Beneath the tip of the iceberg
Subtitle: a human factors analysis of general aviation accidents in Alaska versus the rest of the United States
By: Cristy Detwiler ... [et al.].
Contributors: Detwiler, Cristy.; United States. Office of Aerospace Medicine.; United States. Federal Aviation Administration.; Civil Aerospace Medical Institute.; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.; Mayo Clinic.; Clemson University.
Series: DOT/FAA/AM -- 06/7; DOT/FAA/AM (Series) -- 06/7.
Publisher: Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine; Available to the public through the Defense Technical Information Center; Available to the public through the National Technical Information Service
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; Ft. Belvior, VA; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 11
Subjects: Aircraft accidents -- Alaska.; Private flying -- United States.
Description: This study examines more than 17,000 General Aviation accidents using the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System. Comparisons of Alaska to the rest of the U.S. (RoUS) included traditional demographic and environmental variables, as well as the human errors committed by aircrews. Overall, categorical differences among unsafe acts (decision errors, skill-based errors, perceptual errors, and violations) committed by pilots involved in accidents in Alaska and those in the RoUS were minimal.
Notes: Cover title.

"March 2006."

"DOT/FAA/AM-06/7."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 10-11).

Final report.

Also available online via the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Jack R. Hunt Library Online Full-Text Resources web site (http://amelia.db.erau.edu/db/am.htm#05) and the Federal Aviation Administration OAM Technical Reports web site (http://www.faa.gov/library/reports/medical/oamtechreports/index.cfm).

Performed by FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Oklahoma City, OK; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Clemson University, Clemson, SC AM-B-05-HRR-521