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The Essence of Safety delves beyond the headlines, uncovering the deeper stories behind accidents. It explores why they happen, the lessons they teach, and the crucial details often overlooked. Because true understanding lies beneath the surface.
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#OTD 2018: ERJ-190 Flying Control Rigging Error: Design not error proof. Documentation misleading. Maintenance training only "a starting point". Competence assessment, IIs, supervision are key.
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#flightsafety #aviationsafety #maintenance #humanfactors
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#flightsafety #aviationsafety #maintenance #humanfactors
November 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
#OTD 2018: ERJ-190 Flying Control Rigging Error: Design not error proof. Documentation misleading. Maintenance training only "a starting point". Competence assessment, IIs, supervision are key.
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#flightsafety #aviationsafety #maintenance #humanfactors
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#flightsafety #aviationsafety #maintenance #humanfactors
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WATCH LIVE: NTSB media briefing today at 3 p.m. ET on its investigation into the crash of a UPS MD-11 cargo airplane, Flight 2976 near Louisville, Kentucky. https://youtube.com/live/Rw6CtQJckzE?feature=share
NTSB Media Briefing 1 - UPS MD-11 Cargo Aircraft Crash, Louisville, KY
NTSB Member Todd Inman briefs media on the November 4, 2025 crash of the UPS MD-11 cargo aircraft, Flight 2976 near Louisville, Kentucky
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November 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
WATCH LIVE: NTSB media briefing today at 3 p.m. ET on its investigation into the crash of a UPS MD-11 cargo airplane, Flight 2976 near Louisville, Kentucky. https://youtube.com/live/Rw6CtQJckzE?feature=share
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2025-11-04: UPS MD-11F (N259UP, *1991) suffered an engine #1 explosion on take-off runway 17R at Louisville-Intl AP(KSDF), KY with 3 crew on board, lost height and crashed about 1 mile S of the runway. All occupants of flight #UP2956 to Honolulu perished. Also, 4 people on the ground died.
November 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
2025-11-04: UPS MD-11F (N259UP, *1991) suffered an engine #1 explosion on take-off runway 17R at Louisville-Intl AP(KSDF), KY with 3 crew on board, lost height and crashed about 1 mile S of the runway. All occupants of flight #UP2956 to Honolulu perished. Also, 4 people on the ground died.
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Little is known about the UPS MD-11F accident at this point, but footage taken from the air shows a chunk of one engine nacelle inlet sitting at a spot 2,000 feet before the end of runway 17R at SDF.
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Little is known about the UPS MD-11F accident at this point, but footage taken from the air shows a chunk of one engine nacelle inlet sitting at a spot 2,000 feet before the end of runway 17R at SDF.
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#OTD 2011 As the crew did not declare an autoland, ATC allowed another aircraft to depart which interfered with the localiser signal say BFU in a report issued after 85 months. aerossurance.com/safety-manag... #flightsafety #aviationsafety
B777 in Autoland Mode Left Runway When Another Aircraft Interfered With the Localiser Signal - Aerossurance
As the crew did not declare an autoland, ATC allowed another aircraft to depart which interfered with the localiser signal.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
#OTD 2011 As the crew did not declare an autoland, ATC allowed another aircraft to depart which interfered with the localiser signal say BFU in a report issued after 85 months. aerossurance.com/safety-manag... #flightsafety #aviationsafety
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After self-driving cars - self flying aircraft? The rise of autonomous systems promises AI pilots that never get tired - but can they cope with the unexpected? #avgeek ow.ly/M73r50XiTcI
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
After self-driving cars - self flying aircraft? The rise of autonomous systems promises AI pilots that never get tired - but can they cope with the unexpected? #avgeek ow.ly/M73r50XiTcI
I joined Eckhard Jann again on Error One to discuss the Kalitta Air 747 crash in Brussels — a powerful case of decision-making under pressure and how one split-second can change everything.
#AviationSafety #HumanFactors
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#AviationSafety #HumanFactors
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The Kalitta Air 747 Crash in Brussels – A Split-Second Decision That Changed Everything
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October 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I joined Eckhard Jann again on Error One to discuss the Kalitta Air 747 crash in Brussels — a powerful case of decision-making under pressure and how one split-second can change everything.
#AviationSafety #HumanFactors
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#AviationSafety #HumanFactors
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Both pilots had studied the Route Guide. Both were safety-conscious.
Yet neither saw the 282-ft obstacle.
Lighting, layout, glare-how did so many small issues align?
#tbt to one of our most haunting episodes of The Essence of Safety. #rescue116
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Yet neither saw the 282-ft obstacle.
Lighting, layout, glare-how did so many small issues align?
#tbt to one of our most haunting episodes of The Essence of Safety. #rescue116
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October 16, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Both pilots had studied the Route Guide. Both were safety-conscious.
Yet neither saw the 282-ft obstacle.
Lighting, layout, glare-how did so many small issues align?
#tbt to one of our most haunting episodes of The Essence of Safety. #rescue116
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Yet neither saw the 282-ft obstacle.
Lighting, layout, glare-how did so many small issues align?
#tbt to one of our most haunting episodes of The Essence of Safety. #rescue116
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“At 1:43 and some odd seconds, I felt the first shudder… a loud bang. Something was gravely wrong.”
The story of Greeneville — a U.S. Navy submarine, a routine drill, and a tragedy that shocked the world.
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The story of Greeneville — a U.S. Navy submarine, a routine drill, and a tragedy that shocked the world.
🎙️ Listen to the full episode now:
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October 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
“At 1:43 and some odd seconds, I felt the first shudder… a loud bang. Something was gravely wrong.”
The story of Greeneville — a U.S. Navy submarine, a routine drill, and a tragedy that shocked the world.
🎙️ Listen to the full episode now:
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The story of Greeneville — a U.S. Navy submarine, a routine drill, and a tragedy that shocked the world.
🎙️ Listen to the full episode now:
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In 1968, a Japan Air Lines DC-8 landed in San Francisco Bay. No one died, but the captain’s blunt confession became legendary: “I f*cked up.”
But did self-blame help aviation safety - or hide the real lessons?
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But did self-blame help aviation safety - or hide the real lessons?
🎧 The Essence of Safety — new episode out now:
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October 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
In 1968, a Japan Air Lines DC-8 landed in San Francisco Bay. No one died, but the captain’s blunt confession became legendary: “I f*cked up.”
But did self-blame help aviation safety - or hide the real lessons?
🎧 The Essence of Safety — new episode out now:
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But did self-blame help aviation safety - or hide the real lessons?
🎧 The Essence of Safety — new episode out now:
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When a JAL DC-8 lands short of the runway in San Francisco Bay, its captain admits fault with disarming honesty. Decades later, a U.S. Navy submarine collides with a Japanese fishing vessel, and another captain shoulders the weight of guilt...
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Guilt, Blame, and the Lessons We Miss
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October 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
When a JAL DC-8 lands short of the runway in San Francisco Bay, its captain admits fault with disarming honesty. Decades later, a U.S. Navy submarine collides with a Japanese fishing vessel, and another captain shoulders the weight of guilt...
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After many months of research, I finally finished the write-up for the next episode - and started recording it. Unforeseen circumstances aside, I should publish it next week.
The first part is about this ⬇️ accident. Fortunately no-one got seriously hurt. Any idea what it was?
The first part is about this ⬇️ accident. Fortunately no-one got seriously hurt. Any idea what it was?
October 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
After many months of research, I finally finished the write-up for the next episode - and started recording it. Unforeseen circumstances aside, I should publish it next week.
The first part is about this ⬇️ accident. Fortunately no-one got seriously hurt. Any idea what it was?
The first part is about this ⬇️ accident. Fortunately no-one got seriously hurt. Any idea what it was?
Crashing in a helicopter while on a crocodile egg gathering mission - only in Australia! 😄
August 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Crashing in a helicopter while on a crocodile egg gathering mission - only in Australia! 😄
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Shoreham Airshow Accident, 22 August 2015
YouTube video by Air Accidents Investigation Branch
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August 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Embraer 195 probe: captain pressured first officer to accept incorrect take-off calculation after wrong-runway taxi - More on hype.aero
Embraer 195 probe: captain pressured first officer to accept incorrect take-off calculation after wrong-runway taxi
Serbian investigators have revealed that the captain of an Embraer 195 pressured the first officer to accept an incorrect take-off calculation after taxiing onto the wrong runway intersection at Belgrade.
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August 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Embraer 195 probe: captain pressured first officer to accept incorrect take-off calculation after wrong-runway taxi - More on hype.aero
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In 2019 the evacuation of a burning Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet was hampered with fatal consequences. Why are passengers still taking hand luggage with them? #avgeek #aviation #safety www.aerosociety.com/news/a-bag-f...
August 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
In 2019 the evacuation of a burning Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet was hampered with fatal consequences. Why are passengers still taking hand luggage with them? #avgeek #aviation #safety www.aerosociety.com/news/a-bag-f...
Recently, the topic of pilot error / human error / human factor has come up a lot again, and I thought it might be useful to start a 🧵 summarizing how modern safety science views the human role in safety-critical systems – and particularly in accidents. It's going long, but worth it, I promise!
July 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Recently, the topic of pilot error / human error / human factor has come up a lot again, and I thought it might be useful to start a 🧵 summarizing how modern safety science views the human role in safety-critical systems – and particularly in accidents. It's going long, but worth it, I promise!
AVHerald update on AI171:
"It is becoming [...] clear [...] that there was probably 0 negligence in the cockpit [...]. The probability of a technical cause is high."
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"It is becoming [...] clear [...] that there was probably 0 negligence in the cockpit [...]. The probability of a technical cause is high."
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June 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
AVHerald update on AI171:
"It is becoming [...] clear [...] that there was probably 0 negligence in the cockpit [...]. The probability of a technical cause is high."
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"It is becoming [...] clear [...] that there was probably 0 negligence in the cockpit [...]. The probability of a technical cause is high."
avherald.com/h?article=528f…
Eckhard Jann and I sat down and talked about the 2014 Falcon 50 accident at Moscow-Vnukovo that killed Total CEO Christophe de Margerie [in German].
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FEHLER EINS - Folge 47 - Unfall Vnukovo
FEHLER EINS - Daily Error · Episode
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May 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Eckhard Jann and I sat down and talked about the 2014 Falcon 50 accident at Moscow-Vnukovo that killed Total CEO Christophe de Margerie [in German].
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Nearing the end of the final report on Aeroflot 1492, I think I'm close to a full understanding of why this crash happened.
I have a record 30 pages of notes, and I still need to read the Aeroflot and Rosaviatsiya dissenting opinions and the MAK's responses before I assemble the final text. (1/2)
I have a record 30 pages of notes, and I still need to read the Aeroflot and Rosaviatsiya dissenting opinions and the MAK's responses before I assemble the final text. (1/2)
May 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Nearing the end of the final report on Aeroflot 1492, I think I'm close to a full understanding of why this crash happened.
I have a record 30 pages of notes, and I still need to read the Aeroflot and Rosaviatsiya dissenting opinions and the MAK's responses before I assemble the final text. (1/2)
I have a record 30 pages of notes, and I still need to read the Aeroflot and Rosaviatsiya dissenting opinions and the MAK's responses before I assemble the final text. (1/2)
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A must-read. Yet another instance in which the non-public military accident investigations uncover troubling technical problems and the public report just blames the pilot.
NEW: A decorated Marine colonel speaks out about how ejected from an F-35 and how the top Marine threw him under the bus afterward.
@longreads #military
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Inside a Marine's decision to eject from a failing F-35B fighter jet and the betrayal in its wake
South Carolina Marine Col. Charles Del Pizzo ejected from a failing F-35B stealth fighter jet in 2023, landing in a North Charleston yard near the CHS Airport.
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March 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A must-read. Yet another instance in which the non-public military accident investigations uncover troubling technical problems and the public report just blames the pilot.
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The NTSB released its preliminary report on the crash of a Medevac Learjet 55 last month. Of note, the NTSB says, “The CVR did not record the accident flight and ... it was determined that the CVR had likely not been recording audio for several years.”
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Medevac Learjet 55 crashes near Philadelphia | Flightradar24 Blog
A Learjet 55 air ambulance crashed shortly after departure from Northeast Philadelphia Airport on 31 January.
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March 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The NTSB released its preliminary report on the crash of a Medevac Learjet 55 last month. Of note, the NTSB says, “The CVR did not record the accident flight and ... it was determined that the CVR had likely not been recording audio for several years.”
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TONIGHT! Free #aviation lecture, RAeS Solent Branch, 5 March, 'Accident Investigation - The Human Perspective' #avgeek buff.ly/Wliyx8A
March 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
TONIGHT! Free #aviation lecture, RAeS Solent Branch, 5 March, 'Accident Investigation - The Human Perspective' #avgeek buff.ly/Wliyx8A
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Today I learned that Ron Schleede died this month. He was a well-known air crash investigator that appeared on many Mayday episodes. My condolences to his family and all of his friends and colleagues.
February 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Today I learned that Ron Schleede died this month. He was a well-known air crash investigator that appeared on many Mayday episodes. My condolences to his family and all of his friends and colleagues.