The limits of expertise: rethinking pilot error and the causes of airline accidents

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Contents: Foreword Preface Introduction USAir 1016 - windshear encounter TWA 843 - the power of suggestion American 1572 - accumulation of small errors American International 808 - the strobe light that wasn't there Southwest 1455 - unstabilized approach at Burbank FedEx 14 - pilot-induced oscillations in the landing flare Ryan 590 - a minute amount of contamination Tower 41 - loss of control during a slippery runway takeoff Continental 1943 - gear-up landing in Houston American 102 - runway excursion after landing Continental 795 - high-speed takeoff decision with poor information USAir 405 - snowy night at LaGuardia ValuJet 558 - 2 missing words and a hard landing short of the runway Air Transport International 805 - disorientation, loss of control and the need to intervene American 903 - loss of control at altitude Simmons 3641 - over the gates and into forbidden territory American 1340 - autopilot deviation just prior to landing Delta 554 - undershot landing at LaGuardia American 1420 - pressing the approach Flightcrew-related accident data: comparison of the 1978-1990 and 1991-2001 periods Converging themes: the deep structure of accidents Bibliography Index.