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Domestic Helicopter Accident Analysis using HFACS & Dirty Dozen

  • Kim, Su-Ro;Cho, Young-Jin;Song, Byung-Heym
    • International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2020
  • Safety can be defined as being maintained or reduced to a level below which the possibility of human or physical harm can be tolerated through continuous identification of risks and safety risk management. FAA, EASA, IATA and Boeing, major organizations that conduct research and analysis for aviation safety around the world, report that about 70 percent of aviation accidents are caused by human factors, which have led to a surge in interest in human factors-induced accident prevention activities around the world. As part of this purpose, the FAA in the U.S. is raising awareness among aviation workers by publicizing the 12 human errors (Boeing, 2016), which account for the largest part of aviation accidents under the theme of Dirty Dozen, to prevent aviation accidents. Therefore, based on the domestic helicopter accidents reported to the Air Railroad Accident Investigation Committee from 2007 until recently, this study aims to use HFACS to extract human factors for the six recent helicopter accidents in Korea, analyze the extracted human factors in conjunction with the Dirty Dozen concept, and then present measures to prevent accidents by item.

A Systematic Method for Analyzing Human Factors-Related Accidents to Improve Aviation Safety in the Air Force (공군의 항공안전 향상을 위한 인적요소 관련 사고의 체계적 분석 기법)

  • Lim, Chea-Song;Ham, Dong-Han
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.101-111
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    • 2014
  • Aviation safety is increasingly important to secure the safety of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). A critical activity for enhancing aviation safety is to analyze an accident throughly and to identify causes that can explain it reasonably. The results of such a systematic accident investigation can be effectively used for improving information displays, task procedures, and training systems as well as for reorganizing team structure and communication control system. However, the current practice of analyzing aviation accidents in ROKAF is too superficial and simple to diagnose them systematically. Additionally, the current practice does not give a full consideration to human factors that have been identified as main causes of most of the aviation accidents. With this issue in mind, this study aims to suggest a new approach to analyzing aviation accidents related to human factors.The proposed method is developed on the basis of several models and frameworks about system safety, human error, and human-system interaction. Its application to forty-two human factors-related accidents, which have occurred in ROKAF during the last ten years, showed that the proposed method could be a useful tool for analyzing aviation accidents caused by human factors.

Investigation of Regulations and Bird Strike Problems (조류충돌 문제와 관련 규정의 고찰)

  • Choi, Youn-Chul
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.85-93
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    • 2009
  • Bird strike is big issue in aviation. Because a bird strike causes not only an aircraft damage but also a fatality, aviation societies are gearing up to prevent a bird strike. However, the accidents is not going down yet. Annal average of bird strikes in Korea is 1.15 accidents per ten thousand of flight, which is lower than the other country, for example 1.84 accidents in France and 2.38 accidents in Switzerland, 1.15 accidents. In the U.S.A, there are 89,727 accidents for the 19 year(1990-2008). Also flight delay is total 637,692 hours. The cost is total 350,258 billion dollar and 18,435 billion dollar per year. In related with those data's, this research is about the current and legal status of the bird strike. Also it will be useful to establish aviation safety policy and manage the bird strike.

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Trends of Aircraft Safety Data and Analysis Methods (항공안전데이터 및 분석 동향)

  • Kim, J.Y.;Park, N.S.
    • Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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    • v.36 no.6
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    • pp.55-66
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    • 2021
  • The air traffic industry, one of Korea's major industries, has recently experienced increased demand from overseas air passengers, launched a low-cost airline, and increased special freight transportation capacity. These initiatives have had a positive impact on air traffic (for example, profitability); however, air traffic management has become more complex, which has increased the incidence of aviation accidents and created safety hazards. There is an increasing need to collect and analyze aviation data that can proactively respond to aviation accidents. Concatenation of collected aviation data as big data and the development of artificial intelligence technology are gradually expanding aviation safety event analysis from conventional statistical analysis to machine learning-based analysis. This paper surveys the trends of flight safety event analysis to derive aviation safety risk factors by looking at the types and characteristics of aviation data that can be used to predict accidents related to safety in aviation operations.

The study on safety measures and the trend of helicopter accidents (헬리콥터의 사고 추세와 안전대책에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, C.Y.;Choi, Y.C.
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.59-70
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    • 2004
  • Most of studies on aircraft accidents have been conducted mainly for fixed-wing aircraft, while the studies on helicopter accidents have been done less even though the helicopter accidents occurred quite more than those of the fixed-wing. There are lots of differences between helicopter and fixed-wing accidents, in aspect of causes and occurrence of accidents as well as aerodynamics and operation. In Korea, helicopter accidents have occurred 2 or 3 times annually since 2000, while the number of fixed-wing aircraft accidents has been reduced considerably. The goal of this study is to solve the present safety problems in helicopter accidents by reviewing the characteristics of past accidents and comparing differences between two types of aircraft.

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EMS Helicopter Operation and Flight Safety in Korea (한국에서의 응급의료헬기 운영과 운항안전)

  • Choi, Youn-Chul
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.117-122
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    • 2011
  • EMSS is the organic system offering quick and efficient transfer and treatment for those who need an emergency service. For EMS aviation operation is the important transportation for the common benefits. There are several types of aviation operation. Among the different types of the operations, helicopter operation is very common because it is free from any locations. Notwithstanding the benefit, various types of EMS helicopter accidents and incidents are occurred because of its poor operation condition. In South Korea, even though so much effort was put to decrease the accidents rates, there are still many accidents happening by fire helicopters and the forest service helicopters. Therefore, in order to regularize the EMSH operation, measures for the aviation safety have to be prepared. This research is, related to the EMSH, focused on the suggestion of safety measure for the EMSH in Korea based on the accidents analysis in various countries.

A Study on the Safety and Management Plan of Aviation Maintenance due to Human Error (인적오류에 의한 항공정비의 안전과 관리방안에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Se-Jong;Jeon, Eon-Chan
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.19 no.10
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    • pp.68-73
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    • 2020
  • The proportion of airline accidents caused by human factors is steadily increasing. The aviation industry has made considerable progress in reducing the accident rate; however, since the early 1980s, the accident rate has remained constant. Due to airspace congestion, the safety margins of these existing safety promotion methods are gradually decreasing; thus, new methods to prevent accidents and quasi-accidents must be devised. Causative factors of aviation accidents include increased air traffic due to increased air demand, increased cumulative working hours due to long-distance flights, and complicated flight environments. Accidents often occur when several small errors accumulate in the normal course of operation, rather than after a single error. Accordingly, in this study, the impacts on air navigation due to human error by aviation maintenance personnel and varying international standards (i.e., KOCA vs. F.A.A vs. EASA) analyzed, and the relationship between human decision-making and behavior was investigated. The resulting safety analysis and alternatives were presented to prevent aviation maintenance accidents and cognitive ergonomics errors.

A study on the Effect of Aviation Safety over the Air Passenger's Behaviour for Enhancement of Aviation Safety Management (항공안전관리 향상을 위한 항공여객의 행동 변화 연구)

  • Lee, K.S.
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.11-28
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    • 2005
  • The research purpose of A Study on the Effect of Aviation Safety over the Air Passenger's Behavior for enhancement of aviation safety management lies at the judgement that passenger's airlines choice criteria has much changed after several serious aviation accidents as before when we used to overlook "aviation safety" variable through surveying to Korean aviation passengers and foreigners visit or travel Korea on various purposes. This study will be regarded significant in terms that empirical analysis was used to prove "Aviation Safety", a variable which had not been regarded as a airline choice factor within Korea air transport market so far, and has an effect on the air passengers' airline preference change and choice after recent frequent aviation accidents. I wish, it can be another opportunity for Korean two national flag airlines to reappraise and reinforce the significance of "aviation safety" and set forth immediate vigorous efforts to support the government's aviation safety improvement countermeasures.

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Analysis of Aviation Safety Management Issues using Text Mining (Text Mining 기법을 활용한 항공안전관리 이슈 분석)

  • Moonjin Kwon;Jang Ryong Lee
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.19-27
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    • 2023
  • In this study, a total of 2,584 domestic research papers with the keywords "Aviation Safety" and "Aviation Accidents" were subjected to Text Mining analysis. Various text mining techniques, including keyword frequency analysis, word correlation analysis, network analysis, and topic modeling, were applied to examine the research trends in the field of aviation safety. The results revealed a significant increase in research using the keyword "Aviation Safety" since 2015, with over 300 papers published annually. Through keyword frequency analysis, it was observed that "Aircraft" was the most frequently mentioned term, followed by "Drones" and "Unmanned Aircraft." Phi coefficients were calculated for words closely related to "Aircraft," "Aviation," "Drones," and "Safety." Furthermore, topic modeling was employed to identify 12 distinct topics in the field of aviation safety and aviation accidents, allowing for an in-depth exploration of research trends.

Analytic Hierarchy Research on Site Selection to Construct Airfield to Contribute to Improve Aviation Safety Focusing on Song-Po Airfield (항공안전 증진을 위한 경비행장 건설에 따른 입지선정 AHP(Analytic Hierarchy Process) 연구 - 송포 비행장을 중심으로 -)

  • Sang Yong Park
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.71-78
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    • 2023
  • To minimize the occurrence of aviation accidents in the post-COVID, continuous flight training is crucial. However, the current infrastructure of domestic airports and airfields is insufficient to prepare for and respond to accidents, and there is a need for sufficient facility capacity. Therefore, this study examines the construction of a regional airport to minimize aviation accidents and selects factors necessary for determining the site location. Among the 11 selected factors, six were considered the most important site selection factors, including noise issues, weather conditions, obstacle limitations, environmental issues, airspace conditions, and facility usability. Applying these factors, an analysis was conducted on the Songpo area of Sacheon City, Gyeongsangnam-do. Based on a comprehensive review, it can be concluded that the Songpo area is a suitable choice for a regional airport due to its excellent transportation environment, consideration of noise and environmental issues with the residential population, and other factors. Furthermore, the development of the aviation industry is expected to bring about an increase in tourism and economic benefits, and it is anticipated to make a significant contribution to the domestic aviation industry along with the construction of the currently under-construction Ulleung Airport.