GA Pan/Mayday Response Procedure

[Bigga]

Question to anyone that knows the answer:

In the UK when a GA pilot makes a mayday or pan call, for example with engine problems and subsequently lands (either on or off an airfield) with no injuries and no damage to the aircraft, do you as ATCO's (or anyone else) still report the incident to the AAIB? What I mean is, is there mandatory paperwork to fill out after recieving an urgency/distress call that goes to the AAIB?

Many Thanks

[Spitoon]

Why? Forgotten where you left the aircraft??????




You'll find that most of your answer is in CAP 382. If you declare a MAYDAY or PAN it falls within the MOR scheme and needs to be reported - I can't remember the rules for who reports what but it's in the book. MORs that go to the CAA are generally shared with AAIB so they'll get to know about it.

[Bigga]

LOL i was worried it would come across that way either that or that I was trying to hide a forced landing! lol

Thanks for the CAP reference, im just interested to know about how many "incidents" as opposed to "accidents" actually get reported to the AAIB, i'll check it out.

Cheers

[whowhenwhy]

Ac declaring an emergency (PAN or MAYDAY) should be notified by the relevant ATSU to D&D in order that D&D may alert the ARCC and take executive control of the incident, operational control remains with the ATSU. All civil crashes and major incidents (say a forced landing into a field) are reported by D&D to the SRG - or at least they were 4 years ago! Now whether or not all civil ATSUs notify D&D when an ac on their freq declares an emergency or not is another question. They should (instant comms access to ARCC and associated SAR assets, Police C2, ability to auto-triangulate/radar plot exact ac position etc), but don't!