Accident investigation: the human perspective, Lisa Fitzsimons is a Senior Inspector at AAIB

Name: Accident investigation: the human perspective, Lisa Fitzsimons is a Senior Inspector at AAIB
Start: 2025-03-05T18:30:00+00:00
Location: HMS Sultan

Schedule

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

HMS Sultan | Gosport, EN

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The engineering aspects of an air accident investigation aim to understand whether the aircraft or its systems played any part in the accident and whether the manner in which the aircraft was designed, tested, certified or maintained may have played a role. Underpinning all of that is the importance of understanding any human contributions. As investigators we need to look at the human interactions and organisational influences that may have contributed to an accident, whether in the immediate lead-up to an accident or further back in time. Drawing upon several recent examples, this presentation will explore some common themes relating to human performance and organisational factors which have emerged during technical investigations. And it will suggest how a more human-centred approach to aircraft design, specifically with maintainers in mind, might form part of the solution.