• Current Investigation Process• Adequacy of Investigation Resources• Data Collection and Archiving• Advocating for Change• Investigation Tools

ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PANEL

• Advocate increased investigation of incidents

• Lobby ICAO for increased accessibility and standardization of data

• Lobby ICAO for helicopter-specific definition of incident and accident

CURRENT INVESTIGATION PROCESS

AHSI Should…

• Encourage state agencies to provide better feedback to the commercial industry with respect to operational risk areas

• Establish a baseline descriptor of an accident in order to measure success towards 80% reduction

CURRENT INVESTIGATION PROCESS

AHSI Should…

• Encourage investigative agencies to provide early feedback to the operational community with respect to:• Factors related to the accident

(lessons learned) and;• Factors not-related in the accident

(eliminate safety fears)

CURRENT INVESTIGATION PROCESS

AHSI Should…

• Encourage the allocation of more resources for trend analysis in order to be more proactive with respect to accident prevention

• Encourage early provision of digital photos to enhance manufacturer’s ability to support assessments and the investigation.

INVESTIGATION RESOURCES

AHSI Should…

• Encourage state agencies ( and etc) to employ more trained helicopter investigators.

INVESTIGATION RESOURCES

AHSI Should…

• Lobby ICAO for increased accessibility and standardization of data

• Encourage state agencies to provide better feedback to industry with respect to operational risk (using conferences, study groups, publications, etc)

DATA COLLECTION AND ARCHIVING

AHSI Should…

• Develop methodology for sharing lessons learned (regulators, investigation agencies, manufacturers and operators

• Lobby state regulators to make onboard recorders mandatory (HUMS, FDR, CVR)

DATA COLLECTION AND ARCHIVING

AHSI Should…

• Encourage investigative agencies to provide early feedback to the operational community with respect to factors related to the accident

• Encourage the establishment of websites to improve amount of safety information available

ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE

AHSI Should…

INVESTIGATION TOOLS

AHSI Should…

• Promote greater interaction with manufacturers during the investigation process (The OEM is the expert on its product and has access to a large database of information for their products)

INVESTIGATION TOOLS

AHSI Should…

• Encourage investigators to be better prepared to deal with investigations involving cockpit automation (ie. glass cockpit displays, non-volatile memory capability of components)

INVESTIGATION TOOLS

AHSI Should…

• Encourage manufacturers of aircraft/equipment/systems to provide investigators with:

• information on systems memory capabilities;

• Data conversion/readout tools

INVESTIGATION TOOLS

AHSI Should…

• Encourage the development of a repository of information on various products so that investigators have ready access to what types of data may be available on a given aircraft or equipment

• Current Investigation Process• Adequacy of Investigation Resources• Data Collection and Archiving• Advocating for Change• Investigation Tools

ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PANEL