80% of all commercial airline crashes are believed to be pilot error, causing it to be the number one reason why planes crash (Haq). Pilots go through immense training and often need thousands of flight hours just to be a commercial airline pilot. Often this kind of error happens when the plane is on the runway. Taking off and landing the aircraft are some of the more difficult maneuvers that a pilot must do. Failure to get enough speed to get the aircraft off the ground will result in the plane running out runway and crashing into barriers, like trees. When Pilots try to land the plane they must position the aircraft in a specific heading, and decrease in altitude at a certain rate. If they don’t, they can overshoot the runway or not have the plane in the most desirable location causing hard landing, excessive use of brakes increasing wear on them, or crashing upon touchdown on the runway. When flying over mountains the altitude of the terrain is changing every second. If the pilot doesn’t maintain a certain altitude they can find themselves crashing in the sides of mountains. Pilot error refers to any action or decision – or lack of proper action – made by a pilot that plays a role in an accident (Haq). If the pilots of these machines don’t properly look at important gauges, or when faced with a problem they don’t act quickly can be
80% of all commercial airline crashes are believed to be pilot error, causing it to be the number one reason why planes crash (Haq). Pilots go through immense training and often need thousands of flight hours just to be a commercial airline pilot. Often this kind of error happens when the plane is on the runway. Taking off and landing the aircraft are some of the more difficult maneuvers that a pilot must do. Failure to get enough speed to get the aircraft off the ground will result in the plane running out runway and crashing into barriers, like trees. When Pilots try to land the plane they must position the aircraft in a specific heading, and decrease in altitude at a certain rate. If they don’t, they can overshoot the runway or not have the plane in the most desirable location causing hard landing, excessive use of brakes increasing wear on them, or crashing upon touchdown on the runway. When flying over mountains the altitude of the terrain is changing every second. If the pilot doesn’t maintain a certain altitude they can find themselves crashing in the sides of mountains. Pilot error refers to any action or decision – or lack of proper action – made by a pilot that plays a role in an accident (Haq). If the pilots of these machines don’t properly look at important gauges, or when faced with a problem they don’t act quickly can be