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1. Provide a brief introduction to your work. Explain your general plan or approach as you entered the crash site. What hazards to personnel should we consider? Prior to an incident, plans are created and carried out. They are straightforward to use, offer the information needed to notify the right persons, launch an investigation, and document vital data such as the location and time of the occurrence. Organizations base their planning, decision-making, and training programs on their needs and capabilities. Accident plans must be easy to use, practical, and easily accessible. Included in this should be phone numbers, organizational responsibilities, and information recording forms. Having a well-thought- out accident plan will help maintain order amid chaos. Its effective execution will keep respondents from becoming frustrated and save time and money. In large-scale incidents like this one, organizations typically deploy a greater number of investigators and resources. This makes sense given the amount of risks and the challenges involved in examining the damaged wreckage. Nevertheless, regardless of the accident's severity, the procedure remains the same. I have a responsibility as an investigator to gather, examine, and provide insightful recommendations to stop similar incidents in the future. Because of this, the inquiries had to be carried out in an identical manner, and the investigators ought to have received the same amount of training. I'll stick to the schedule. Getting the big picture is the priority. I must ascertain the accident's extent and the scope of the inquiry first. I must make sure that everyone who can help with the inquiry has all the information they need. The gathering of evidence will be the initial step towards arriving at the location. This necessitates collecting all relevant evidence with diligence. We will quickly ascertain the extent of the catastrophe during the first few minutes. It is my duty as an investigator to make sure that, prior to formulating and testing hypotheses, all pertinent data is gathered and reviewed. All of the methods will eventually help validate our findings. As soon as I got to the crash scene, my main objective was to gather evidence. The things that I would think about are the environment, the parts and components, etc. Photographing the controls, switches, and other site features would be just one of my many tasks. I would also create rough sketches and diagrams, label every identifiable element, write down research questions for later use, secure records like personnel, maintenance, and operational records, identify witnesses, and schedule interviews as soon as possible.
2. Was the accident site consolidated into a localized area; were all the parts of the plane there, as best as you can tell? What does indicate regarding the speed at impact? I saw that the accident site was contained inside a small area. All the plane's components were there. We can see that the airplane is disassembled at the scene into several pieces. The fuselage split in two where the wings met the fuselage, and one of the engines detached from the left wing. Separate components, including the landing gear, can be acquired locally. 3. Include a diagram image in the discussion post. 4. So far, what have you learned regarding potential accident factors (not causes) other than just noting the location of airfield structures, lighting, land features, the debris field, and key aircraft components? From what I could see, this accident occurred immediately after landing. As the airplane prepares to land, its fully extended flaps are seen. This is confirmed by the control tower's proximity to the crash site. The plane seemed to have overshot the runway while landing, and it ended up
crashing into the wire structure. When the airplane collided with the building, it broke apart into multiple pieces. This also resulted in a fire. Referencees: (N.d.). Retrieved from https://www.ntsb.gov/news/Pages/cvr_fdr.aspx Flight data recorder (FDR). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://skybrary.aero/articles/flight-data- recorder-fdr Johnson, D. Aircraft Accident Investigation Paper Trails , 19AD. Lawin, R. (n.d.). Air Detective Tip 13 For Aircraft Accident Investigation. Retrieved from https://erau.instructure.com/courses/167546/pages/3-dot-1-readings-and-aai-paper-trails- weather-issues-and-resources?module_item_id=10209241
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