Tenerife crash Aircraft Accident Report Requirements and writing Week 3 Case
Tenerife Opinion:
Read the case study on below. Submit your opinion as to whether the collision between the two 747’s could have been prevented, on or before Saturday of the 3rd week of class. (It must be posted as a WORD/WORKS file attachment. If I can’t open
it I can’t grade it. Do not simply cut and paste your paper into the text box. It needs to be a WORD/WORKS attachment so
I can check proper formatting). The case study should follow the format presented below.
Case Studies:
The case studies are intended to help you gain knowledge in the following areas:
1. Aircraft accident report requirements and writing.
2. Accident investigation requirements and the problems associated with an investigation.
3. Critical thought involving aviation safety issues.
Each case study should address the following questions:
1. What happened to cause the accident?
2. Why did the accident happen?
3. What can be done to prevent this type of accident?
4. A discussion of the deficiencies (political, technical, or investigative) of the accident investigation report.
5. The aviation safety issues associated with the accident.
Case studies should be no more than four pages long. The first and second page should review what happened and why the accident happened. The third and fourth pages should address recommendations to prevent such accidents from happening and the weaknesses of the accident report. These weaknesses may result from the lack/loss of evidence, lack of investigation technology, political constraints, or just a poor investigation. Aviation safety issues should also be discussed.
General Rules and Tips:
1. Always write in the third person; never the first person.
2. Do not copy an Aviation Accident Report verbatim: Summarize.
3. Do not include extraneous material in your case study.
3. If you quote the works or ideas of another, you must give appropriate credit.
Los Rodeos Airport.
American Airlines Pilot’s Association (ALPA)
Air Disasters: Dialogue from the Black Box Stanley Stewart, 1986
Spanish Subsecretaría Aviación Civil“, Accident Report,1978
(ICAO CIRCULAR AN-/56). Madrid.
