Analysis of an aircraft accident model in Taiwan

This paper examines factors that have influenced the average accident rate per million departures in Taiwan from 1985 to 2011 involving turbojet aircraft hull loss. Our analysis is based on the nature of rare events, used to find the importance of the International Civil Aviation Organization occurrence categories. The most significant occurrences were in order of importance are: takeoff, landing, and ground operations; aircraft; miscellaneous; weather; and airborne. The subcategory of runway incursion—vehicle, aircraft, or person was the most significant effect for accidents; runway excursion for serious incidents; system/component failure or malfunction in non-power plant; turbulence encounter for occurrences; and controlled flight into or toward terrain for fatal accidents.

► We examine influences on the accident rate per million departures in Taiwan involving turbojet aircraft hull loss. ► The analysis is based on the nature of rare events. ► The most significant accidents are in takeoff, landing, and ground operations; aircraft; weather; and airborne.