Aircrew Performance Enhancement and Error Reduction (APEER).
Abstract
Historically, pilot error is involved as a factor in approximately 60% of air carrier and 88% of general aviation fatal accidents. Pilot error, however, is only a sympton of an underlying disease in the design and operation of the aviation system, including the aircraft, the ATC system, and institutional factors affecting aviation. In order to minimize errors commited in the cockpit, it is necessary to intensify our efforts to see that human capabilities and limitations are an integral consideraton in the design and implementation of our future aviation systems. The (APEER) program is a systems engineering approach to pilot error problems, which complements the human-oriented research that is conducted by the FAA's Office of Aviation Medicine. The objectives of the program are to develop information and principles of design of cockpit and ground systems which: (1) induce the minimum number of errors by designing for maximum man/machine compatibility, and (2) resist the occurrence of chains of events leading to catastropic results by designing in error tolerance. An additional objective is to build up additional internal FAA expertise in the human factor area in order to better support FAA regulatory and other safety functions in this critical area. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 20, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA069708
Entities
Organizations
- Federal Aviation Administration