Accession Number:

ADA010352

Title:

A Cross-Validation Study of the Personality Aspects of Involvement in Pilot-Error Accidents

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT RUCKER AL

Personal Author(s):

• Sanders, Michael G.
• Hofmann, Mark A.
• Neese, Thomas A.

Report Date:

1975-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

Abstract:

Pilot-error accidents have dominated accident statistics consistently from the 1940s to the present. Three factors in a personality factor questionnaire showed significant differences between pilot-error accident groups and were used to correctly classify 86 of aviators tested on their previous pilot-error accident involvement. Sixty-six aviators were tested in an attempt to cross-validate the findings reported in the original study. The findings indicate that individual differences in personality characteristics of the aviators hinder identification of traits associated with pilot-error groups.

Descriptors:

• *AVIATION ACCIDENTS
• *PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• *PILOTS
• ARMY AVIATION
• AVIATION SAFETY
• ERRORS
• IDENTIFICATION
• PERSONALITY
• QUESTIONNAIRES
• STATISTICAL PROCESSES
• VARIATIONS

Subject Categories:

• Military Aircraft Operations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE