Losing an engine is a recurring nightmare for many of us, but the actual risks are lower than most of us may imagine. In this video, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli reports on his research project into engine-failure accidents and reveals that easily half of them—if not more—are caused by poor maintenance or pilot mistakes. Running the airplane out of gas is one of the distressingly common causes of engine failure.
Why Aircraft Engines Quit
Key Takeaways:
- The actual risk of engine failure in aviation is lower than many pilots perceive.
- Over half of engine-failure accidents are caused by preventable factors such as poor maintenance or pilot errors.
- Running out of fuel is identified as a common and distressingly frequent cause of engine failure.
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