ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF INFLIGHT REFUELING MISHAPS WITH THE KC-135

The purpose of this study was to determine the causes of inflight refueling mishaps with the KC-135. The study had three main objectives: (1) to categorize the causes of KC-135 inflight refueling mishaps; (2) to compare mishaps when refueling from the boom/drogue adapter (BDA) to mishaps when refueling from the boom; (3) to compare KC-135 mishaps with fighter/attack aircraft to KC-135 mishaps with heavy aicraft. The study was accomplished by first determining the causes of inflight refueling mishaps. The data was then categorized and analyzed. The study found se ven basic causes of inflight refueling mishaps with the KC-135. The predominate cause of inflight refueling mishaps is the receiver aircraft pilot.

• Corporate Authors:

  Air Force Institute of Technology

  School of Systems and Logistics, Wright-Patterson AFB
  Dayton, OH  United States  45433
• Authors:
  • Thomas, M L
• Publication Date: 1989-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 58 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pilots; Aircraft; Airline pilots; Crash causes; Crashes; Data analysis; Mathematical analysis; Refueling
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes
• Old TRIS Terms: Booms
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00494343
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: AFIT/GLM/LSM/89S-41
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1990 12:00AM