Aviation Accident Investigation or Agatha Christie for Engineers
Brian Nield (Boeing Commercial Airplane), Chuck Oman
Tue Jan 11, Wed Jan 12, 02-03:00pm, Room 33-319
Thu Jan 13, 02-04:00pm, Room 33-319
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2011
Limited to 24 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Spreadsheet Skills (Excel); Some Familiarity with Aviation
Commercial aviation is extremely safe, in part due to knowledge gained from studying accidents. This course is led by Brian Nield, MIT XVI G '78, Boeing's Chief Engineer for Aviation Systems Safety. The aircraft accident investigation process and some of the most significant accidents are discussed. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to work with their peers in a small, self-directed, investigative team to solve a realistic (but fictional) aircraft accident mystery. New information on the crash will be given out each session as you piece together the facts to determine what caused the accident and build recommendations for improving flying safety. Prereq: Spreadsheet Skills (Excel); Some familiarity with Aviation.
Note: The session on January 13 will be from 2-4.
Web: http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/16/ia09/16.ai/index.html
Contact: Liz Zotos, 37-219, x3-7805, zotos@mit.edu
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics
Latest update: 02-Dec-2010
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