The Navy has a thing for publicizing mishaps. For good reason, the more Sailors are aware of prior accidents, the less likely they will occur in the future. Every month while deployed, the safety officer would send around an email detailing each and every mishap that happened in theater.
Naval aviation magazines are full of them, often written by the pilot, mech, or ‘FO who was at fault. Mishap, the Navy Safety MC, speaks about Preventing the Preventable:
