> ...the pilot said in his account to NASA's Aviation > Safety Reporting System, which allows airline > employees to report incidents confidentially and > without identifying the airline or the flight.
It sounds like the pilot did the right thing. NASA's program isn't just for airline pilots though. Any pilot who finds themselves in a dangerous situation (due to faulty equipment, botched inspections, poor maintenance, or pilot error) can use the reporting system to proactively document the facts of a safety violation. In the case of pilot error (violating controlled airspace, for example), the FAA will even go lighter on the pilot in most cases if they file a report with NASA's program in advance of an FAA investigation to promote its use. The point is to provide a central place to document safety problems and their causes so that regulators can make adjustments to the rules with the best information available. As information is collected the Federal Aviation Regulations are updated periodically to reflect new findings. You'd be amazed at how many things get overlooked, but it's still, statistically, the safest way to travel. -Justin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:324525 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
