Miscommunication leads to crash
June 24, 2011, 12:13 pm
A recently released National Transportation Safety Board accident report shows some of the danger inherent in flying.
During a training flight in June of 2009, a student pilot and his instructor had completed a series of practice maneuvers and were attempting to land when they ran into trouble. As the student began his low approach the plane's right wing began to lift up, causing him to give the aircraft more power in order to balance out the problem.
Realizing that they were in trouble, the flight instructor attempted to take over the controls, but he did not clearly indicate his plans to the student, General Aviation news reports. The student was still attempting to level the wings and gain air speed to begin to climb.
Not hearing the instructor tell him to release the controls, the two were unable to safely rectify the problem.The Aviation Safety Reporting System has found that one third of general aviation incidents were directly related to communication difficulties.
Luckily the crash did not end in any fatalities, but there were injuries and serious damage to the aircraft. While they may be under the supervision of an instructor it may have beneficial for both parties in that plane to have pilots life insurance.
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