Aviation Ethics Today: Weather

Ethics is the discipline dealing with good, evil, and moral duty and obligation. For Aviation, for example, weather is an immense ethic that pilots must consider and be aware of. On August 2, 2023, a plane crashed in Southern California at 4 a.m. PST killing 2 pilots and 4 passengers. The cause has yet to be officially released, but the circumstances and weather prove otherwise. 

That morning, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the weather was beautiful, with "visibility of 10 miles less than an hour before the crash," making the weather unnecessary to know. However, the weather worsened as the day went on, and "visibility was down to three-quarters of a mile," which dropped to a half-mile at the time of the crash. I chose this event because it is essential to know the weather of where you are as a pilot, and where you will be going. Just because the weather is fine at point A doesn't mean it will be fine at point B or between. This incident happened a few days ago, showing how weather can attack you when you least expect it. It further demonstrates the importance of ensuring that, as a pilot, you must ethically be sure of what you must do before jumping into a plane to ensure the safety of the crew, yourself, and the passengers.

References

The Associated Press. (2023, August 2). Investigators Say Weather Worsened Quickly Before Plane Crash That Killed 6 in Southern California. U.S. News & World Report. https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-08-02/investigators-say-weather-worsened-quickly-before-plane-crash-that-killed-6-in-southern-california 

Comments

  1. Ryan CarlsonAugust 10, 2023 at 7:18 PM

    A lot of standards and safety measures go into flying an airplane, unfortunately most of the safety notes that get published are from real world accidents that have affected life or machine. I can only speculate that their instruments may have been off causing the crash instead of proceeding with a go around. Instead of realizing the weather was bad or any advisory from ATC the pilots may have elected to land at the field instead of going to an alternate field. Thier actions due to weather and decision making led to 6 people perishing in the crash.

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