Which is more critical takeoff or landing?

So that leaves the final descent and landing. They take up about 4% of the average flight, lasting twice as long as takeoff and initial climb. But a whopping 49% of fatal accidents occur in this short window, making the final descent and landing the deadliest part of an average flight.



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The most dangerous part of any flight is the landing with nearly half of all fatal accidents occurring in the last fraction of a journey, according to US manufacturer Boeing.

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It is a fact that both the takeoff and landing phases have their own set of challenges. Some may argue that the landing phase of a flight requires more pilot skills; but based on experience, it is just the same for takeoff. The difficulties experienced by pilots during takeoff are technically the same during landing.

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Takeoff and landing are widely considered the most dangerous parts of a flight.

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We rarely book a flight with hopes of getting one of the middle seats in the last row. Well, guess what? These seats are statistically the safest ones on an airplane.

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Basically, turbulence is unpleasant, but you it will not cause your plane to crash: the safe-proofing for commercial flights is such you simply can't fly when it is too rough out.

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You are scared of all those “what ifs” which we encounter when we are nervous. There is more risk in a take-off than landing. The aircraft is heavy with fuel & has no speed or altitude, whereas, in landing the aircraft is light, has tons of speed & is already flying.

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However, statistically speaking, a seat close to an exit in the front or rear, or a middle seat in the back third of the plane offers the lowest fatality rate.

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Running since 1929, Hawaiian is among the oldest airlines in the world but, remarkably, it has never suffered a single fatal crash or hull loss.

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The most common cause of a hard landing is an unstable approach. Amongst other reasons, these can occur due to tailwind, a rushed approach, an attempt to comply with an overly demanding air traffic control clearance, adverse weather conditions or the improper use of automation.

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Grab a seat near the center of the plane, over the wings, or toward the front of the aircraft. These areas are more stable, and you'll notice less turbulence than at the back of the plane.

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Most of the survivors were sitting behind first class, towards the front of the plane. Nonetheless, a TIME investigation that looked at 35 years of aircraft accident data found the middle rear seats of an aircraft had the lowest fatality rate: 28%, compared with 44% for the middle aisle seats.

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Where on the plane are you most likely to survive a crash? Although some researchers have calculated that aisle seats may be safer than middle or window seats, the Time analysis found that at least in the middle of the plane, they were the least safe. And middle seats near the back appeared to be the safest.

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“For the most part, pilots fear those things they cannot control,” Smith wrote. “We are less afraid of committing a fatal error than of finding ourselves victimised by somebody else's error or else at the mercy of forces impervious to our skills or expertise.”

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Aircraft with fixed wings cannot stand still in the air, unless we are talking about VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) aircraft. Lift is created by air flowing around the wing. Too little forward speed, and the wing will stall (loose lift).

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In the event of an engine malfunction, the recognition of a significant abnormality, or an ATC instruction to stop the aircraft during the take off roll, transport aircraft in Performance Category 'A' should be able to safely reject the take off if the decision to do so is made at a speed not greater than the correctly ...

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The good news is that an airplane crash doesn't necessarily mean certain death. In fact, of the 568 U.S. plane crashes between 1980 and 2000, more than 90 percent of crash victims survived [source: BBC]. In the event of an air disaster, there are things you can do that can increase your odds of living.

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