Is this project an undergraduate, graduate, or faculty project?
Undergraduate
individual
What campus are you from?
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Kavya Banarjee, Junior
Lead Presenter's Name
Kavya Banarjee
Faculty Mentor Name
Romulo Gallegos
Abstract
Media coverage of aircraft incidents/accidents often triggers public scrutiny and heightened anxiety. But behind that are injuries and fatalities caused on the airport ramps; incidents like these are rarely covered by the media but pose just as much of a safety concern as an aircraft incident. This paper aims to inform aviation industry professionals and airline executives about the causes of incidents and accidents on the airport ramp; it also covers the importance of finding and implementing solutions for safety. The methodology for this paper focuses on research and analysis of publicly available information. Relevant data and perspectives were gathered from a variety of sources to discuss accidents on the airport ramp. Research found some factors of incidents on the ramp to be caused from environmental hazards, lack of communication, and the use of machinery/ground support equipment (GSE); hazards that can cause accidents include jet fuel and compressed gases, improper maintenance, and human error. Combined, these can create situations in which ground personnel could be put in dangerous situations. A few solutions to avoid accidents are worker training and fatigue management programs, strict enforcement of regulations, and collision avoidance systems (CAS)/automated GSEs. The Flight Safety Foundation found that about 27,000 ramp accidents and incidents occur worldwide in a year; in these occurrences, about 243,000 people are injured in a year, with a rate of nine injuries per 1,000 departures. These numbers highlight the need to implement safety measures to ensure incident-free work on the ramp.
Did this research project receive funding support from the Office of Undergraduate Research.
No
Injuries and Accidents on Airport Ramps
Media coverage of aircraft incidents/accidents often triggers public scrutiny and heightened anxiety. But behind that are injuries and fatalities caused on the airport ramps; incidents like these are rarely covered by the media but pose just as much of a safety concern as an aircraft incident. This paper aims to inform aviation industry professionals and airline executives about the causes of incidents and accidents on the airport ramp; it also covers the importance of finding and implementing solutions for safety. The methodology for this paper focuses on research and analysis of publicly available information. Relevant data and perspectives were gathered from a variety of sources to discuss accidents on the airport ramp. Research found some factors of incidents on the ramp to be caused from environmental hazards, lack of communication, and the use of machinery/ground support equipment (GSE); hazards that can cause accidents include jet fuel and compressed gases, improper maintenance, and human error. Combined, these can create situations in which ground personnel could be put in dangerous situations. A few solutions to avoid accidents are worker training and fatigue management programs, strict enforcement of regulations, and collision avoidance systems (CAS)/automated GSEs. The Flight Safety Foundation found that about 27,000 ramp accidents and incidents occur worldwide in a year; in these occurrences, about 243,000 people are injured in a year, with a rate of nine injuries per 1,000 departures. These numbers highlight the need to implement safety measures to ensure incident-free work on the ramp.