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Loss Of Control Accidents And Possible Synergies With New Nextgen Airspace

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Precursors to Loss of Control Accidents and possible synergies with new NextGen airspace 1
Background 3
Understanding Loss of Control In-Flight (LOC-I) Events 3
When does an accident occur? 4
Trends in accidents caused by loss of control events 4
Identification of precursors to Loss of Control Events 6
Main elements of NextGen Airspace 8
Possible future synergies between LOC-I events and NextGen airspace 9
Methodology 11
References 12

Precursors to Loss of Control Accidents and possible synergies with new NextGen airspace
To establish the basis of this research, aircraft loss of control can be considered to encompass flight abnormal situations outside of the normal operating flight envelopes, characterized by non-linear effects and by the inability to maintain heading, altitude and attitude (Belcastro, Newman, Crider, Groff, Foster, Klyde and Huston, 2014)
Loss of Control In Flight (LOC-I) has consistently been a predominant cause of aviation accidents. Loss of Control Accidents are highly complex and typically involve the combination of multiple contributing factors (Belcastro and Jacobson, 2010). Over the last eight years, loss of control accidents have resulted in more fatalities than any other causal factor in commercial aviation (ICAO, 2013).
New technologies and stringent regulations have contributed significantly in the reduction of Commercial Aviation (Part 121) accidents due to loss of control in flight. Several studies have been performed
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