Title: FAA Initiatives To Reduce General Aviation Accidents Ixtapa, Mexico January 2428, 2005
1FAA Initiatives To Reduce General Aviation
Accidents Ixtapa, MexicoJanuary 24-28, 2005
Prepared by the Trinational Safety Steering
Committee December 1, 2004
2Contents
- Helicopter Safety Advisory Committee
- General Aviation (GA) Joint Steering
- Committee
- General Aviation Special Emphasis
- Programs
- Information Broadcast to GA Aircraft
- Sport-Pilot Initiative
3Helicopter Safety Advisory Committee
4Gulf of Mexico Accident Analysis
- FAA and Industry analysis of accidents
- Goal To reduce the number of off-shore
helicopter accidents in the Gulf of Mexico - Analysis 1999-2004
- Objective -- to determine the root causes and
behavior that led to an off-shore accident - Behavior Categories
- Careless mistakes
- Reckless acts
- Intentional acts
- Undetermined
- Qualification
5Gulf of Mexico Accident Analysis
6Next Steps
- Collaborate with the helicopter industry to
develop and implement accident prevention
strategies based on system safety principles.
7General Aviation Joint Steering Committee
8Background
- Formed in 1998 to lead the U.S. GA accident
reduction effort - Comprised of FAA and industry participants
- Made recommendations concerning weather,
controlled flight into terrain (CFIT),
aeronautical decision making and runway safety
9Current Initiatives
- Implementing original JSC interventions regarding
weather, CFIT and aeronautical decision making - Identifying specific new interventions by
addressing major causes of accidents - Focus is on non-regulatory interventions
- Interventions include both government and private
sector initiatives
10General Aviation Special Emphasis Programs
- FAA/Industry Training Standards (FITS)
- Direct-to-Safety
- Update the Safety Program
- FAA Designee Program
11FAA/Industry Training Standards (FITS)
- FITS is scenario-based training developed by the
FAA, industry and academia to help pilots of
technically advanced glass cockpit small
airplanes master automated systems and, identify
and mitigate operational risks. - Implement safety recommendations through the
creation of FAA and industry training standards - Model-training syllabi for Technically Advanced
Aircraft (TAA) transition
12Direct-to-Safety
- A web-based database to help pilots and flight
instructors acquire information about general
aviation - Safety publications and products
- Safety standards
- Technical standards
- Safety clinics and safety seminars
13Update the Safety Program
- Goal Reduce the number of General Aviation
accidents - Objectives
- Modernize the nationwide FAA Safety Program
through education and cooperative efforts with
industry - Implement a new national structure reporting to
the Director of Flight Standards Service (AFS) - High AFS Budget Priority
- Guided by an Executive National Oversight Council
- Direct links to national, regional and local AFS
field offices - Incorporate System Safety Principles
- Safety Representatives with specific in-depth
experience partnering with industry groups
14FAA Designee Programs
- The FAA uses 13,400 well-qualified industry
people to leverage its safety resources - These people are referred to as Designees
- Some conduct pilot flight tests, while others
conduct medical certification examinations or
aircraft certification activities - The FAA is conducting a review of its Designee
Programs in an attempt to improve its quality and
efficiency
15Information Broadcast to GA Aircraft
16Automatic Broadcast of Traffic and Flight
Information to Small Aircraft
- A surveillance system that continuously
broadcasts information to all small aircraft and
air traffic control (ATC) facilities (ADS-B and
FIS-B) - Objective to improve situational awareness for
pilots and provide controllers with a more
complete picture of traffic - Air Traffic information (ADS-B)
- Weather displays for GA aircraft (FIS-B)
- Real-time NEXRAD radar, weather reports and
forecasts, wind-shear alerts, SIGMETS and AIRMETS - Temporary Flight Restrictions, NOTAMS
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17QUESTIONS?