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Category: General Safety Topics

Published: 22 February 2023

I have spent much time reading NTSB accident reports over my career.  They are usually very educational, even for those of us outside the aviation industry.  This incident involving this mother of three being sucked into a jet engine has captured a lot of headlines due to its graphic nature, but there will be so much to learn from this incident in the coming months/years.  So far what we can learn from this tragedy... Administrative Controls have severe limitations!  Here is the preliminary information from the NTSB.  See if you can see the weaknesses, slips, lapses, mistakes, and violations that caused this accident.

I will say this; the NTSB made clear that two (2) ground crew members placed themselves in harm's way and had to be corrected by another ground crew member; one of these members was the deceased.  This after both of these workers had attended a "safety briefing" 10 minutes before the plane arrived and a "safety huddle" before the aircraft reached the gate.  Both meetings specifically stated that engines would remain on at the gate until ground power was connected to the plane.

NOTE:  any emphasis is by me

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