Study of Flight School Pilot Incident Data: Implication for Educators
Flight training presents some of the most dangerous times in a pilots flying career. Lack of experience, decisionmaking abilities, and youth can create the recipe for a potential disaster. The majority of pilots complete their training at an established flight school. A collegiate aviation department or a Fixed Base Operator can operate these flight schools. In both situations, there are associated risk factors. This study was completed to identify aircraft incidents that occurred with pilots who were piloting flight school aircraft and to thereby identify possible training weaknesses. The researcher utilized the Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing, Accident/Incident Data System to obtain 397 aircraft incidents that occurred at flight schools from January 1978 to July 2007. The incidents were broken down based on highest pilot certificate held by the pilot; incident categories were established, and incidents were then tabulated in order to generate descriptive statistics. Meaningful data was derived under each of the pilot certificates and recommendations were made to improve safety.
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Authors:
- Allen, R Troy
- Publication Date: 2008
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures;
- Pagination: pp 91-99
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Serial:
- Collegiate Aviation Review
- Volume: 26
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: University Aviation Association
- ISSN: 1523-5955
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aviation safety; Flight crews; Flight training; General aviation pilots
- Uncontrolled Terms: Collegiate aviation programs; Pilot training
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Education and Training; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01120377
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 30 2009 7:38AM