Helicopter pilot performance: Inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Crognale ◽  
William H. Krebs
Keyword(s):  
Meteorological Conditions ◽  
Pilot Performance ◽  
Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Characteristics of pilots who report deliberate versus inadvertent visual flight into Instrument Meteorological Conditions

2012 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 472-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark W. Wiggins ◽  
David R. Hunter ◽  
David O’Hare ◽  
Monica Martinussen
Keyword(s):  
Meteorological Conditions ◽  
Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Challenges Contributing to the General Aviation Weather Problem & Decision Support Systems Technology Recommendations

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 1771-1775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayde King ◽  
Yolanda Ortiz ◽  
Beth Blickensderfer ◽  
Emalee Christy
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Decision Support Tool ◽  
Meteorological Conditions ◽  
General Aviation ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Instrument Meteorological Conditions ◽  
Decision Making Biases ◽  
Aviation Weather

General Aviation (GA) weather related accidents have steadily remained the most fatal accidents and incidents in the GA flight community. The majority of these accidents involve low-experienced Visual Flight Rule (VFR) pilots, inadvertently encountering Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). Previous research indicates, poor inflight weather avoidance could stem from insufficient preflight weather planning. Further investigation reveals, pilots’ face many challenges during the preflight planning process, including: poor weather product interpretation/ usability, decision making biases and errors, and inadequate aviation weather experience. However, with new technology on the rise, a preflight decision support tool may help guide novice pilots through the preflight process successfully. This paper will discuss the challenges novice pilots encounter during the preflight process and offer recommendations for applying a preflight decision support tool as a solution.

scholarly journals Helicopter Pilots Encountering Fog: An Analysis of 109 Accidents from 1992 to 2016

Atmosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 994
Author(s):  
Alex de Voogt ◽  
Hilary Kalagher ◽  
Andrew Diamond
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
The United States ◽  
Meteorological Conditions ◽  
Transportation Safety ◽  
Online Database ◽  
Fatal Accident ◽  
Instrument Meteorological Conditions ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Helicopter Pilots

Helicopters have the ability to make maneuvers or precautionary off-airport landings to avoid flights into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) such as fog. Flight accidents in which fog was encountered as well as inadvertent and intentional flights into fog were examined to understand their occurrence. A 25-year period in the United States using the National Transportation Safety Board online database was used to collect 109 accident reports of which 73 (67%) were fatal. Pilots flying intentionally into IMC were more likely to be a part of a fatal accident than those who did so inadvertently. Those pilots who were reported as being under pressure when encountering fog conditions were also more likely to be in an accident. The findings confirm a high prevalence and an added danger to intentional flights into IMC. In addition, decision-making under pressure when encountering IMC conditions is now linked to a higher proportion of fatalities, emphasizing that helicopter pilots should be made aware of these specific decision-making circumstances in their operations.

The Use of a Poisson Regression to Evaluate Antihistamines and Fatal Aircraft Mishaps in Instrument Meteorological Conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-395
Author(s):  
Kevin M. Gildea ◽  
Christy R. Hileman ◽  
Paul Rogers ◽  
Guillermo J. Salazar ◽  
Lawrence N. Paskoff
Keyword(s):  
Poisson Regression ◽  
Meteorological Conditions ◽  
Instrument Meteorological Conditions
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