Abstract
The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between the number of accidents and pilot’s age. The pilot considered for this study is General Aviation Pilot. Normal distribution of the accidents shows the mean pilot’s age <MEAN age> = 54.60 with S. Dage = 14.38. There is a non-linear relationship between pilot’s age and accident rate and there is a significant difference in accidents across the age intervals F(19, 234) = 9.3116, p < 0.0001. There is no statistical difference in the number of accidents between the interval 40-70 age group. Also, there is statistical difference in the number of accidents above and below 60-year age with respect to event severity and cause of accident (Wiki’s lemma= 0.36, F(26, 160) = 4.00, p < 0.0001). The follow up shows that the number of fatal and non-fatal accidents were statistically different for both above F(2, 92) = 4.58, p < 0.0127 and for below F(2,129) = 7.2, p < 0.0011 while the number of accidents with respect to its causes above 60 are not statistically different but there is statistical difference (F = (5, 126) = 8.74, p < 0.0001) in the number of accidents caused by pilot and caused by technical fault or weather/wind in the age group below 60.
Highlights
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between pilot age and accident rate under the controversy over the Age 60 rule of Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) of United States
This study examines whether all available General Aviation (GA) accidents have any correlation with the pilot age
The distribution of flying hours is very skewed the number of accidents are redefined as the total average number of accidents associated to a particular interval and are compared with respect to the severity of event, cause of accident, and pilot age, using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between pilot age and accident rate under the controversy over the Age 60 rule of Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) of United States. The pilot age is defined as the age of General Aviation Pilot and it is measured in years. The accident rate is the total number of accidents associated with a particular pilot age or age interval. The flying hours (flight time) according to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Regulations (14 CFR 1.1) is the “block time of pilot” that commences when an aircraft moves under its own power for the purpose of flight and ends when the aircraft comes to rest after landing. The aging suggests a generalized decline in the rate of central processing speed and reduction in working memory capacity which are more likely to affect the performance of complex tasks [3, 4, 6]
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