de Voogt Alexander J, van Doorn Robert R A
Department of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5192, USA.
Aviat Space Environ Med. 2010 Nov;81(11):1033-6. doi: 10.3357/asem.2603.2010.
Sports aviation is a special category of general aviation characterized by diverse aircraft types and a predominantly recreational flight operation. A general comparison of aircraft accidents within sports aviation is missing, but should guide future research.
A comparison of accidents in sports aviation was made using 2118 records from the National Transportation Safety Board for the period 1982-2007. In addition, the available denominator data from the Federal Aviation Administration were used to interpret the data.
The highest number of accidents was found with gliders (N = 991), but the highest relative number of fatal accidents came from ultra-light (45%) and gyroplane operations (40%), which are homebuilt more often than other aircraft types. The most common cause of accident in sports aviation was in-flight planning and decision-making (N = 200, 9.4%). The most frequent occurrences were hard landings and undershoots, of which the numbers differ significantly from one aircraft type to the other.
Homebuilt aircraft are at particular risk in sports aviation. Although denominator data remain problematic for motorized sports aviation, these aircraft show a high proportion of homebuilt aircraft and, more importantly, a higher relative number of fatal accidents.
运动航空是通用航空的一个特殊类别，其特点是飞机类型多样，飞行作业主要为娱乐性质。目前尚缺乏对运动航空领域内飞机事故的总体比较，但这应为未来的研究提供指导。
利用美国国家运输安全委员会1982年至2007年期间的2118条记录，对运动航空事故进行了比较。此外，还使用了联邦航空管理局提供的可用分母数据来解读这些数据。
滑翔机事故数量最多（N = 991），但致命事故相对数量最高的是超轻型飞机（45%）和旋翼机作业（40%），与其他飞机类型相比，这两种飞机更多为自制。运动航空中最常见的事故原因是飞行计划和决策（N = 200，9.4%）。最常发生的情况是硬着陆和着陆未达跑道，不同飞机类型的此类事故数量差异显著。
自制飞机在运动航空中面临特别的风险。尽管机动运动航空的分母数据仍存在问题，但这些飞机中自制飞机的比例很高，更重要的是，致命事故的相对数量更高。
