The TSB WATCHLIST
Association québécoise du transport aérien
Kathy Fox, Member
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
March 17, 2011
Gatineau, Quebec
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Outline
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Who we are, what we do
WATCHLIST and objectives
WATCHLIST air issues
Where are we now?
Call for action
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About the TSB
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Fishing vessel safety
Emergency preparedness
on ferries
WATCHLIST
Passenger trains
colliding with vehicles
Operation of longer,
heavier trains
Risk of collisions
on runways
Controlled flight
into terrain
Landing accidents
and runway overruns
Safety Management
Systems
Data recorders
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WATCHLIST: Four Key Objectives
• Raise public and media awareness about the
safety risks.
• Demonstrate how concrete action will advance
transportation safety.
• Deliver messages about the TSB and its role.
• Build on existing credibility, stimulate dialogue
and trigger action by change agents.
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Fishing vessel safety
Emergency preparedness
on ferries
WATCHLIST – Air Issues
Passenger trains
colliding with vehicles
Operation of longer,
heavier trains
Risk of collisions
on runways
Controlled flight
into terrain
Landing accidents
and runway overruns
Safety Management
Systems
Data recorders
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Number of Accidents and Fatalities in Canada
315
80
310
70
305
60
300
295
40
290
Fatalities
Accidents
50
Accidents
Fatalities
30
285
20
280
10
275
270
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
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Number of Accidents and Fatalities in Quebec
80
30
70
25
60
20
40
15
Fatalities
Accidents
50
Accidents
Fatalities
30
10
20
5
10
0
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
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Risk of Collisions on Runways
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Runway Incursions – Possible Solutions
• Improved procedures and enhanced
collision warning systems.
• Runway status light systems.
• Final approach runway occupancy
system.
• Surveillance technology.
• Tools and procedures from lowvisibility operations.
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Still images of runway incursion animations
© National Transportation Safety Board
Collisions with Land and Water
Cessna 206, collision with hilltop near Shawinigan, QC (A06Q0181)
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Landing Accidents and Runway Overruns
Runway overrun, Air France Airbus A340, Toronto, ON (A05H0002)
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Preventing Runway Overruns
• Timely information about
runway surface conditions.
• Longer runway end safety
areas (RESAs).
• If extended RESAs not
possible, systems or
structures to stop aircraft.
Aircraft successfully stopped by Engineered
Materials Arresting System (EMAS)
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Safety Management Systems (SMS)
Touchdown short of runway, Bombardier Global 5000, Fox Harbour, NS (A07A0134)
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Data Recorders
Flight recorder, Cougar 91
Cockpit voice recorder, Swissair 111
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Data Recorders (cont.)
• Appeal of Federal Court ruling allowing air taxi companies
to fly Beech King Air 100s without CVRs.
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Data Recorders (cont.)
• 3 investigations underway in
Quebec involving King Air
100s without CVRs.
• Lack of CVR data making
these investigations difficult.
• New regulations proposed
but not yet in force.
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One Year Later
• Extensive media coverage
• Meetings with industry
• TC is in the process of taking back oversight of
business aviation in response to Fox Harbour
SMS recommendation.
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Where are we now?
RATINGS
Green
Fully Satisfactory
Dark Blue Satisfactory Intent
Light Blue Satisfactory in Part
Red
Unsatisfactory
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How Can You Help?
Operators have direct influence on WATCHLIST
issues.
– Runway incursions: work with airports and other
service providers to find solutions.
– CFIT: Terrain awareness technology becoming more
affordable.
– Landing accidents/runway overruns: is terrain at
end of runways safe where you fly?
– Data recorders: they help us find safety deficiencies
you can solve. FDR data useful for quality assurance.
– SMS: regulatory requirement with proven benefits to
safety and business.
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QUESTIONS?
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