Aviation Safety Case Study: Corporate Airlines Flight 5966

Aviation Safety: Case Study: Corporate Airlines Flight 5966
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Aviation Safety Case Study: Corporate Airlines Flight 5966
The aviation industry has registered some of the most fatal accidents in the transport sector. The National Transport and Safety Board (NTSB) investigates aircraft incidents to prevent loss of lives and resources. The NTSB's mission includes ensuring the industry is safer through investigations, and safety measures, among other roles. According to Low and Yang (2019), the aviation industry is prone to accidents resulting from operational, technical, and human errors. For example, the NTSB established that the Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 crash resulted from human and operational concerns, such as disregard for sterile cockpit procedures and professionalism and fatigue by the pilots. Apart from the above, one cannot refute the importance of meeting and observing the safety requirements of reputable aviation organizations, such as the International Civil Aviation Organization, the pilots' well-being/wellness, including the compensation and age of the fleet (Low & Yang, 2019). In this regard, the pilots and crew should be licensed, organized, and operate an airworthy plane that meets safety audit parameters. This paper discusses the importance of embracing pilot well-being and aircraft inspection as part of aviation safety standards, ultimately evading the loss of lives and destruction of property and the environment in the event of a crash.
A significant number of aircraft accidents are linked to human error. In some instances, the errors are avoidable if the pilots observe protocols, especially in cases of distress and imminent accidents. The Federal Administration (n.d.) asserts that fatigue is one of the major causes of aircraft crashes, as seen in the case of Corporate Airlines Flight 5966. In this case, pilot well-being is one of the key aviation safety that can be exploited to prevent the adverse impacts of aircraft accidents. Fatigue impairs pilots' ability to make swift and positive decisions that can prevent accidents. Their concentration automatically reduces, and they are likely to make poor and inefficient decisions. Pilots' well-being is a safety measure in aviation because it includes ensuring the pilots and crew are exposed o adequate rest, including sufficient sleep and favorable shifts, ultimately granting them to power to achieve maximum concentration and fast and efficient decisions. This further includes exposing the pilots and crew to favorable working conditions and compensation that help them manage other sources of fatigue, such as circadian rhythm disruptions that can also invite human error.
Pilot work-related stress affects their well-being, ultimately impeding flight safety. According to Cahill et al. (2023), pilots cannot achieve optimum performance if their wellness is not a priority...