Industry Safety UpdateHeliRussia – 2013 - Moscow

Matt Zuccaro - President HAI

March 17, 2013

Helicopter Association International

• Established 1948

• The professional trade association for the International helicopter community

• 3,500 members in 78 countries

• 91 Affiliate Members in 73 countries

• HAI Members operate over 5,500 helicopters and fly nearly 2.5 million hours each year

Helicopter Association International

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TOPIC OF THE DAY

FIRST PRIORITY ALWAYS

“SAFETY”

It holds the key to the future of operators

It effects everything the industry does

Regulations Legislation Technology Procedures

HUMAN FACTORS

It is about people

Accident Causation

Decision Making

and

Risk Assessment

“WHAT WERE THEY THINKING”?

1. Helicopter Medical Transport – Fuel / phone

2. Utility – External Human Cargo

3. Nap of the earth flying

4. London – collision with obstacle

HAI SAFETY INITIATIVES

• SAFETY AS A FIRST PRIORITY

• SAFETY ABOVE ALL ELSE

• FLY TO A HIGHER STANDARD

HAI SAFETY INITIATIVES• HeliExpo

• Safety Symposium• Safety Town Hall

• Education Courses

• Safety Challenge

• Safety Forums• Commercial Operations

• General Aviation / Training

HAI SAFETY INITIATIVES• HAI Operator Safety Awards

• HAI Pilot Safety Awards

• HAI Maintenance Technician Awards

• Free Safety literature and DVD’s

–Safety Management Systems

–Flying in the Wire Environment

–Risk Assessment / Decision Making

HAI ACCREDITATION PROGRAM

VOLUNTARY

MISSION SPECIFIC STANDARDS / ISBAO BASED

(Coordination with other accreditation programs)

HAI TRAINED AUDITORS

FIELD AUDITS WILL BE CONDUCTED

OPERATOR MENTORING PROGRAM

SCALABLE – SMALL TO LARGE OPERATORS

LAUNCH – HELIEXPO 2013

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REDUCE THE INTERNATIONAL REDUCE THE INTERNATIONAL HELICOPTER ACCIDENT RATE HELICOPTER ACCIDENT RATE

BY 80 % OVER THE NEXT 10 BY 80 % OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARSYEARS

International Helicopter Safety Team

IHST REVISED GOAL ESTABLISHED

ZERO ACCIDENTS !

Findings Findings

Joint Helicopter SafetyJoint Helicopter Safety

Analysis TeamAnalysis Team

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Findings Findings

JOINT SAFETY ANALYSIS TEAMJOINT SAFETY ANALYSIS TEAM

Part 91 / Personal FlyingPart 91 / Personal Flying

Training / InstructionTraining / Instruction

Identify the correct targetIdentify the correct target

1 to 5 ship operators

Insurance

MaintainersTrainers Industry

Pubs

FAA

Pathways to Influence Change in the US

Associations

AccreditationPrograms

We need to find high leverage means to influence the small ops community

OEMs

Military NTSB

IHST.ORG - Safety resources - IHST Toolkits

Inadvertent Instrument Conditions and Controlled flight into terrain

Pilot Instrument Flight Proficiency / Currency

Dedicated Helicopter Instrument flight:

Low Level helicopter instrument flight Routes

Point in space instrument approaches

Seamless transition between VFR / IFR

Use of Night Vision Goggles

Mission Specific Training

Specialized mission specific training schools

Provide ability to train / upgrade new pilots during actual operations , especially in single pilot aircraft / operations

Make flight simulators & flight training devices more readily available and affordable so as to increase their use by operators

INITIAL FLIGHT TRAINING EVIRONMENT

1. All segments of Instruction provided by those most recently certificated as a

Certificated Flight Instructors

2. The is reverse of other professions such as

Doctors and Attorneys

CONSIDER CHANGE

THE FLIGHT TRAINING BUSINESS MODEL

SEGMENTED INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM

ESTABLISHMENT OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTORAS A LEGITIMATE CAREER PATH INSTEADOF STEPPING STONE TO ADVANCEMENT

Considerations for Flight Instructors

Lifetime influence on your students

Focus on

• Decision making • Risk assessment• Safety Management Systems

Set an example

• Safety first – above all else• Regulatory Compliance

ACCURATE DATA

1. ACCURATE FLIGHT HOURS FLOWN ARE ESSENTIAL

2. ACCIDENTS PER 100,000 HOURS FLOWN WOULD BE LOWER THAN WE CURRENTLY BELIEVE IF WE JUST HAD ACCURATE DATA FOR HOURS FLOWN

Most difficult task

SALES & MARKETING OF SAFETY

THE BUY IN BY OPERATORS / END USERS

and the General Aviation / Personal Use

community.

END USER / PASSENGER EDUCATION

Effect of uninformed end userNight charter request

1st Operator Operating IFR Twin

Two current pilots

Rejected flight due to Weather

2nd Operator Operating VFR Single

Two pilots – only one current

Accepted flight

Outcome: All 4 passengers fatalities

10 miles from departure

Informed GA Passengers

Keep passengers, who many times are family

and friends, informed and involved in flight

planning.

Brief passengers to express any concerns or

observations, such as other traffic identification

Always make decisions predicated on what is in

their best interest.

HELICOPTER INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE LEVELS

Expansion of overall business activity

Retirement of Viet Nam Era personnel

Higher client standards

Lack of young people entering industry

(POTENTIAL) EFFECT ON SAFETYShortage of experienced pilots and technicians

Inability of operators to meet business demands andclient standards

Lower experience levels (could) result in higheraccident rates if proper initiatives and cultures arenot put in place.

Flight Hours are not the sole determinant factor ofSafety. Competency and currency in specificmissions, operating environments and aircraftcategory / type are critical considerations

Is technology the magic bulletDo we need more boxes?

Terrain Avoidance Warning System

Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System

Health Usage Monitoring System

Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast

GPS (WAAS Enhanced)

Night Vision Goggles

There is no magic bullet

Previous fatal helicopter accidents involved

• Twin engine IFR helicopter • Had coupled autopilot • Two pilot IFR qualified and current crew• They were conducting VFR operations• Helicopter had advanced cockpit• Crew was familiar with the operating environment• No mechanical failures noted

WE HAVE A SAFETY PROBLEM

• We know what the cause is

• The accidents are preventable

• This is unacceptable

EACH HELICOPTER ACCIDENT IS

EVERYONE’S ACCIDENT!!!!

How much safety can you afford ?

Basic premise for consideration

IF YOU THINK SAFETY IS EXPENSIVE

TRY AN ACCIDENT

APPROPRIATE TO THE SPECIFIC OPERATING ENVIRONMENT AND

MISSION

ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL

I.E. – Wire Strike Kit

MUST CONSIDER RETROFIT CAPABILITY TO EXISTING FLEET

WILL EFFECT MAJORITY OF AIRCRAFT

SAFETY INITIATIVESMUST BE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE

FIRST PRIORITY OF ANY ORGANIZATION

FINANCIAL HEALTH

Return on Investment Analysis

ARE WE NEGLIGENT ???

ARE WE FACILITATORS ???Industry Quotes

“If there was going to be an accident I alwaysknew it would be them / him –her”

“They were an accident waiting to happen”

“I knew if they kept doing that they would have an accident”

WHY DON’T WE INTERCEDE ?????

ARE WE NEGLIGENT ???

ARE WE FACILITATORS ???

NTSB

Accident report data indicates that in many instancesPre accident knowledge and awareness of unsafe Situations, conditions and individuals was present.

Operators and or individuals had nicknames such as:

Death Pilot Joe “everything is airworthy” Mechanic.

COMMUNICATIONS

We need to talk to each other

Take an interest in others

Mentor the next generation

Who knows you might learn something

What about the PassengersA number on a form

Accidents investigations are technically oriented and discussions involve the aircraft, crew, weather, mission, infrastructure.

What about the passengers, those they leave behind.

The effect of their death or injury involves dozens if

not hundreds of others.

As a first priority decision making, risk assessment should be made predicated on what is in the best interest of the passenger, not other interests.

Industry / survivor interface is powerful safety motivator

PILOTS / TECHNICIANS

THE FINAL SAFETY GATE

BE PREPARED TO EXITAN UNSAFE SITUATION

PILOTS: CANCEL AN UNSAFE FLIGHT

MECHANICS: DO NOT RETURN AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE OR ALLOW ONE TO

REMAIN IN SERVICE IF IT IS

NOT SAFE AND AIRWORTHY.

Passengers have put their lives in your hands

ECONOMIC MOTIVATORS

HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECT

ON DECISION MAKING

MUST CHANGE THE WAY WE CONDUCT FLIGHT OPERATIONS

IS CHANGE POSSIBLE

??????

YES

THINK ABOUT

SEAT BELTS

SMOKING

CHANGE THE INDUSTRY MINDSET AT ALL LEVELS

AVIATION INDUSTRY IS ORIENTED TOWARDS MISSION COMPLETION

AGGRESSIVE CAN DO ATTITUDE

FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION

ACCEPT THE REALITYCHANGE THE MINDSET

“NO / CAN NOT / WILL NOT”

ARE ACCEPTABLERESPONSES

SAFETY IS NOT A SLOGAN

IT REQUIRES DAILY COMMITMENT & PASSION

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

SHARE THE VISION

IMAGINE NO ACCIDENTS

CONTACT INFORMATION

MATT ZUCCARO - CONTACT INFO

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