| Title | Effects of Training School Type and Examiner Type on General Aviation Flight Safety |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 47211 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Knecht, William; Smith, Jeffrey |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Flight Standards Service |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Office of Aerospace Medicine |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aerospace Medicine. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) |
| Publication Date | 20120300 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This study addresses the question “Do training school type and certifying examiner type affect a general aviation (GA) pilot’s subsequent aviation safety record?” “Education” was operationalized as private pilot instruction in either a Part 61 or Part 141 school and “examiner type” was operationalized as private pilots examined by either Aviation Safety Inspector (ASI), School Authority (Part 141 graduates only), or Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE). Because of the unavailability of earlier reliable Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) school and examiner records, results herein are restricted to pilots certificated from 1 Jan., 1995 to 8 Aug., 2007. The results essentially imply that that school and examiner type do not affect subsequent accident rate. For U.S. GA pilots receiving the private pilot certificate from 1995-2007 and for whom data could be obtained—Part 61 graduates’ subsequent accident rate appeared on a par with Part 141 graduates, and pilots tested by DPEs appeared equivalent to those tested under school authority. Graduates tested by ASIs showed a statistically lower accident rate, but that particular result was based on a sample of only 22 pilots, rendering it unreliable from a practical point of view. Recommendations include a) adoption of a common pilot identification number (“UniqueID”) for both FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), to minimize data loss, and b) that user’s manuals be made publicly available for FAA’s Comprehensive Airman Information System (CAIS) and Document Imaging Workflow System (DIWS) databases. |
| Rosap ID | dot:25747 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25747 |
| TRT Terms | Crash rates; Aviation safety; Certification; Flight training; Air pilots |
| General Subjects | Aircraft accidents; Aeronautics--Safety measures; Air pilots--Certification; Flight training |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT/FAA/AM-13/4 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/47000/47200/47211/201304.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |