Aviation medicine accidents

Wiegmann, D. A. and Shappell, S.A. (2001). A human error analysis of commercial aviation accidents using the human factors analysis and classification system (HFACS) (Rep. No. DOT/FAA/AM-01/3). Washington, DC Office of Aviation Medicine. 

In April 2010, the FAA announced the possibility of a special medical certificate being issued to pilots who are under medication for mild to moderate depression, so that they could be exempt fi om conditions that prohibit them from all flying duties. This measure is consistent with the findings of a 12 year study conducted by a team of aviation medicine specialists in Australia which was released in 2007 which said that taking the drugs does not increase the risk of accidents, while banning them could increase risks by encouraging depressed pilots not to seek... 

Wiegmann, D. and Shappell, S. (2001), Human Error Analysis of Commercial Aviation Accidents Application of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 72, 1006-1016. 

FAA Federal Aviation Administration, 2010, DOT/ FAA/AM-10/13.2013. Office of Aerospace Medicine, Causes of General Aviation Accidents and Incidents Analysis Using NASA Aviation, Safety Reporting System Data, Washington DC, U.S. Department of Transportation press. 

Wiegmann, D., Faaborg, T., Boquet, A., Detwiler, C., Holcomb, K. Shappell, S. 2005 Human Error And General Aviation Accidents A Comprehensive, Fine-Grained Analysis Using HFACS. Office of Aerospace Medicine. 

Shappell, S. A., and D. A. Wiegmann. A Human Error Analysis of General Aviation Controlled Flight into Terrain Accidents Occurring between 1990-1998. Rep>ort No. DOT/FAA/AM-03/4, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, D.C., March 2003. 

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