In 1978, a DC-8 flight approaching Portland, Oregon disappeared from sight and radar in minutes. “Wrong Stuff ” is an extensive analysis into the psychological causes of airline disasters, which include pilots taking on more responsibility than they can handle and their failure to work as a team.

Duration: 51 mins.

Location: U.S.A

Training Applications: (NB this is serious

viewing for human resource personnel

involved with high risk businesses.)

• Safety design issues

• Emergency procedures

• Safety and rescue systems

• Management decision making – operational profits versus safety considerations

• Studies in the psychology of individual leadership vs teamwork

• Crew resourcing

• Training issues

• Communication techniques

• Allocation of responsibility issues

• Engineering-based safety vs. people-based safety