SMS – Determining if there is a medical vs. human factors/experience risk tradeoff in pilots operating under Basic Med 17.6

This research project will compare pilot human factors vs. medically caused mishap rates across age deciles between pilots operating under BasicMed vs. a 3rd class medical certificate. The purpose of this comparison is to determine whether the likely experience gained by age for older pilots can serve as a tradeoff for the likely increased risk due to medical factors associated with increased age.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration

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

  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute-Federal Aviation Administration

  P.O. Box 25082
  Oklahoma City, OK  United States  73125
• 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: 20230929
• USDOT Program: Medical-related Studies

Subject/Index Terms

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

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01872759
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 8 2023 3:59PM