Abstract
Fatal Accidents In Advanced Technology Aircraft: A Critical Survey was
prepared by Captain Livni Gideon who is a very experienced pilot and
investigator, flying B-757, B-767 and B-777, mentor to the former Israeli Air
Force Commander Gen (Ret) H. Bodinger.
The new study helps in identifying potential reasons for "Advanced Technology
Aircraft" accidents and suggests acts to prevent them.
During an era when the outcome of one fatal accident often leads to the
airline's bankruptcy, this study possesses a unique significance due to the
general perception and to the irregular approach of the analysis concerning
the phenomena common to the overall accidents.
In addition to the conclusions and recommendations, and to prevent the
recurrence of similar accidents, the research outlines a strategy for future
preparation to the replacement of future aircraft technology, in order to
prevent accidents defined as "the childhood diseases of the new technology".
Computerizing the cockpit and using advance technologies brought a dramatic
decrease of aircraft accidents during the last 20 years. However, the new
Glass Cockpit created different kinds of safety problems and caused some fatal
accidents in which thousands of people lost their lives and the damages were
enormous.
This applied research tests, in great depth, the reasons why 27 fatal
accidents occurred while involving advanced technology aircraft. The research
analyzes the acute phenomena, which characterizes the human factor in Glass
Cockpit aircraft:
- Misunderstanding the behavior of the aircraft, including its systems
- Canalizing events
- Spatial orientation failures
- Aircraft maneuvering envelopes exceedance
- The unique mental factors
The research analyzes the deterioration of acute technical failures, leading
to loss of control of the aircraft, and to the contribution of the
"organization" factors (manufacturer, airlines and the civil aviation
authorities) to the chain of failures, which led to the occurrence of the
accidents, relating to the aircrafts' design, maintenance, operation and the
policy involving aircrew handling.
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