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Table 16:
Aerial work aeroplane number of fatalities and injuries
Fatalities
Serious Injuries
Minor Injuries
2014
15
5
4
2004-2013 average
7.9
4.1
4
Phase of flight
Figure 22 depicts the distribution of accidents and serious incidents in Fixed Wing Aerial Work operations by
phase of flight. There is quite an even split across the four main flight phases. Most Aerial Work occurrences
took place during take‑off phase, closely followed by the landing, manoeuvring and en route phases. Of particu‑
lar note in the Aerial Work sector is the increasing proportion of occurrences in the manoeuvring phase when
compared to the other types of operation. A commonality across the many different types of aerial work is that
critical activities often take place in this flight phase. Due to the large variety of operations within aerial work,
Safety Risk Portfolios will be developed for each of the Aerial Work sectors to enable the specific safety issues
to be identified.
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Figure 22:
Aerial work fixed wing percentage of accidents and serious incidents 2005-2014
per phase of flight
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
Standing
Taxi
Take-o
En route
Manoeuvring
Approach
Landing