Off the top of my head you could start with a matrix. Have phase of flight on one axis and then nature of accident eg loss of control (spin), controlled flight into terrain (yes it happens), mechanical failure, fire (electrical), fire (fuel / engine) etc across the other.
That may give you some groupings to pursue with primary, secondary and tertiary causes. > I am keenly interested in why accidents occur (and seem to > re-occur) and propose to write a paper on same. The common > taxonomies of powered flight don't necessarily all apply > to gliders, so I'm going to develop or modify an existing > one and apply it to the (considerable) data that I have. > Does anyone have any suggestions about existing or > potential taxonomies that could be used? The grouping can > be used to categorise accidents which may lead to some new > conclusions about accident cause, and possibly accident > causation. It is highly likely that there may be > overlapping causation or other factors so there may need > to be a primary and secondary cause or causal factor. > Perhaps, as a starting point, could I suggest: > Takeoff > Landing > Thermalling > cruising > circuit joining/planning > (where do we put the 'spun in' incidents) > etc. > Regards, > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
