SMS – Determining the acceptable pilot incapacitation rate for FAA class 1 medical certificates 17.5

This research project will review the published literature on the derivation of the 1% rule as used by ICAO, validate/update assumptions, identify current U.S. sources for needed data, and recalculate the acceptable incapacitation rate for class 1 medical certificates assuming 2 pilot crews. The project will recommend: (1) follow up studies addressing important weaknesses in either assumptions or data, (2) alternative methods for determining an acceptable pilot incapacitation rate. Additionally, the project will compare combined part 121 and part 135 pilot human factors and medically caused mishap rates (combined fatal and nonfatal) across age deciles and recommend age adjustments to the acceptable incapacitation rate to minimize overall mishap rates.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Project Managers:

  Greenhaw, Richard

• Performing Organizations:

  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute-Federal Aviation Administration

  P.O. Box 25082
  Oklahoma City, OK  United States  73125
• Principal Investigators:

  Greenhaw, Richard

• Start Date: 20230329
• Expected Completion Date: 20230630
• Actual Completion Date: 20230922

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Air pilots; Aviation medicine; Certification; Human factors
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01872758
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 8 2023 3:46PM