09-26-2018, 04:20 PM
Interesting to note the text below from the ATSB report on the DFO crash.
The ERSA, a component of the Aeronautical Information Publication, publishes information about an airport’s infrastructure and, in particular, runway data and airspace obstructions that may affect operations at the airport. The airport data for Essendon included seven obstacles that breached the airport’s obstacle limitation surfaces (OLS). Four of those obstacles infringed the runway 26 transitional surface component of the OLS and were associated with two buildings within the outlet centre that were not struck by the aircraft. CASA accepted the breaches in 2015 after the airport operator applied lighting and colour to the obstacles to mitigate their risk to aircraft operations.
What about that safety case that was supposed to have happened way back; not to mention that oversite or lack there of on the part of CASA (2004 to 2015).
The minister at the time, if you recall, made specific mention that CASA was to be involved in the development to ensure it complied with the regulations.
The ERSA, a component of the Aeronautical Information Publication, publishes information about an airport’s infrastructure and, in particular, runway data and airspace obstructions that may affect operations at the airport. The airport data for Essendon included seven obstacles that breached the airport’s obstacle limitation surfaces (OLS). Four of those obstacles infringed the runway 26 transitional surface component of the OLS and were associated with two buildings within the outlet centre that were not struck by the aircraft. CASA accepted the breaches in 2015 after the airport operator applied lighting and colour to the obstacles to mitigate their risk to aircraft operations.
What about that safety case that was supposed to have happened way back; not to mention that oversite or lack there of on the part of CASA (2004 to 2015).
The minister at the time, if you recall, made specific mention that CASA was to be involved in the development to ensure it complied with the regulations.