MORAL DILEMMA
This article was published in the Sep 2020 issue of Flight Safety Journal ,"Blue Glory" of the Indian Air Force . This is the original article sent to the editor. The published one had few minor differences in syntax. MORAL DILEMMA THE INCIDENT It happened during night flying training sortie, with a young pilot in AN-32, when I was the CO of the Squadron (year 2006). After about 30 minutes of flying, the ATC informed about a metal piece found on the runway resembling aircraft part. I checked all parameters which were normal, but carried out a precautionary landing as we were the only aircraft flying that time. The aircraft was switched off and I waited in the bay for the object to reach me for recognition. It was a metal rod which is part of the lashing mechanism to tie down the aircraft on ground. It is screwed in the upper part of the undercarriage bay for tying one end of the metal string whose ...