Aviation Safety—Accident Investigation, Analysis and Prevention
A special issue of Safety (ISSN 2313-576X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 21491
Special Issue Editors
Interests: general aviation accidents; aviation safety; light aircraft; human factors
* Commercial Pilot
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: analytical, computational and experimental fluid mechanics and aerodynamics; aerospace propulsion and space operations; physics of flight and aerospace vehicles; aircraft performance, stability, control, maneuverability, and handling qualities; development of best practices and advanced piloting techniques
* Airline Transport Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Although commercial air travel is one of the safest modes of transportation, general aviation, comprised mainly of non-revenue, light aircraft (<12,500 lbs.), boasts a poor safety record with a >60-fold higher fatal accident rate. Additionally, accidents for the latter impose a financial burden on the USA of up to $4.64 billion annually. While a modest reduction in the general aviation fatal accident rate has been witnessed over the last decade, a wide chasm still exists between this sector of aviation and air carriers. How then to improve general aviation safety? In the past, implementing changes towards improving general aviation safety has been reactive (to an accident). In contrast, more recent emphasis, certainly with air carriers, has been placed on a proactive gathering of in-flight data (e.g., via flight operations quality assurance, , etc.) towards averting future mishaps. This Special Issue seeks papers encompassing all aspects of aviation safety/accident prevention/investigations inclusive of, but not limited to, (i) technologies (e.g., portable and panel-mounted devices), (ii), human factors (fatigue/impairment, obesity, aeronautical decision making), (iii), aircraft design (e.g., to prevent overbanking tendencies/loss-of-control, crashworthiness), (iv) general aviation airman recurrency training with emphasis on emergencies, (v) aviation weather and its interoperation, (vi) educational programs (e.g., threat error management programs) in order to effect a reduction in accident rates and injury severity.
Dr. Douglas Boyd
Prof. Dr. Nihad E. Daidzic
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Safety is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- aviation accidents and investigations
- aviation safety
- human factors
- safety management systems
- threat and error management
- aviation weather and air traffic control system
- flight envelope protection systems
- stability augmentation systems and autopilots
- aircraft energy management and warning systems
- aircraft design
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.