Which statement describes a Slip in the Kinds of Errors?

Which statement describes a Slip in the Kinds of Errors?

• A. A Slip occurs when a person plans to do one thing but inadvertently does something else.
• B. A Slip occurs when a person plans to do the wrong thing and is successful.
• C. A Slip occurs when a person forgets what to do.
• D. A Slip occurs when a person intentionally does something else.

Answer: (A)

Slips are execution errors: the plan is correct, but the action taken is not what you intended. In flight, you might intend to perform a proper maneuver or use the correct control, but automatic or distracted action causes you to do something different. That mismatch between intention and action is the essence of a slip. For example, you plan to set a target altitude and momentarily push the wrong knob or move the wrong control because your attention drifted or habits took over. This fits the scenario where you intend one thing and inadvertently do something else. In contrast, a mistake happens when the plan itself is flawed—you intend to do the wrong thing and succeed. Forgetting what to do describes a lapse, a memory failure. Intentionally doing something else is a violation.

Slips are execution errors: the plan is correct, but the action taken is not what you intended. In flight, you might intend to perform a proper maneuver or use the correct control, but automatic or distracted action causes you to do something different. That mismatch between intention and action is the essence of a slip. For example, you plan to set a target altitude and momentarily push the wrong knob or move the wrong control because your attention drifted or habits took over. This fits the scenario where you intend one thing and inadvertently do something else.

In contrast, a mistake happens when the plan itself is flawed—you intend to do the wrong thing and succeed. Forgetting what to do describes a lapse, a memory failure. Intentionally doing something else is a violation.