TSI Catalog Details

Course Code	00003
Course Name	Advanced Aircraft Accident Investigation
Description	This refresher course is designed primarily for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) personnel responsible for participation in or support of investigations of aircraft accidents and incidents, viz., operations and airworthiness inspectors, aircraft certification office engineers, manufacturing inspectors, and safety program managers. It is also recommended for other Federal agency and industry safety professionals who need fresh ideas and currency in investigation and accident prevention. The course brings new systems and materials, and advanced technologies to the attention of journeyman-level investigators, managers, and engineers. Advances in state-of-the-art design and construction of aircraft and rotorcraft such as composite materials, cockpit cathode ray tube and heads-up displays, digital avionics, and fire protection technology are included, together with new investigative techniques and procedures. The latest accident investigator information and text materials will also be supplied to each student.

Who should attend	• FAA aviation safety inspectors and air safety investigators
	• Domestic and foreign aviation inspectors and investigators
	• Domestic and foreign industry inspectors and investigators
	• Domestic and foreign military inspectors and investigators
How you will benefit	• Keep current in state-of-the-art designs and construction of fixed and rotary wing aircraft
	• Keep current in aircraft accident investigation procedures and techniques
What you will learn	• FAA legal aspects of aircraft accident and incident investigations
	• Forensic pathology procedures and techniques in aircraft accident investigations
	• Air carrier procedures and techniques in aircraft accident investigations
	• Cockpit voice recorder, digital flight data recorder, and digital avionics procedures and techniques in aircraft accident investigations

Prerequisite(s)

None