Turkish Airlines Flight 6491 Accident

What type of aircraft was involved in the Turkish Airlines Flight 6491 accident?

• Airbus A330

• Boeing 747-400

• Boeing 777-300

• MD-11

Where did the accident occur?

• Istanbul, Turkey

• Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

• Hong Kong

• Dubai

What’s the best way to butter the landing and still have good CRM?

• Ignore the FO

• Turn off the Ground Proximity Warning System

• Tell tower to have the cameras ready

• Communicate, coordinate, and have a stabilized approach

What was the main weather condition during the approach?

• Heavy rain

• Strong crosswinds

• Dense fog with low visibility

• Windshear

The aircraft crashed because the crew…

• Lost an engine

• Had an onboard fire

• Descended below the glide path and didn’t go around

• Misprogrammed the FMS to the wrong airport

If both pilots are tired, what’s the safest solution?

• Rock–paper–scissors for who naps first

• Ask ATC for a bedtime story
  

• Use all available resources and rely on SOPM

• Turn on autopilot and hope for the best

Which CRM principle failed when the first officer didn’t challenge the captain’s decisions?

• Assertiveness and leadership gradient

• Communication with ATC

• Time management

• Checklist discipline

If you were the first officer and noticed a dangerous deviation, what’s the best CRM response?

• Stay quiet and hope the captain fixes it

• Panic and disengage the autopilot

• Call ATC instead of talking to the captain

• Speak up assertively and call for a go-around

Which combination of human factors most likely degraded the crew’s performance during the final approach?

• Overconfidence and high automation skill

• Lack of training and poor eyesight

• Inexperience with the Boeing 747 systems

• Fatigue, cognitive fixation, and authority gradient

If CRM were a superhero, what would its power be?

• Time travel

• Saving the day through teamwork and communication

• Laser eyes for bad callouts

• The ability to cancel weather