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(a) In accordance with section 49 of the Act the pilot-in-command of an aircraft that is involved in an accident must notify the Authority of the accident as soon as practicable.
(b) If the pilot-in-command cannot notify the Authority because they are injured or dead, or because the aircraft is missing, the operator must notify the Authority.
(c) The notification under paragraph (a) must contain, where ascertainable, the—
(1) date and time of the accident; and
(2) nature of the accident; and
(3) type, nationality, and registration marks of the aircraft; and
(4) names of the aircraft owner and operator; and
(5) position or last known position of the aircraft with reference to an easily defined geographical point; and
(6) name of the pilot-in-command of the aircraft; and
(7) type of operation; and
(8) last point of departure of the aircraft; and
(9) next point of intended landing of the aircraft; and
(10) description of the sky condition, precipitation, wind velocity, and visibility; and
(11) number of persons on board the aircraft; and
(12) number of crew and passengers killed or seriously injured as a result of the accident; and
(13) number of persons killed or seriously injured as a result of the accident that were not crew or passengers; and
(14) details of damage to the aircraft.
(a) In addition to the initial notification requirements in rule 12.51, the pilot-in-command of an aircraft that is involved in an accident or, if that person is fatally or seriously injured, the operator, must provide the details required by the approved CAA form to the Authority within 10 days of the accident—
(1) on the approved CAA form; or
(2) by a means acceptable to the Authority.
(b) The details required by paragraph (a) must include a statement by each flight crew member who was on the aircraft at the time of the accident, detailing the facts, conditions, and circumstances relating to the accident.
(c) Where a flight crew member is incapacitated, the statement required by paragraph (b) must be submitted as soon as the flight crew member is able.
(a) If the holder of a certificate issued by the Director under the Act and the following Parts is involved in an incident that is a serious incident or an immediate hazard to the safety of an aircraft operation, they must notify the incident to the Authority as soon as practicable:
(1) Parts 115, 119, 129 and 137— aircraft incident, or dangerous goods incident:
(2) Part 172— airspace incident:
(3) Parts 171 and 174 — facility malfunction incident:
(4) Parts 19, 47, 115, 119, 129, 137, 145, 146, and 148 — defect incident:
(5) Parts 119, 129, 139, 140, 171, and 172 — security incident:
(6) Part 139 — aerodrome incident:
(7) Parts 139, 171, 173, 174, and 175 — promulgated information incident:
(8) Parts 119, 129, and 109 — cargo security incident.
(b) A person who is involved in an incident that is a serious incident or an immediate hazard to the safety of an aircraft operation must notify the Authority of the incident as soon as practicable if the person—
(1) operates, maintains, services, or does any other act in respect of an aircraft, aeronautical product, or aviation related service; and
(2) is not employed by, or associated with, the holder of a certificate referred to in paragraph (a); or
(3) has responsibilities under Part 95.
(c) A pilot-in-command of an aircraft that is involved in an airspace incident or a bird incident must notify the Authority of the incident as soon as practicable if the incident is a serious incident or an immediate hazard to the safety of an aircraft operation.
(d) The notification of an incident required by paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (e) must contain, where ascertainable, information in accordance with the following:
(1) for an airspace incident, Appendix A(a):
(2) for a defect incident, Appendix A(b):
(3) for a facility malfunction incident, Appendix A(c):
(4) for an aircraft incident, Appendix A(d):
(5) for a security incident, Appendix A(e):
(6) for a promulgated information incident, Appendix A(f):
(7) for an aerodrome incident, Appendix A(g):
(8) for a cargo security incident, Appendix A(h):
(9) for a dangerous goods incident, bird incident, or any other incident, Appendix A(i).
(e) Despite paragraph (a), a holder of—
(1) an air operator certificate issued by the Director under the Act and Part 119 must notify the Authority of an aircraft incident or a defect incident within 72 hours of the incident occurring if the incident is associated with an aircraft that is performing or is used to perform an EDTO and the incident involves—
(i) an in-flight shutdown of a propulsion system; or
(ii) a diversion or a turn back; or
(iii) an in flight, inadvertent fuel loss or unavailability of fuel or an un-correctable fuel imbalance; or
(iv) a malfunction of an EDTO significant system; or
(v) any other occurrence which affects the safety of an EDTO; and
(2) an aircraft maintenance organisation certificate issued under the Act and in accordance with Part 145 must notify the Authority of a defect incident within 72 hours of the incident occurring if the incident is associated with an aircraft that is used to perform an EDTO and—
(i) the incident involves a malfunction of an EDTO significant system; or
(ii) any other defect that could affect the safety of an aircraft performing an EDTO.
(a) In addition to the initial incident notification requirements in rule 12.55, the following persons who were involved in the incident must provide the Authority the details required by the applicable forms specified in paragraph (b)(1) or (b)(2):
(1) a holder of a certificate referred to in rule 12.55(a):
(2) a person referred to in rule 12.55(b):
(3) a pilot-in-command referred to in rule 12.55(c).
(b) A person who is required under paragraph (a) to provide the Authority with details of an incident must provide those details within 14 days of the incident—
(1) on the approved CAA form; or
(2) on the approved CAA form for a defect incident; or
(3) by another means that is acceptable to the Authority.
A holder of a certificate referred to in rule 12.55(a) who is required to provide details of an incident to the Authority under rule 12.57 must, unless otherwise notified by the Authority, —
(1) subject to section 14 of the Transport Accident Investigation Commission Act 1990, conduct an investigation to identify the facts relating to its involvement in the incident and establish, so far as those facts allow, the cause or causes of the incident; and
(2) on completion of the investigation, submit a report of the investigation to the Authority no later than 90 days after the incident—
(i) on the approved CAA form; or
(ii) on the approved CAA form for a defect incident; or
(iii) by a means acceptable to the Authority; and
(3) advise the Authority of any actions taken to prevent recurrence of a similar incident.
