Upon Closer Inspection...U.S. Naval Aviation Mishaps 1977-1992

Authors

Scott A. Shappell, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic FleetFollow
Douglas A. Wiegmann, Naval Aerospace Medical Research LaboratoryFollow

Submitting Campus

Daytona Beach

Department

Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication/Presentation Date

4-1994

Abstract/Description

The U.S. Navy/Marine Corps Class A flight/flight-related mishap rate has declined markedly since 1953. However, analysis of all Class A, B, and C naval aviation mishaps between January 1977 and December 1992 reveals that mishaps attributable to human factors have declined at a slower rate than those attributable to mechanical/environmental factors. Upon closer inspection of the data, marked differences were evident between single-piloted and dual-piloted aircraft. Global trends were primarily a function of single-piloted aircraft, particularly when phase of flight and time of day that a mishap occurred are considered. Previously reported improvement in aviation safety may be biased by global assessments that do not differentiate among mishap causal factors and single- versus dual-piloted aircraft.

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

Fourteenth Biennial Applied Behavioral Sciences Symposium

Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Number of Pages

6

Additional Information

Dr. Shappell was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University when this paper was published.

Scholarly Commons Citation

Shappell, S. A., & Wiegmann, D. A. (1994). Upon Closer Inspection...U.S. Naval Aviation Mishaps 1977-1992. , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/678