Accident Report Involving Human Errors

Accident Report Involving Human Errors

NTSB Accident Report Involving Human Errors

Abstract

The American Airlines Flight 1420 fatal accident is reported as a runway overrun accident. The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) investigated the accident on what would result in the accident. This work's basic objective is to put emphasis on the human aspects that resulted in the accident by applying the Human Factor Analysis and Classification System (HFCAS). It also incorporates the Swiss Chess approach to link the series of events that eventually became the set of events that triggered the accident.

NTSB applied the HFCAS in the analysis of the human factors in the flight, and it was enlightening to see that it proved on how the fatal even occurred. The HFACS synergized with the Swiss Chess illustrates the manner in which one occurrence resonates to the other. Also, the model revealed that the resources and regulations of the company after inadequate monitoring, combined with the prevalent weather conditions and fatigued flight crew instigated unsafe actions. This includes wrong judgment and errors that took place before and during the landing of the airplane.



Introduction

The American Airlines Flight 1420 was on its way to Little Rock National Airport on the 1st June 1999. The pilot of the airplane was regarded as an experienced one. NTSB (2001) reports that the aircraft used in the flight is a McDonnell Douglas DC–9–82 (MD–82). The flight was scheduled to touchdown at 11:50 P.M. and had an on

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