# Presentation: 010404

## Safety Update

***Maj Larry Mattiello***
***  ******Assistant National Safety Officer***
-               Southwest Region Safety Officer
-                   _[lmattiello@airsure.com](mailto:lmattiello@airsure.com)__  _
-                           917-969-1812

## Yearly Mishap Comparison Current as of: 10 August 06

## FY 2006 Hours vs. Mishaps

## FY 98 – 06 Hrs vs. Mishaps

## FY 2006 Age vs. Mishap Rate

## FY 2006 Senior Pgms vs. Mishap Rate

## FY 06 LVL 1 Members Having A Mishap

##  FY 2005 Aircraft Mishap Repair

- $293,000

## FY 2006 Aircraft Mishap Repair

- $214,000

## FY 2005 Ground Mishap Repair

- $47,162

## FY 2006 Ground Mishap Repair

- $54,915

## Where Have We Been?(CAP Aircraft Accident Rate 1972 – 2006)

## FY 2006 Accident Rate

- 2.45
- The lowest CAP Accident Rate since 2000

## Effective Safety Culture May Have  Prevented This Accident

- Mountain Flight Clinic
- IP was an ATP, CFII. Mission IP & Check Pilot
- 12,500 hours
- 2- year history of
-  undisciplined behavior
- Routinely broke rules “meant for less skilled pilots”
- Multiple aircraft incidents
- Does this sound like a Check Pilot?
- Leadership was aware but, failed to intervene

- AM Ground School covered safety precautions
- IP and 2 students flew into a draw with steep terrain 5 times at tree-top level
- During the course reversal, the tail snagged a tree
- The crash killed all three
- A key position filled by the wrong person
- Standards were not enforced

## Operation CAPSafe

- or
- How not to break anything or hurt anybody.

## Operation CAPSafe

- What is Operation CAPSafe?
- Have every CAP Senior and Cadet member send in one Safety idea a month either for Ground Safety, Air Safety, or both.
- A way to have every Senior and Cadet member think of Safety at least once a month.
- This will hopefully instill a Safety Mindset into every CAP member.

## Operation CAPSafe

- Where do I send my Operation CAPSafe ideas?
- 	LLetteer@cap.gov
- 	or
- 	Col Lyle Letteer
- 	P.O. Box 1010
- 	Locust Grove, GA 30248-1010

## Operation CAPSafe

- Each month, the best Safety Idea for Air and Ground will receive an Operation CAPSafe travel coffee mug and a keychain Maglite.
- Both have Operation CAPSafe engraved on the side.

## 2006 CAP National Safety Down Day

**Preparing For**
**CAP National Safety Day**

***Col Lyle Letteer***
***National Safety Officer***
***National Chief of Safety***

## Why a Safety Day?

**Pause for introspection**
**Look at unit culture – how the unit trains, talks, acts and listens**
**Look at your self – your attitude toward risk**
**Focus on problem areas (trends)**
**Both from a National and a local perspective**
**Learn how to manage risks**
**Formally and informally**
**This is a pre-emptive strike on future mishaps**
**To help keep us safe on and off-duty**

## Getting Organized

**CAP Safety Day will be in October**
**Commanders will choose the day**
**Recommend selection of a project officer**
**Involve all sections, seniors and cadets**
**Be creative and keep people’s interest**
**Perhaps, have seminars given by subject-matter experts**
**Keep it fun and informative**
**Limit topics to maybe 3-aviation, 3-driving and 3-bodily injury**
**Cover local risks and discuss risk controls **

## Other Suggested Topics 

- Aviation
- Taxiing safely
- Winter flying
- Carburetor icing
- Local bird hazards
- Emergency procedures
- Ground handling techniques
- Distractions in the cockpit
- Weight and balance
- Landing characteristics of the C-182, C-206, MT-7-235 or GA-8
- The challenges for aging pilots
- Instrument refresher course
- Crew Resource Management
- Carbon monoxide – insidious killer

## Other Suggested Topics Cont.

- Driving
- Turning characteristics and roll hazards of 15 passenger vans
- Coping with deer on our highways
- Hazards of winter driving
- Cell phones and driving
- Fatigue
- Highway emergencies
- Defensive driving
- The dangers of driving impaired
- Railroad crossings
- Aggressive driving and road rage
- Tire maintenance
- How aging affects driving safety
- The effectiveness of seatbelts

## Other Suggested Topics Cont.

- Personal Safety
- Preventing falls
- Knife safety
- Confidence course safety
- Eye protection
- The dangers of mixing cleaning solutions
- Power line safety
- Cadet sports injuries
- Avoiding lightning strikes
- Protecting yourself in a tornado
- Food safety
- Cadet supervision
- Fire extinguisher training
- Lawnmower safety
- Protecting your hearing

## Remember

- When you look in the
- 	mirror, you see the
- 	person most responsible
- 	for your safety.