Modern radar would have prevented F/A-18 crash
Swiss army
What would have prevented the fighter jet crash? Designed air traffic controller: « A modern radar »
A skyguide employee wants to convince the military justice of his innocence. He explains his fatal radio message with a moral dilemma.
The army takes over the Aargau High Court for two days. Control uniformed people who can and who is not. The judges also wear their military uniforms – as it should be.
A civilian sits in a blue suit in front of the military appellate court: a 42-year-old employee of the Air Safety Firma Skyguide. He has to answer to the military justice because he is said to have made a fatal mistake on August 29, 2016 as the army representative. He sparked an altitude that was too deep for a fighter jet pilot. Therefore, this crashed into the susten massif. A year ago, the first instance condemned him for negligent killing.
This is how the military appellate court presents itself before the negotiation. The chair is ready for the accused.
What do you think the pilot should have done?
I can’t say that. The prescribed procedure was simply wrong. It was a failure of the procedure.
What disturbed her on the judgment of the first instance?
It has not presented a solution that would have taken into account all official regulations.
There was no right or wrong solution for them?
There were only false solutions. I chose the only practicable and legal solution.
It is quiet in the courtroom. It is occupied to the last place. An aviatic community has gathered here to support the accused. The top management of Skyguide is in the back row. The company certifies its employee in an expert opinion that he has complied with all regulations.
An F/A-18 flies over Switzerland with switched on.
The first instance relieved the pilot. The questions of the court indicate that he can expect an acquittal again. The judges question him primarily about the role of the pilot. How would he have reacted if he had received too deep flight altitude? He describes what it feels like in the cockpit of a jet who roars through the clouds with 600 kilometers per hour. It is hardly possible to question instructions.
The uniformed military pilot indirectly accuses the pilot. This appealed to the personal responsibility of the pilots. The court will announce its judgment on Friday afternoon.
