CHRISTCHURCH AND DISTRICT MODEL FLYING CLUB
55 YEARS OF MODEL FLYING
BMFA AFFILIATION NUMBER 2581
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BMFA INSTRUCTIONS ON MANDATORY OCURRENCE REPORTING
Under the Article 16 authorisation that BMFA members can operate under it is a legal requirement to report certain occurrences to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB).
The following OCCURRENCES must by law be reported to the AAIB as soon as possible by telephone on 01252 512299 (manned 24 hours/day) and to the CAA ;
- ACCIDENTS - defined as an occurrence which takes place between the time the aircraft is about to take off until it comes to rest at the end of the flight with its propulsion system shut down, in which a person is fatally or seriously injured;
- SERIOUS INCIDENTS – defined as an occurrence where there was a high probability of an ACCIDENT associated with the operation of the aircraft.
- In addition to ACCIDENTS and SERIOUS INCIDENTS, it is a legal requirement to report any OCCURRENCES involving manned aircraft to the CAA.
Our Article 16 Authorisation also adds the requirement to report to the CAA any SERIOUS INCIDENTS or other OCCURRENCES which involve;
- Operating above 400ft
- Operating less than 50m from uninvolved people
- Operations at a model flying display
- It is also a requirement to report any instances of flights which go beyond the visual line of sight of the remote pilot. Reports should be submitted by the remote piot as soon as possible after any incident. It is very important to remember that occurence reporting is not about trying to apportion blame but rather to see what lessons can be learned from incidents. Mandatory occurnece reports have led to the updating os some of the advice we issue to members so please ensure you submit them if required to.
To make the process simple we have an occurrence reporting portal at https://reporting.bmfa.uk/where you will find more information, if you are not sure whether you need to submit a report there is an initial form that you should complete which will guide you, based on answers that you provide. If a mandatory occurrence report is required you will be directed automatically to the online form to submit your report. If a mandatory report is not requried you have the option to complete a non-mandatory incident report, these reports again are to check for any patterns in the incidents and to see what lessons can be learned
If you are in any doubt whether you need to submit a report complete the initial 'triage' form at https://reporting.bmfa.uk and you will be guided on what you need to do.