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A crew has flown the same site fifty times without incident and begins skipping briefings and checks. What trap are they falling into?
- A.Hyperventilation
- B.Complacency, where repeated success breeds carelessness and eroded margins
- C.Resignation, where effort seems pointless
Correct answer
B. Complacency, where repeated success breeds carelessness and eroded margins
Why
Complacency grows out of things going right, which makes it especially deceptive. The absence of past accidents is treated as proof of safety, and the habits that actually provided safety quietly disappear.
Source: FAA-G-8082-22 Ch. 10 · ACS knowledge area: Aeronautical Decision-Making and Judgment · From the Emergency Procedures & Human Factors practice bank (HUM-079).