Why do air disasters live in African sky?
In recent months, Africa’s sky has been under intensive investigation as a series of fatal accidents has questioned other major issues related to pilot training, regulatory enforcement, maintenance standards, weather preparations and security of the continent.On August 6, a Harbin Z-9H military helicopter used by Ghana’s Air Force slammed into a forest hill in the southern disturbance area, killing all eight travelers, including Defense Minister Edward Omen Boma, Environment and Science Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammad as well as other senior political and security figures.A day later, this tragedy was seen by another accident, when a Sesna Air Ambulance operated by Emeref Flying Doctors in Kenya crashed into a residential area near the capital Nairobi soon after the takeoff, claimed six people – on four boards and two on land.In January, a chartered beach carrying oil workers from the unity state to the capital Juba of South Sudan went down a few minutes after the departure from the GPOC Ekta airstrip at the 1900D Rubkona County, killing all 21.In June 2024, Malawi lost Vice President Saulos Chilima and former first woman Petricia Shanil Muluji in another deadly accident, when Malavi Defense Force Dornier 228 aircraft recorded a decline in Mazuju city in Chikanagawa One Reserve N Marg, which led to nine inmates.Increasing reports of serious unrest, which have injured several passengers during civil flights, have also attracted attention to African aviation.
Human error – and hubis
Industry experts say that machines themselves are not problems, saying that human error, systemic negligence, an insufficient security culture, and rapid unexpected weather patterns are factors that have resulted in this worrying track records, over time.“Airplanes are loyal machines. They are built to serve. They are so well built [they’re] Before anything wrong is loaded with a lot of fruitless components, the airplane honestly explains the pilots and engineers at all times, “Nigerian Aviation Consultant Godwin EK told DW, explaining the abundance of backup systems in modern aircraft and helicopters.In his view, the aircraft will usually “fall out of the sky only because human operators can be very unfaithful and not badly, not badly dishonest.”According to IK, there is a certain element of human pride that can still be fully found in the way of operating aircraft. IKE emphasizes that when automated systems detect a mistake, taking simple action like denying take-offs can cause all differences between life and death, adding that it is also important to follow a regular maintenance program.He said, “Change the aircraft for maintenance.
Take care of the weather
For Ghana’s central analysis and forecast office, for Felicity Afiyano, the more danger is less about preparations and reactions on the ground, but rather in the sky. She warns that climate change has affected weather patterns in high levels of environment worldwide, making certain dangers to be less estimated.“When it comes to the aviation industry, the weather is an important factor. The first part is to be done with convection activities. This is the formation of thunder clouds. Have to do with another visibility. One and one is to do it with a shear of air. Some areas are raining more than normal, “he said.“In addition to convection activities affecting the operation of the aircraft, there is clear weather disturbance or clear air disturbance, which also affects the operation of the aircraft.”Ahafianyo’s team offers helicopters with various, important information for safe and proper operation of the aircraft. It included “the level of flight in the sky from 600 to 12,000 feet vertical profile, the tropical border for the day,” and “if there may be any scissors that may disturb their operation.”But every pilot listens, she says: “I was once an aviation forecast, and could see that some pilots do not care about the weather.” When there was frequent weather problems, IK argued, pilots “should go to the nearest airport, and announce that they wanted to make an emergency landing.”However, he said that sometimes the pilots decided to follow this standard protocol very late – especially when transported to government ministers and other influential leaders, which may seem very valuable for emergency landing and trip interruptions.
Africa’s negligence of international standards
Both analysts highlighted that recent accidents also highlighted deep political and regulatory failures.Weak government inspection, an inconsistent security culture, and high cost of achieving spare parts with rising economic pressure from rising fuel prices all combined to create ever increasing risks.IK also said that while the issue of human error in the cockpit should be addressed, the problem of human negligence on the ground can be even more.By the time Africa’s aviation industry caught the highest air traffic standards, he said, pilots should be asked to treat every mechanical alert and each season warning as a instruction, not an suggestion.Meanwhile, international aviation bodies have also repeatedly urged African governments to strengthen the enforcement of their safety standards and be better favorable to rising climate instability, as each accident further erases the public trust.
