Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I suspect some of that has to do with mission and demographics...on average TAA's are flown by older (wealthier) folks who may come to aviation later in life (old dogs, new tricks and all that). More capable airplanes flown by older pilots tend to fly longer missions with more opportunities to encounter weather and more get-there-itis.
I'm not that convinced on the demographic piece (although obviouslym wealthier folks can afford things less wealth can't).
But I think you're spot on on the mission piece. There has been a lot of speculation (I don't think anyone has done a breakdown on the data sufficient to do more than speculate at this point) that a major reason for the results is that the greater capabilities also mean more pushing of limits. The amount of available information, especially with respect to weather, can lead to a level of overconfidence in what one is willing to fly in.
For example, one might not be willing to fly into an area of embedded thunderstorms, but one might if there's a pretty display in front of them that lets them think they know exactly where they are to cirumnavigate.