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Keywords: Aviation is a complex socio-technical system with interconnected and interdependent subsystems, such as flight
Aviation operations, air traffic control, aircraft maintenance and ground operations. However, safety and risk research has
Aircraft accident analysis not paid, thus far, adequate attention to all subsystems, resulting in possibly undetected or underestimated risks.
Ground operations
This study focuses on Ground Operations (GO) as a subsystem and analyses the role of human factors in ground
Human factors analysis and classification
operations related accidents and incidents. 87 accident and incident reports (from 2000 to 2020) were analysed
scheme
Thematic analysis in three stages, using the Human Factors Dirty Dozen (HF DD) Model and the Human Factors Analysis and
Content analysis Classification Scheme (HFACS) as a basis for the third stage, a systematic thematic analysis. The findings indicate
that lack of situational awareness and failure to follow prescribed procedures are the main causal and contrib
uting factors in GO-related accidents and incidents. Three operational actions were identified as most critical:
aircraft pushback/towing, aircraft arrival and departure, and aircraft weight and balance. An agenda for future
research and recommendations for industry corrective action are proposed.
1. Introduction visible ones, such as ground operations (ground crew loading, unload
ing, and servicing the aircraft), and aircraft maintenance (personnel
The aviation system is a complex socio-technical system consisting of conducting the scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance, repair,
different subsystems, such as flight operations, ground operations, and overhaul) [19,22]. In this study we focus our analysis on the sec
aircraft maintenance, or air traffic management. Each of these sub ondary subsystem Ground Operations.
systems fulfils its part to enable the safe and efficient operation of pas The contribution of secondary subsystems to accidents and incidents
senger and cargo flights around the world [7,51]. appears to be less studied, even though safety failures in these can lead
Technological progress and advances in training, standards, and to overall system disruptions delays, damages to the aircraft or equip
procedures, have increased flight safety to unprecedented levels [57, ment and injuries of people [13,45,62]. To address this gap, this study
58]. The number of accidents, and especially of fatal accidents, has been aims to explore the role of human factors in aviation Ground
staggeringly reduced in the last 60 years, from 40 fatal accidents per 1 Operation-related accidents and incidents in by analysing accident re
million flights in 1959 to approximately 0.14 fatal accidents per 1 ports between 2000 and 2020 using the Human Factors Dirty Dozen (HF
million flights on a five-year average of 2017–2021. [1,25]. Neverthe DD) model [8], the Human Factors Analysis and Classification Scheme
less, accidents still happen and new challenges continuously arise. (HFACS) [54] as analytical frameworks, and a systematic thematic
When investigating accidents and incidents in aviation, the focus is content analysis.
usually placed on the operational subsystems with the most central or
visible role, sometimes defined as primary subsystems, such as the
cockpit crew flying the aircraft or air traffic control (ATC) managing the 1.1. Human error in aviation
airspace [17,30,32]. However, secondary operational subsystems also
play a role in ensuring the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of flights. Human error has been identified as the number one causal and
In the context of this study, we define as secondary subsystems the less contributing factor to aviation accidents and incidents. dependant on
the source, up to 80% of aviation accidents and incidents identify human
* Corresponding author.
E-mail address: nadine.muecklich@iml.fraunhofer.de (N. Muecklich).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.treng.2023.100184
Received 3 March 2023; Received in revised form 3 May 2023; Accepted 31 May 2023
Available online 1 June 2023
2666-691X/© 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-
nc-nd/4.0/).
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Fig. 2. The Human Factors Analysis and Classification Scheme – HFACS [55].
error as a causal or at least contributing factor [33,34,41,55]. Therefore, management and training approaches. These approaches aim in pre
the analysis of potential human error preconditions is a key component venting accidents and incidents within the system caused by errors of
in applying the systems view on aviation safety [50,54]. human factors, thus limiting risks, and improving safety in the operation
Human error management approaches in aviation address the char and its processes [20,49,50,60].
acteristics of the different high-risk subsystems with adapted There are different approaches in analysing human error – the main
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Table 2
Damage and injuries of selected reports.21
Damage to aircraft and equipment Injury
Number of 21 20 18 28 70 9 2 6
accidents
and
incidents
TOTAL in% 24% 23% 21% 32% 80% 10% 2% 7%
(rounded
numbers)
Table 3 Table 4
The Human Factors Dirty Dozen - relevance to the identified accidents and Results of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification Scheme.
incidents.
HFACS Causal Categories # of %
Human Factors Dirty Dozen # of accidents & incidents reported % reports
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Wingwalker: „A member of the ground crew whose primary job function is
to walk alongside the aircraft’s wing tip during aircraft ground movement (e.g.
pushback, towing) to ensure the aircraft does not collide with any objects“
([23-2, p.255)
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Table 6
Overview of selected reports.
Accident Name of Report Year of Accident, Reference/Link
Report # Incident, or
Occurrence
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Table 6 (continued )
Accident Name of Report Year of Accident, Reference/Link
Report # Incident, or
Occurrence
AR#27 Date & Time: February 16, 2010, 06:35 Local 2010 https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
Registration: N226SW NTSB No: WPR10IA135
Aircraft: Embraer EMB-120ER
AR#28 Date & Time: December 28, 2008, 07:00 Local 2008 https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
Registration: N585NW NTSB No: WPR09FA068
Aircraft: Boeing 757–351
AR#29 Date & Time: December 24, 2008, 07:00 Local 2008 https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
Registration: N516AS NTSB No: WPR09IA065
Aircraft: Boeing 737–890
AR#30 Date & Time: December 20, 2008, 07:47 Local 2008 https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
Registration: N771AS NTSB No: ANC09IA015
Aircraft: Boeing 737–4Q8
AR#31 Date & Time: December 18, 2009, 11:15 Local 2009 https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
Registration: N515AE NTSB No: DCA10CA018
Aircraft: Bombardier CL600 2C10
AR#32 Date & Time: January 12, 2008, 19:29 Local 2008 https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
Registration: N705SK NTSB No: SEA08LA061
Aircraft: Bombardier, Inc. CL-600–2C10
AR#33 Type of Occurrence: Accident 2015 https://www.bfu-web.de/EN/Publications/Investigation%20Report/2015/Report_15–00
Date: 20 January 2015 59-AX_Fokker100_Nurnberg.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
Location: Nuremberg Airport
Aircraft: Transport aircraft
Manufacturer / Model: Fokker Aircraft B.V. / F28
Mark 0100
Injuries to Persons: None
Damage: Aircraft severely damaged
Other Damage: None
AR#34 Type of Occurrence: Accident 2011 https://www.bfu-web.de/EN/Publications/Investigation%20Report/2011/Report_11
Date: 14 December 2011 _AX001_DHC8_Berlin-Tegel.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
Location: Berlin-Tegel Airport
Aircraft: aeroplane
Manufacturer / Model: Bombardier / DHC8–300
Injuries to Persons: One person severely injured
AR#35 Kind of occurrence: Serious incident 2002 https://www.bfu-web.de/EN/Publications/Investigation%20Report/2002/Report_02
Date: 29 November 2002 _EX007-0_Dortmund_B737.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
Location: Dortmund Airport
Aircraft: transport category aeroplane
Manufacturer/type: Boeing Company / Boeing
737–800
Injuries to persons: no injuries
Damage to aircraft: aeroplane slightly damaged
AR#36 Date and hour: 24 November 2013 at 09:46 UTC 2013 https://mobilit.belgium.be/sites/default/files/downloads/2013–25%20Final%20report.
Aircraft type: Boeing 757–200 pdf?language=fr
Year of manufacture: 2000
Total flight time: 43,125:13 FH
Type of engine: 2 Rolls-Royce RB211–535E4,
high-bypass turbofan engines
Operator: US Airways1
Accident location: EBBR - Brussels Airport,
Belgium
Type of flight: Commercial Air Transport -
Passengers
Phase: Pushback/towing
AR#37 Cargo door opening on take-off 2001 https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2001/a01f0094/a01f0094.
Bradley Air Services Ltd. (First Air) html#3.0
Boeing 727–225 C-FIFA
Corcaigh International Airport, Ireland
20 July 2001
AR#38 Cargo Door Opening on Take-Off 2006 https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2006/a06c0204/a06c0204.
Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter Ltd. html#3.0
Boeing 727–227 C-GJKF
Regina, Saskatchewan
13 December 2006
AR#39 Ground collision, fire, and evacuation 2018 https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2018/a18o0002/a18o0002.html
WestJet Airlines Ltd., Boeing 737–800, C-FDMB
and
Sunwing Airlines Inc., Boeing 737–800, C-FPRP
Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport,
Ontario
05 January 2018
AR#40 Investigation of causes of an incident 2013 https://uzpln.cz/pdf/incident_nke8P5BP.pdf
at Airport Karlovy Vary - fall of a person
from the aircraft A320, registration VQ-BRE,
on 6 August 2013
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Table 6 (continued )
Accident Name of Report Year of Accident, Reference/Link
Report # Incident, or
Occurrence
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Table 6 (continued )
Accident Name of Report Year of Accident, Reference/Link
Report # Incident, or
Occurrence
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Table 6 (continued )
Accident Name of Report Year of Accident, Reference/Link
Report # Incident, or
Occurrence
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Table 6 (continued )
Accident Name of Report Year of Accident, Reference/Link
Report # Incident, or
Occurrence
hrs
Location: Stand 327, London Heathrow Airport
AR#87 Aircraft Accident Report No: 2018/01 2018 https://www.mot.gov.my/en/AAIB%20Statistic%20%20Accident%20Report%
20Document/2018/07%20July%202,018.pdf
discussed in other subsystems, such as flight operations [15,16,21] or air 29]. Australia, for example, publishes occurrences with smaller payload
traffic control [2,11,61]. In those primary subsystems, these issues are discrepancies (e.g. AR# 8, AR#11 and AR# 12), and other countries do
included in their safety management concepts, specifically in CRM and not publish these occurrences, but only more severe incidents and ac
Team Resource Management (TRM) training frameworks. As an cidents. Not all reports that have been identified and used in this study
example, communication and lack of awareness are integral parts of the provide a thick description of the accidents (e.g. AR# 1, x 42), with some
CRM concept [31]. Both concepts adapt the training on the identified providing only a short synopsis over the situation (e.g. AR# 13, 16). As a
safety issues on the distinct characteristics of the specific subsystem [11, result, some accident and incident causes may have not been detected in
15]. the analysis and the findings cannot be considered as fully
We identified human error preconditions for accidents in the sub comprehensive.
system ground operations, as the first step for a better comprehension of
ground operations characteristics and influences. This subsystem- 4. Conclusion
specific analysis is considered critical as ground operations have a
unique working environment and task design, as well as different All stages of this study showed that human factors in Ground Oper
characteristics of the people working in this subsystem compared to the ations can and do influence the safety of the aircraft and the people
other subsystems in aviation [3]. In addressing the human error pre acting around it. Consequences can reach from no or only minor dam
conditions, these characteristics must be understood and considered in ages or injuries (Example: AR# 3, 19, 21) to serious or even fatal
designing adapted human error management approaches, such as a RRM damages or injuries (Examples: AR# 44, 45, 90) (Table 2). The results
concept. revealed that the main causal and contribution human error factors in
The human error analysis models focus on analysing a specific ac ground operations related accidents and incidents based on the three
cident or incident report, or specific subsystems, but none yet in a wider stage analysis process are: 1) lack of awareness, 2) lack of communica
system context displaying interdependencies between subsystems, this is tion, and 3) lack of resources (HF DD – Table 3), 1) organisational
also limited by the current reporting frameworks - how accidents and processes, 2) perceptual error and 3) crew resource management
incidents in ground operations are reported. There exists no standard (HFACS – Table 4), and 1) lack of awareness and (2) failure to follow
except for ICAO Annex 13 on severe accidents [29]. prescribed procedures (Thematic Analysis – Table 5). As a result, a
The results suggest that current human error analysis models may reduction of ground operations-related accidents and incidents cannot
need to be extended to a more systemic approach – aligning the de only reduce harm to people or damage to equipment, but also increases
velopments of the evolution of safety on the system level [26,37,38]. efficiency, effectiveness, and the financial health and sustainability of an
HFACS is already on the organisational level, but aviation is more organisation and the system [27]. The identified human error pre
complex and interactions and dependencies between subsystems must conditions for accidents and incidents are recommended to be addressed
also be considered. Thus, as a result of all analyses, it is recommended to in an adapted ground operations-related context. Additionally, the in
consider the broader organisation and aviation system also from a terdependencies and correlations between human error preconditions in
quantitative perspective to identify additional causal and contributing aviation accidents shall be explored. Based on the results of this study, it
factors and ultimately address the problem (i.e. overrepresentation of is recommended to evaluate if the development of a comprehensive
particular human error factors per working area and severity level, or RRM framework, including training, education, communication, etc., as
correlation and interdependencies of human error factors). detected in the themes, can be beneficial for the individual organisation
For a more complete picture of the current ground operations and the aviation system safety. An adapted RRM concept would provide
framework and the role of human factors in ground operations, current a standard framework for ground operations that focuses on
rules, regulations, standards, and guidance material shall be reviewed non-technical skills and tasks, similar to the CRM concept for flight
for detecting potential gaps. Both, this accident analysis and the analysis operations, but adapted to the needs and characteristics of ground op
of regulations and standards could provide the basis for a comprehensive erations. The ten emerging themes (Table 5) may serve as a first
human error management framework. framework for enhancing specific topics in an RRM concept and to guide
Finally, a potential outcome could be a comprehensive RRM frame further research on human error in the critical GO working areas,
work to address the safety issues as identified in this study, but in an namely aircraft pushback/towing, aircraft arrival/departure, and
adapted and thus effective concept for ground operations and the peo aircraft weight and balance. All themes shall be viewed in the system
ple, equipment, and information in the specific subsystem, while not context and considering interactions with other operational sub-systems
disregarding the wider systematic context. (flight operations, maintenance operations, air traffic control). In addi
tion, it must be examined which methods and tools are already applied
in the industry, by either industry associations or ground handling ser
3.4. Limitations vice providers themselves. The research on ground operations is limited,
but not necessarily the industry guidance, therefore safety measures
Although every effort was made to identify the reports most relevant applied within ground handling service providers should be assessed,
to this study, the research team was faced with a few challenges to that including ICAO and IATA guidance material [24,28].
end. First, the accident and incident reporting standards differ from
country to country and are only guided by a few international/supra
national frameworks or laws, such as ICAO Annex 13 ‘Aircraft Accident Declaration of Competing Interest
and Incident Investigation’ or ‘Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 ‘on the
reporting, analysis and follow-up of occurrences in civil aviation’ [12, The authors declare that they have no known competing financial
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