Unmanned Aircraft Expert Witnesses

San Diego, California

Aviation & Aerospace, Human Factors - Aviation, Airline, Root Cause, Human Factors, Aeronautics, Unmanned Aircraft, Systems Engineering

Peter DeNucci is an accomplished US Airways Captain (ret) having logged over 18,000 hours in numerous Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Most recently he flew as Senior Principal test pilot for Northrop Grumman and the Air force with the HALE unmanned division, where he insured the Root Cause procedures were correctly implemented. Peter is the author of several books focusing on Safety Culture and change management. These books were the foundation of airline transformations in the cockpit during the past 30 years. Captain Sullenberger (Sully) and Captain DeNucci were flying US Airway’s planes during the initiation of Human Factors and Safety Culture in 1991. While Sully was teaching in universities, Peter was teaching at US Airways and Hospitals. In fact, if you have seen Miracle on the Hudson you will see Peter’s communication procedures used with the flight crew. Captain DeNucci has consulted and created environments for change with his five-step leadership model and the Just and Safe...

New York , New York

Aviation & Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence - UAS, unmanned aircraft, autonomous systems, eVTOL, airworthiness, FAA certification, Surgical Robotics, Industrial Robotics, Safety Case Analysis, FMEA, flight test, Airfield Safety, hazard analysis, drone, Medical Device Safety, Product Liability, aviation safety, software safety, ADAS Failure Analysis, Insurance Coverage Disputes

When a case turns on whether an autonomous or safety-critical system was properly designed, verified, or certified, I provide the independent technical judgment attorneys need to establish or challenge that standard. I evaluate whether systems were reasonably built and validated for their intended environment : reviewing hazard analyses, safety cases, certification evidence, and the engineering decisions that determined whether a system was ready for real-world deployment. My opinions are grounded in direct program accountability across Lockheed Martin F-35 flight test, Northrop Grumman systems engineering, Boeing AI and autonomy architecture, and Anduril autonomous UAS operations — programs where getting these decisions wrong had real consequences. Available for litigation support, expert report preparation, deposition, and trial testimony in matters involving: Aviation and aerospace system failures, certification disputes, airfield safety, and airline operational negligence. Au...