Short Final: Flight Following - AVweb

I going with the ‘Bigger Picture View’; Report ‘EVERY Accident’ and let the ‘Clicks’ decide. Digital ink is cheap.

The Three Things that make Aviation Safer: Money, Money and Technology. If we never reported that planes got lost there wouldn’t be a GPS satellite network. If not reporting that some situations are just not survivable we wouldn’t have airframe parachutes. Reporting on failed vacuum systems brought us the EFIS with battery back-up. AOAs, because it was reported that stall warning indicators aren’t good enough at stall prevention. You can go on and on with life saving technologies but without awareness and statistics no one will invest ‘The Money ?’ to solve the most common problems. Awareness through those reports then justifies you and I spending ‘The Money ?’ to make a Safer Aircraft and Flying Experience.

Report accidents no matter how small or inconsequential even if only statistically. No sacrifice monetary and/or life should be made in vein. It may only be a statistic that’s reported but, someday that number will justify investing in a preventative solution.