Investigation of Human Factors in Accidents and Incidents

Download or read book Investigation of Human Factors in Accidents and Incidents written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Factors (HF) are involved in most aviation occurrences. To advance aviation safety, we must improve our ability to identify the involvement of HF in accidents and incidents. This report: provides investigators and investigation authorities, civil aviation regulatory authorities, corp. mgmt., and other aviation personnel with info. on the need for and purpose of the investigation of HF; outlines a methodology for investigating HF in aircraft accidents and incidents; and describes how the information gathered should be reported. The focus is on the events which led up to the occurrence and not on post-accident events, such as search and rescue and survivability.