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Plane Crash Research Paper

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The plane crash in Guam was an entirely avoidable feat, and with a different cultural background might not have happened at all. At the time of the plane crash, the guide light was broken, the weather nasty, lots of rain and wind, and the pilot was exhausted. The pilot decided to use a type of landing requiring visual sight of the runway and VOR technology. The crew had misgivings about this. The plane was 16 miles away from the airport, where the VOR had led them to, not realizing that they were not at the airport the pilot tried to land the plane after both the first officer and engineer hinted at concern. In the pivotal moment where the first officer or the engineer could have stepped in, they chose not override the authority and allowed the pilot to stay his course.This decision ended the night with the plane crashing into the side of Nimitz Hill, killing 228 people. Power distance, or the acceptance of authority plays a large role in this unfortunate event, there were several opportunities where the first officer or the engineer could have strongly expressed his concern instead of slight hints. At the very end, if the first officer had seized the wheel as it was taught in training, there would have been enough time to save the plane, instead, the first officer allowed the pilot to continue. The cultural power distance in Korea, is higher, …show more content…

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