behavior based upon experience. knowledge base mental models adapted beliefs developed expectations rely upon prior experience when deciding what action to take. 


For my current event I wanted to highlight an obvious pilot error that happened back in 2016 on an EgyptAir Flight. A report from the France Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA), the New York Post reported that the ill-fated plane was brought down by the mistake of one of the pilots.
The report found the pilot lit a cigarette in the cockpit and ignited a fire, that killed all the passengers and crew members. As per the report, EgyptAir flight MS804 took off from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport for Cairo International Airport on May 19, 2016.
When the flight (Airbus A320) was running at its maximum speed, the report said that pilot Mohamed Said Shoukair lit a cigarette mid-air, resulting in the breakout of the fire. As per BEA's report, oxygen had leaked from a pilot’s oxygen mask in the cockpit shortly before the crash. 66 people were killed that day due to pilot’s error.



https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/rest-of-the-world-news/fire-breakout-due-to-pilot-lighting-cigarette-led-to-egyptair-plane-crash-in-2016-report-articleshow.html

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