AOPA 2007 Safety and Philanthropy Report - (Page 3) THE 2007 SAFETY AND PHILANTHROPY REPORT Accident Categories—Pilot Related Preflight/Taxi 4.3% (42) 2.3% (5) 16.4% (160) 14.4% (31) 8.8% (86) 5.1% (11) 5.2% (51) 14.8% (32) 1.6% (16) 6.5% (14) 6.7% (65) 19.0% (41) 4.4% (43) 2.3% (5) 9.7% (94) 25.0% (54) 40.3% (392) 3.7% (8) 2.5% (24) 6.9% (15) 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% Total Fatal AOPA AIR SAFETY FOUNDATION: HIGHLIGHTS OF GA ACCIDENT TRENDS FOR 2006 Fewer flight hours, but even fewer accidents: From 2002 to 2006, the number of GA accidents declined by 10.8 percent, while annual estimated GA flight hours decreased by 1.5 million (5.9 percent). The GA accident rate per 100,000 flight hours continues its decadelong decline, from 7.19 accidents per 100,000 hours in 1997 to 6.32 per 100,000 hours in 2006. The fatal accident rate over the same period decreased from 1.36 to 1.26 accidents per 100,000 hours or 7.4 percent. Low and slow still a concern: Fatal descent and approach accidents increased from 25 (10.3 percent of fatal accidents) fatal crashes in 2005 to 41 (19.0 percent) in 2006. Maneuvering flight, which we highlighted as a concern last year, dipped significantly from 80 (33.1 percent) fatal accidents in 2005 to 54 (25.0 percent) in 2006. Weather woes: The long-term trend for weather related accidents is increasing. One possible explanation is that more cross-country flying is being undertaken in new, technologically advanced aircraft. The negative trend in weather accidents also illustrates the difficulty of teaching judgment skills to a broad group of pilots flying under diverse circumstances. As expected, the majority of fatal weather accidents in single-engine aircraft resulted from VFR flight into IMC. Experience matters: Personal flying, as compared to business or instructional flight, continued to show disproportionate accident involvement. Experience, equipment, and supervision all likely play a part in the disparity. Takeoff/Climb Fuel Management Weather Other Cruise Descent/ Approach Go-Around Maneuvering Landing Other 0% U.S. General Aviation Accidents per 100,000 flight hours 1997—2006 10 Total Fatal 8 7.19 6.32 6 Rate 4 2 1.36 0 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 1.26 3
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