Alfretia Scarborough
Author
Series
DOT/FAA/AM volume 05/25
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Runway incursions (RIs) are one of the top safety issues for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Considerable effort has gone into understanding how pilot deviations and air traffic control (ATC) operational errors contribute to RIs. In contrast, little is known about human factors issues related to vehicle operator deviations (VODs). VODs occur when a vehicle enters the airport movement area without ATC approval. We developed a VOD prediction...
3) En route operational errors: transfer of position responsibility as a function of time on position
Author
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"Operational Errors (OEs) can occur anytime while a controller is on position. However, the historical trend has been that a higher percentage of OEs occur early on position and then tapers off as on-position time increases. This trend has been consistently observed across the different air traffic options and time of day. Past efforts at reducing OEs that occur early on position have focused on improvements associated with the position relief briefing....