US aviation advisory addresses concerns raised follow 2013 Asiana Airlines crash
The NTSB advice follows from Asiana Airlines flight 214 hitting a seawall while landing at San Francisco International Airport on July 6, 2013, an accident that killed three passengers and injured dozens of passengers and crew. Among various findings from the accident investigation, the NTSB called for"reduced design complexity and enhanced training on the airplane’s autoflight system.
• The complexities of the autothrottle and autopilot flight director systems that were inadequately described in Boeing’s documentation and Asiana’s pilot training, which increased the likelihood of mode error; • The flight crew’s nonstandard communication and coordination regarding the use of the autothrottle and autopilot flight director systems;• The [pilot monitoring's] inadequate supervision of the [pilot flying];Yet even as the FAA is looking to ensure pilots can handle planes without automated assistance, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency is pushing for more automation.
rather than two of them. The initiative, born out of cost concerns and crew shortages, necessarily entails greater use of computer assistance.
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