Two more AF jets down!
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Since most mishaps have some factor of human error whether it be the common 'pilot error' or maintenance factor, I would expect to see more than a few courts cases and at least through my years of service and involvement with safety in Naval Aviation I never once saw these types of charges brought against a pilot (remember the mishap in San Diego that killed 4 of the Korean family), and this particular mishap had some maintenance culpability too.
Recently the USCG tried to bring charges against a helo co-pilot and the charges were eventually dropped.
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Have you seen incidents like this in the USAF?
Since most mishaps have some factor of human error whether it be the common 'pilot error' or maintenance factor, I would expect to see more than a few courts cases and at least through my years of service and involvement with safety in Naval Aviation I never once saw these types of charges brought against a pilot (remember the mishap in San Diego that killed 4 of the Korean family), and this particular mishap had some maintenance culpability too.
Recently the USCG tried to bring charges against a helo co-pilot and the charges were eventually dropped.
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Since most mishaps have some factor of human error whether it be the common 'pilot error' or maintenance factor, I would expect to see more than a few courts cases and at least through my years of service and involvement with safety in Naval Aviation I never once saw these types of charges brought against a pilot (remember the mishap in San Diego that killed 4 of the Korean family), and this particular mishap had some maintenance culpability too.
Recently the USCG tried to bring charges against a helo co-pilot and the charges were eventually dropped.
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Long story short, the flight controls got crossed. They missed it on their ops check. The pilot missed it on his flight control check. The crew chief launching the jet missed it. The pilot missed the cross control again at EOR.
He was number 2 in a 2 ship t/o.
Rotate, started applying lateral inputs to the stick and the jet would roll opposite. The pilot would apply the input to stop the roll, but made it worse because of the cross control. The jet ended up upside down. He was alive when first responders arrived with a portion of his head gone.
2 Crew Chief's charged with negligent homicide. One committed suicide. Charges finally dropped. This was right around the time of the blackhawk shoot down in Iraq.
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We had another jet to not rotate because the nose strut wasn't serviced properly. At 200kts, the pilot aborted the t/o. Saved the jet, but both brakes burned. They had every right to punch out. That crew chief lost some stripes.
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Ah yes...the Blackhawk shootdown.
Remember the ONLY person they went after in that debacle?
Punitive measures taken that result in CRIMINAL charges for *mistakes/errors* made in the performance of duties is a slippery slope and one that I'm glad I did not see in my career then. The Prowler mishap in Italy probably being one of the biggest examples. The NSC didn't even investigate that mishap due the 'Concept of Privilege' coming under fire IIRC.
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Remember the ONLY person they went after in that debacle?
Punitive measures taken that result in CRIMINAL charges for *mistakes/errors* made in the performance of duties is a slippery slope and one that I'm glad I did not see in my career then. The Prowler mishap in Italy probably being one of the biggest examples. The NSC didn't even investigate that mishap due the 'Concept of Privilege' coming under fire IIRC.
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As USMC said, in the Navy the mishap investigation and the JAG investigation (the legal guys) are two very different things, and one must be careful not to "cross the streams". One attempts to find the cause of the mishap and implement steps toward prevention of future occurrence. The other, unfortunately, tries to affix individual blame and defend the service itself from any wrongdoing. The safety investigators should be viewed as the "white hat" guys. The JAG investigation...? Well, get yourself a good lawyer.
To the guy on the receiving end of either of these investigations, it's probably hard to tell the difference.
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The above doesn't do much toward establishing a "just culture" - something that is generally considered the foundation of an effective safety program.
As USMC said, in the Navy the mishap investigation and the JAG investigation (the legal guys) are two very different things, and one must be careful not to "cross the streams". One attempts to find the cause of the mishap and implement steps toward prevention of future occurrence. The other, unfortunately, tries to affix individual blame and defend the service itself from any wrongdoing. The safety investigators should be viewed as the "white hat" guys. The JAG investigation...? Well, get yourself a good lawyer.
To the guy on the receiving end of either of these investigations, it's probably hard to tell the difference.
As USMC said, in the Navy the mishap investigation and the JAG investigation (the legal guys) are two very different things, and one must be careful not to "cross the streams". One attempts to find the cause of the mishap and implement steps toward prevention of future occurrence. The other, unfortunately, tries to affix individual blame and defend the service itself from any wrongdoing. The safety investigators should be viewed as the "white hat" guys. The JAG investigation...? Well, get yourself a good lawyer.
To the guy on the receiving end of either of these investigations, it's probably hard to tell the difference.
Slippery slope indeed.
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