Accident Data Systems Study Requirements Analysis for an FAA Accident Data System.

Abstract

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating possible improvements in its accident data system to enhance aviation safety. The present data system is limited in scope, difficult to use, and of little benefit to aviation safety analysts. This requirements report analyzes the immediate needs which can be met in the near term as well as improvements which will necessitate extensive changes in data collection forms, procedures, and methodologies. This analysis includes an examination of other similar data systems, a review of previous related studies, and a survey of recommendations from users of accident data systems. The FAA Flight Standards Service has incorporated additional data elements, improved software for better data access, and other near term improvements in the General Aviation Accident Data System (GAADS) now under development. These improvements are evolutionary steps toward the fulfillment of the long range requirements. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA075611

Entities

People

  • Ellis V. Couch
  • Gerald Skelton
  • Ron M. Hill
  • Ted Kolankiewicz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accident Investigations
  • Accidents
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Civil Aviation
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • General Aviation Aircraft
  • Medical Personnel
  • Operating Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Statistical Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Systems Analysis and Design