Accident Investigation

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The AAI analyzes “accident and incident data as well as other safety data to identify safety issues and trends” (1). This is the part of their job that helps them determine the “why” an accident happened. As we learned in class they look at everything from ground scarring to burn patterns and wreckage distribution. Once they have gathered and analyzed all the data the AAI is responsible for making recommendations and “ensuring that the FAA fully addresses (these) safety issues and recommendations” (1). Once the recommendations are made the AAI is responsible for “coordinating and tracking FAA responses to safety recommendations issued by the National Transportation Safety Board. The FAA must provide the Board with its course of action to address each initial safety recommendation within 90 days after the iss...