Aftermath Book

	Introduction
1	Decision-Making	1
	Avianca 052: How Did It Happen?	1
	Following Orders	7
	Bad Bet	11
	Late for Work	15
	Angel of Mercy	19
	Too Late to Turn Back	23
	Hidden Pressure	27
	The Road Warrior	30
	Uncontrolled Experiment	33
	Pride Before the Fall	36
	Dropping the Reins	40
	Deferred Maintenance	45
	Point of Know Return	49
2	Attitude	54
	Patterns of Destruction	54
	End of a Rule-Breaker	59
	Flying Squirrel	63
	Flying Above the Law	69
	Hot Head	72
	Heart Trouble	76
3	Ice	80
	Too Long in the Ice	80
	Ice Box	83
	Ice is Where You Find It	86
	Frost Bite	90
	Just a Little Ice	95
	Ice Stalled the Tail	99
4	Thunderstorms	103
	By Jove	103
	Inexplicable Breakup	108
	Radar Trap	111
	Blind Alley	115
5	Mechanical Problems	120
	Door Open to Disaster	120
	Loose Needle	124
	You Can Go Home Again	126
	Misrigged and Rolling	130
	Unsolved Mysteries	134
6	Human Error	138
	Danger Zone: IFR to VFR	138
	Low and Slow	142
	Formation Disaster	145
	"See and Avoid" or Blind Faith?	149
	Flight of the Intruder	152
	Don't Blame Us	156
	Snow Storm	159
	Mistaken Identity	164
	Tuned for Disaster	167
	Flap Trap	171
	Sins of Omission	176
	Control Conundrum	180
	Pushed to the Limit	183
	Too Hot to Handle	187
	What Failed, Gyro or Pilot?	191
	Just Say No-Go	195
	The Perils of Perseverance	198
	Reverse Psychology	203
	Falling Stars	206
7	Mixed Bags	210
	Waiting to Happen	210
	Exploring the Down-to-Earth	214
	Twice-Told Tale	219
	The Good, Bad and Ugly	222