Effect of a Safety Event on Perceptions of Safety Culture in Collegiate Flight Training

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Daniel Siao
Rebecca Baughman
Willie Billingslea
James Birdsong

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A collegiate aviation flight program experienced a series of engine-related issues, leading to the grounding of the entire single-engine fleet. Students’ perceptions of safety culture were analyzed using data from the program’s annual safety culture perception surveys. Data from before and after the safety event showed that five survey items on the safety culture perception survey indicated a positive statistically significant change, while one item showed a negative statistically significant change. Perceptions of lowerclassmen and upperclassmen were also analyzed to determine if there was any variance between the two groups. Results indicated that only one survey item was statistically significant.

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