Annual Safety Revi ew
2008
Annual Safety Revi ew
2008
Your safety is our mission.
Table
of Contents
executive summary 5
1.0 Introduction 7
1.1. Background 7
1.2. Scope 7
1.3. Content of the report 7
2.0 Historical development of aviation safety 8
3.0 Commercial Air Transport 11
3.1. Aeroplanes 12
3.1.1. Fatal accidents 12
3.1.2. Fatal accident rates 12
3.1.3. Fatal accidents per type of operation 13
3.1.4. Accident categories 15
3.2. Helicopters 16
3.2.1. Fatal accidents 17
3.2.2. Fatal accidents per type of operation 17
3.2.3. Accident categories 18
4.0 General aviation and aerial work, aircraft 21
over 2 250 kg MTOM4.1. Accident categories — General aviation — Aeroplanes 23
4.2. Accident categories — Aerial work — Aeroplanes 24
4.3. Business aviation — Aeroplanes 24
5.0 Ligh t aircraft, aircraft below 2 250 kg MTOM 27
5.1. Fatal Accidents 28
5.2. Accident categories 29
6.0 Ag ency’s safety actions 33
6.1. Standardisation 33
6.2. Certification 34
6.3. Rulemaking 35
6.4. The European Strategic Safety Initiative (ESSI) 38
6.4.1. European Commercial Aviation Safety Team (ECAST) 38
6.4.2. European Helicopter Safety Team (EHEST) 38
6.4.3. European General Aviation Safety Team (EGAST) 39
Appendix 1: General remarks on data collection and quality 40
Appendix 2: Definitions and acronyms 41
Appendix 3: List of figures and tables 43
Appendix 4: Listing of fatal accidents (2008) 45
Acknowledgements 48
Annual Safety Review 2008
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European aviation safety agency
Your safety is our mission.
Aviation safety in Europe in the year 2008
was overshadowed by the tragic accident of
a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft in
Spain involving 154 fatalities. This was the
most severe accident worldwide that year.
The safety record shows that the number
of fatal accidents in commercial air transport
remained at the level of 2007 (three) and is
one of the lowest in the decade. In 2008, only
5.5 per cent of all fatal accidents in commercial
air transport worldwide occurred with airplanes
registered in a Member State of the European
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA MS). Set against
the world average, the fatal accident rate
of scheduled passenger operations in Europe
is low. The number of fatal accidents in
helicopter commercial air transport operations
in Europe was two, up from one in 2007, but
below the ten year average of three.
The number of fatal accidents for aerial
work and general aviation operations with
aeroplanes and helicopters remained relatively
stable. ‘Loss of control in flight’ (LOC-I) is the
most frequent accident category for this type
of operations. Technical issues appear to play
a much smaller role.
For the third year, the Agency collected
accident data for light aircraft (mass below
2 250 kg) from EASA MS. Overall, the number
of accidents in 2008 in this category of aircraft
was below 2006 and 2007 figures. However,
the data received were not complete. The
Agency continues to cooperate with EASA MS
to further improve harmonisation of data
collection and to facilitate data sharing among
the states.
The Annual safety review also
offers an overview of aviation safety measures
taken in the different EASA Directorates.
The Certification Directorate is responsible for
the initial and continuing airworthiness of
aeronautical products, parts and appliances.
The Rulemaking Directorate is drafting new or
amendments to existing regulations to ensure
high common aviation safety standards
in Europe. In the Standardisation Directorate
compliance with these rules is monitored.
The European Strategic Safety Initiative
(ESSI) saw considerable progress in 2008.
The European Commercial Aviation Safety
Team launched two working groups on Safety
Management Systems (SMS) and Ground
Safety. The material developed by the SMS
group was published in April 2009. The
European Helicopter Safety Team performed
an analysis of 186 helicopter accidents
working with nine regional analysis teams
across Europe and developed suggestions for
safety enhancements based on this work.
The preliminary report was published in April
2009. The European General Aviation Safety
Team performed a survey of general aviation
safety initiatives, safety publications and
materials to build a European repository and
develop work priorities.
Please note that this ANNUAL SAF ETY REVI EW covers the period up to the end of
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