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The AIG Section provides guidance on the following subjects: aircraft accident and incident investigation; accident and incident reporting (ADREP); training for aircraft accident investigators; hazards at aircraft accident sites; providing information to aircraft accident victims and their families;
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Annex 13, Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation, details the international Standards and Recommended Practices (SAPRS) for the investigation of accidents and incidents, including which States may participate, and the rights and responsibilities of those States.
E-library of Final Reports. The electronic Library (e-Library) contains the Final Reports of investigated accidents and incidents which were sent to ICAO. In the interest of accident prevention such Final Report are made publicly available.
This article gives an overview of the best practices used in aviation occurrence investigation. It also describes the use of some specific equipment, like UAVs and flight simulators, in the process, along with their benefits and limitations. As a general rule, the investigation should be.
Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigations. The restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 Pandemic required that accident investigation authorities (AIA) conceived ways to discharge their investigation obligations called for in Annex 13 – Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation in a safe and appropriate manner.
The purpose of investigations is to identify the cause of accidents, rather than to assign blame and liability. Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 lays down a comprehensive legal framework for the conduct of civil aviation accident and incident investigations in the EU.
Many accident investigations are not complete when the ACTF meets to classify the year’s events and additional facts may be uncovered during an investigation that could change the currently assigned classifications in the future. The sectors used to create the accident rates are the most up-to-date available at the time of production.
