An-148 crash a consequence of slack safety culture: probe
Russian investigators have revealed that sloppy procedures and a poor safety culture pervaded Saratov Airlines before the fatal Antonov An-148 crash outside Moscow early last year. The An-148 came down some 6 minutes after take-off when – owing to the pilots' failure to activate the pitot-static heating system – all 3 of its pitot-static sensors became blocked with ice, generating unreliable airspeed information which overwhelmed the crew. Flight 6W703 was behind schedule because the inbound service had been late, and the crew was rushing their preparations, the Interstate Aviation Committee states in its final conclusions. Saratov Airlines had a "low safety culture", the inquiry says, and there was a systemic non-compliance by crews of the "dark cockpit" principle, in which instruments showed no warning indications. <br/>
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An-148 crash a consequence of slack safety culture: probe
Russian investigators have revealed that sloppy procedures and a poor safety culture pervaded Saratov Airlines before the fatal Antonov An-148 crash outside Moscow early last year. The An-148 came down some 6 minutes after take-off when – owing to the pilots' failure to activate the pitot-static heating system – all 3 of its pitot-static sensors became blocked with ice, generating unreliable airspeed information which overwhelmed the crew. Flight 6W703 was behind schedule because the inbound service had been late, and the crew was rushing their preparations, the Interstate Aviation Committee states in its final conclusions. Saratov Airlines had a "low safety culture", the inquiry says, and there was a systemic non-compliance by crews of the "dark cockpit" principle, in which instruments showed no warning indications. <br/>
