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Classification problems of U.S. Air Force spatial disorientation accidents, 1989-91.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 1994 Feb; 65(2):147-52.AS

Abstract

Spatial disorientation (SD) continues to contribute to a fairly constant proportion of military aircraft accidents. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) fielded a new accident investigation reporting form in July 1989, which for the first time specified Type I SD, Type II SD, and Type III SD as possible causes of aircraft accidents. Of a total of 91 major accidents that occurred over the 2-year period beginning in October 1989, SD was rated as contributing significantly to 13 (14%). Coding for SD on accident investigation reporting forms was not consistent, however. Individual flight surgeons differed in their approaches to coding accidents as SD-related; other differences were noted between flight surgeons and pilots, and additional procedural differences resulted in inconsistent reporting over time. There is a consensus that SD represents a major problem in military aviation, but a scientific approach to this important problem would be facilitated if agreement could be reached on definitional and semantic issues.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Lyons TJ
Armstrong Laboratory Crew Systems Directorate, Brooks AFB, TX.
Ercoline WR
No affiliation info available
Freeman JE
No affiliation info available
Gillingham KK
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Accidents, AviationAdultAerospace MedicineHumansMaleMilitary PersonnelOrientationSensation DisordersSpace PerceptionUnited States

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

8161326

Citation

Lyons, T J., et al. "Classification Problems of U.S. Air Force Spatial Disorientation Accidents, 1989-91." Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, vol. 65, no. 2, 1994, pp. 147-52.
Lyons TJ, Ercoline WR, Freeman JE, et al. Classification problems of U.S. Air Force spatial disorientation accidents, 1989-91. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1994;65(2):147-52.
Lyons, T. J., Ercoline, W. R., Freeman, J. E., & Gillingham, K. K. (1994). Classification problems of U.S. Air Force spatial disorientation accidents, 1989-91. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 65(2), 147-52.
Lyons TJ, et al. Classification Problems of U.S. Air Force Spatial Disorientation Accidents, 1989-91. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1994;65(2):147-52. PubMed PMID: 8161326.
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