Accident Rates in Glass Cockpit Model U.S. Army Rotary-Wing Aircraft

Rash, Clarence E.; Suggs, C.; LeDuc, Patricia A.; Adam, Gina E.; Manning, Shirlyce

doi:10.21236/ada396085

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“…For the OH-58D, the accident rate was 20.21 accidents per 100,000 flight hours while for the AH-64D, the accident rate was 22.44 (Rash et al, 2001). The OH-58D pilots seeni to be aware that their accident rate is higher than the fleet average, while the AH-64D pilots are not aware of their aircrafts higher accident rate.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…This study was motivated by the recent finding (Rash et al, 2001) that some U. S. Army rotary-wing aircraft with glass cockpit crewstation designs have higher accident rates than corresponding aircraft with a traditional crewstation design. As Rash et al (2001) noted, there might be many reasons for the difference in accident rates.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Previous investigations of aircraft accident rates suggested higher accident rates for glass cockpit crewstation designs (Rash et al, 2001). Previous research (e.g., Francis and Reardon, 1997) and discussions with some pilots suggested that interacting with the MFDs could be a ' difficult and confusing task.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Although there is convincing evidence that glass cockpit designs lead to fewer accidents in fixed wing commercial aircraft (Funk and Lyall, 1997), the same does not seem to be true for military rotary-wing aircraft. Rash et al (2001) compared accident rates for Army rotary-wing aircraft that have both traditional and 2 glass cockpit models. The accident rate for the OH-58 was much higher for the glass cockpit version of the aircraft than for the traditional version (statistical analyses confirmed that the difference was significant).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…MFDs and computers are also an integral part of the cockpit designs for planned future aircraft. A recent study by Rash et al (2001) noted that aircraft with a glass cockpit design have higher accident rates than corresponding aircraft with the traditional cockpit design. This finding suggested that the details of crewstation design needed to be examined.…”

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Pilot Attitudes in Comparing U.S. Army Glass Cockpit and Traditional Crew Station Designs

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The crew station instrument panel of U.S. Army rotary-wing cockpits has changed from one of traditional displays (e.g., gauges and dials) to one using multifunction displays (MFDs). The newer design is referred to as a "glass cockpit." Pilots generally approve of the introduction of glass cockpit designs, and there is significant evidence that commercial aircraft with glass cockpit designs have fewer accidents. However, a recent study of U.S. Army rotary-wing aircraft comparing accident rates between traditional and glass cockpit models of the same aircraft type found evidence for higher accident rates in the glass cockpit models. Since the design of future aircraft will almost certainly include glass cockpits, it is important to explain this finding. To identify characteristics of glass cockpit designs that might be contributing to the accident rate differences, pilots of both traditional and glass cockpit models of the OH-58 Kiowa and AH-64 Apache helicopters were surveyed regarding their attitudes toward traditional and glass cockpit designs in the areas of workload, safety, crew coordination, situational awareness, and training. The survey results suggest that the pilots of glass cockpit aircraft generally have more positive attitudes toward their cockpit than the pilots of traditional cockpit displays. Significantly, though, pilot ratings of some aspects of workload and training were more favorable for the traditional cockpit design than for the glass cockpit design, so further investigation on those areas offers the best chance of explaining the accident rate differences.

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A Comparison of AH-64 Pilot Attitudes Toward Traditional and Glass Cockpit Crewstation Designs

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Accident Rates in Glass Cockpit Model U.S. Army Rotary-Wing Aircraft

Cited by 4 publications

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A comparison of AH-64D and OH-58D pilot attitudes toward glass cockpit crewstation designs

A comparison of AH-64D and OH-58D pilot attitudes toward glass cockpit crewstation designs

Pilot Attitudes in Comparing U.S. Army Glass Cockpit and Traditional Crew Station Designs

A Comparison of AH-64 Pilot Attitudes Toward Traditional and Glass Cockpit Crewstation Designs

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