A200 Mishap Review

Question 1

IWP

Answer 1

Incident With Potential

Question 2

NTSB

Answer 2

National Transportation Safety Board

Question 3

Aircraft accident

Answer 3

Death or Serious Injury and/or Substantial Damage to the aircraft

Question 4

Substantial Damage

Question 5

Incident With Potential (IWP)

Answer 5

An incident that narrowly misses being an accident and in which the circumstances indicate significant potential for substantial damage or serious injury.

Question 6

What are included in Mishaps?

Answer 6

Both Accidents and Incidents

Question 7

Recurring Aviation issues that lead to mishaps?

Answer 7

• Mission Planning
• Risk Tolerance
• Training
• Mishap Reporting
• Managing Risk
• Policy Violations
• Flight Following
• Supervision

Question 8

What is the 5 M model?

Answer 8

1. Management
2. Media
3. Machine
4. Mission
5. HuMAN

Question 9

HFACS

Answer 9

Human Factors Analysis and Classification System

Question 10

Latent Failures

Answer 10

pre‐existing conditions within an organization which indirectly affect the sequence of mishap events. These latent failures may lie undetected for some period of time prior to their manifestation as an influence on an individual’s actions during a mishap.

Question 11

Active Failures

Answer 11

The actions or inactions of individuals that are believed to cause or contribute to the mishap. Traditionally referred to as “error,” they are the last “acts” committed by individuals, often with immediate consequences.

Question 12

What are the Components of SMS ?

Answer 12

1. Safety Policy
2. Safety Risk Management
3. Safety Assurance
4. Safety Promotion

Question 13

“Just Culture” defined ?

Answer 13

“An atmosphere of trust in which people are encouraged (even rewarded) for providing essential safety related information, but in which they are also clear about where the line must be drawn between acceptable and unacceptable behavior.”
– James Reason (1997) The Components of a Safety Culture

Question 14

How long do you have to report to SAFECOM?

Answer 14

5 days

Question 15

Who must file a mishap with SAFECOM?

Answer 15

Both Vendors and Agents

Question 16

TFOA

Answer 16

Things Falling Off Aircraft

Question 17

What is a Deviation?

Answer 17

The action of departing from an established course or accepted standard.

Question 18

Most Deviations require a SAFECOM report?

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

Why is Normalization of Deviation dangerous?

Question 20

Why report if it’s “almost normal”?

Answer 20

Because it is unnecessary acceptance of risk

Question 21

Midair impact?

Answer 21

Within 500 ft of another aircraft

Question 22

Who has the Right of Way?

Answer 22

Neither aircraft or helicopter. An aircraft in Distress has right of way.

Question 23

When heading head-on?

Answer 23

Both planes turn to the right

Question 24

Causes to declare an emergency?

Answer 24

1. Low Fuel
2. Major System Failure
3. Pressurization issues
4. Passenger or crew severely sick
5. Smoke, Fire or Burning Smell
6. Situation that affects Safety of Flight