Week 9 - Accidents Flashcards
1
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Global Accident Rate
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- 2.6 accidents per million departures
- Was very high in the 1960’s and dropped through the 1970’s, but had remained relatively unchanged since then
2
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Cost of Aviation Accidents
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- Direct Losses (People and Aircraft)
- Indirect Losses (reputation)
3
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Definition of Accidents
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- Person is seriously injured due to aircraft
- Aircraft sustains structural damage except minor engine damage
- the aircraft is missing or completely inaccessible
4
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Search and Rescue
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- Annex 12 requires all states to provide SAR
- Three phases (Uncertainty phase, Alert phase, distress phase
5
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Safety Technologies
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- Emergency Locator Transmitter
- Black Box flight recorders
6
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Accident Investigation Process
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- Each country their own independent Accident Investigation Authority (AIA)
- ICAO designates authority to State of Occurrence (If no state of occurrence then state of registry)
- State of Occurrence, Registry, Operator, Design, and Manufacture have the right to be in the investigation
7
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Accident Investigators
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- ## Trained in 4 phases (Initial classroom training, On-the-job training, basic accident investigation courses Advanced accident investigation courses and additional training)
8
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Final Accident Reports
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- Title
- Synopsis
- Body
- Analysis
- Conclusions
- Safety Recommendations
9
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Most Common Types of Accidents
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- Loss of Control - Inflight
- Controlled Flight Into Terrain
- Unknown
- Runway Excursion
10
Q
Phase of Flight with Highest Accident Rate
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Final Approach and Landing
11
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Phase of Flight with Highest Fatality Rate
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Cruise
12
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Helicopter Accidents
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- Maneuvering phase has the highest accident rate
- Non-commercial operations have highest accident rate
