MIDEXAMS MID-TERM ESSAY EXAM

POOL 1 ( pool 1)Explain the duties and functions of the NTSB, as well as, defining the meaning of the NTSB is an independent agency. ( pool 1) Justify the NTSB role in accident investigation vs. having the FAA responsible for all aircraft accident investigations. ( pool 1)Discuss the NTSB Party Process and explain its justification, function and the limits set forth on Party members. (pool 1)An Air Detective Tip alluded to the investigative risk of “hindsight bias”. What does this mean and how could it have an effect on discovery of causations? POOL 2 ( pool 2)Describe some of the immediate on-scene procedures that should be conducted at the accident site after the victims have been removed and or cared for. (pool 2) Describe the difference between cause and blame and how that difference relates to the dynamics of accident investigation. ( pool 2) What specific paper trails/evidence would an investigator search through in order to prove that management or organizational culture was a factor in the accident? ( pool 2) What specific paper trails/evidence would an investigator search through in o