An apparatus for structural load assessment of an aircraft, the apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus to: receive flight parameters related to at least one of a ground event or a flight event of the aircraft, wherein the flight parameters include data recorded by one or more sensors during the at least one ground or flight event, wherein the received flight parameters include at least one of a vertical sink rate, pitch altitude, roll angle, roll rate, drift angle, initial sink acceleration, gross weight, center of gravity, control surface deflections, maximum vertical acceleration at or near at least one of a nose of the aircraft or a pilot seat, maximum longitudinal, lateral, and vertical acceleration at the center of gravity, airspeed, or ground speed of the aircraft; calculate a response load on the aircraft as a result of the at least one ground event or flight event, the response load being calculated from the flight parameters and using a machine learning algorithm and a structural dynamics model of the aircraft, wherein the machine learning algorithm is configured to correct an error associated with the flight parameters by adding a predetermined safety margin for the calculated response load; update at least one of the machine learning algorithm or the structural dynamics model based at least in part on at least one of flight test data or flight operation data; compare the response load to a corresponding design load, and based at least in part on the comparison, determine structural severity of the at least one ground or flight event on the aircraft; and automatically initiate a maintenance activity requirement for the aircraft in an instance in which the structural severity of the at least one ground event or flight event causes a limit exceedance state of at least one of the aircraft or at least one structural element of the aircraft; and display an identification of the maintenance activity requirement to a user, the apparatus further comprising a communication interface coupled to the processor and configured to transmit information indicating the structural severity of the at least one ground or flight event to at least one of an external inspection system or a health monitoring system onboard the aircraft, the external inspection system and health monitoring system being configured to download the information thereto. receive flight parameters related to at least one of a ground event or a flight event of the aircraft, wherein the flight parameters include data recorded by one or more sensors during the at least one ground or flight event, wherein the received flight parameters include at least one of a vertical sink rate, pitch altitude, roll angle, roll rate, drift angle, initial sink acceleration, gross weight, center of gravity, control surface deflections, maximum vertical acceleration at or near at least one of a nose of the aircraft or a pilot seat, maximum longitudinal, lateral, and vertical acceleration at the center of gravity, airspeed, or ground speed of the aircraft; calculate a response load on the aircraft as a result of the at least one ground event or flight event, the response load being calculated from the flight parameters and using a machine learning algorithm and a structural dynamics model of the aircraft, wherein the machine learning algorithm is configured to correct an error associated with the flight parameters by adding a predetermined safety margin for the calculated response load; update at least one of the machine learning algorithm or the structural dynamics model based at least in part on at least one of flight test data or flight operation data; compare the response load to a corresponding design load, and based at least in part on the comparison, determine structural severity of the at least one ground or flight event on the aircraft; and automatically initiate a maintenance activity requirement for the aircraft in an instance in which the structural severity of the at least one ground event or flight event causes a limit exceedance state of at least one of the aircraft or at least one structural element of the aircraft; and display an identification of the maintenance activity requirement to a user, the apparatus further comprising a communication interface coupled to the processor and configured to transmit information indicating the structural severity of the at least one ground or flight event to at least one of an external inspection system or a health monitoring system onboard the aircraft, the external inspection system and health monitoring system being configured to download the information thereto.