Human error and commercial aviation accidents : a comprehensive, fine-grained analysis using HFACS, final report / Scott Shappell ... [et al.].
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine ; Ft. Belvior, VA : Available to the public through the Defense Technical Information Center ; Springfield, Va. : Available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, 2006. |
| Description | i, 19 p. : digital, PDF file. |
| Supplemental Content | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS74560 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Shappell, Scott A. |
| Other author/creator | United States. Office of Aerospace Medicine. |
| Other author/creator | United States. Federal Aviation Administration. |
| Other author/creator | Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. |
| Other author/creator | Clemson University. |
| Other author/creator | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. |
| Other author/creator | Mayo Clinic. |
| Portion of title | Comprehensive, fine-grained analysis using HFACS |
| Abstract | The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) is a theoretically based tool for investigating and analyzing human error associated with accidents and incidents. Previous research has shown that HFACS can be reliably used to identify general trends in the human factors associated with military and general aviation accidents. The aim of this study was to extend previous examinations of aviation accidents to include specific aircrew, environmental, supervisory, and organizational factors associated with 14 CFR Part 121 (Air Carrier) and 14 CFR Part 135 (Commuter) accidents using HFACS. The majority of causal factors were attributed to the aircrew and the environment, with decidedly fewer associated with supervisory and organizational causes. Comparisons were made between HFACS categories and traditional situational variables such as weather, lighting, and geographic region. Recommendations were made based on the HFACS findings presented. |
| General note | Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 27, 2006). |
| General note | "July 2006." |
| General note | "DOT/FAA/AM-06/18." |
| General note | GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 18-19). |
| Funding information | Performed by FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Oklahoma City, OK; Clemson University, Clemson, SC; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN under approved subtask AM-B-05-HRR-521 |
| Technical details | Mode of access: Internet from the Office of Aerospace Medicine web site. Address as of 9/27/06: http://www.faa.gov/library/reports/medical/oamtechreports/2000s/media/200618.pdf; current access via PURL. |
| Issued in other form | Human error and commercial aviation accidents i, 19 p. |
| Technical rpt number | DOT/FAA/AM-06/18 |
| GPO item number | 0431-E-04 (online) |
| Govt. docs number | TD 4.210:06/18 |