Exclusive for Podcrashers:
Distractions are all around us, but what happens if a flight crew finds themselves succumbing to tasks, conversations, or thoughts that take their minds off the task at hand? In this month's Patreon-exclusive episode of Take to the Sky: The Air Disaster Podcast, Stephanie shares a few stories that illustrate what happens when distraction gets the best of pilots and how training and FAA recommendations work together to keep flight crews focus-- and all of us safe.Sources consulted for this story:
- Sentinel: Aurora pilot’s selfies linked to deadly plane crash in Adams County field
- New York Post: Pilot in deadly crash was distracted taking selfies
- Denver Post: NTSB: “Selfies” likely contributed to fatal plane crash near Denver
- CNN: Pilots who overflew airport drop attempt to keep licenses
- Aero News: NTSB Releases Factual Information In Flight 188 Overshoot Incident
- AV Web: Copy of FAA Emergency Order of Revocation
- NTSB: Project Summary: Aviation Investigation - NWA188 A320 SAN-MSP NORDO
- NBC: NTSB: Wayward pilots were working on laptops
- CNN: Airline pilots struggle to stay focused
- FAA: Safety Briefing on Distractions
- NBC: Pilots in Pakistan air crash distracted by coronavirus concerns, aviation minister says
- NBC: Dozens feared dead after plane crashes into residential area of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city
- Dawn: Initial report finds human error on part of pilots, ATC officials in PIA crash: aviation minister
- Times of India: At least 57 dead as Pakistan plane crashes in residential area of Karachi
Credits:
Written and produced by: Shelly Price and Stephanie HubkaDirected and engineered at: Snow Monster Studios
Sound editor: Podcast Engineers
Producer: Adam Hubka
Music by: Mike Dunn
The wreckage of Amritpal Singh's plane. Source: ABC
The incident aircraft involved in Northwest Flight 188. Source: Wikipedia
The wreckage of Pakistani International Airlines Flight 8303. Source: NBC
