Beneath the tip of the iceberg [electronic resource] : a human factors analysis of general aviation accidents in Alaska versus the rest of the United States, final report / Cristy Detwiler ... [et al.].

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.

i, 11 p. : digital, PDF file.

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.

Books / Online

English

October 18, 2006

Mode of access: Internet from the Office of Aerospace Medicine web site. Address as of 9/26/06: http://www.faa.gov/library/reports/medical/oamtechreports/2000s/media/200607.pdf; current access via PURL.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 10-11).