REFLECTOR:Accidents, statistics and random thoughts

[Simon Aegerter]

Scott:

Your points are well taken and I agree with or at least understand 
most of your arguments. However, I have to take issue with the 
following statement:

>That data that comes into the factory
>following accidents and incidents is no different, and no more complete than
>what is reported in the NTSB report.

I have in my collection of Velocity accidents and incidents 48 items 
of which only 35 ever made it to the NTSB files. The other 13 either 
happened abroad or escaped the NTSB's attention. Yet I am certain 
that the factory is aware of all of them and then some. In fact, I 
have the information about some of them from you people. In 
conversations with the Swings I am often impressed by the amount of 
detailed knowledge about the chain of events that led to an accident 
and that went far beyond the published NTSB report.

Besides, I think the factory would do a lousy job of safety analysis 
if they were to limit themselves to reading the NTSP reports. 
Obviously and rightfully, they don't.

Best
Simon
-- 
Simon Aegerter, Wollerau, Switzerland