THE ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD LARGE FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORTS FOR THE POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR

The National Transportation Safety Board aircraft accident/incident data base covering the years 1964 through 1975 was screened to select those accidents involving aircraft of 12,500 pounds gross weight or greater in which the potential of low-level wind shear as a factor could not be discounted. The successive filtering techniques employed eliminated all but 25 of the 59,465 accidents or incidents which comprised the total data base used. The presence of a low-level wind shear was a distinct possibility in these 25 takeoff or approach and landing accidents/incidents. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center

  Federal Aviation Administration
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405
• Authors:
  • SHRAGER, J J
• Publication Date: 1977-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 83 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air; Airplanes; Altitude; Approach; Atmospheric temperature; Aviation safety; Databases; Flow charts; Fronts (Meteorology); Glide path systems; Gusts; Landing; Safety and security; Statistical analysis; Takeoff; Thunderstorms; Transportation safety; Weight; Wind shear
• Uncontrolled Terms: Low altitude
• Old TRIS Terms: Aircraft landing; Flow charting; Temperature inversion
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00169736
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Statistical Reference File, TSC
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-NA-77-41, FAA-RD-77-169
• Files: NTIS, TSR, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM