top 10 causes of fatal general aviation accidents
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Presented to: Sun n’ Fun
By: TONY JAMES
Air Safety Investigator , AVP-100
Date: MARCH 27, 2012
Federal AviationAdministrationTOP TEN CAUSES
OF GENERAL
AVIATION ACCIDENTS
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OVERVIEW
• Getting results through non-regulatory, productive strategy and education.
• Help to understand why accidents occur.
• One of the FAA’s top priorities is to reduce the number of fatal accidents in general aviation.
• Develop an accurate picture of contributing factors.
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NUMBER TEN
WINDSHEAR or THUNDERSTORM
Preflight Planning, Weather Knowledge, “Get Home ‘itis”
Contributing Factors Distraction, Monitoring Airspeed, Situational
Awareness, Multitasking
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Scott Crossfield
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NUMBER NINE
MIDAIR COLLISIONS
Traffic Pattern, Fly Ins, Glider Operations,
Practice Areas
Contributing Factors
Distractions, Situational Awareness
Instructional Flight
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NUMBER EIGHT
System Component FailureNon-Powerplant
Electrical Failure, Cabin Fire/Smoke, Vacuum Pump Failure, Carbon Monoxide
Contributing Factors Airspeed, Situational Awareness, Distraction,
Pilot Fatigue, Maintenance, Preflight
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•NTSB Identification: CHI01MA011. Accident occurred Monday, October 16, 2000 in
HILLSBORO, MOAircraft: Cessna 335, registration: N8354N
Injuries: 3 Fatal.
The pilot's failure to control the airplane while maneuvering because of spatial disorientation.
Contributing to the accident were the failure of the airplane's primary attitude indicator and the adverse
weather conditions, including turbulence.
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NUMBER SEVEN
• FUEL RELATED• Bad Gauges/A Good Watch, Preflight
Planning, Weather/Winds, Fuel Management, Systems Knowledge
Contributing Factors• Distraction and Trust, Flight Crew
Experience and Planning
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•NTSB Identification: ERA10FA502
Accident occurred Friday, September 24, 2010 in Chatsworth, GA
Aircraft: CESSNA 172, registration: N84249Injuries: 2 Fatal,1 Serious.
•The pilot's inadequate flight planning and in-flight fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the
accident was the operator's failure to ensure aircraft records pertaining to engine modifications and fuel
burn rates were available to flight crewmembers
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NUMBER SIX
OTHER
• Instrument Approach Procedures, Track and Altitude Flown, Pilots Situational Awareness
are Unknown
Contributing FactorsNon rated Instrument pilot
Got to get there ‘itis
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NUMBER FIVE
UNKNOWN OR UNDETERMINEDSelf Explanatory, No Witness, Recorders,
Non-Volatile Memory (GPS)
Contributing Factors
Airspeed Control, Bank Angle,
Situational Awareness, and Distraction
And Lots of Other Things!
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Steve Fossett
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NUMBER FOUR
LOW ALTITUDE OPERATIONS
• Pipe/Power Line Patrol, Crop Duster, Fire Fighting, EMS Operations
Contributing Factors• Distractions, Situational Awareness,
• Out-of-Date Charts, Cell Phones
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P-3B Air Tanker
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NUMBER THREE
SYSTEM COMPONENT FAILURE POWERPLANT
Single Drive Mags, Cylinders, Valves, Cam/Crankshafts, Pumps, and other
components
Contributing FactorsMaintenance, Preflight
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Rear cylinder separation
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NUMBER TWO
CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN
• Rising Mountainous Terrain, Dark Night (Moonless), Cleared for the Visual
• Contributing Factors Situational Awareness, Training, Preflight
Planning, Distractions
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KingAir B-200 N45MF
• On 2/6/07 the aircraft collided with mountainous terrain.
• Night VMC conditions prevailed at the destination.
• Wind 300@4kts, 10SM, 11,000 overcast.
• The pilot stated to ATC that Bozeman was in sight and was cleared to descend from 15,000’ to 13,000’.
• The pilot acknowledged and requested a visual approach.
• The aircraft was cleared for the visual and radar services were terminated. (coverage to 11,000’)
• The wreckage was located approx. 80 feet below the peak of a ridgeline at an elevation of approx. 5,700’.
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•LAST RADAR HIT
•IMPACT POINT
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•Top of Ridge
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Number One
Loss of Control in Flight
Environmental Conditions/Wind, Experience, Perceptual, Physical/Sensory
Contributing Factors
Airspeed Control, Distraction, Situational Awareness, Currency, Medical
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Summation
The FAA has focused on pilot Education and Awareness,
However, better Technology has given
the pilot
Better Safety Tools.
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Contact InformationTONY JAMES
Air Safety InvestigatorUS Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration
Accident Investigation Division, AVP-100800 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20591
(202) 267-7619