Controlled flight into terrain: A study of pilot perspectives in Alaska

Bailey, L.L., Peterson, L.M., Williams, K.W., and Thompson, R.C.

FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine - Civil Aerospace Medical Institute

关键词: Pilot Perceptions;    Aviation Safety;    Controlled Flight Into Terrain;    Human Factors Accident Classification System;    HFACS;    Aviation Accidents;    Aviation Risk Factors;   

RP-ID  :  DOT/FAA/AM-00/28

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来源: Federal Aviation Administration

【 摘 要 】

This report presents the results of a survey designed to identify pilot and organizational risk factors of having a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) accident in Alaska. The population consisted of commercial (passenger and freight) Alaskan pilots who operated under Parts 135, 133, 125 and/or 121 Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs). A 103-item questionnaire was developed covering the following domains: (1) organizational influences, (2) unsafe supervision, (3) preconditions for unsafe pilot acts, and (4) unsafe pilot acts. Pilots were pre-coded into one of two groups based on whether their current employer had experienced a CFIT accident within a five-year period (1992-1997). Response rates across both groups were 20% and although lower than desired, it was not unusual for surveys of this nature.