Pilot fatigue
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The International Civil Aviation Organization defines fatigue as "A physiological state of reduced mental or physical performance capability resulting from sleep loss or extended wakefulness, circadia
Flight operations often take place at night, which can disrupt the circadian rhythms responsible for monitoring sleep and wake cycles.
Electroencephalogram probes monitoring physiological activity during a pilot fatigue study
American Airlines Flight 1420 crash in Little Rock, Arkansas
UPS Airlines Flight 1354
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UPS Airlines Flight 1354 was a scheduled cargo flight from Louisville, Kentucky, to Birmingham, Alabama. On August 14, 2013, the Airbus A300 flying the route crashed and burst into flames short of the
Pilot fatigue
…the 777's systems, Asiana Airline's insufficient training, and "flight crew fatigue, which likely degraded their performance". August 14, 2013, UPS Airlines Flight 1354 crashed on approach to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport. Both pilots, the only people on board the aircraft, were killed. The approach…
Wreckage of the aircraft's cockpit section
N155UP, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2009
NTSB investigators examine the wreckage at the crash site
NTSB hearing on September 8, 2014