1. General Aviation Safety Campaign

2. Presented in Partnership with
SAC

3. About the Campaign
2012 Twin Comanche accident at Brenda Mine, British Columbia
Aimed at educating pilots, passengers, and the general public on key areas related to safety in general aviation
Focus on voluntary improvements to safety, rather than ineffective and costly regulatory route
Address: promoting compliance with safety regulations, building awareness of safety hazards and risks, enhancing collaboration on safety strategies, promoting Canada’s State Safety Program and safety objectives, and increasing public confidence in civil aviation
The safety campaign represents a partnership between Transport Canada and COPA, supported by an advisory committee comprised of partner associations from across Canada
Modeled after highly successful General Aviation Joint Steering Committee in the US

4. About the Campaign
General Aviation: all recreational aircraft including gliders, ultralights, amateur-built, and Flight Training aircraft under CAR 406. Excludes all helicopters and aircraft flown under CAR 604.

5. Structure Focus Group GASIT Working Groups Stabilized Approaches
Focus Group provides input on content and publications to validate their acceptance by the broader community.
Working Groups
Stabilized
Approaches
Voluntary
Reporting
AoA
Indicators
Safety
Equipment
SRM
FRAT
PDM
Maintenance
SIT – COPA, TPEC, Flight Standards
Oversees focus group – industry partners
Working groups:

6. What are we trying to solve?
Occurrence Categories
2014
2015
2016
2017
Grand Total
Loss of Control – Ground (LOC-G) 23 33 35 26
117
Abnormal Runway Contact (ARC) 37 24 22
109
System/Component Failure or Malfunction [Powerplant] (SCF-PP) 34 17 19 93
Collision With Obstacle(s) During Take-off or Landing Whilst Airborne (CTOL) 15 10 18 9 52
Loss of Control – Inflight (LOC-I) 7 50
System/Component Failure or Malfunction [Non-Powerplant] (SCF-NP) 12 49
Unknown or Undetermined (UNK) 8 45
Fuel Related (FUEL) 6 3
Runway Excursion (RE) 1 5
Other (OTHR) 2 4
Ground Collision (GCOL) 11
Abrupt Manoeuvre (AMAN)
Low Altitude Operations (LALT)
Undershoot/Overshoot (USOS)
Controlled Flight Into or Toward Terrain (CFIT)
Icing (ICE)
Airprox/TCAS Alert/Loss of Separation/(Near) Midair Collisions (MAC)
Ground Handling (RAMP)
Wildlife (WILD)
Aerodrome (ADRM)
Fire/Smoke (Non-Impact) (F-NI)
Glider Towing Related Event (GTOW)
Loss of Lifting Conditions En Route (LOLI)
Navigation Errors (NAV)
Runway Incursion (RI)
Turbulence (TURB)
Wind Shear or Thunderstorm (WSTRW)
158
157
153
147
615
Aviation Occurrence Categories
2014
2015
2016
Grand Total
Unknown or undetermined 3 5 6 14
Loss of Control - Inflight 2 4 11
System/component failure or malfunction [powerplant] 1
Low Altitude Operations
Abnormal Runway Contact
Collision with obstacle(s) during take-off or landing whilst airborne
System/component failure or malfunction [non-powerplant]
Loss of Control - Ground
Airprox/TCAS alert/loss of separation/(near) midair collisions
Fuel Related
Controlled Flight Into or Toward Terrain 10 13 19 42
Source: Transport Canada, adapted from the Transportation Safety Board, preliminary data as of November 2017
Notes:
a) For the purpose of the GASC, General Aviation is all recreational aircraft, including gliders, ultra-lights, amateur built and flight training aircraft (406 operators). But excludes helicopters and aircraft flown by 604 operators.
b) The UNK category includes accidents which do not fit into one specific taxonomy category, the cause is not known or has yet to be determined.

7. Next Steps Regular updates at upcoming COPA Conventions
National Safety Seminars (May 16, Oshawa)
Outreach to pilot community – Oshkosh, fly ins, flying club meetings
Transport Canada’s field inspectors
Occurrence Categories
2014
2015
2016
2017
Grand Total
Loss of Control – Ground (LOC-G) 23 33 35 26
117
Abnormal Runway Contact (ARC) 37 24 22
109
System/Component Failure or Malfunction [Powerplant] (SCF-PP) 34 17 19 93
Collision With Obstacle(s) During Take-off or Landing Whilst Airborne (CTOL) 15 10 18 9 52
Loss of Control – Inflight (LOC-I) 7 50
System/Component Failure or Malfunction [Non-Powerplant] (SCF-NP) 12 49
Unknown or Undetermined (UNK) 8 45
Fuel Related (FUEL) 6 3
Runway Excursion (RE) 1 5
Other (OTHR) 2 4
Ground Collision (GCOL) 11
Abrupt Manoeuvre (AMAN)
Low Altitude Operations (LALT)
Undershoot/Overshoot (USOS)
Controlled Flight Into or Toward Terrain (CFIT)
Icing (ICE)
Airprox/TCAS Alert/Loss of Separation/(Near) Midair Collisions (MAC)
Ground Handling (RAMP)
Wildlife (WILD)
Aerodrome (ADRM)
Fire/Smoke (Non-Impact) (F-NI)
Glider Towing Related Event (GTOW)
Loss of Lifting Conditions En Route (LOLI)
Navigation Errors (NAV)
Runway Incursion (RI)
Turbulence (TURB)
Wind Shear or Thunderstorm (WSTRW)
158
157
153
147
615

8. https://youtu.be/vldZzB1Nq0Q
Occurrence Categories
2014
2015
2016
2017
Grand Total
Loss of Control – Ground (LOC-G) 23 33 35 26
117
Abnormal Runway Contact (ARC) 37 24 22
109
System/Component Failure or Malfunction [Powerplant] (SCF-PP) 34 17 19 93
Collision With Obstacle(s) During Take-off or Landing Whilst Airborne (CTOL) 15 10 18 9 52
Loss of Control – Inflight (LOC-I) 7 50
System/Component Failure or Malfunction [Non-Powerplant] (SCF-NP) 12 49
Unknown or Undetermined (UNK) 8 45
Fuel Related (FUEL) 6 3
Runway Excursion (RE) 1 5
Other (OTHR) 2 4
Ground Collision (GCOL) 11
Abrupt Manoeuvre (AMAN)
Low Altitude Operations (LALT)
Undershoot/Overshoot (USOS)
Controlled Flight Into or Toward Terrain (CFIT)
Icing (ICE)
Airprox/TCAS Alert/Loss of Separation/(Near) Midair Collisions (MAC)
Ground Handling (RAMP)
Wildlife (WILD)
Aerodrome (ADRM)
Fire/Smoke (Non-Impact) (F-NI)
Glider Towing Related Event (GTOW)
Loss of Lifting Conditions En Route (LOLI)
Navigation Errors (NAV)
Runway Incursion (RI)
Turbulence (TURB)
Wind Shear or Thunderstorm (WSTRW)
158
157
153
147
615