Absurd: Peru Arrested LATAM Pilots In A320neo Accident

LATAM's A320neo plane was involved in an accident as it was taking off from the airport. Two fire fighters were killed and one was critically injured when a plane hit a fire truck on the runway.

One of the updates is quite shocking.

LATAM pilots were arrested after accident

The International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations (IFALPA), which represents more than 100,000 pilots in nearly 100 countries, has released a statement about the incident. The pilots of the LATAM flight were arrested and held in custody after the accident.

They were out of jail on Saturday night. This situation is not acceptable. The statement was per the statement.

Holding individuals in custody who are already under intense psychological pressure due to an accident is extremely detrimental to flight safety and can only hinder the investigation. Further, it shows a complete disregard for the Positive Safety Culture principles laid out by Annexes 13 (Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation) and 19 (Safety Management) to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. It may also lead the public to conclude that the accident resulted from the flight crew’s intentional acts, rather than technical issues or a string of errors originating from multiple factors.

In any similar circumstances, the flight crew should be provided immediate medical care and evaluation. In no circumstances is it appropriate to question them in the immediate aftermath of any accident or incident until they have been professionally evaluated by qualified medical personnel who can determine their mental and physical fitness to contribute accurate information to investigators.

This is shocking and seems out of place. I can't imagine the mental torment that airline pilots deal with after an accident, regardless of whether or not they played any role in it.

It can take months or even years for a full investigation to be conducted. It would be premature to charge pilots when an accident is determined to be pilot error.

The fact that the pilots were arrested is worse when you consider the details of the incident, which show that the pilots did not do anything wrong.

What we know about the cause of this accident

We have a few confirmed details about the cause of the accident. There was a fire truck on the runway at the same time as a LATAM plane. Several details have been confirmed by the Peruvian Corporation of Commercial Airport and Aviation.

• It has been confirmed that the LATAM A320neo had takeoff permission
• It has been confirmed that airport rescue services were doing a safety exercise
• It has been confirmed that the airport rescue services didn’t have permission to cross the runway, and that the training exercise was supposed to be held off the runway

There is nothing to indicate that the pilots were negligent in allowing the fire truck to enter the runway. They were put under arrest after the accident.

Bottom line

The LATAM A320neo collided with the airport fire truck as it was taking off from the airport. There were some deaths in the fire truck.

The two LATAM pilots were arrested and held in custody for a day. I can only imagine what their mental state would have been like if they had done anything wrong. This isn't in line with international standards

What do you think about the arrest of the LATAM pilots.