Assignment
Write a 3-4 page response, double-spaced, using an average of 1,000 words. Solid writing using APA mechanics and style are required. Support your answers and data with references and cite your sources.
You should review and utilize the American Psychological Association's Publication Manual, a required text for this course, as guidance for your submissions. A title page, abstract and reference page are required.
Question:
Read the two NTSB accident reports. Write a paper discussing the possible similarities of error chains and how SMS may have prevented the accidents. Detect and discuss the similarities and differences of error chains and how the dynamics of SMS may have prevented one of these accidents.
Your papers must demonstrate a comprehension of the issue based on facts, not opinion. Facts may be from the course or other stated references. Opinions must be corroborated by references.
Accident Report 1: Crash After Encounter with Instrument Meteorological Conditions During Takeoff from Remote Landing Site New Mexico State Police: Agusta S.p.A. A-109E, N606SP- Near Santa Fe, New Mexico June 9, 2009.
Accident Report 2: Crash Following Encounter with Instrument Meteorological Conditions After Departure from Remote Landing Site Alaska Department of Public Safety Eurocopter AS350 B3, N911AA, Talkeetna, Alaska March 30, 2013.