Rich Lee asked:
I am a bit puzzled by all this. Is anyone aware of an accident directly attributed to the colour scheme, or IO/OI design of an AI?
"On 10 January 2000, at 16:54:10 UTC, in darkness, on runway 28 of Zurich airport, the Saab 340B aircraft of the Crossair airline company, registered HB-AKK, began its scheduled flight CRX 498 to Dresden. Two minutes and 17 seconds later, after a right-hand spiral dive, the aircraft crashed on an open field near Au, Nassenwil ZH."
The commander was a Moldovan citizen who had flown nearly all his career in Soviet aircraft.
"The following factors may have contributed to the accident:
• The commander remained unilaterally firm in perceptions which suggested a left turn direction to him.
• When interpreting the attitude display instruments under stress, the commander resorted toa reaction pattern (heuristics) which he had learned earlier.
• The commander’s capacity for analysis and critical assessment of the situation were possibly limited as a result of the effects of medication."
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1781_e.pdf