Publications

The development of effective crashworthiness design and design criteria, personal protective equipment and in-flight escape systems depends on obtaining accurate injury data from aircraft crashes and ejection. The depth and quality of injury data collected by member nations is sporadic and usually lacking in the determination of the injury mechanism. In this LS, we have reviewed several aspects of the Aircraft Accident Investigation we think are key for the investigator. We have put especial attention to aspects related to the role of the FS and Investigator, how to behaviour in the crash site, what data should be collected and how to proceed in relation to the analysis of the injuries. In this perspective we put together the methodology that it should be apply and the structured procedures to identify and to evaluate the underlying causes in order to prevent new similar events. Also it has been presented a deep review of mechanism of injuries, how we analyse them and how they might be scored and be able to identify patterns of injury as a viable tool for accident reconstruction. In addition to that incapacitation events were presented and detailed information provided. Also toxicological and pathological findings related to the material to be investigated and the post-mortem diagnosis were explained and the appropriate interpretation used as a particularly remarkable evidence for further clarification of the correct sequence of events. Finally human tolerance and crash survivability has been explained and basic principles of crashworthiness and crashworthy design by using the CREEP model extensively discussed.