Another example is the Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash of April 2010 , which killed Polish president Lech Kaczynski . During landing , the pilot Captain Arkadiusz Protasiuk was having difficulty landing due to severely foggy conditions , but the number of high-status passengers and priority of arriving on time pressured him onwards . Captain Protasiuk brought the aircraft down through the clouds at too low of an altitude , resulting in a controlled flight into terrain . His attempt to land failed and the plane crashed into a forest , killing the crew and all the passengers . Further study by the Interstate Aviation Committee regarding the cockpits voice recordings revealed that there was never a direct command for the pilot to go through with the landing , but the report did show that the pilot was under a " cascade of stress much of it emanating from his powerful passengers , as Captain Protasiuk slipped below the decision altitude " . This accident led to the death of 96 people , all due to the high amount of stress being put on the pilot , affecting his mental state , inhibiting him from doing his job
Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
Stress in the aviation industry