Title:
East Michigan Flight Standards District Office Monthly Safety Meeting June 2026
Topic:
Hindsight Bias and CFIT
Speaker(s):
Leo Burke & Zach Ortiz
Brief Description:
Background:
GAJSC study of General Aviation CFIT Accidents suggested that human biases may compromise effective pilot decision making and lead to CFIT accidents.
Teaching Points:
- Human biases are patterns of reasoning that weigh the value of information according to pre-conceived beliefs.
- Hindsight bias is characterized by a feeling that event outcomes are more inevitable and predictable than they actually are. Hindsight bias can promote memory distortion leading people to think they had actually predicted the occurrence of an event and its outcome.
- Hindsight bias can compromise accident and incident investigations and lessons learned by not considering events from the perpetrators’ view.
Select Number:
GL23144429
Location of Seminar:
Oakland Pontiac Airport Terminal
6500 Highland Rd
PTK Terminal - JDV Conf Rm
Waterford, MI 48327
Directions to Venue:
Via personal vehicle - ample parking in terminal parking lot.
Fly-in: park on ramp as directed by ATC.
Fly-in Seminar?:
Yes KPTK
Seating:
50
seats at the facility,
50
remaining for online registration.
Registration Information:
Sponsoring Division:
GL23
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
Thanks to Oakland County International Airport Management for use of the JDVCC room.
Thanks to the Michigan FAASTeam for your continued support.
This seminar is expected to be no more than a total of 2 hours.
Please plan to attend and bring a friend to this life saving event and receive Wings Credit.
Equal Access Information:
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the “Contact Information” area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.
Credit Applicability:
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 3
FAASTeam Project Information:
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