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Introduction The aviation community generally defines CFIT as " any collision with land or water in which there was no detectable mechanical or equipment failure‚ where the pilot was in control of the aircraft but lost situational awareness and flew into terrain." (Bensyl‚ Moran‚ Conway‚ 2001‚ pg 1037) According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)‚ the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF)‚ CFIT can be caused by many factors. Nevertheless‚ it
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Flight 1420 11 Flight 1420‚ A Preventable Disaster Commercial Aviation Safety November 15‚ 2011 ABSTRACT Flight 1420 was a disaster that taught the aviation community several important lessons. All the Seven Major Elements of Aviation safety can be seen as contributing factors but the greatest factor was human error and the impact of pilot fatigue. With proper preventative measures‚ the pilots probably would have had the time to arm the MD-82’s spoiler system
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strictest safety standard imposed by the Aviation Authority‚ airplane accidents or crashes still likely to happen because of some reasons like bad weather‚ fire engine failure‚ pilot error and many more. Airplane accidents are rare to happen but if one does occur during the flight can our seat selection affect our chance of survival? Two studies regarding safe seats in a plane by Popular Mechanics and by University of Greenwich Commissioned by the Civil Aviation have two opposite findings regarding
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5 Scope 5 COLLECTED DATA 5 Importance of Communication Among the Crew 5 Main Cause of Aircraft Accidents 6 Duties of the Crew Members 7 Expectations of the Crew 7 The Crew is a Team 8 Intimidatin in
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Earl L. Wiener and David C. Nagel‚ 1988. Human Factors in Aviation. United States of America: Academic Press. David O’Hare‚ 1999. Human Performance in General Aviation. Great Britain: Ashgate. Mara E. Vatz‚ 2004. Knowing When to Stop[online]. Massachusetts Institude of Technology. Available from: http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/39430/59008054.pdf?sequence=1 [Accessed 20 July 2012]. United States Government‚ 1979. Aircraft Accident Report[online]. Washington: National Transportation Safety
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EgyptAir’s Flight 990. I will then present factual accounts of the accident and possible causes of the crash. Introduction The crash of EgyptAir Flight 990 into the Atlantic Ocean has been surrounded by an abundance of speculation following its demise on October 31‚ 1999. The NTSB performed a thorough investigation of the site and available flight data‚ which led to their conclusion‚ “the probable cause of the EgyptAir flight 990 accident is the airplane’s departure from normal cruise flight and subsequent
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over the years since the birth of tools many millennia ago (Civil Aviation Authority‚ 2002). The modern evolution of human factors happened in the last century (Civil Aviation Authority‚ 2002). The technology that surpassed human capability in the First World War saw the need for an effective human factors approach (Civil Aviation Authority‚ 2002). A scientific approach was also used in the selection and training of staff (Civil Aviation Authority‚ 2002). Human factors were institutionalized with the
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"Air Safety Investigators: Using Science to Save Lives-One Crash at a Time." Xlibris Corporation Jump up ^ Helmreich‚ R. L.; Merritt‚ A. C.; Wilhelm‚ J. A. (1999). "The Evolution of Crew Resource Management Training in Commercial Aviation". International Journal of Aviation Psychology 9 (1): 19–32. doi:10.1207/s15327108ijap0901_2. PMID 11541445. Jump up ^ Diehl‚ Alan (June‚ 1994). "Crew Resource Management...It ’s Not Just for Fliers Anymore." Flying Safety‚ USAF Safety Agency. Jump up ^ Diehl‚ Alan
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Members of the American public who utilize commercial aviation are most familiar with airport staff such as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel‚ airline gate agents‚ flight attendants and pilots. These professions are only a fraction of careers within the aviation industry. Additional jobs the public may not be aware of include ramp service personnel‚ re-fueling personnel‚ maintenance technicians and food service personnel; each of these positions has a certain level of associated
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