More than half of all fatal accidents involving U.S. private pilots on general aviation (GA) flights in single-engine airplanes involved faulty aeronautical decision-making (ADM) practices, according to a study by researchers from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.1 Their analysis covered a recent 29-year period.
Breakdowns in Decision-Making
A study links flawed decision-making to more than half of all U.S. fatal crashes involving private pilots in single-engine airplanes.