Critical Interfaces between Environment and Organism in Class A Mishaps: A Retrospective Analysis

Abstract

Aircraft-mishap prevention efforts in the past have been extremely successful. Since 1970 the mishap-rate decrease has leveled off. Most experts agree, however, that it can be further reduced. This study focuses on the human- factors aspects that have consistently played a prominent role in mishap causation but only recently have received significant scrutiny. The approach taken in this study has as its premise that both the environment and the organism bring with them a certain degree of mishap potential and that a mishap occurs as a result of the additive effects, or critical interfaces, of the two. Determining these critical interface by retrospective analysis of past mishaps is the method used here, the immediate goal being to identify more clearly the root cause of human-factors mishaps. Recommendations are offered for future efforts to avoid these critical interfaces or to decrease the mishap potential inherent in the environment and the organism. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA087341

Entities

People

  • Stan R. Santilli

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Biological Sciences
  • Classification
  • Collisions
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Environment
  • Flight Crews
  • Human Behavior
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Statistical Analysis

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