Is it true that take off/landing of a plane has the highest possibility of an accident??

Answer 1

Yup. Slowest speeds, high drag, lots happening and nearest the ground. The engines are also under maximum stress, so there's the greatest possibility of failure. In reliability terms it's what they call a bathtub curve, most things fail early or late in their life. So the most risky time for failure is takeoff. Landings are more risky because you are deliberately descending and heading for a relatively small piece of the earth. Landings also require significant power to overcome the drag of high lift devices, then there's the landing gear and the possibility of bird strike.

Very very few people crash at 35,000 feet... there's not much to hit... though it has happened.

Answer 2

Yes,
During both take off and landing you are closest to the ground. Most aviation accidents occur with the ground.

Altitude is usually the pilots best friend and can mean the difference between a crash or a successful landing.
Altitude gives a pilot more time to resolve problems and land safely
The airplane is at or near stall speed, the speed at which the wings cannot generate enough lift to keep the airplane in the air. If you lose power on take off there may not be enough airspeed to glide.Take off is full power and hope nothing quits turning or burning.

A pilot is busiest while landing, alot of "stuff" going on, desending, turning , communicating, monitoring air speed, watching for traffic, birds, controlling power, adjusting flaps, compensating for wind. Pretty busy. Also the control surfaces are less effective at slow speeds

Answer 3

Yes plenty more happening with a higher workload. Also during these two phases you are usually closer to the ground than when compared with the cruise, alot less margin for error, but it is still very safe none the less

Answer 4

That is historically where most of the boos boos occur. It is the greastest time of stress for the airframe and the pilot and due to the close proximity of the ground, the greastest opportunity to crash before a decent recovery can be made if an error on takeoff or landing is made.

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Answer 6

take off is the worst since you have fairly high ground speeds, and little room for reaction should something happen to the airplane. landing is next worst mostly due to wind sheer, and other aero problems that cause the wing to lose lift suddenly.

Answer 7

Affraid so...aircraft are designed to fly!...and are clumpsy on the ground...and since to take off!...they have to use nearly maximum thrust and bounce along the runway with a belly full of fuel...sometimes with a gross weight of up to 500 tons!!!...but,...once in the air they are in THEIR element and gracefull...until they have to land!...and if you think about it?...whats a landing?...if its not a controlled crash to earth again!...But...dont worry... youre in the hands of professionals when your upstairs!...better than being down here with the idiots on the road...

Answer 8

there is so much that can go wrong during those two phases of flight. Slow speed and low altittude, airplanes worst nightmare. Bird strikes, wildlife on the runways, equipment failures, any number of things can go wrong that you dont experience at altittude.

Answer 9

Fortunately Yes, that is when you are closer to home (the ground)

Answer 10

yeah, that's true.