General Aviation

Focuses on reducing fatalities, accidents, and incidents within the General Aviation flight environment. This environment is defined as all flights that are conducted under FAR Part 91 as well as the general aviation maintenance community. The research addresses better methods for the detection, classification, and reporting of human factors accidents; developing certification and flight standards and guidelines based on human factors research, and identifying and implementing intervention strategies to impact general aviation accidents.

Research objectives concern reduction of weather related and maneuvering flight accidents, controlled-flight-into terrain, and pilot field-of-vision capabilities/limitations. Other objectives include loss of primary flight instrumentation during IMC conditions, future technology implications, and improving general aviation training.

Funded Projects

FY05 General Aviation Human Factors Program Review

FY04 General Aviation Human Factors Program Review

FY03 General Aviation Human Factors Program Review

FY02 General Aviation Human Factors Program Review

FY01 General Aviation Human Factors Program Review

Additional questions or comments, please contact Tom McCloy, General Aviation Human Factors program manager for the Human Factors Research and Engineering Division