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Safety Review of 2015
Prepared by: Lance Martin
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Purpose of the Safety Forum
Focus is on sharing information and lessons learned from incidents and accidents,
Examine and discuss safety trends within our industry,
Opportunity for communication to and from the Technical Committee,
Networking and connecting membership with safety resources.
This is YOUR forum!
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2016 Executive Committee Members
1. Greg Paleolog (President)– CGG Multi-Physics
2. Louis Polome – Spectrem Air
3. Stephan Sander– Sander Geophysics
4. Katherine McKenna – GPX Surveys
5. Theo Aravanis – Rio Tinto
6. Joel Jansen – Anglo American
Special thanks to Rod Pullin of CGG who stepped down in 2015
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2016 Technical Committee Members
1. Louis Polome (Chairman) – Spectrem Air
2. Todd Svarckopf – Sander Geophysics
3. Greg McColm – CGG Multi-Physics
4. Adam Price – Air Safety Navigators
5. Kieran Bloom – CGG Multi-Physics
6. Chris Evans – New-Sense Geophysics
7. Vaughn Gouws – Echelon Consulting
8. Scotty Morrison-Smith
9. Fiona Wedenig – United Aero Helicopters
10. Paul Rogerson – Thomson Aviation
11. Adrian Sarmasag – Geotech Ltd.
Special thanks to Alan Capyk, Cedric Anciaux, Bob Blizzard and Richard Woolnough who stepped down in 2015
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General Update
2015 Meetings and Conferences attended
Safety Forum, AGM & TCM – Toronto Mar 2015
Safety Forum & TCM – Perth Sept 2015
RPAS Seminar in Perth hosted by SGS
BARS Technical Committee – Phoenix Nov 2015
Excom Teleconferences
TCM Teleconferences
PDAC 2016
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General Update
2016 IAGSA Membership
Currently 64 members (3 more in progress)
Newest members:
Dynamic Aviation
Echelon Consulting
Heliscope PNG
HNZ Australia
Lesley Coubrough
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General Update
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IAGSA auditing of Active Members
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Audit Program 10 of 12 audits completed in 2015
3 members remain outstanding
Introduced the member self-assessment program
Checklist to be completed annually by Active Members
Sample / random audits to be conducted each year by IAGSA
An update to the audit program is planned for this year.
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Common Audit FindingsType and number of 2015 audit findings fairly consistent with previous years
Failure to equip crew with essential survival items (carried on person)
Failure to provide simulatortraining (where available)
Failure to pro-actively monitorperformance wrt: Speed and height above terrain
Failure to provide SCRM to all crew members
Failure to consistently adhered to IAGSA Geophysical Pilot trainingcurriculum
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Simulator9
Monitor7
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2012 (12 members audited)
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Training6
2015 (10 members audited)
Members are required to file a Notice of Difference (NoD) if they believe any particular IAGSA recommendations are not applicable to their operations or there are alternative mitigation strategies in place.In 2015, NoD’s were not filed by the 10 members audited
i.e. all 10 members audited
had a finding
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General Update
New IAGSA Flight and Duty Times Policy
New fatigue management tools developed
Chapter 3 Training and Experience reviewed and amended. Soon to be published
Guidance developed for climb and descent performance
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General Update
OGP AMG / IAGSA Gap analysis
SIMOPS Protocol under development
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2015 Accident Incident Overview
As agreed at 2015 AGM stats now include all accidents (member and non member)
Incident reported has increased with 22 reported in 2015
47 reports in the past 2 years!
There were 3 airborne geophysics accidents in 2015
2 involved non IAGSA members
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Islander Forced Landing 20 Jan 2015
A Britten-Norman BN-2T Islander sustained substantial damage in a forced landing in the Dawlatabad District of Balkh Province in Afghanistan. Both crew members survived.
The airplane, equipped with geophysical survey equipment, sustained substantial damage when the undercarriage broke away during a forced landing on sandy terrain.
There is no further update available at this time.
IAGSA Member: NoDate: Jan 20th 2015Location: AfghanistanA/C Type: BN IslanderAccident Type: Forced LandingInjuries: No
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Update on AS350 Helicopter Accident April 9th 2015
The aircraft crashed enroute to Livingstone, Zambia East of Mazabuka resulting the death of the pilot who was the only person on board. The aircraft was not conducting an airborne geophysics related flight at the time of the accident
The Zambian Department of Civil Aviation is investigating the accident in conjunction with the South African Civil Aviation Authority
The operator reports that so far the authorities appear to have done little to investigate the accident. As a result there is no further update available at this time.
IAGSA Member: YesDate: Apr 9th 2015Location: ZambiaA/C Type: AS 350Accident Type: UnknownInjuries: 1 fatality
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Update on Piper Navajo Accident Oct. 2nd 2015
While flying survey the aircraft went out of control and crashed. It appears that the aircraft struck something mid-air causing it to become uncontrollable.
The Nicaraguan investigators believe it was a bird strike but the aircraft operator believes that it was struck by a blast or fly rock from an open pit mine which had been overflown immediately prior to the accident
The open pit mine was not visible / present in the initial Google earth images from July 2015 used in planning stage but it is visible in the latest images dated November 2015, roughly one month after the accident
IAGSA Member: YesDate: Oct 2nd 2015Location: NicaraguaA/C Type: PA31 NavajoAccident Type: Bird strike?Injuries: 1 fatality
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Update on Piper Navajo Accident 2 Oct 2015
Open Pit
Contents of nose compartment (remove before flight tags, engine plugs, covers) scattered along flight path.
Aircraft found with nose compartmentdoor intact and locked.
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Update on Piper Navajo Accident 2 Oct 2015
Google earth image in July 2015 used during survey planning
Image of same area in Nov. 2015discovered during investigation
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Update on Piper Navajo Accident 2 Oct 2015
Findings:
Debris was found along the flight path which turned out to be contents of the nose baggage compartment
An on-board sensor recorded two spikes in cabin air pressure immediately before the loss of control
The aircraft appears to have struck something mid-air which ripped open the nose compartment and perhaps a wing
Nicaraguan investigators have concluded the cause was a bird strike however the debris and eye witness reports of pre-impact damage make a bird strike unlikely
The aircraft flew over a large rock pit/quarry operation immediately prior to the accident sequence
It is believed that the aircraft was most likely struck by fly rock from a blast at the pit which damaged critical control surfaces
The Nicaraguan authorities did not detect the ELT
The Nicaraguan SAR listed an incorrect contact phone number on their website which made contacting them difficult
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Update on Piper Navajo Accident 2 Oct 2015
Other Learnings:
The Nicaraguan authorities did not detect the ELT signal from the aircraft
The accident area was not quarantined immediately after the accident
The Nicaraguan SAR listed an incorrect contact phone number on their website
Safety Message:
This accident underscores the importance of constant hazard identification and updating of risks assessments throughout the life of a project (not just initial planning stages)
The IAGSA Risk Assessment contains a question concerning possible mining or blasting operations. Some members have adopted a “Client Hazard Questionnaire” to assist with identifying such local operations
The fact that the authorities did not detect the ELT signal and their website contained an incorrect contact number emphasizes the importance of emergency response drills and verification
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Update on Cessna Caravan Accident Oct. 14th 2015
The aircraft took off for a survey mission when it impacted mountainous terrain seven minutes after take off at an elevation of 6773 ft asl (~2060 m). Weather conditions at the time were low cloud.
The aircraft operator reported that the normal procedure of circling near the airport to gain altitude prior to ferrying to the survey block had not been followed on this flight
It is unknown as to why the departure procedures were abandoned however the flight occurred during a pilot handover period and there may have been a breakdown in CRM between the two experienced captains
IAGSA Member: NoDate: Oct 14th 2015Location: ColombiaA/C Type: Cessna C208Accident Type: Flight into terrainInjuries: 3 fatalities
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Industry 10 Year Accident / Injury History
Year # Accidents # Fatal Accidents # Fatalities # Injuries
2015 3 2 4 0
2014 1 1 2 1
2013 0 0 0 0
2012 4 2 3 1
2011 6 3 3 2
2010 2 0 0 2
2009 1 0 0 1
2008 3 2 2 3
2007 1 1 2 0
2006 1 1 2 0As agreed by the membership, this table includes non IAGSA accidents
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IAGSA Accident Rate Review
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