Title

THE IDENTIFICATION OF FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO SELF-REPORTED ANOMALIES IN CIVIL AVIATION

Authors

Authors

C. Andrzejczak; W. Karwowski;W. Thompson

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Int. J. Occup. Saf. Ergon.

Keywords

self-reported anomalies; civil aviation; human factors; pilot error; text mining; correspondence analysis; PILOT ERROR; CLASSIFICATION-SYSTEM; AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE; ACCIDENTS; INCIDENTS; KNOWLEDGE; TAXONOMY; SKILLS; RULES; Ergonomics; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to analyze anomalies voluntarily reported by pilots in civil aviation sector and identify factors leading to such anomalies. Experimental data were obtained from the NASA aviation safety reporting system (ASRS) database. These data contained a range of text records spanning 30 years of civilian aviation, both commercial (airline operations) and general aviation (private aircraft). Narrative data as well as categorical data were used. The associations between incident contributing factors and self-reported anomalies were investigated using data mining and correspondence analysis. The results revealed that a broadly defined human factors category and weather conditions were the main contributors to self-reported civil aviation anomalies. New associations between identified factors and reported anomaly conditions were also reported.

Journal Title

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volume

20

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

3

Last Page

18

WOS Identifier

WOS:000333479800001

ISSN

1080-3548

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