Recreational aviation Accidents and serious incidents Accident and serious incident reporting in the recreational aviation community has increased in recent as shown by the difference in the number of occurrences reported to the ATSB in 2006 compared to 2015 (Table 34). Significant growth in recreational flying has driven this increase, as has greater awareness among pilots and recreational aviation administration organisations (RAAOs) of the need to report accidents and serious incidents to the ATSB. The most common of accidents and serious incidents in recreational aviation are similar to those in general aviation. The most common in 2015 were: terrain collisions powerplant / propulsion aircraft control runway events. Table 34: Accidents and serious incidents in recreational aviation, by occurrence type, 2006 to 2015 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total Airspace Aircraft separation 2 3 6 2 3 1 5 4 9 7 42 Airspace infringement 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Operational Non-compliance 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Environment Weather 0 0 1 1 3 0 6 5 4 7 27 Wildlife 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 6 Infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Operational Terrain Collisions 7 25 28 33 34 48 60 64 65 61 425 Aircraft control 0 10 12 8 20 17 44 38 49 24 222 Runway events 0 2 6 6 4 10 11 15 15 17 86 Fuel related 0 1 4 1 0 3 6 8 13 9 45 Ground operations 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 7 4 17 Communications 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 12 Flight preparation / Navigation 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 9 Fumes, Smoke, Fire 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 8 Aircraft loading 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Crew and cabin safety 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 Miscellaneous 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Technical Powerplant / propulsion 0 14 17 10 22 17 40 35 32 35 222 Airframe 0 0 3 2 3 1 10 4 7 6 36 Systems 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 3 3 18 Consequential events 0 11 24 9 25 18 38 35 54 33 247
Recreational aviation Accidents and serious incidents Accident and serious incident reporting in the recreational aviation community has increased in recent as shown by the difference in the number of occurrences reported to the ATSB in 2006 compared to 2015 (Table 34). Significant growth in recreational flying has driven this increase, as has greater awareness among pilots and recreational aviation administration organisations (RAAOs) of the need to report accidents and serious incidents to the ATSB. The most common of accidents and serious incidents in recreational aviation are similar to those in general aviation. The most common in 2015 were: terrain collisions powerplant / propulsion aircraft control runway events. Table 34: Accidents and serious incidents in recreational aviation, by occurrence type, 2006 to 2015 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total Airspace Aircraft separation 2 3 6 2 3 1 5 4 9 7 42 Airspace infringement 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Operational Non-compliance 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Environment Weather 0 0 1 1 3 0 6 5 4 7 27 Wildlife 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 6 Infrastructure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Operational Terrain Collisions 7 25 28 33 34 48 60 64 65 61 425 Aircraft control 0 10 12 8 20 17 44 38 49 24 222 Runway events 0 2 6 6 4 10 11 15 15 17 86 Fuel related 0 1 4 1 0 3 6 8 13 9 45 Ground operations 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 7 4 17 Communications 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 12 Flight preparation / Navigation 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 9 Fumes, Smoke, Fire 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 8 Aircraft loading 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Crew and cabin safety 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 Miscellaneous 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Technical Powerplant / propulsion 0 14 17 10 22 17 40 35 32 35 222 Airframe 0 0 3 2 3 1 10 4 7 6 36 Systems 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 3 3 18 Consequential events 0 11 24 9 25 18 38 35 54 33 247