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Table 34:
Microlight occurrence categories - 5 year period vs 2014
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Occurrence Category
Non‑Fatal Accidents
Fatal Accidents
2009-2013
average
2014
2009-2013
average
2014
LOC‑I: Loss of control - inflight
42.8
26
25.6
14
F‑POST: Fire/smoke (post‑impact)
1.6
3
8.6
10
UNK: Unknown or undetermined
5.4
9
7.2
8
LALT: Low altitude operations
6
5
5.4
4
AMAN: Abrupt maneuvre
2.2
2
1.8
3
CTOL: Collision with obstacle(s) during take‑off and landing
12.2
15
1.6
3
MAC: Airprox/ACAS alert/loss of separation/(near) midair collisions
0.8
3
1.2
2
SCF‑NP: System/component failure or malfunction
[non‑powerplant]
16.8
22
3.4
1
RE: Runway excursion
22
16
0.4
1
GCOL: Ground Collision
5.4
5
0.2
1
USOS: Undershoot/overshoot
5.4
6
0
1
GTOW: Glider towing related events
0.6
0
0
1
SCF‑PP: powerplant failure or malfunction
35.2
39
4
0
CFIT: Controlled flight into or toward terrain
1
1
1.2
0
UIMC: Unintended flight in IMC
1.2
1
1
0
LOC‑G: Loss of control - ground
25.6
24
0.6
0
FUEL: Fuel related
9.8
6
0.6
0
RAMP: Ground Handling
2.2
0
0.6
0
ARC: Abnormal runway contact
44
39
0.4
0
OTHR: Other
7.6
10
0.4
0
BIRD: Birdstrike
0.4
1
0.2
0
LOLI: Loss of lifting conditions en route
0.2
1
0.2
0
WSTRW: Windshear or thunderstorm.
12.6
0
0.2
0
TURB: Turbulence encounter
6.6
0
0.2
0
SEC: Security related
0
0
0.2
0
F‑NI: Fire/smoke (non‑impact)
1.4
1
0
0
EVAC: Evacuation
0
1
0
0
RI‑VAP: Runway incursion - vehicle, aircraft or person
0
1
0
0
ADRM: Aerodrome
1.4
0
0
0
RI‑A: Runway incursion - animal
0.6
0
0
0
17 Occurrence categories missing from the table where deliberately deleted as they showed no data