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Limits of Expertise: Rethinking Pilot Error and the Causes of Airline Accidents. CRM/HF Conference, Held in Denver, Colorado on April 16-17, 2006Reviewed NTSB reports of the 19 U.S. airline accidents between 1991-2000 attributed primarily to crew error. Asked: Why might any airline crew in situation of accident crew--knowing only what they knew--be vulnerable. Can never know with certainty why accident crew made specific errors but can determine why the population of pilots is vulnerable. Considers variability of expert performance as function of interplay of multiple factors.
Document ID
20110011384
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Dismukes, Key
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Berman, Ben
(San Jose State Univ. CA, United States)
Loukopoulos, Loukisa
(San Jose State Univ. CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 2007
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
IG-18387
PB2008-108191
Meeting Information
Meeting: CRM/HF Conference
Location: Denver, Colorado
Country: United States
Start Date: April 16, 2006
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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