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Crew resource management in airline accidents

Official investigators identified crew resource management in 3 of the incidents we cover, from 2008 to 2020. Each account explains how it arose in that case. A shared topic does not mean the same cause.

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Crew resource management incident summary
DateFlightAircraftLocationFatalitiesReport status
7 August 2020Air India Express Flight 1344Boeing 737-800Runway 10, Kozhikode International Airport, Kerala, India21: 19 passengers and both pilotsLEVEL 3 Final report
7 July 2017Air Canada Flight 759Airbus A320-211Taxiway C, San Francisco International Airport, California0LEVEL 3 Final report
20 August 2008Spanair Flight 5022McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82)Madrid-Barajas Airport, runway 36L154: 148 passengers and 6 crewLEVEL 3 Final report
Air India Express Boeing 737 VT-AXH with landing gear extended before the accident.VT-AXH before the Kozhikode accident: Tango India

Air India Express Flight 1344

An unstable approach, a prolonged float and a late touchdown left too little runway to stop at Kozhikode.

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LEVEL 3 Final report

Air Canada Airbus A320-211 C-FKCK taking off with its registration visible on the fuselage.C-FKCK taking off from Toronto Pearson: Aaron Davis

Air Canada Flight 759

An A320 cleared for runway 28R descended over four airliners waiting on taxiway C and escaped a collision through a low-altitude go-around.

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LEVEL 3 Final report

Spanair MD-82 EC-HFP at Madrid-Barajas before the accidentSpanair MD-82 EC-HFP at Madrid-Barajas on 25 February 2007: Aero Icarus

Spanair Flight 5022

An MD-82 took off from Madrid with its flaps and slats retracted. The configuration warning stayed silent, and the aircraft stalled just above the runway.

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LEVEL 3 Final report