I just had the opportunity to search the AAIB site for Europa events
and to contrast the metadata with the NTSB data I am familiar with.
By metadata, I am referring the size and rough outlines of the data,
not specific content.
As of today, there are 216 accidents in the UK data and 5 in the US.
I know the Europa has been in the UK longer by 4 or 5 years out of
perhaps 12 and there are approximately double the number of AC
in the UK. Those facts alone seem inadequate to explain the 40:1
accident ratio.
Is the AAIB far more sensitive to inclusion in events? There are quite a
few prop strikes and ground loops, but these would be included in the
NTSB if any damage occurred.
Does anyone have an explaination or hypothesis?
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