General Aviation Weather Encounter Case Studies
Abstract
This study presents a compilation of 24 cases involving general aviation (GA) pilots' weather encounters over the continental U.S. The project team interviewed pilots who had experienced a weather encounter, and we examined their backgrounds, flight experience, and weather encounter details. Results from meteorological data analysis for each weather encounter were consistent with findings of larger GA weather accident studies in terms of the types of hazards encountered and flight phase during which the encounters occurred. Investigation of pilot weather products and the sources from which they were obtained revealed a lack of uniformity of pre-flight data sources and underutilization of available en route flight information services. The team used these results to develop a set of pilot weather education and training recommendations intended to reduce the number and severity of weather encounters.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA571644
Entities
People
- Carla Hackworth
- Daniel Halperin
- Jaclyn Baron
- John Lanicci
- Kali Holcomb
- Massoud Bazargan
- Rebecca Iden
- Scott Shappell
Organizations
- Federal Aviation Administration