A Human Factors Analysis of Fatal and Serious Injury Accidents in Alaska, 2004-2009

Abstract

This report summarizes the analysis of 97 general aviation accidents in Alaska that resulted in a fatality or serious injury to one or more aircraft occupants for the years 2004-2009. The accidents were analyzed using the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) developed by Douglas Weigmann and Scott Shappell. As found in previous studies of this nature, Skill-Based Errors were found to be the most common accident causal factor, followed by Violation, Decision-Based Error, and Perceptual Error. Comparison of the findings to previous research finds both similarities and contrasts. Recommendations for preventing accidents are provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA554197

Entities

People

  • Kevin W. Williams

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

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  • Accidents
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Aircrafts
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Databases
  • Flight Simulators
  • Flight Training
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Information Exchange
  • Pilots
  • Psychology
  • Simulators
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Visual Flight Rules

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