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-49- TABLE 23 SPECIFIC UNSAFE CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO CRITICAL SITUATIONS IN AIRLINE FLYING [[3 columned table]] Unsafe Conditions | Frequency | Frequency --- | --- | --- A. Weather | | 244 1. Impairment of flight (cross-winds, downdrafts, gustiness, icing) | 83 | 2. Obstruction to visibility (fog, haze, rain, low ceilings, snow, smoke) | 82 | 3. Danger of damage to aircraft (turbulence, thunderstorms, hail) | 32 | 4. Impairment to ground operations (ice, snow, or rain on runway, snow banks) | 30 | 5. Impairment to radio reception (electrical storms, antenna icing) | 17 | B. Unsafe Conditions of Airplane | | 68 1. Engine failure (both actual and simulated) | 52 | 2. Instrument failures | 4 | 3. Lack of standardization of cockpits | 4 | 4. Radio failure | 2 | 5. Hydraulic system failure | 2 | 6. Flat tire | 1 | 7. No oxygen | 1 | 8. Engine fire | 1 | 9. Locked brakes | 1 | C. Unsafe Conditions of Airport | | 64 1. Interference by trucks, equipment, other planes | 29 | 2. Runway slippery | 24 | 3. runways too short | 5 | 4. Rough runway | 5 | 5. Poor lighting on airport | 1 | D. Traffic | | 42 1. Congested traffic, interference by other planes | 25 | 2. Inadequacy of information from tower or A.T.C. concerning traffic | 14 | 3. Radio ranges inoperative or inadequate | 3 | E. Other | | 11 1. Presence of mountainous terrain | 8 | 2. Improper loading of airplane | 2 | 3. Unfamiliar airplane | 1 | TOTAL | | 429
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