Tin Kickers

<p><strong>Tin Kickers: Thinking Like an Aircraft Crash Investigator</strong> Accidents aren't mysteries - they're puzzles waiting to be solved. In this compelling work John Pritchett takes readers inside the disciplined world of aviation safety. Known as tin kickers investigators walk through wreckage not to assign blame but to uncover truth and prevent future tragedy.</p><p>Through case studies such as Tenerife's runway collision British Airways Flight 38 and Sioux City's DC‑10 Pritchett reveals how investigators resist bias apply systems thinking and construct narratives that turn chaos into clarity. Readers gain insight into practical tools like Fault Tree Analysis and Event Tree Analysis as well as the human factors that shape every outcome.</p><p>More than a technical manual <em>Tin Kickers</em> is a mindset - a way of seeing accidents as solvable puzzles and applying investigative discipline wherever lives are at stake. Clear respectful and deeply informed this book honors those who serve in silence and invites professionals students and safety engineers to think like investigators: disciplined systemic and committed to prevention.</p>