X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:59:19 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m15.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.205] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c1) with ESMTP id 683141 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:42:01 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.138.205; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m15.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r4.1.) id q.59.2e8b000a (4254) for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:41:12 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <59.2e8b000a.3040ca58@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:41:12 EDT Subject: GA Accident Info X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1125085272" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5009 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1125085272 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For our private use, I have excerpted some items from the following article available at AOPA Online: Skill and judgment keep you safe in the air and on the ground BY BRUCE LANDSBERG (From _AOPA Pilot_ (http://www.aopa.org/pilot/) , June 2005.) Here's an item on fuel. The implication is that good fuel quantity information (especially about low amounts) can reduce accidents. It's amazing that fuel mismanagement still occupies a significant line item in the statistics. In 1994, just more than 14 percent of the accidents involved attempting to run an engine on pure air, and by 2003 the number had only dropped to 12.8 percent. New production aircraft are doing better in this category and the gold star goes to Cessna, whose new production singles, more than 5,000 built since 1995 when it completely redesigned the low-fuel-warning system, have not had a single fuel-mismanagement accident. Maybe the better weather equipment coming available can help with this statistic - Of course, decisions are made by pilots. Accidents involving poor-weather decision making remain essentially flat, accounting for about 4 percent of the total and 14 percent of the fatal mishaps. Here is an example where training and practice would help. Accidents that occur during go-around remain stubbornly at roughly 4 percent for both total and fatal mishaps. Our observation is that some pilots lack basic physical aircraft handling skills and that this maneuver is seldom practiced. Note the last line for this high percentage accident area. Every flight ends in a landing and some just aren't very successful. Unfortunately, the total trend is up and landing accidents continue to account for more than 30 percent of the total, but only about 3 percent of the fatals. ..... More accidents occur during landing than any other phase of flight. .... Low-time pilots and those new to a particular model of aircraft are the most vulnerable. Be safe out there! Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) -------------------------------1125085272 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
For our private use, I have excerpted some items from the following= =20 article available at AOPA Online:

Skill and judgment keep you safe in the air and on the ground

BY BRUCE LANDSBERG (From AOPA Pilot, June=20 2005.)

Here's an item on fuel.  The implication is that good fue= l=20 quantity information (especially about low amounts) can reduce=20 accidents.
 
It's amazing that fuel mismanagement still occupies a significant line=20= item=20 in the statistics. In 1994, just more than 14 percent of the accidents invol= ved=20 attempting to run an engine on pure air, and by 2003 the number had only dro= pped=20 to 12.8 percent. New production aircraft are doing better in this category a= nd=20 the gold star goes to Cessna, whose new production singles, more than 5,000=20 built since 1995 when it completely redesigned the low-fuel-warning system,=20= have=20 not had a single fuel-mismanagement accident.

Maybe the better weather equipment coming available can help with thi= s=20 statistic - Of course, decisions are made by pilots.

Accidents involving poor-weather decision making remain essentially flat,= =20 accounting for about 4 percent of the total and 14 percent of the fatal mish= aps.=20

Here is an example where training and practice would help.

Accidents that occur during go-around remain stubbornly at roughly 4 perc= ent=20 for both total and fatal mishaps. Our observation is that some pilots lack b= asic=20 physical aircraft handling skills and that this maneuver is seldom=20 practiced.

Note the last line for this high percentage accident area.

Every flight ends in a landing and some just aren't very successful.=20 Unfortunately, the total trend is up and landing accidents continue to accou= nt=20 for more than 30 percent of the total, but only about 3 percent of the fatal= s.=20 ..... More accidents occur during landing than any other phase of=20 flight. .... Low-time pilots and those new to a particular model of=20 aircraft are the most vulnerable.

Be safe out there!

Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)



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