Can you help think of any Fatigue related incidents/accidents?

[JustaNumber]

To quote the NTSB " Even though the pilots had to wake up at a time when most normal people are sleeping we do not believe fatigue was the controlling factor" They then went on to say that they were able to prove that they had 6-7 hrs of rest behind the hotel room door with no interruptions.

6-7 hours behind the hotel room door is not adequate rest for most people. However, I believe the bigger factor may have been a change in circadian rhythm--changing from late night flying two days earlier to early morning flying. That'll produce fatigue in most people, even if you had 30 hours of rest.

I would also suspect that the recent DC-9 crash in Saltillo, Mexico had fatigue as a contributing factor, but we'll have to wait for the NTSB findings on that one.

 

[Fred Rogers]

Good luck on your research paper.

I think it is comical (although not at all funny) that you have to wait 12 hours by most company rules to fly after a sip of beer, yet you can be scheduled to fly with the absurd rest requirements the FAA has on the books.

BOO!