Aviation Accidents - Lessons Learned

Database.

Seven accident modules added:

1. Midair collision of United flt 826, a DC-8, with TWA flight 266, a Lockheed Super Constellation, over New York City on December 16, 1960.

Advancements in Air Traffic Control radar, operational speed limits, transponder technology

2. Collision between Skywest flt 5569, a Fairchild SA-227, and USAir flt 1493, a Boeing 737-300, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on February 1, 1991.

Advancements in Air Traffic Control procedures, advancements in transport airplane cabin material fire safety, passenger pre-takeoff briefings

3. Air Inter flt 148, an Airbus A-320 crash during approach to land at Strasbourg, France on January 20, 1992.

Autopilot mode confusion, crew resource management, ground proximity warning system

4. Delta flt 1288, an MD-88 uncontained engine failure during takeoff from Pensacola, Florida, on July 6, 1996.

Turbine engine critical parts manufacturing, nondestructive testing techniques, lessons learned information sharing, process change validation procedures

5. Korean Airlines flt 801, a Boeing 747-300, crash during approach to land at Guam International Airport, on August 6, 1997.

Crew resource management, human error

6. Southwest flt 1248, a Boeing 737-700, landing over-run at Chicago's Midway International Airport on December 8, 2005.

Landing performance, airline operational changes, inclement weather operations

7. Comair flt 5191, a Bombardier CL-600-100 takeoff from the wrong runway at Lexington, Kentucky on August 27, 2006.

Crew resource management, airport signage/markings, air traffic control processes

Change the left hand menu item from "Unsafe Condition" to "Key Safety Issue(s)" in each of the 57 accident modules.

Change to the TWA flight #800 module to include a discussion of the accident memorial at the end of the "Overview" section.

Several minor editorial changes to correct formatting and typographical errors.