Cockpit Task Management Bibliography

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Wilson, J.R., and Funk, K. (1998)

TITLE: The Effect of Automation on the Frequency of Task Prioritization Errors on Commercial Aircraft Flight Decks: An ASRS Incident Report Study.
PUBLISHER: Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Human Error, Safety, and Systems Development, Seattle, Washington, 1998, pp. 6-16.
KEYWORDS: incidents, task prioritization errors, automation level

SUMMARY: Identified significant difference between automated and non-automated aircraft with respect to CTM errors, by analyzing NTSB incident reports.

 SIGNIFICANT CONCEPTS/EXCERPTS:

Section on Task Prioritization Errors (pg 7).

Uses issue167 from Funk's work: The use of automation may make task management more difficult for flightcrews, possibly leading to unsafe conditions.

Last recommendation: We recommend that when designing a training program for pilots of advanced aircraft that this information be disseminated to the pilots. The information could raise the awareness of pilot’s susceptibility to Task Prioritization errors in advanced technology aircraft. It is possible that a heightened awareness could counteract this susceptibility

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