Procedural Compliance

Following procedures is critical to ensuring a safe flight!
This NTSB video on procedural compliance for flight crews, which is targeted at pilots, airline operations departments and aviation regulators, uses findings from seven commercial airplane accidents to show how deviations from standard operating procedures can initiate a chain of events that can lead to devastating consequences.
“Strengthening Procedural Compliance” is on the NTSB’s Most Wanted List of critical safety improvements.

[@aloft045]

These videos are a great tool for all accident prevention personnel. I would like to see more of them, especially those directed to accident prevention in general aviation, to include aerial application.

[@madloop3217]

0:38 can't imagine how confident the passengers of the other flight will be looking down at the crashed site

[@acrosby2117]

I don't think asking pilots to follow a checklist is draconian. This just makes sense for ALL pilots even when you are single pilot IFR. It is easy to get overloaded so simply using a checklist can reduce your risk of missing something. QED.

[@lbowsk]

No checklist was going to prevent the Asiana or Colgan accidents. The pilots in the Asiana cockpit had no idea how to fly the plane when faced with an unusual situation. In order to follow the proper procedures, you need to understand what the hell is going on with the plane without crutches like FMS, AP, and AT. The triple 7 is VERY EASY to hand fly with all the magic off. But you need decent flying skills FIRST. The minute they couldn't couple the ILS with GS to the AP and AT, they were LOST. In the Colgan crash, the idiot in the left seat had horrid flying abilities. No checklist was going to change that. His FO was no help. Checklists are essential, but basic stick and rudder skills are too.

[@YouTube.TOM.A]

If you are flying and procedures have become a background issue with deviations and variations in effect, then there is an absence of commitment to the passengers, crew, company and the public at large. Being a good stick can sometimes cause you to outperform errors and poor execution of judgement, but in this mode of operation you will soon become comfortable with spectacular airmanship. Procedures and habituation moves you back to a substantial safety standard and will become second nature over time.

[@Sobieski1]

Why was part of the NTSB logo on his shirt blurred out?

[@nemo227]

Safety first. I have never heard anyone say, "Safety second". Hell, I even use a checklist for my motorhome.

[@BustedWalletGarage]

nemo227 safety 3rd actually.

[@nemo227]

Maybe some people get away with it . . . for a while. Maybe they're unknowingly trying for the Darwin Award. It is, of course, a posthumous award.

[@petersteitz200]

A checklist is just like having a grocery list when you shop. It's easy and safe.

[@jonbon4047]

Hell you wear a condom on everywhere you go. You know you're never going to use it, but safety first

[@dylconnaway9976]

Safety second- while you can’t hear me saying it, you have at least read me writing it.

[@N9088D]

Fantastic message.

[@victoriaindigo]

Thank you NTSB

[@stacyjay8321]

Imfkk

[@acefighterpilot]

What a great name for a band.

[@uruiamnot]

Civilian Air Dells: Recommend Procedural Compliance. Military Nukes: Require Verbatim Compliance.

[@ronscott5092]

Very good

[@endwood]

It's all very good to have this fuzzy warm feeling in every cockpit but we are dealing with humans here, humans that are not machines & are fallible! The human brain changes constantly making a zillion decisions all the time & never the same every day day in day out, you can't expect every pilot to be spot on every time, just can't be done! You can make a 1000 Airframes identical right down to the colour of the dunny seat but you will NEVER make a 1000 pilots perform like circus monkeys!! And with today's Airline Co's disengaging their pilots/staff constantly screwing them over they will NEVER get compliance! 'Just Culture & commercial pressure are very real & OTP is the Co's prime focus, safety fits in there when it suits! The boffins sit in their ivory towers dreaming up all this crap as they sip coffee & write manuals to meet KPI'S! As long as man designs/makes machines they will kill themselves in it, the best we can hope for is to reduce the stuff ups, accept that mistakes are part of living.

[@johannesbols57]

Your post is complete forestation drivel.

[@dpatterson1489]

why does the ntsb completely ignore the role of low blood glucose in aviation safety? There is no regulation for pilots to have eaten within 1,2,5,10 or 12 hours of landing. The brain requires glucose to function optimally. The brain is a computer that requires glucose for energy. Requiring crews to eat something within 30 minutes of landing would improve safety.

[@leolefty4]

+D Patterson I would add 100% oxygen, always helped to "wake up" before a long enroute leg.....

[@jonbon4047]

Yeah let's also figure out how to enforce a force feeding of this requirement for stubborn crew members who think they can skirt some new dumb revamped rules

[@thercpoop]

Just what the industry needs, more regs...

[@aloft045]

I would like to see a procedure in place that would allow the PUBLIC to make safety propossals that could eventually become an NTSB Reccomendation. Is there such a venue at this time???r

[@patrickbeart7091]

Well the public in general is not qualified to make recommendations, and most of them as you can imagine would be from those scared of flying who may suggest ridiculous measures such as adding parachutes to all planes, hence the lack of a public service. I am sure however that you could send an email to an NTSB employee with your suggestion.

[@Sashazur]

Patrick Beart The parachutes idea seems to come up a lot in comments on these videos. But my favorite was someone’s idea to have an extra always manned cockpit near the tail in case something happened to the other one. Not sure why this same person didn’t also suggest adding an extra pair of wings and engines.

[@Sovek86]

Hold up.... a descent of 700FPM past the glide path? knowing the descent speed on a standard 3 degree approach at about 120kts is already about 6-7 hundred FPM, thats a descent of 1,400FPM, and should NEVER be done anywhere close to the ground.

[@susanwahl6322]

Tell me about it.

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, Yay Team.., Very good, apart from the fixated-rant against "all forms of deviation, deviating, and deviants" who "should all be reported as a matter of course..."! I see, I see, I see, is that right ; and how long have the Gestapo and SS been running the NTSB, Herr Obersturmbanfuhrer ? ;-p Ciao !

[@aloft045]

I have one comment to make regarding injuries to passengers and cabin crewmembers durign in flight encounters with turbulence...When are we going to change the rules for seat belts for passenger???? The present policy is the same as allowing drivers and passengers on automobiles to unfasten their seat belts once they get on the interstate enroute to their destination, and only requiring the seat belts as they enter their arrival interstate exit....Does that make any sense ???? Seat belts should be on AT ALL TIMES any time the aircraft is moving on the ground or in flight. Lets be proactive and don't let the marketing guys run the airlines!!!

[@Bryan2799]

+Hector Casanova it wouldn't allow for in flight service or going the washroom if it was a requirement. All airlines I've been on strongly suggest keeping seat belts on at all times during flight

[@lwing77]

This is what happen when people do what they want, just because they have experience

[@bobwilson758]

No no …. Neither pilot knew what they were doing , actually .

[@6redline3]

Sooo...does this plane get some duck tape and put back into service?

[@marvinwatkins8889]

Makes one wonder which airline to fly, especially if their flight crews can't or won't communicate with towers or won't follow procedures for political, cultural, or national pride reasons.

[@democratsarepedos]

They're lying, procedures are only in place to annoy pilots. Kick up your feet, Captain!

[@jv-ep2tc]

what airline is this? it spun on its nose!!

[@dutchflats]

Cheap Insurance!

[@NicholasLittlejohn]

Loose lips sink airships

[@MeaHeaR]

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