# Presentation: 447248

## FIRST RESPONSE TO AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS

**CIVIL AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT GUIDELINES AND STRATEGIES**

## BROUGHT TO YOU BY...

**FAA Richmond FSDO**
**FAA National Headquarters, AAI-200**
**National Transportation Safety Board**

## INFORMATION FOR...

**Airport Managers**
**Airport Personnel**
**Anyone who is likely to be among the first to arrive at an aircraft accident site**

## LET’S TALK

**WE DON’T SING OR DANCE, SO YOU NEED TO PARTICIPATE**
**IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, BRING THEM  UP WHILE WE’RE ON THE SUBJECT**

## NOTIFICATION AND REPORTING

**49 CFR 830**** **
**NOTIFICATION AND  REPORTING OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS AND OVERDUE AIRCRAFT,  AND PRESERVATION OF AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE, MAIL, CARGO, AND RECORDS**
**AKA “NTSB 830”**

## IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION

**ACCIDENT**
**FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE**
**FLIGHT CREW INCAPACITATION**
**TURBINE ENGINE STRUCTURAL FAILURE**
**IN-FLIGHT FIRE**

## IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION

**IN-FLIGHT COLLISION**
**PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXCESS OF $25,000**
**AIRCRAFT OVERDUE AND BELIEVED TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT**

## WHO YA GONNA CALL

**   ****EASTERN REGION COMM CENTER**
**718-553-3100**
**RICHMOND FSDO**
**804-222-7494**
**WASHINGTON COMM  CENTER**
**202-267-3333**
**Virginia State Police. ****LOCAL FSS OR  ATC**

## 830.10 DO NOT DISTURB

**WRECKAGE MAY NOT BE DISTURBED WITHOUT NTSB PERMISSION ****EXCEPT;**
**To remove injured or trapped persons**
**To protect wreckage from further damage**
**To protect the public**

## PEOPLE COME FIRST

**SAFETY OF THE OCCUPANTS IS INITIAL CONCERN**
**MINIMIZE COLLATERAL DAMAGE**
**EXERCISE PERSONAL SAFETY PROTOCOLS**
**LIMIT ACCESS TO NECESSARY INDIVIDUALS ONLY**

## FATALITIES

**REMOVE BODIES**
**DOCUMENT LOCATION, CONDITION AND POSITION PRIOR TO REMOVAL**
**FAA WILL PROVIDE TOXICOLOGY CONTAINER ****[TOX BOX] ****TO CORONER**

## DEFEND YOURSELF

**DON’T BECOME A VICTIM YOURSELF**
**BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS THAT MAY BE ENCOUNTERED**
**BIO-HAZARD PROTOCOLS**

## WATCH OUT FOR...

**BATTERY ELECTROLYTES**
**LEAD-ACID**
**NICKEL-CADMIUM**
**FUEL, OIL, HYDRAULIC FLUIDS, ETC. **
**SKYDROL**** IS VERY CORROSIVE****	**
**HIGH PRESSURE BOTTLES**
**EXPLOSIVE CARTRIDGES**

## WATCH OUT FOR...

**COMPOSITE MATERIALS**
- DUST AND PARTICLES
- SLIVERS AND SHARP EDGES
- VAPORS
**GLASS AND MULTI- LAYERED WINDSHIELDS**

## WATCH OUT FOR...

**TRAPPED PRESSURE IN LINES AND HOSES**
**BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS**
**“ ****IF IT’S WET AND IT’S NOT YOURS, DON’T TOUCH IT!”**

## BE PREPARED

**FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH  THE BASIC TYPES OF AIRCRAFT YOU MAY ENCOUNTER**
**PAY ATTENTION TO EGRESS AREAS**
**LEARN TO IDENTIFY HAZARDOUS AREAS AND MATERIALS**

## SECURE THE SCENE

**DO NOT MOVE THE WRECKAGE EXCEPT TO;**
**REMOVE TRAPPED PERSONS**
**PROTECT WRECKAGE FROM FURTHER DAMAGE**
**PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM INJURY**
**49 CFR 830.10**

## NIGHT SECURITY

**SCENE MUST REMAIN SECURE UNTIL ON SITE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED**
**CIVIL AIR PATROL IS READY, WILLING, AND ABLE**

## LIMIT ACCESS

**FAA AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR WITH ****110A ****IDENTIFICATION**
**NTSB INVESTIGATOR WITH ID**
**LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RESCUE PERSONNEL AS REQUIRED **

## LIMIT ACCESS

**NO ONE ELSE**

## FAA/NTSB INVESTIGATORS

**MAY NOT BE WEARING EXTERNAL ID OR SIGNAGE**
**MAY BE DRESSED IN CASUAL CLOTHING **
**WILL IDENTIFY THEMSELVES WITH PROPER ID**

## WHO OWNS THIS WRECK?

**NTSB**** IS RESPONSIBLE**
**AIRCRAFT CANNOT BE MOVED WITHOUT ****NTSB**** PERMISSION**
**ONLY ****NTSB**** CAN AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF WRECKAGE**

## DUAL INVESTIGATION

**NTSB TO DETERMINE PROBABLE CAUSE AND CAUSAL FACTORS**
**FAA PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND RUNS SEPARATE INVESTIGATION**

## JUST THE FACTS MA’AM...

**BE CAREFUL ABOUT EXPRESSING OPINIONS OR SUSPICIONS **
**IF YOU HAVE OBJECTIVE INFO., GIVE IT TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE**
**NTSB INSPECTOR IN CHARGE**
**FAA IIC**
**LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT**
**WATCH OUT FOR THE  EYES AND EARS OF THE MEDIA**

## LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 

**HAS THE RIGHT TO SEE AIRMAN AND AIRCRAFT RECORDS **
**14 CFR 61, 65, AND 91****	**

## DISASTER

**THE FAA RICHMOND FSDO HAS A DISASTER PLAN TO BE USED IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT IN THE DISTRICT**
**USE NORMAL NOTIFICATION PROTOCOLS**

## PLAN AHEAD

**ALL  AIRPORTS SHOULD HAVE AN EXISTING EMERGENCY PLAN**
**ADVISORY CIRCULAR ****150/5200-31**
**IIC WILL COORDINATE WITH AIRPORT MANAGER UPON INITIAL RESPONSE**

## GET THE WORD OUT

**PROMINENTLY  POST CONTACT NUMBERS NEAR TELEPHONES**
**911 (STATE POLICE)**
**FIRE/RESCUE**
**COMM CENTER**
**LOCAL FSDO**
**RUN TO THE PHONE, NOT THE SCENE**

## WHEN IT HAPPENS...

**TAKE A FEW SECONDS AND PLAN YOUR RESPONSE**
**KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS**
**COMMUNICATE**
**IDENTIFY WHO’S IN CHARGE **

## MANAGE YOUR RESOURCES

**FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL **
**LOCAL AVIATION PROFESSIONALS**
- TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
**CIVIL AIR PATROL**
- SECURITY AND CROWD CONTROL

## MANAGE YOUR RESOURCES

**COMM CENTER**
- COMMUNICATION WITH NTSB AND FAA
**NTSB/FAA INVESTIGATORS**
- ALL HAVE TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

## THE LIVES WE SAVE...

**MAY BE THE CRASH VICTIMS**
**MAY BE THE BYSTANDERS**
**MAY BE THE POTENTIAL VICTIMS OF THE ACCIDENT WE PREVENT**
**MAY BE OUR OWN**

## YOUR ASSISTANCE IS APPRECIATED

**CONTACT OUR OFFICE WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS**

**THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ENERGY**