Skip to content

Atlas / Learn / Papers / acs-time-out

AOPA Air Safety Institute · Accident case study

Accident Case Study: Time Out

Published 2022-05-01 From AOPA Air Safety Institute 1 author
View on AOPA Air Safety Institute ↗

Attribution

This is the abstract and citation. Full text lives at AOPA Air Safety Institute — we link out rather than host. All credit to the authors and AOPA Air Safety Institute.

Abstract

Verbatim from AOPA Air Safety Institute. Not paraphrased, not summarized.

Long-form accident case study reconstructing a fatal VFR-into-IMC GA accident. Examines pilot decision-making during the deteriorating-weather phase, ATC interactions, and the cognitive triggers that override go/no-go discipline. Includes CVR/ATC audio analysis where available.

Author

  • AOPA Air Safety Institute AOPA Foundation

Keywords

  • VFR into IMC
  • decision making
  • case study

Citation: AOPA Air Safety Institute (2022). Accident Case Study: Time Out. AOPA Air Safety Institute. AOPA Air Safety Institute ID acs-time-out. https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/air-safety-institute/accident-case-studies ↗