aviation accident
Let an agent explain aviation accidents and their classification, relay investigation processes and safety statistics from ICAO, national boards and reference databases, describe common accident types and causes with attribution, and distinguish accidents from incidents.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain aviation accidents and their classification, relay investigation processes and safety statistics from ICAO, national boards and reference databases, describe common accident types and causes with attribution, and distinguish accidents from incidents.
An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft in which a person is fatally or seriously injured, the aircraft sustains substantial damage or is missing, as defined by ICAO Annex 13, including crashes of aeroplanes and helicopters, runway overruns, tailstrikes, nose-overs, in-flight breakups and controlled flight into terrain, investigated by independent accident boards to establish causes and improve safety rather than to assign blame; accidents are recorded by country, as in Denmark, and by type.
What it is for: Not applicable; a category of events.
It can be explain definitions and types; relay investigation processes; relay statistics with sources; distinguish from incidents.
Distinguishing features
Annex 13 definition
Independent investigation
Safety-focused, no blame
Type classification
What it looks like
Not a visible object; wreckage and investigation reports.
Physical character
commercial jet fatal accident rate: about 0.1-0.2 per million flights - recent years, IATA
ICAO Annex 13: defines accident standard
How it is recognised
Aircraft operation occurrence with death, serious injury or substantial damage
Crashes, runway overruns, tailstrikes, nose-overs, in-flight breakups, helicopter accidents
Incidents are less severe occurrences; hijackings and shootdowns are unlawful interference
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is investigated under - by accident boards
is contrasted with - which is less severe
In practice
Families and kinds
controlled flight into terrain
loss of control in flight
runway excursions and overruns
tailstrikes and nose-overs
in-flight breakups
helicopter accidents
general aviation accidents
accidents by country, such as aviation accidents in Denmark
Standards and regulation
ICAO Annex 13 on accident investigation
National accident investigation laws and boards
EU Regulation 996/2010
Occurrence reporting rules
Failure modes and hazards
Speculating on causes before investigation
Confusing accidents with incidents
Sensational or disrespectful presentation
Stale statistics
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What an aviation accident is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- How does ICAO define an aviation accident, and how does it differ from an incident? definition
- Is the question about accidents in general, a specific accident or a type? boundary
Types
Types.
Types
Types.
- What are the main accident types, from runway overruns and tailstrikes to in-flight breakups? definition
- Which entry fits the specific type? action
Investigate Investigation.
Regulation.
Process
Process.
Process
Process.
- How are accidents investigated, and why do investigations avoid assigning blame? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Reports
Reports and databases.
Reports
Reports.
- Where are accident reports and databases published, by country and internationally? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific investigation board? action
Safety Causes and safety.
Attribution.
Causes
Causes.
Causes
Causes.
- What causal factors do investigations most often identify, with sources? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Statistics
Statistics.
Statistics
Statistics.
- How safe is aviation, and how have accident rates changed? measurement
- Which entry fits aviation safety? action
Context History and media.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- Which accidents changed aviation safety, as historians and investigators describe? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific accident? action
Media
Media and families.
Media
Media.
- How should accidents be reported responsibly, and what support exists for families? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should accident types be separate entries?
- How should investigation databases be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming types and a country; should they be split off?