Flightfax: Army Aviation Risk-Management Information. Volume 25, Number 6, March 1997. Catastrophic Accidents that Didn't Happen
Abstract
In Army aviation, we devote a lot of paper and a lot of ink to crashes and the errors that caused them. We do this so that other Army aviators can learn hard-bought lessons without experiencing them first hand. But there are also lessons to be learned from in flight emergencies that have a happy ending-those that could have ended in disaster but didn't because of the way the crews responded. These are lessons in crew coordination and maintaining aircraft control. They're lessons in good judgment, good execution, and performing to standard. They're lessons about crews staying calm and thinking clearly and working together and using exceptional skill to recover from the unexpected. They're the best kind of lessons; those we learn from catastrophic accidents that didn't happen.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA322519
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center