The limits of expertise : rethinking pilot error and the causes of airline accidents / R. Key Dismukes, Benjamin A. Berman, Loukia D. Loukopoulos.

The limits of expertise : rethinking pilot error and the causes of airline accidents /

The Limits of Expertise reports a study of the 19 major U.S. airline accidents from 1991-2000 in which the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found crew error to be a causal factor. Each accident is reported in a separate chapter that examines events and crew actions and explores the cognit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dismukes, Key
Other Authors: Berman, Benjamin A., Loukopoulos, Loukia D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Aldershot : Ashgate, ©2007.
Series:Ashgate studies in human factors for flight operations.
Subjects:
Aircraft accidents > Human factors > Case studies.
Aircraft accidents > Investigation > Case studies.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 USAir 1016
  • Windshear Encounter; 2 TWA 843
  • The Power of Suggestion; 3 American 1572
  • Accumulation of Small Errors; 4 American International 808
  • The Strobe Light that Wasn't There; 5 Southwest 1455
  • Unstabilized Approach at Burbank; 6 FedEx 14
  • Pilot-Induced Oscillations in the Landing Flare; 7 Ryan 590
  • A Minute Amount of Contamination; 8 Tower 41
  • Loss of Control During a Slippery Runway Takeoff; 9 Continental 1943
  • Gear-Up Landing in Houston.

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