Transportation Safety Board (TSB)

Question 1

Who is the TSB?

Answer 1

The Transportation Safety Board are those in charge of investigating accidents in aviation

Question 2

What is the definition of an Aviation Occurence

Answer 2

Any accident or incident that is associated with the operation of aircraft

Question 3

What is an aviation accident?

Answer 3

A accident is where:
- A person sustains serious injury or is killed
- The AC sustains substantial damage (structural failure or damage that adversely affects the AC’s performance)
- The AC is missing or inaccessible

Question 4

What is an aviation incident?

Answer 4

An incident results directly from the operation of an aircraft greater than 2250kgs (5000lbs) or is in 703, 704, or 705 operations…that has something happen thats not an accident

Question 5

In the event of an accident, what should you do?

Answer 5

-Refer to your school/company’s Emergency Response Plan and follow procedures
-Report the accident as soon as possible
-Procedures on how to report an occurence (accident or incident) can be found in the AIM (GEN section 3.3) or by contacting the nearest FIC/FSS at 1 866 WX BRIEF

Question 6

An AC has landed in a swamp and cannot be reached. This would be an aviation…

Answer 6

accident.