AVIATION SAFETY

AVIATION AND HUMAN ERROR

An Analysis of the Human Error Element in Aviation Abstract

Human error is said to be responsible for 75 to 80 of aviation accidents . It is one of the top causes of aviation disasters yet , many have resorted to assigning blame on the people who made mistakes instead of trying to find out why they made such mistakes and try to find solutions to the causes of these mistakes . Human error will always be there it is a given fact . Yet , we can choose to work with this

fact and improve the standards of technology and procedures to come up with solutions that can minimize the damage caused by human error . It is not an easy task , nor was it meant to be . But if we so choose , we can turn this apparent weakness into our greatest resource . There is and always will be a way to utilize our humanity to bring about amazing solutions to the problems of aviation in the light of human error

An Analysis of the Human Error Element in Aviation

Introduction

Human error has played a major role in 75 to 80 of aviation accidents and disasters . When we say human error , however , we not only refer to pilots but to maintenance personnel , tower crews , supervisors and just about anyone involved in the safety of the aircraft . The fact that humans play a huge part in aviation accidents should also indicate that humans are also the key to minimizing this

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