Aircraft Safety: Accident Investigations, Analyses & Applications

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.

Very well written and researched. This book breaks down each accident with CVR transcripts and lessons learned. A must of an Aircraft Safety reader.

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.

This book by Dr. Krause is a must-read for safety-oriented aviators from beginners to professionals. This book provides accounts of some of the more well-known aircraft mishaps and dissects each one for causes and chains of events. It also provides the reader an education on various human-factor and weather-related issues. It also covers human-performance issues involving more recent technological developments like EFIS cockpits and TCAS, without neglecting basic hands-on skills and flight discipline.

I read the hardcover version of this book and it is wonderful. Shari Stamford Krause is informative and descriptive down to the last datail that you would not get from the FAA or NTSB. She defines the circumstances in a way that anyone, whether a seasoned pilot or just an avid plane lover, can understand. Everyone should read this.