A Few For The Record

摘要

Nasa's Aviation Safety Reporting System and AOPA's Air Safety Foundation offer some examples of the very accidents in which flying fatigue proved a factor. Here are three from the NTSB - from just the past five years.rnThe pilot of a Mooney M20F was flying a night ILS approach and became distracted while attempting to locate and tune in the airport's common traffic advisory frequency. The airplane subsequently descended below the glideslope and impacted the ground about one mile from the airport. There were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.rnThe pilot later said that due to strong headwinds, he had earlier stopped at an intermediate airport, and should have stayed there, as he was fatigued at the time of the accident.rnWeather reported about 35 miles to the east of the accident site included visibility of 1.5 miles in light drizzle and mist, and broken and overcast cloud layers at 400 and 700 feet respectively.