Aviation accidents and incidents

Search and Rescue in the Florida Everglades Search and Rescue (SAR) in the Florida Everglades provides a unique challenge due to the remote location and operations can often only be attempted by boat or aircraft. A suitable replacement for manned aircraft in these search and rescue operations could be a quad rotor unmanned aerial system (UAS). Manned aircraft, whether fixed wing or helicopters, are expensive to fly and maintain. A fleet of small quad rotor UAS equipped with a SAR specific…

the years can be described as significant factors concerns but not of more weight than aviation safety when it comes to flying. It is important that the industry player, stake holders and concerned parties have an understanding and the application of aviation safety policies and practices which is key to the safety of the passengers, civilian and the plane itself. There can be a significant decrease in accidents, injuries and deaths from aero plane failures if the involved persons have an…

I got hit with a serious case of déjà vu after reading the Outliers chapter. For a while, I’ve taken interest in watching a documentary series called Air Crash Investigation. Many of the flights described in this chapter had an episode dedicated to their study that I watched several times. After reading the chapter and watching the series, I know that pilots have to be extremely alert when flying an airplane, especially in regard to their word choices. One of the flights described in Outliers,…

changing every second. If the pilot doesn’t maintain a certain altitude they can find themselves crashing in the sides of mountains. Pilot error refers to any action or decision – or lack of proper action – made by a pilot that plays a role in an accident (Haq). If the pilots of these machines don’t properly look at important gauges, or when faced with a problem they don’t act quickly can be…

Recalling the statistics from Boeing, civil aviation has a success rate of about 99% (Statistical Summary, 2014). For this reason, it is easy to fall into the trap of being unprepared in the event that the unthinkable happens, and there is a major accident involving the organization’s aircraft. If the accident takes place in the United States, the NTSB will deploy a “Go Team” to begin investigating the accident. If the accident takes place in another country, the NTSB will most likely be…

an airplane crash is one in an eleven million (Haltiwanger, “The Odds Of A Plane Crash Are One In 11 Million, Yet You’re Still Afraid”)? Sometimes accidents are inevitable and sometimes they are not. All it takes is a simple error for any accident to occur. Over the years most of the airplanes accident were mostly caused by the human factors. In aviation industry, the most common there are twelve most common human factors which are known as the Dirty Dozen. The Dirty Dozen consists of Lack of…

On January 28, 1986 a disaster that was never thought imaginable happened, during the launch of the space shuttle challenger there was a “malfunction”, one that would lead to the death of 7 brave crew member and leave the nation in fear. Ronald Reagan emotional speech addressing the space shuttle challenger tragedy calms the people of the nation and helps them understand that the best course of action is to move forwards and continue the space program in honor of the fallen heros. Reagan uses…

On January 28TH 1986, President Ronald Reagan gave his speech famously known as “The Speech on the Challenger Disaster.” He gave this speech in a presidential, hopeful, and very American way. He acknowledges The Challenger Disaster in such a way to address the families of the lost and the school children whose teacher was involved in this terrible disaster. He also creates a positive opinion towards the United States Space Program. He continues to honor the astronauts and tries to help…

January 28th, 1986, is one of those days in the history of the United States that will never be forgotten. That is the day that the space shuttle Challenger explode 73 seconds after it lifted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, killing the seven people on board, including a civilian school teacher. After an intensive investigation into the cause of the disaster, it was determined to have been the result of a faulty O-ring that allowed fuel to escape during the “burn” which resulted in the…

Abstract Crew resource management (CRM) is a global practice in aviation industry which decreased the rate of aircraft accidents. The main reason of writing this essay is to explain CRM, its characteristics and its different perspectives, such as good CRM practices and bad CRM practices. For example United Airlines Flight 232 is an example of good CRM which shows good leadership skills, quick actions on time, proper and adequate services, teamwork and best communication. Japan Airlines Flight…