Cognitive Anomaly Report(CAR)

101-10-D Cognitive Anomaly Report (CAR) Learning From the Surprises That Never Became Disasters A Lesson from Aviation Modern aviation possesses one of the strongest safety records of any engineering discipline. • This did not happen simply because aircraft became mechanically reliable. • It happened because aviation learned something much deeper. • Pilots are encouraged—often expected—to report anything that appears unusual, even if the flight lands safely and no accident occurs. o A brief autopilot disconnect.