I think the accident occurred for the following 5 reasons:
-The fact that the airport was not closed down under the bad weather
-The inaccurate report of how strong the wind was
-Bad weather which decreased the visibility of the number of the runway
-Lack of ground monitor device
-Air safety is being compromised by cost-cutting, economic restructuring and privatisation throughout the industry of airlines which are driven by intense rivalry between airlines
Is the pilot at fault?
I think the pilot is not at fault for the following reasons:
-It was not up to him to make the decision of delaying the flight as the airport was the one in authority to make the decision. Hence, the pilots had to fly on time in order to avoid costly delays.
-The bad weather was unpreventable during this season and the poor visibility which was caused by the terrible weather was out of the pilots' control.
-The disused lane is not cordoned off as the airport used it to park the planes which are lining up for departure so to avoid delays of flights.
-The use of ground monitoring devices could have prevented the pilots from running the airplane on the wrong lane. Hence, since the airport did not install such expensive devices, this tragedy happened. Therefore, to a large extent, it is the airport's responsibility in not implementing sufficient measures to ensure the safety of the aircrew and commuters.
-Hence, I think the root cause of this accident is the fact that the airport is trying to cut down the cost by cutting down the cost used for the safety measures like the ground monitoring devices and by making the flight fly punctually to avoid costly delays. Last but not least, the airport wants to avoid costly delay of flights by continuing to use the disused lane to park the planes which all contribute to the accident. Therefore, the airport should bear all the responsibilities for this accidents and to pay for the compensation costs for the victims and their families.
Lai Ziying
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