Aviation Hazards
All the present operational philosophies put the flight crew at the top of the safety system.
The Crew has the final authority in the airplane and is often considered as the primary contributor in all accident investigations.
However, airplane accidents result very often from the combination of various interrelated causes and circumstances.
The figure below illustrates possible relationship between different causes.
Example of Accident Prime responsibility
This chart shows the responsibility given to the Crew and the direct impact on the crew of external causes: weather, airplane, ATC...
Very often the combination of several external hazards cause a wrong reaction of the crew which then leads to an accident.
FLYSAFE adresses the three most important external aviation hazards:
- adverse weather conditions
- terrain hazards
- traffic hazards in air and on ground
