The TSB WATCHLIST

Association québécoise du transport aérienKathy Fox, Member

Transportation Safety Board of Canada

March 17, 2011Gatineau, Quebec

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Outline

• Who we are, what we do• WATCHLIST and objectives• WATCHLIST air issues• Where are we now?• Call for action

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About the TSB

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Fishing vessel safety

Emergency preparedness on ferries

Passenger trains colliding with vehicles

Operation of longer,heavier trains

Risk of collisions on runways

Controlled flight into terrain

Landing accidents and runway overruns

Safety Management Systems

Data recorders

WATCHLIST

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WATCHLIST: Four Key Objectives

• Raise public and media awareness about the safety risks.

• Demonstrate how concrete action will advance transportation safety.

• Deliver messages about the TSB and its role.

• Build on existing credibility, stimulate dialogue and trigger action by change agents.

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Fishing vessel safety

Emergency preparedness on ferries

Passenger trains colliding with vehicles

Operation of longer,heavier trains

Risk of collisions on runways

Controlled flight into terrain

Landing accidents and runway overruns

Safety Management Systems

Data recorders

WATCHLIST – Air Issues

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Risk of Collisions on Runways

10Still images of runway incursion animations © National Transportation Safety Board

Runway Incursions – Possible Solutions• Improved procedures and enhanced

collision warning systems.

• Runway status light systems.

• Final approach runway occupancy system.

• Surveillance technology.

• Tools and procedures from low-visibility operations.

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Collisions with Land and Water

Cessna 206, collision with hilltop near Shawinigan, QC (A06Q0181)

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Landing Accidents and Runway Overruns

Runway overrun, Air France Airbus A340, Toronto, ON (A05H0002)

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Aircraft successfully stopped by Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS)

Preventing Runway Overruns

• Timely information about runway surface conditions.

• Longer runway end safety areas (RESAs).

• If extended RESAs not possible, systems or structures to stop aircraft.

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Safety Management Systems (SMS)

Touchdown short of runway, Bombardier Global 5000, Fox Harbour, NS (A07A0134)

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Cockpit voice recorder, Swissair 111Flight recorder, Cougar 91

Data Recorders

Data Recorders (cont.)

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• Appeal of Federal Court ruling allowing air taxi companies to fly Beech King Air 100s without CVRs.

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Data Recorders (cont.)

• 3 investigations underway in Quebec involving King Air 100s without CVRs.

• Lack of CVR data making these investigations difficult.

• New regulations proposed but not yet in force.

One Year Later

• Extensive media coverage

• Meetings with industry

• TC is in the process of taking back oversight of business aviation in response to Fox Harbour SMS recommendation.

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Where are we now?

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RATINGSGreen Fully SatisfactoryDark Blue Satisfactory IntentLight Blue Satisfactory in PartRed Unsatisfactory

How Can You Help?Operators have direct influence on WATCHLIST issues.

– Runway incursions: work with airports and other service providers to find solutions.

– CFIT: Terrain awareness technology becoming more affordable.

– Landing accidents/runway overruns: is terrain at end of runways safe where you fly?

– Data recorders: they help us find safety deficiencies you can solve. FDR data useful for quality assurance.

– SMS: regulatory requirement with proven benefits to safety and business.

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QUESTIONS?

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