The 5 most common causes of falling aircraft disaster

Pilot flaws and machine failures are the leading causes of plane crashes, both on terrorism and in bad weather.

Pilot error

While aircraft design became increasingly safe, the rate of accidents caused by pilots increased and accounted for about 50% of the aircraft crash. Aircraft are complex machines that require a lot of control skills. Because pilots have a role to play with aircraft at all flight stages, the risk of operating errors is great, from misprogramming flight control computers (FMC) to mistakenly calculate the amount of fuel needed to store wings, according to IFL Science.

Asiana airline number 214 crashed into a dike shortly after taking off due to a pilot's mistake.(Photo: AP).

In particular, the pilot is the last person who can save the entire flight when the incident occurs. In January 2009, an Airbus A320 plane crashed into a flock of geese in New York City, USA, resulting in a shutdown of the engine. Captain Chesley Sullenberge must consider some emergency plans and actions. With a long flight experience and an understanding of the aircraft's performance, he chose to land on the Hudson River and save 150 passengers.

Equipment broken

Damaged equipment still accounts for about 20% of aircraft accidents , despite many improvements in design and production quality. Today, aircraft engines have become safer than half a century ago, but operation errors sometimes occur.

The aircraft number 191 of American Airlines encountered engine problems and fell to the ground in May 1979.(Photo: BBC).

In 1989, a propeller left the number one engine (left) of the British Midland Boeing 737 - 400 aircraft out of service. The meter table is difficult to read, making the wrong guessing team lose power. While confused, they turned off the second engine (right). Due to the lack of capacity, aircraft crashed into the 27th flight of the East Midlands airport, killing 47 people and injuring many others, including the captain and deputy.

In November 2010, Qantas Airbus A380 aircraft carried 459 passengers and crew with engine damage when flying above Batam Island, Indonesia. Thanks to the pilot's skill, the plane landed safely.

Weather

Bad weather is the culprit causing 10% of aircraft accidents. Despite the many electronic devices that support such as compass turning, satellite navigation and weather data connectivity, aircraft are still vulnerable to storm, snow and fog conditions. In December 2005, Southwest Airlines flight number 1248 flew from Baltimore - Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, attempting to land in a snowstorm. It slipped off the runway and crashed into a row of cars, killing one child.

Southwest Airlines flight number 1248 crashed into the car line.(Photo: The Conversation).

One of the plane crashes due to the most famous bad weather occurred in February 1958, when a two-engine passenger plane of British European Airways fell while taking off from Munich - Riem airport. . Of the 23 passengers killed, there were many players playing for Manchester United Football Club. Investigators hypothesized that the aircraft was slowed by soft snow melt on the runway, making it impossible to reach takeoff speed. In general, lightning strikes do not cause many plane accidents as a common concept.

Destructive action

About 10% of aircraft accidents are caused by vandalism. Similar to lightning, the risk associated with destructive action is lower than that of many people. However, incidents caused by hijackers are often noticeable.

The aircraft was hijacked by the hijackers to rush into the twin towers in New York, USA on September 11.(Photo: Youtube).

In September 1970, the hijackers abducted and blasted three passenger planes to Dawsons Field in Jordan in front of a media lens that became a tearful moment in aviation history. 9/11, in which a group of hijackers hijacked almost simultaneously Boeing's four passenger planes on the US domestic route also shocked the world because of the level of casualties and damage caused.

Other risks associated with people

The remaining aircraft accidents (10%) all originate from other human errors , such as confusion of air traffic controllers, dispatchers, loaders, refueling or maintenance engineers. Sometimes due to long shift work, maintenance engineers can make mistakes leading to big disasters.

Windshield breakage caused by maintenance engineers almost killed a captain of British Airways.(Artwork: Blogspot).

In 1990, the British Airways airline broke a windshield break almost robbed the captain of his life. According to the Plane Accident Investigation Commission, nearly all 90 safety windshield latches are smaller in diameter than specified. Instead of admitting to using the wrong size pin, the maintenance engineer responsible for installing the windshield blames the large-size screw hole. The engineer did not get enough sleep and had to change the glasses while the body was not alert enough.