Occurrence reporting
The Civil Aviation Agency has regulatory powers related to aviation incidents. The monitoring of aviation safety is an integral part and one of the basic functions of the Agency, and for this purpose a system has been established for reporting events in aviation. The performance of regulatory functions includes: organization of reporting and investigation of incidents in all areas of aviation, oversight of the aviation industry for the established procedures and system for reporting accidents and incidents, analysis, records, reporting of incidents to the international organizations and more.
The national Regulation 67/2023 (according to Regulation (EU) 376/2014, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1018) applies to the reporting, collection, storage, protection, exchange, and analysis of events related to aviation safety and taking appropriate actions and mitigation measures or eliminating risk. And Regulation (EU) 996/2010 in the national Regulation 67/2023 applies to the investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents in civil aviation.
OCCURRENCES REPORTING
Main objective of occurrence reporting is to facilitate collection and exchange of information on actual or potential safety hazards and deficiencies and to contribute to the prevention of aircraft accidents without attributing blame or liability. One of the most important factors for improving safety in aviation is the detection of hazards that under certain conditions can lead to an accident or serious incident.
This section provides detailed explanations on who has the obligation to report to the Competent Authority, what is to be reported by the organizations and individuals, how and when it should be reported.
- Definition
Occurrence means any safety-related event which endangers or which, if not corrected or addressed, could endanger an aircraft, its occupants or any other person and includes in particular an accident or serious incident.
There are two ways to report an occurrence to the CAA: