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IATA on State ICAO Annex 13 obligations; plus another NTSB v ATSB Chalk & Cheese event?? - 

Via IATA: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2023-r...-06-05-07/

Date: 5 June 2023

IATA Urges States to Provide Timely, Thorough and Public Accident Reports




Istanbul -The International Air Transport Association called on governments to live up to longstanding international treaty obligations to publish timely and thorough aviation accident reports. Safety is aviation’s highest priority.

Failure to publish prompt and complete accident investigation reports deprives operators, equipment manufacturers, regulators, infrastructure providers and other concerned stakeholders of critical information that could make flying even safer.

“The accident investigation process is one of our most important learning tools when building global safety standards. But to learn from an accident, we need reports that are complete, accessible and timely,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General.

The requirements of the Convention of International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention) Annex 13 are clear. States in charge of an accident investigation must:

• Submit a preliminary report to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) within 30 days of the accident
  
• Publish the final report, that is publicly available, as soon as possible and within 12 months of the accident.
  
• Publish interim statements annually should a final report not be possible within 12 months.
  

Only 96 of the 214 accident investigations during the period 2018-2022 conform with the requirements of the Chicago Convention. Just 31 reports were published in less than one year of the accident with the majority (58) taking between 1–3 years. In addition to the fact that final reports regularly take more than a year, interim statements often provide little more than what was presented in the preliminary report.

“Over the past five years, fewer than half of the required accident reports meet the standards for thoroughness and timeliness. This is an inexcusable violation of requirements stated clearly in the Chicago Convention. As an industry we must raise our voice to governments in defense of the accident investigation process enshrined in Annex 13. And we count on ICAO to remind states that the publication of a complete accident report is not optional, it is an obligation under Annex 13 of the Chicago Convention,” said Walsh.

Next via the NTSB YouTube channel:

577 views  Jun 6, 2023

Full Session.  On May 23, 2023 Chair Jennifer Homendy hosted a roundtable discussion of safety experts from the aviation industry, labor, and government to discuss the current state of the runway incursion problem and possible solutions and next steps.

You don't have to watch anymore than the first 30 minutes to get a sense of the serious aviation safety credentials of the participants of this NTSB organised roundtable. That and their obvious combined commitment to proactively contribute to helping to provide solutions to the very real safety risk of runway incursions to the aviation industry. Kind of like what you would expect from a State's adoption of the principles of ICAO Annex 19 and it's establishment of a SSP (State Safety Program)...  

Compare that to this latest piffle from Popinjay HQ: No.43 from the list completed??

R44 pilot unable to recover from unanticipated yaw prior to Forresters Beach accident

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A NSW Central Coast helicopter accident highlights to pilots the need to be cognisant of factors that can induce unanticipated yaw, according to an Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation report.

On 19 November 2022, the pilot of a Robinson R44 was conducting a private flight with two passengers to a function centre at Forresters Beach from a nearby property.

During the approach to the planned landing site, a carpark beside the venue, the pilot reported experiencing an uncommanded yaw to the right, which was unable to be recovered.

“During the approach to the confined carpark landing site, the helicopter experienced an unanticipated yaw to the right,” ATSB Director Transport Safety Stuart Macleod said.

“The pilot’s response was ineffective at recovering control – however the unanticipated yaw may have occurred at a height from which control of the helicopter was not recoverable.”

The helicopter subsequently struck powerlines before impacting the ground. While the helicopter was substantially damaged, fortunately the occupants received only minor injuries.

Considering Gosford weather observations of a north-east wind at 10 kt, the approach track placed the wind from a direction and at a speed known to be conducive to the onset of unanticipated yaw, the investigation notes.

“It’s important for helicopter pilots to remain cognisant of the factors that can induce unanticipated yaw, especially the relative wind direction,” Mr Macleod said.

“These factors should be avoided, or their influence on the helicopter’s anti-torque system should be managed through positive control of the yaw rate. Depending on the yaw rate recovery may not be immediate, but maintaining the recovery control inputs is the most effective way to stop the yaw.”

Read the report: Collision with terrain involving Robinson R44, registration VH-TKI, at Forresters Beach on 19 November 2022

 
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