This article is drawn from information from the Safety Center database, and from a study conducted for the Flight Safety Foundation of approach and landing accidents worldwide. Summary statistics, conclusions of the study, and approach tips and techniques are presented to highlight the risk involved and possible ways of assessing and dealing with that risk. A review of US Army Safety Center accident data of IFR accidents since FY80 provided the basis for the following results. The review encompassed all Class A accidents involving Army aircraft on instrument-flight plans. Since FY80, there have been 18 Class A IFR accidents. Of these accidents, 33% were rotary wing and 67% were fixed-wing. There were 25 fatalities with approximately the same ratio of rotary-wing/fixed-wing fatalities - 32% and 68% respectively.
FLIGHTFAX: Army Aviation Risk-Management Information. Volume 28, Number 4
2000
12 pages
Report
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Englisch
Aeronautics , Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Air Transportation , Transportation Safety , Aviation safety , Military publications , Army aircraft , Rotary wings , Human factors engineering , Casualties , Fixed wing aircraft , Mortality rate , Aircraft landings , Risk analysis , IFR(Instrument Flight Rules)