4HolerPoler
27th Oct 2006, 23:16
Article on the CAA annual safety report tabled in Cape Town today:
Last year was "not a particularly good" one for aviation safety in South Africa, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). In its annual report for the 2005/06 financial year, tabled at Parliament on Friday, it says 152 aircraft accidents were reported between April 1 2005 and March 31 this year. The past two years had seen an increase in accidents caused by "human factors". A table in the report, listing "broad causal factors" of aircraft accidents during 2005, attributes "pilot/flight crew factors" as the reason for 62 accidents. The same table also notes 36 cases of "mechanical/engine/power plant" problems associated with aircraft accidents last year. "During the 2005/06 financial year, a total of 152 accidents were reported. This was not a particularly good year in terms of aviation safety as a higher number of accidents was reported than in the previous year."
According to the CAA, 18 of the 152 accidents last year were fatal ones, which resulted in 33 deaths. A total of 9 314 aircraft were registered to fly in South Africa at the time. The report also lists reported "incidents" involving aircraft over the past decade, and the factors that caused them. According to this, there were 142 "air violation" incidents last year, more than occurred in total over the previous three years (2002-2004). There was also a large increase in the number of "bird strikes" on aircraft - a total of 172, compared to 129 the previous year. The total number of incidents last year was 1 865, the highest ever - according to the report - in the past decade, and well up on 2004 (1 546 incidents).
4HP
Last year was "not a particularly good" one for aviation safety in South Africa, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). In its annual report for the 2005/06 financial year, tabled at Parliament on Friday, it says 152 aircraft accidents were reported between April 1 2005 and March 31 this year. The past two years had seen an increase in accidents caused by "human factors". A table in the report, listing "broad causal factors" of aircraft accidents during 2005, attributes "pilot/flight crew factors" as the reason for 62 accidents. The same table also notes 36 cases of "mechanical/engine/power plant" problems associated with aircraft accidents last year. "During the 2005/06 financial year, a total of 152 accidents were reported. This was not a particularly good year in terms of aviation safety as a higher number of accidents was reported than in the previous year."
According to the CAA, 18 of the 152 accidents last year were fatal ones, which resulted in 33 deaths. A total of 9 314 aircraft were registered to fly in South Africa at the time. The report also lists reported "incidents" involving aircraft over the past decade, and the factors that caused them. According to this, there were 142 "air violation" incidents last year, more than occurred in total over the previous three years (2002-2004). There was also a large increase in the number of "bird strikes" on aircraft - a total of 172, compared to 129 the previous year. The total number of incidents last year was 1 865, the highest ever - according to the report - in the past decade, and well up on 2004 (1 546 incidents).
4HP