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The pilot training had been inadequate and not in
accordance with EU laws. The Commander, who had made his
first flight in command only four days prior to the
accident, had had little continuity in his command
training, and was scheduled to operate together with a
recently joined co-pilot, who had not yet completed his
line training with the Operator.
“The string of events described in this report makes it
clear that the aviation safety system has blatantly
failed,” says Philip von Schöppenthau, ECA Secretary
General. “Lack of oversight at various levels,
inadequate training, intricate relationships between
aircraft owner and different undertakings are a worrying
mix. The problem is that this mix is spreading quickly
in some parts of the industry, whereas oversight
authorities are less and less able to keep pace and
oversee operations that become very complex and hard to
track.”
The accident investigation report contains 11 safety
recommendations to EASA, the European Commission, the
Operator, the Spanish Civil Aviation Authority and ICAO.
“We welcome the thorough work done by the Irish
investigation authority and call on the national and
European authorities to step up their efforts,” says
Pete Kaumanns, ECA Technical Affairs Board Director.
“The accident shows why adhering solely to the letter of
the law – if at all – and not its spirit is
insufficient. Also without adequate regulation and
proper safety oversight, such accidents are bound to
happen again.”
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