Accident Investigation – How do we train people?
At CSAIC, we strongly believe that the best way to learn about accident investigation is through practice. Our courses all benefit from practical activities ranging from mock courtroom and one-on-one interviewing through to full-scale accident simulations.
Here are some of the exercises we have run in recent years
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Piper Aztec G-AZXG landing accident – Whatever has this aircraft flown through?
Scottish Aviation Jetstream 200 G-RAVL runway excursion and gear collapse, but what caused this strange event?
Scottish Aviation Jetstream 200 G-RAVL suffers a ground accident during start-up (Don’t worry, it is fake blood on the propeller!)
The Royal Navy Flight Safety and Accident Investigation Centre demonstrate the types of kit that may be used in hostile environments
The fishing vessel Bonnie Doon foundered whilst trawling, but what caused this vessel to sink?
Cessna 152 ‘G-CRAN’ provides a complex puzzle for investigators to unravel
A TB10 which has suffered a post-accident fire – extinguished by Cranfield Airport fire service and handed over to awaiting investigators
Here are some pictures of us, doing what we love doing
Steve Moss (AAIB), Graham Braithwaite, Tony Cable (AAIB) and Neil Campbell (ATSB) out in Hong Kong for a refresher seminar for the Civil Aviation Department in 2007
Professor Graham Braithwaite with the investigators from the New South Wales Police Air Wing, Sydney in 2007
Rod Fewings and Dr Romano Pagliari playing witnesses in our marine accident simulation in 2008
Graham Wilson (MAIB), Jerry Barnett, Nathalie Boston, Graham Braithwaite and Bryan Stott on the fishing trawler “Bonnie Doon” in 2007
Tim Wakeman from Recovair and Bryan Stott at the firey start to an exercise in 2007
‘Farmer Giles’ skillfully played by Dr George Williams as part of the summer 2007 exercise
Graham Braithwaite, Visiting Professor Dave King (AAIB, UK), Bryan Stott and Jurgen Whyte (Irish Accident Investigation Unit) at ISASI Singapore in 2007
Nathalie Boston – one of our PhD students - who is looking at health and safety at the accident site
Dr Matthew Greaves playing Security for the day at our quayside
Chris Pollard explains the details of an on-site investigation
Sid Hawkins from the AAIB watches over hazard management at the scene of a post-crash fire
Graham Braithwaite playing the reporter role for the day with one of our budding new investigators
Bryan Stott in full flow by the site of a light helicopter accident
