Pilot Age and Injuries in Aviation
https://doi.org/10.51955/2312-1327_2024_1_24
Abstract
The results of an analysis of the influence of pilot age on injury statistics in civil aviation are described. The proportion of aviation accidents caused by human actions remains the same and even tends to increase. Workers continue to get injured during ground handling operations for aircraft. The authors' assessment of the various risk factors contribution to ongoing negative events confirms the human factor prevalence. Statistics on the activities of civil aviation was analyzed. Examples of aviation accidents involving general aviation aircraft and medical aircraft transporting patients who required emergency medical care were considered.
It has been shown that there is a peak in the aviation accidents for pilots aged 50-59 years, and this peak is observed among experienced pilots with more than 5,000 hours of flight time. For pilots aged 40-49 years, half of the accidents occurred among aircraft commanders with 1,000 ... 5,000 hours of flight time, and about one third among pilots with less than 500 hours of flight time.
It was revealed that for domestic general aviation in 2020, the main causes of aviation accidents were such elements of human factor as piloting errors associated with deficiencies in training and little flight experience; loss of spatial orientation in weather conditions that do not comply with visual flight rules, when the underlying surface is white, when caught in a snow whirlwind, as well as a collision with power line wires.
About the Authors
Nikolay I. Nikolaykin
Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nikolay I. Nikolaykin, Doctor of Sciences in Technology, Professor,
20, Kronshtadtsky blvd, Moscow, 125493.
Elena Ed. Sigaleva
Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena Ed. Sigaleva, Doctor of Sciences in Medicine, Russian Academy of Sciences Professor,
76A, Khoroshevskoe shosse, Moscow, 123007.
Alexandra L. Rybalkina
Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexandra L. Rybalkina, Candidate of Sciences in Technology, Associate Professor,
20, Kronshtadtsky blvd, Moscow, 125493.
Olga B. Pasekova
Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga B. Pasekova, Senior Researcher,
76A, Khoroshevskoe shosse Moscow, 123007.
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Nikolaykin N.I., Sigaleva E.E., Rybalkina A.L., Pasekova O.B. Pilot Age and Injuries in Aviation. Crede Experto: transport, society, education, language. 2024;(1):24-36. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.51955/2312-1327_2024_1_24
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