Aircraft accident statistics and knowledge database: analyzing passenger behavior in aviation accidents

Galea, Edwin R., Finney, Kate M., Dixon, Andrew J., Siddiqui, Asim and Cooney, David P. (2006) Aircraft accident statistics and knowledge database: analyzing passenger behavior in aviation accidents. Journal of Aircraft, 43 (5). pp. 1272-1281. ISSN 0021-8669

Abstract

The Aircraft Accident Statistics and Knowledge (AASK) database is a repository of passenger accounts from
survivable aviation accidents/incidents compiled from interview data collected by agencies such as the US NTSB.
Its main purpose is to store observational and anecdotal data from the actual interviews of the occupants involved
in aircraft accidents. The database has wide application to aviation safety analysis, being a source of factual data
regarding the evacuation process. It also plays a significant role in the development of the airEXODUS aircraft evacuation model, where insight into how people actually behave during evacuation from survivable aircraft
crashes is required. This paper describes the latest version of the database (Version 4.0) and includes some analysis of passenger behavior during actual accidents/incidents.

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