What might the black box reveal about the Sriwijaya SJ-182 tragedy?

Indonesia’s air safety record has come under scrutiny after Sriwijaya air flight 182 crashed on 09 Jan. In a time of shock and mourning people have also been keen to speculate about what happened. Why do these disasters occur?

Indonesian SAR workers examining debris and remains of the passengers from the missing Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 – 9 Jan 2121. Source: Photo by Ed Wray/Getty Images 09 Jan 2021

Aeronautical engineer Ahmad Arafat Aminullah is the founder of Indonesia’s Young Aerospace Forum, an organisation focused on developing the skills of people working in aviation.  He explains that while various reasons have been suggested why the catastrophe happened, we should avoid coming to quick accusations and conclusions.

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A. Arafat Aminullah, an Aeronautical engineer and founder of IYAF speaking at the National Seminar ‘Explore the Technology of Aerospace', Jakarta 24 Nov 2019. Source: Photo Courtesy Ahmad Arafat Aminullah, Jan 2021.