Research Article

Analysis of Loss of Control Parameters for Aircraft Maneuvering in General Aviation

Table 2

Risk assessment factors.

Destination risk factorsValue

Airport and approach control capabilities
ATC approach radar with MSAWS0
ATC minimum radar vectoring charts0
ATC radar only
ATC radar coverage limited by terrain masking
No radar coverage available (out of service/not installed)
No ATC service
Expected approach
Airport located in or near mountainous terrain
ILS0
VOR/DM
Nonprecision approach with the approach slope from the FAF to the airport TD shallower than 2 3/4 degrees
NDB
Visual night “black-hole” approach
Runway lighting
Complete approach lighting system0
Limited lighting system
Controller/pilot language skills
Controllers and pilots speak different primary languages−20
Controllers’ spoken English or ICAO phraseology is poor
Pilots’ spoken English is poor
Departure
No published departure procedure

Risk multiplierValue

Your company’s type of operation
Scheduled1.0
Nonscheduled1.2
Corporate1.3
Charter.1.5
Business owner/pilot2.0
Regional2.0
Freight2.5
Domestic1.0
International3.0
Departure/arrival airport (select single highest value)
Australia/New Zealand1.0
United Stated/Canada1.0
Western Europe1.3
Middle East1.1
Southeast Asia3.0
Euro-Asia (Eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States)3.0
South America/Caribbean5.0
Africa8.0
Weather/night conditions (select single highest applicable value)
Night—no moon2.0
IMC3.0
Night and IMC5.0
Crew (select only one value)
Single-pilot flight crew1.5
Flight crew duty day at maximum and ending with a night nonprecision approach1.2
Flight crew crosses five or more time zones1.2
Third day of multiple time-zone crossings1.2