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Key Safety Risk Areas
for the GA Glider Sector
The key risk areas for the Glider sector have been taken from the top Occurrence Categories as provided in Figure
33. The key risk areas are based on their overall ranking in terms of the number of accidents within the sector
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Abnormal runway contact/Loss of control ground/Runway excursion (ARC/LOC‑G/RE)
: ARC is often
a pre‑cursor to LOC‑G and RE occurrences in GA fixed wing aviation, therefore for the purpose of con‑
sidering safety issues all three safety risk areas have been combined.
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Loss of lifting conditions en route (LOLI)
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Loss of control – in flight (LOC‑I)
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Glider towing related occurrences (GTOW)
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Collisions during take‑off and landing (CTOL)
14 For a complete list of CICTT occurrence categories, refer to Appendix 1.