Naval Flight Mishaps On The Rise

Monday, November 08, 2021 at 07:47 PM ET

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An F/A-18F Super Hornet flies over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

Key Takeaways:

Naval Class-A flight mishaps have more than doubled from FY2019 to FY2021, with overall Class-A aviation mishaps also significantly increasing.
This rise in Class-A incidents, defined by at least $2.5 million in damage or a fatality, is largely attributed to the increasing cost of aircraft and components pushing more events into this category.
Despite the higher number of Class-A incidents, the overall mishap rate has remained relatively stable compared to the 10-year average, with the Naval Safety Center actively implementing corrective actions.

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Naval flight mishaps are on the rise, more than double what they were two years ago, according to the Naval Safety Center (NSC).

So far this year, there have been a dozen Class-A flight mishaps of crewed aircraft, up from five reported in fiscal 2019, according to the most recent batch of NSC data. In that same time period, Class-A aviation mishaps have risen to 16 in FY2021, up from eight in fiscal 2019.