US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST)
Monthly Safety Report
August 2022
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Fatal Accident Rate: 0.80 (+.25) above goal of 0.55 fatal accidents per 100K hrs by 2025
USHST Vision: A Civil Helicopter Community with Zero Fatal Accidents
“Safety by the Numbers” (Monthly Metrics):
Days since last Fatal helicopter accident: 9 Days : 18 Hours : 52 Minutes : 56 Seconds
Fatal Accident Rate (5yr avg)(CY2018-22) 0.80 Fatal Accidents per 100K Flight Hours
Fatal Accident Rate (CY2022) 13 Fatal Accidents per 100K Flight Hours
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Average number of days
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Longest time between
fatal accidents (past 5 yrs):
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2018: 14 days
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107 days (2020)
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2019: 16 days
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2020: 18 days
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2021: 17 days
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2022: 19 days
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Loss of Control-Inflight (LOC-I), Unintended Flight into IMC (UIMC), Low Altitude Operations (LALT).
USHST continues to work on the implementation of 16 Helicopter - Safety Enhancements (H-SE) developed through data-driven analysis of 104 fatal accidents. The H-SE’s use Outreach, Policy, Technology/Equipment, and Training to reduce fatal accidents in these categories.
H-SE 82: Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring
- The majority of fatal accidents had a lack of sufficient data to aid investigators in comparison with commercial aviation.
- Data recording devices enable proactive intervention before an event occurs.
- Flight data monitoring system could have made a difference if it was operated as part of a voluntary safety program.
- Hazardous behaviors identified with the opportunity to break the accident chain before it resulted in a fatality.
Encourage the industry to equip as many helicopters within the rotorcraft community
with helicopter flight data monitoring recording devices as possible.
Project:
1. The FAA and industry develop an educational outreach campaign.
2. To better promote installation and use of data recording devices, the FAA should clarify policy issues.
US Helicopter Safety Team Press Release (December 2021):
“56 Seconds to Live” Safety Course Wins AIN 2021 Top Flight Award
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For any questions regarding the information within this notice please contact Clarke Pleasants, Program Chair-Rotor, ERAU, at 928-7774730 or email at william.pleasants@erau.edu
