Book Description
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) bears a significant share of the responsibility for ensuring the safety of domestic and international air travel.The NTSB relies on teamwork to resolve accidents; the parties that participate in an investigation may include manufacturers and operatiors, as well as the Federal Aviation Administration.This arrangement works well under most circumstances, despite inherent conflicts of interest may jeopardize, or be perceived to jeopardize, the intergity of the NTSB investigation.The NTSB's ability to lead investigations and to form expert teams is aldo seriously threatened by a lack of training, equipment, and facilities; by poor control of information; and inadequate aids to project management. ... Read more

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Very insightful Reading!
Throughout this book, the author reveals the many different situations that have taken place both midair and while on the ground. Reading this book requires much concentration, but is definitely worth it. Anyoneinterested in the airline industry in any form, should definitely add thisbook to his or her collection! ... Read more

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This electronic book on CD-ROM contains the official collection of documents from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the crash of TWA Flight 800.

On July 17, 1996, at 2031 EDT, a Boeing 747-131, N93119, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, about 8 miles south of East Moriches, New York, after taking off from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).The airplane was being operated on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan under the provisions of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 121, on a regularly scheduled flight to Charles DeGaulle Airport (CDG), Paris, France, as Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800. The airplane was destroyed by explosion, fire, and impact forces with the ocean. All 230 people aboard were killed.

TWA 800 coverage includes: Final Report; Final Report Board Meeting August 22-23, 2000; Investigation Process; Hearing Information December 8-12, 1997; Investigation Information including Statement of Investigator-in-Charge, Investigative Process, and Public Docket; December 8-12, 1997 Hearing Presentations; Operations Group Chairman Factual Report; Air Traffic Control Group Chairman Factual Report; Witness Group Chairman Factual Report; Witness Visibility Study; Radar Data for Missile Visibility Tests; Meteorology Group Chairman Factual Report; Survival Factors-Airplane Interior Documentation Group Factual Report; Structures Group Chairman Factual Report; Powerplants Group Chairman Factual Report; Systems Group Chairman Factual Report; Flight Data Recorder Group Chairman Factual Report; Maintenance Records Group Chairman Factual Report; Cockpit Voice Recorder Group Chairman Factual Report; Aircraft Performance and Materials Laboratory Factual Reports; Security Factors Group Chairman's Factual Report; Reconstruction Group Chairman's Factual Report; Sequencing Study; Medical/Forensic Group Chairman's Factual Report; Fire and Explosion Group Chairman's Factual Report; Data Management Report; Trajectory Study; Main Wreckage Flight Path Study; Missile Impact Analysis; Flight Test Plan Group Chairman's Factual Report; Submissions by Boeing, International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, Crane Company, HydroAire, Inc., and Lear Romec; Submissions by TWA and Air Line Pilots Association; Navy Salvage Report; August 22-23, 2000 Board Meeting Agenda & Presentations; Docket Information including Factual Reports and other Selected Materials; Biographies of Presenters; Transcripts of Days 1 and 2; NTSB Conference Center. TWA 800 coverage also includes The National Science and Technology Council report, Review of Federal Programs for Wire Systems Safety, issued in November 2000.

This CD-ROM has over 8,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems, and Reader software is included. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable!

Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched, or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc makes a superb reference work for scientists, researchers, libraries, schools, students, and home reference! ... Read more

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Close examinations of more than 40 airline and general aviation accidents provide life-saving lessons for pilots and other professionals concerned with aircraft safety. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (8)

Great Read
I enjoyed reading this book which I found to be fascinating and enlightening. The case studies on several past accidents were particularly illuminating in explaining why serious aircraft accidents and incidents happen.

The book provides a comprehensive coverage of aircraft accidents, highlighting the major causes and how similar accidents can be prevented in future. The author rightly emphasizes on human factor issues which are the cause of most airplane incidents and accidents. The author methodically and clearly highlights the five main causes of accidents namely human factors, weather, mid-air collisions, mechanical failure and runway incursions. The writing style is easy to follow and understand.

This is a fantastic book which is recommended reading for those with an interest in preventing or reducing aircraft incidents and accidents.

80% of the book is copy and past of NTSB reports
I was disapointed by this book. The author ideas are very intersting and deserve 5 stars. However, every chapter starts with very few pages of text then continues with a copy/past of NTSB reports. The book has about 500 pages more than 400 arn't original work but just publicly available accident reports.

Aircraft Safety : Accident Investigations, Analyses, & Applications, Second Edition
Very well written and researched.This book breaks down each accident with CVR transcripts and lessons learned.A must of an
Aircraft Safety reader.

Good General Accident Analysis
I am not sure what Shari Krause's Ph. D. is in, but I would guess psychology given the human factors emphasis evident in this book. Indeed, human factors play an overriding factor in many if not most accidents and she gives good and bad examples of Cockpit Resource Management (CRM) and Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM) in the numerous case studies in this book.

The book is designed in broad categories of accident types (for example, 'Weather' and 'Mid-Air Collisions'), which are further broken down by specific hazard type ('Thunderstorms' and 'Turbulence', for instance) and illustrated with case studies largely taken from NTSB reports. Most of the case studies are excellent, and her analysis is generally quite good, although her specific systems knowledge is occasionally not up to speed (for instance, in the L-1011 autoflight discussion of EAL 401, and in the hydraulic system discussion in the 737 rudder hardover accidents). The minor systems errors and misconceptions found in these sections would be virtually undetectable to someone who had not flown the specific aircraft in question, and at any rate are mere annoyances at worst. The overall level of analysis is good enough that trivial details don't take away from the greater points she makes.

Overall, the book is a quite comprehensive text and should be read by pilots and aviation personnel of all experience levels. Her discussions of weather accidents and runway incursions were superlative. Particularly well covered were icing and microburst accidents, though I think she went a little far in her discussion of 'giant anteater clouds'.

Distractions for me were what I thought were a relatively large number of typographical errors, including the very annoying, often repeated (likely spell check induced) "HIS" instead of "HSI". The systems quibbles were minor as well, but nonetheless a distraction in some instances. The effort to make the book 'current' by including the Air France Concorde accident was a mistake. The summary presented was evidently taken from a sole internet source and completely devoid of useful information.

On balance, I think this is an excellent effort, and should be read by all pilots, the earlier in their career, the better.

A fascinating and a valuable read
What one sees in second edition of Aircraft Safety : Accident Investigations, Analyses, & Applications, is a comprehensive look at why serious aviation accidents and events occur.Dr. Shari Krause looks at over 40 aircraft incidents and accidents, analyzes why they occurred, and offers suggestions to avoid future calamities.

Krause concentrates on four probable accident cause areas (human factors, weather, mid-air collisions, mechanical failure) and highlights the perspectives of pilots, crewmembers, air traffic controllers, and the National Transportation Safety Board.

Many of Krause's conclusions center on two areas, pilot error and failure to properly use the technology.Many of these pilots are not some newbie's who read a for dummies book, or are recently certified via some technology boot camp.They are professionals that have spent thousands and tens of thousands of hours in the cockpit. These commercial pilots have physicals every six months, and spend significant amounts of time annual being retrained and tested.

These commercial pilots work in cockpits whose avionic hardware costs millions of dollars.Yet with all of this, these same pilots often don't think and attempt to land during an active thunderstorm, fly their airplane into mountains (officially known as CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain), and more.

The book is fascinating and a valuable read. ... Read more

Product Description
Trade paperback, 8.5" x 10.75" x 1". From the foreward by Jerome Lederer: The authors of Aircraft Accident Investigation provide a superb review of the philosophy, reasoning, methods, controversial issues and associated ramifications that are applied in the investigation of the unique and complex challenges posed by aircraft accidents. ... Read more

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The Essential Book for Aviation Accident Investigations
I'm delighted with the level of detail in this book with a few reservations.The author is outstanding on technical detail for the most part.His information on technological advances needs improvement.I look forward to seeing more information on the use of GPS mapping of crash scenes as well as better information on interviewing techniques in the next edition.While the graphics are old, they are fairly good, but I recommend color photos for the next edition.Finally, I would like to see details on digital photography in the next edition as well as underwater retrieval and analysis techniques. ... Read more

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You have a pick aviation collections shouldn't miss.
This post-911 new edition comes from a former aerospace engineer, who reviews aviation accidents and their causes, examining how each major accident was affected by weather, pilot error, metal fatigue or maintenance issues. Crucial incidents are reconstructed with an eye to solving puzzles and even those which received intense media profile reveal new angles in Owen's investigation. Add advice on industry changes and you have a pick aviation collections shouldn't miss.

Diane C. Donovan
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