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Human factors in aircraft incidents - Results of a 7-year study (Andre Allard Memorial Lecture)It is pointed out that nearly all fatal aircraft accidents are preventable, and that most such accidents are due to human error. The present discussion is concerned with the results of a seven-year study of the data collected by the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS). The Aviation Safety Reporting System was designed to stimulate as large a flow as possible of information regarding errors and operational problems in the conduct of air operations. It was implemented in April, 1976. In the following 7.5 years, 35,000 reports have been received from pilots, controllers, and the armed forces. Human errors are found in more than 80 percent of these reports. Attention is given to the types of events reported, possible causal factors in incidents, the relationship of incidents and accidents, and sources of error in the data. ASRS reports include sufficient detail to permit authorities to institute changes in the national aviation system designed to minimize the likelihood of human error, and to insulate the system against the effects of errors.
Document ID
19850028587
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Billings, C. E.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Reynard, W. D.
(NASA Ames Research Center Man-Vehicle Systems Research Div., Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
Volume: 55
ISSN: 0095-6562
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Accession Number
85A10738
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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