office of aviation safety structure, authority and definitions
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Office of Aviation Safety
Structure, Authority and Definitions
Office of Aviation Safety
Structure, Authority and Definitions
The Office of Aviation SafetyThe Office of Aviation Safety
Responsible for the Safety Board’s aviation accident investigationsResponsible for the Safety Board’s aviation accident investigations
DirectorOffice of Aviation Safety
DirectorOffice of Aviation Safety
Deputy DirectorRegional Technical/
Investigative Operations
Deputy DirectorRegional Technical/
Investigative Operations
Deputy DirectorTechnical/Investigative
Operations
Deputy DirectorTechnical/Investigative
Operations
Deputy DirectorInternational Aviation
Safety Affairs
Deputy DirectorInternational Aviation
Safety Affairs
Regional Operationsand General AviationRegional Operationsand General Aviation
MajorInvestigations
MajorInvestigations
OperationalFactors
OperationalFactors
AviationEngineering
AviationEngineering
HumanPerformance
HumanPerformance
SurvivalFactorsSurvivalFactors
Writing& EditingWriting
& Editing
NortheastRegional
Office
NortheastRegional
Office
NorthwestRegional
Office
NorthwestRegional
Office
North CentralRegional
Office
North CentralRegional
Office
SoutheastRegional
Office
SoutheastRegional
Office
South CentralRegional
Office
South CentralRegional
Office
SouthwestRegional
Office
SouthwestRegional
Office
NortheastField OfficeNortheast
Field OfficeNorthwestField OfficeNorthwestField Office
SoutheastField OfficeSoutheast
Field OfficeSouth CentralField Office
South CentralField Office
The Office of Aviation Safety is composed of about 140 men and women. About half of the positions are located in the headquarters office and the other half divided among the regional and field offices.
The Office of Aviation Safety is composed of about 140 men and women. About half of the positions are located in the headquarters office and the other half divided among the regional and field offices.
The Office of Aviation SafetyThe Office of Aviation Safety
Regional Office
Field Office
Headquarters
Regional Office
Field Office
Headquarters
Seattle, WashingtonSeattle, Washington
Gardena, CaliforniaGardena, California
Atlanta,GeorgiaAtlanta,Georgia
Arlington, TexasArlington, Texas
West Chicago, IllinoisWest Chicago, Illinois
Parsippany, New JerseyParsippany, New Jersey
Washington, DCWashington, DC
Miami, FloridaMiami, Florida
Anchorage, AlaskaAnchorage, Alaska
Denver, ColoradoDenver, Colorado
Statutory AuthorityStatutory Authority
The National Transportation Safety Board shall investigate each accident involving a U.S. aircraft other than an aircraft operated by the Armed Forces or by an intelligence agency of the United States
The National Transportation Safety Board shall investigate each accident involving a U.S. aircraft other than an aircraft operated by the Armed Forces or by an intelligence agency of the United States
Statutory AuthorityStatutory Authority
This includes
U.S. designed/manufactured aircraft and engines in accordance with Annex 13 to the International Convention on Civil Aviation
Foreign aircraft in U.S. territories and possessions
This includes
U.S. designed/manufactured aircraft and engines in accordance with Annex 13 to the International Convention on Civil Aviation
Foreign aircraft in U.S. territories and possessions
Application of AuthorityApplication of Authority
The statutory authority assures that the Safety Board can
Access, secure, and retrieve wreckage
Obtain information through records and interviews
The statutory authority assures that the Safety Board can
Access, secure, and retrieve wreckage
Obtain information through records and interviews
Rights of IntervieweesRights of Interviewees
Right to have representation
Right to protection from self-incrimination
Right of exclusion
Right to have representation
Right to protection from self-incrimination
Right of exclusion
LimitationsLimitations
The Safety Board cannot
Grant immunity from prosecution
Assure confidentiality
The Safety Board cannot
Grant immunity from prosecution
Assure confidentiality
Interviewee concerns for confidentiality are considered in light of importance of free flow of information
Interviewee concerns for confidentiality are considered in light of importance of free flow of information
AutopsiesAutopsies
The NTSB may order an autopsy
Family religious beliefs considered in decision
Local laws may override family preference not to autopsy
The NTSB may order an autopsy
Family religious beliefs considered in decision
Local laws may override family preference not to autopsy
Toxicology AuthorityToxicology Authority
The NTSB makes requests for toxicological testing to:
– FAA personnel (air traffic controllers)
– Individuals
– Companies
The NTSB makes requests for toxicological testing to:
– FAA personnel (air traffic controllers)
– Individuals
– Companies
The NTSB has no authority to order toxicological tests on living persons
The NTSB has no authority to order toxicological tests on living persons
Toxicology AuthorityToxicology Authority
FAA regulations require pilots of Part 121 carriers to submit to toxicological testing within 2 hours of an accident
Local officials may have authority to request toxicological tests
FAA regulations require pilots of Part 121 carriers to submit to toxicological testing within 2 hours of an accident
Local officials may have authority to request toxicological tests
The scope of Safety Board investigations is defined in 49 CFR 830.2
The scope of Safety Board investigations is defined in 49 CFR 830.2
DefinitionsDefinitions
Aircraft Accident:
An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft that takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which ...
Aircraft Accident:
An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft that takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which ...
DefinitionsDefinitions
Any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which
The aircraft receives substantial damage
Any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which
The aircraft receives substantial damage
DefinitionsDefinitions
Fatal injury:
Any injury that results in death within 30 days of the accident
Fatal injury:
Any injury that results in death within 30 days of the accident
DefinitionsDefinitions
A serious injury is any injury that:
Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing within 7 daysof the date that the injury was received
Results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, toes, or nose)
A serious injury is any injury that:
Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing within 7 daysof the date that the injury was received
Results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, toes, or nose)
DefinitionsDefinitions
Causes severe hemorrhages, nerve, muscle, or tendon damage
Involves any internal organ
Involves 2nd or 3rd degree burns or any burns affecting more than 5% of the body surface
Causes severe hemorrhages, nerve, muscle, or tendon damage
Involves any internal organ
Involves 2nd or 3rd degree burns or any burns affecting more than 5% of the body surface
DefinitionsDefinitions
Substantial damage is damageor failure that:
Adversely affects the structural strength, performance, or flight characteristics of the aircraft, and which
Would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component
Substantial damage is damageor failure that:
Adversely affects the structural strength, performance, or flight characteristics of the aircraft, and which
Would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component
DefinitionsDefinitions
Incident :An occurrence other than an accident associated with the operation of an aircraft, which affects or could affect the safety of operations
Incident :An occurrence other than an accident associated with the operation of an aircraft, which affects or could affect the safety of operations
DefinitionsDefinitions
Notification and ReportingNotification and Reporting
The operator of an aircraft shall immediately and by the most expeditious means available notify the nearest NTSB Field Office when an aircraft accident or any of the following incidents occur:
Flight control system malfunction
Inability of any crew member to perform normal flight duties as a result of injury or illness
The operator of an aircraft shall immediately and by the most expeditious means available notify the nearest NTSB Field Office when an aircraft accident or any of the following incidents occur:
Flight control system malfunction
Inability of any crew member to perform normal flight duties as a result of injury or illness
Notification and ReportingNotification and Reporting
Failure of structural components of a turbine engine excluding compressor and turbine blades and vanes
In-flight fire
Aircraft collision in flight
Damage to property, other than the aircraft, estimated to exceed $25,000 for repair (including labor and materials) or fair market value in the event of a total loss, whichever is less
Failure of structural components of a turbine engine excluding compressor and turbine blades and vanes
In-flight fire
Aircraft collision in flight
Damage to property, other than the aircraft, estimated to exceed $25,000 for repair (including labor and materials) or fair market value in the event of a total loss, whichever is less
Notification and ReportingNotification and Reporting
For large multi-engine aircraft (more than 12,500 pound maximum certificated takeoff weight): In-flight failure of electrical systems
that requires the sustained use of any emergency bus powered by a back-up source such as a battery, auxiliary power unit, or air-driven generator to retain flight control or essential instruments
In-flight failure of hydraulic systems that results in sustained reliance on the sole remaining hydraulic or mechanical system for movement of flight control surfaces
For large multi-engine aircraft (more than 12,500 pound maximum certificated takeoff weight): In-flight failure of electrical systems
that requires the sustained use of any emergency bus powered by a back-up source such as a battery, auxiliary power unit, or air-driven generator to retain flight control or essential instruments
In-flight failure of hydraulic systems that results in sustained reliance on the sole remaining hydraulic or mechanical system for movement of flight control surfaces
Notification and ReportingNotification and Reporting
Sustained loss of power or thrust produced by two or more engines
An evacuation of an aircraft in which an emergency egress system is utilized
An aircraft is overdue and is believed to have been involved in an accident
Sustained loss of power or thrust produced by two or more engines
An evacuation of an aircraft in which an emergency egress system is utilized
An aircraft is overdue and is believed to have been involved in an accident