GLIDER ACCIDENTS IN FRANCE FROM 1989 TO 1993: THE ROLE OF THE PILOT

Authors

  • Frank Caron Presented at XXV OSTIV Congress, St. Auban, France

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Training and Safety, Health

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to give a picture of glider accidents in France from 1989-1993 where 255 typical accidents were analyzed in the light of recent developments in cognitive psychology. It is shown how human factors in aeronautics can explain glider accidents: each accident is considered as an event resulting from an error linked to a cognitive process, frequently linked to particular causes. 255 criteria (type of flight, injuries, damage, pilot experience, type of errors, etc.) are compared as causal factors of the accident. Several suggestions are made with the hope of increasing the safety of soaring flight.

Author Biography

Frank Caron, Presented at XXV OSTIV Congress, St. Auban, France

http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~hindman/sumvitae.pdf

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Vol. 23 No. 3 (1999)

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