Turkish Airlines Flight no.

1951 (Schiphol Airport, February 2009)

http://www.cargolaw.com/2009nightmare_schiphol_cra.html

Paras Daryanani Simeon Campbell

Air Accident (Explanation)

Definition Cause Statistics

Air Accident Investigation?

Definition Procedure Purpose and Outcome

When one or more of the following situations occur whilst any person is aboard the aircraft:

an individual is killed or seriously injured the aircraft suffers damage or structural failure

When injuries come from:

natural causes self-infliction or inflicted by another person aboard the aircraft

Convention on International Civil Aviation Council (2010). Annex 13, Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation. 10th ed. Montreal, Canada: International Civil Aviation Organization.

 Pilot or flight crew errors Defective Equipment Aircraft design flaws

Violation of aviation authority regulations

Continued

Improper fueling or maintenance Negligence of Air Traffic Controllers Bad Weather

Sabotage
Aviation Law News (2012). Aviation Accidents, Causes of Plane Crashes. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.aviation-law-news.com/html/causes.html. [Last accessed 13th January 2012].

Percentage of Accidents due to corresponding cause

9% 12% 2% 4% 3% 48%

8%
14%

Boeing (2011). Boeing: Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents 1959-2010. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.skybrary.aero/bookshelf/books/1549.pdf. [Last accessed 10th January 2012].

A process conducted for the purpose of accident prevention which includes:

gathering and analysis of information

determination of causes and/or contributing factors

drawing of conclusions making of safety recommendations (when appropriate)
Convention on International Civil Aviation Council (2010). Annex 13, Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation. 10th ed. Montreal, Canada: International Civil Aviation Organization.

Collecting, recording and evaluating of all related information on the accident:

Blackbox Data
Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Flight Data Recorder (FDR)

Survivors/Eye-witness Information (if applicable)

Physical Material Evidence (On-site) Flight Coordination Systems Information

http://9bytz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/blackbox4.jpg

Determining the cause(s) of the accident:

by using the collected information
putting it all together forming conclusions

Completing the final report:

gathering all the investigation data

suggesting safety recommendations putting it all in one official report

publishing the report

International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). o Main international organisation, based in Canada. o Wrote and published the Convention of International Civil Aviation (CICA) (including Annex 13). Under the CICA many other organisations are included, according to the countries that have ratified and signed the CICA.

http://www.icao.int/publications/Pages/doc7300.aspx

In the UK we have the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB). This is the largest British organisation in the civil aviation sector, for the investigation of air accidents.
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/about_us/index.cfm

To propose improvement methods such as;

Better training for flight staff and aircraft mechanics
New procedures for flights and operations Infrastructure improvements Revising aircraft designs Integrating newer, more advanced technologies

All of these have the same main aim guiding them; To prevent similar accidents from happening in the future.
Boeing (2009). Aviation Safety - Investigating Accidents. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.boeing.com/commercial/safety/investigate.html. [Last accessed 07th January 2012].

 The main reason for conducting an air accident investigation is to prevent air accidents from happening in the future. Another important reason is in order to propose safety recommendations and thereby improve aviation safety.

To keep on improving aviation safety through air accident investigation, in order to reach a certain level where air accidents are almost ruled out.

Any questions

Turkish Airlines Flight no.1951 (Schiphol Airport, February 2009)

[ONLINE] Available at: http://www.cargolaw.com/2009nightmare_schiphol_cra.html [Last accessed 14th February 2012].

Boeing (2009). Aviation Safety - Investigating Accidents. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.boeing.com/commercial/safety/investigate.html. [Last accessed 07th January 2012].
Flight Data Recorder [ONLINE] Available at: http://9bytz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/blackbox4.jpg [Last accessed 2nd March 2012]. Convention on International Civil Aviation Council (2010). Annex 13, Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation. 10th ed. Montreal, Canada: International Civil Aviation Organization. Aviation Law News (2012). Aviation Accidents, Causes of Plane Crashes. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.aviation-law-news.com/html/causes.html. [Last accessed 13th January 2012]. Boeing (2011). Boeing: Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents 1959-2010. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.skybrary.aero/bookshelf/books/1549.pdf. [Last accessed 10th January 2012].