TY - JOUR
T1 - Aviation occupant survival factors
T2 - An empirical study of the SQ006 accident
AU - Chang, Yu Hern
AU - Yang, Hui Hua
N1 - Funding Information:
This paper was supported by the National Science Council of Taiwan under grant NSC-98-2410-H-006-016-MY3. The authors would like to express their gratitude to the ASC, CAA, and industrial experts for their support in evaluation of the framework.
Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - We present an empirical study of Singapore Airline (SIA) flight SQ006 to illustrate the critical factors that influence airplane occupant survivability. The Fuzzy Delphi Method was used to identify and rank the survival factors that may reduce injury and fatality in potentially survivable accidents. This is the first attempt by a group from both the public and private sectors in Taiwan to focus on cabin-safety issues related to survival factors. We designed a comprehensive survey based on our discussions with aviation safety experts. We next designed an array of important cabin-safety dimensions and then investigated and selected the critical survival factors for each dimension. Our findings reveal important cabin safety and survivability information that should provide a valuable reference for developing and evaluating aviation safety programs. We also believe that the results will be practical for designing cabin-safety education material for air travelers. Finally, the major contribution of this research is that it has identified 47 critical factors that influence accident survivability; therefore, it may encourage improvements that will promote more successful cabin-safety management.
AB - We present an empirical study of Singapore Airline (SIA) flight SQ006 to illustrate the critical factors that influence airplane occupant survivability. The Fuzzy Delphi Method was used to identify and rank the survival factors that may reduce injury and fatality in potentially survivable accidents. This is the first attempt by a group from both the public and private sectors in Taiwan to focus on cabin-safety issues related to survival factors. We designed a comprehensive survey based on our discussions with aviation safety experts. We next designed an array of important cabin-safety dimensions and then investigated and selected the critical survival factors for each dimension. Our findings reveal important cabin safety and survivability information that should provide a valuable reference for developing and evaluating aviation safety programs. We also believe that the results will be practical for designing cabin-safety education material for air travelers. Finally, the major contribution of this research is that it has identified 47 critical factors that influence accident survivability; therefore, it may encourage improvements that will promote more successful cabin-safety management.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.aap.2009.10.018
DO - 10.1016/j.aap.2009.10.018
M3 - Article
C2 - 20159096
AN - SCOPUS:76049100435
VL - 42
SP - 695
EP - 703
JO - Accident Analysis and Prevention
JF - Accident Analysis and Prevention
SN - 0001-4575
IS - 2
ER -
