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Risk Factors of Rostykus et al for Pilot Fatalities in the Crash Landing of a General Aviation Airplane

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Certain risk factors are associated with death of the pilot following the crash landing of a general aviation airplane. A pilot can improve his or her chances of survival by taking certain precautions. The authors are from the University of Washington.


 

Pilot factors:

(1) age > 50 years of age

(2) failure of the pilot to have a biennial flight review

(3) lack of skills in performing an emergency landing

(4) failure to use both the lap belt and shoulder harness (relative risk 6.8 if neither used)

 

Airplane factors:

(1) multi-engined (may be associated with a higher speed on impact)

(2) retractable landing gear

 

Crash-related factors:

(1) crash with fire or explosion (relative risk 20.4; 3.6 for in flight fire or explosion)

(2) crash with destruction of the airplane (relative risk 42.6)

(3) crash occurring away from an airport

 

where:

• It would be interesting to compare fatalities in crashes at different sites away from an airport. Crashing into a mountain or wilderness area would seem to carry greater risk than landing on a field or roadway.

 


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