MEA Forensic Engineers & Scientists

Multidisciplinary team of mechanical engineers, materials scientists, metallurgists, and experienced commercial pilots investigates the causes of airplane and helicopter incidents, covering operational and procedural factors as well as design, manufacturing, and maintenance defects.

• Operational & Procedural Evaluation

  Assessment of FAA operating rules, airworthiness standards, certification and maintenance compliance, air traffic control procedures, pilot training and evaluation, weight and balance, and adverse weather and high-altitude meteorology.

• Design, Manufacturing & Maintenance Defect Analysis

  Investigation of failures in aircraft engines, airframes, control surfaces, gearboxes, and structural components using metallurgical analysis, fractography, stress analysis, friction and wear studies, and corrosion assessment.

Engineering analysis of vehicle accidents using 3D scanning, crash data recorders, computer simulations, and full-scale crash testing to reconstruct events and provide defensible expert witness testimony.

• Multi-Vehicle & Pedestrian Collision Analysis

  Reconstruction of collisions involving automobiles, motorcycles, heavy trucks, buses, bicycles, pedestrians, watercraft, trains, ATVs, and snowmobiles, addressing collision severity, impact location, speed, and sequence of events.

• Crash Data & Electronic Data Analysis

  Recovers and interprets data from event data recorders, GPS systems, and personal devices in cars, heavy trucks, and buses for forensic analysis.

• Computer Simulation & Animation

  Use of simulation software to model tire marks, impact dynamics, and rollover scenarios, supplemented by full-scale crash tests and component failure reproductions.

• Rollover & Structural Analysis

  Investigation of rollovers, roof crush, airbag performance, seatbelt effectiveness, tire and wheel separations, and headlamp function.

Licensed metallurgical and mechanical engineers investigate failures in transportation, building systems, industrial machinery, and consumer products, delivering expert witness testimony for legal and insurance matters.

• Transportation System Failures

  Investigation of failures in passenger car and heavy truck engines, fuel systems, suspensions, steering, brakes, bicycles, heavy equipment, recreational vehicles, and marine propulsion.

• Building System Failures

  Analysis of failures in plumbing, HVAC, fire protection, drainage, and fuel oil systems, including water and fuel escapes.

• Industrial Machinery & Equipment Failures

  Examination of failures in conveyors, cranes, forklifts, food processing equipment, refrigeration systems, agricultural machinery, amusement park rides, and safety equipment.

• Consumer Product Failures

  Investigation of defects in tools, appliances, exercise equipment, ladders, space heaters, lithium-ion batteries, furniture, and mobility aids such as wheelchairs and walking aids.

Analyzes human perception, decision-making, and behavior in accident contexts for litigation support.

• Nighttime Visibility

  Analyzes visibility conditions in nighttime accident scenarios.

• Reaction Times

  Assesses human response timing in incident contexts.

• Driver Awareness

  Evaluates driver awareness and perception factors.

• Pedestrian Behavior

  Analyzes pedestrian behavior in accident contexts.

• Pilot Duty of Care

  Assesses pilot duty-of-care questions in aviation matters.

Specialized knowledge of injury mechanisms, anatomy, and human performance combined with engineering mechanics to determine how injuries are caused and prevented in motor vehicle collisions, falls, and sporting activities.

• Motor Vehicle Collision Injury Analysis
• Slip, Trip & Fall Investigations
• Sporting Activity Injury Analysis

Scientific extraction and analysis of precise spatial and temporal information from video footage to reconstruct vehicle positions, speeds, and crash sequences.

• Video-Based Speed & Position Measurement

  Quantification of vehicle speeds and positions from security camera, dashcam, and bicycle computer footage, with uncertainty analysis for litigation.

• Crash Image Retrieval