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Progress Report 2005

Air Accidents (AAIB)

Published on 10 December 2014, 21:17

Summary
This is the first annual Report on Safety Recommendations submitted to the Secretary of State for Transport by the AAIB.
bulk published
1
date of occurrence
2005-06-30
report type
annual-safety-report

Report Overview

It contains all the recommendations made by the AAIB in 2004 including the responses to those recommendations received up to and including 30 June 2005 and those recommendations categorised as open from previous years.

The recommendations are grouped into eight sections:

  1. Aeroplanes 5,700kg MTWA and above
  2. Aeroplanes above 2,250kg and below 5,700kg MTWA
  3. Aeroplanes 2,250kg MTWA and below
  4. Microlights 5. Rotorcraft 5,700kg MTWA and above
  5. Rotorcraft above 2,250kg and below 5,700kg MTWA
  6. Rotorcraft 2,250kg MTWA and below
  7. Others

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Progress Report 2005

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Its authority is enshrined in The Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations 1996 and its purpose is ‘to improve aviation safety by determining the causes of air accidents and serious incidents and making safety recommendations intended to prevent recurrence’. The AAIB reports directly to the Secretary of State for Transport on safety matters. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Safety Regulation Group's (SRG) role is to ensure that UK civil aviation standards are set and achieved in a co-operative and cost effective manner. Until recently the SRG had to satisfy itself that aircraft were properly designed, manufactured, operated and maintained; that airlines were competent; that flight crews, air traffic controllers and aircraft maintenance engineers were fit and competent; that licensed aerodromes were safe to use and that air traffic services and general aviation activities met required safety standards. They continue to fulfil most of these functions but, in September 2003, the responsibility for certification and continued airworthiness of aircraft was transferred to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Therefore AAIB recommendations relating to airworthiness, traditionally targeted at the CAA, are now directed to the EASA. Accident investigation and safety regulation are clearly different and the two functions are deliberately kept independent of each other. However, the evaluation of the findings of an accident investigation and the determination of the need for, and the initiation of, appropriate action to maintain and enhance safety is an important part of safety regulation. Thus a good working relationship between the AAIB, the CAA and EASA is essential, while in no way jeopardising the independence of the accident investigation. Effective day to day liaison has been maintained between the AAIB and the CAA, which has been particularly useful in the immediate aftermath of any accident. However, the formal procedure by which the AAIB identifies and conveys to the CAA, EASA or other bodies, matters which it believes require action is by means of Safety Recommendations. Recommendations can be made at any stage as the AAIB investigation progresses. The CAA has formal procedures for the receipt and evaluation of such recommendations and initiation of necessary action. In its evaluation the CAA considers all the implications of the recommendation and action being proposed taking into account the views of other Regulatory Authorities, e.g. EASA or the European Joint Airworthiness Authorities (JAA). The CAA responds to the AAIB as quickly as possible on all recommendations as they arise, those of an urgent nature being acted upon immediately. The EASA response to AAIB safety recommendations has, until recently, been less formalised but the AAIB now receives an acknowledgement that a recommendation has been received but as yet the AAIB has only received limited information from EASA as to whether a recommendation has been accepted or if any safety actions have been implemented. Progress Report 2005 iv www.aaib.gov.uk Historically, responses to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch's recommendations have been published by the CAA in their annual Progress Report on AAIB recommendations under the cover of a Civil Aviation Publication (CAP). With the recent shift of airworthiness responsibilities however, it has become more logical for the AAIB to take responsibility for reporting on the responses to its recommendations regardless of the target authority or organisation. Progress Report 2005 1 www.aaib.gov.uk The Report This is the first annual Progress Report on Safety Recommendations submitted to the Secretary of State for Transport by the AAIB. It contains all the recommendations made by the AAIB in 2004 including the responses to those recommendations received up to and including 30 June 2005 and those recommendations categorised as open from previous years. The recommendations are grouped into eight sections: 1. Aeroplanes 5,700kg MTWA and above 2. Aeroplanes above 2,250kg and below 5,700kg MTWA 3. Aeroplanes 2,250kg MTWA and below 4. Microlights 5. Rotorcraft 5,700kg MTWA and above 6. Rotorcraft above 2,250kg and below 5,700kg MTWA 7. Rotorcraft 2,250kg MTWA and below 8. Others Within each section the accidents are listed by event date in reverse chronological order. This date should be taken as the date the recommendation was made. The Status of responses to safety recommendations, as determined by the AAIB, have been divided into six categories: 1. Accepted - CLOSED (appropriate action implemented) 2. Accepted - OPEN (appropriate action planned but not yet implemented) 3. Rejected - OPEN 4. Partially accepted - OPEN 5. Partially accepted - CLOSED 6. Response awaited - OPEN Progress Report 2005 2 www.aaib.gov.uk Statistics Recommendations made in 2004 and status: Number Status Category 1 Accepted CLOSED 2 Accepted OPEN 3 Rejected OPEN 4 Partially accepted OPEN 5 Partially accepted CLOSED 6 Response awaited OPEN 101 44 17 5 6 1 28 % of total 43.56 16.83 4.95 5.94 0.99 27.72 Note: 6 safety recommendations were allocated with a recommendation number but were withdrawn before issue Recommendations made in 2004 by Addressee: Addressee Number Airbus 8 Apex Aviation 1 BAA

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