New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 60 - AERONAUTICAL INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Section 16:60-2.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Aircraft accident" means an occurrence associated with the
				  operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards
				  the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have
				  disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in
				  which the aircraft receives substantial damage.
"Bureau of Aeronautics" means the office in the New Jersey
				  Department of Transportation, or any subsequent or succeeding office, having
				  responsibility for the supervision of aeronautics in New Jersey.
"Designated law enforcement officer" means the Bureau of
				  Aeronautics personnel designated as a law enforcement officer pursuant to
6:1-29
and this
				  chapter.
"Fatal injury" means any injury, which results in death
				  within 30 days of the accident.
"Forced landing" means any landing of an aircraft, whether
				  on or off an airport or other licensed aeronautical facility, resulting from
				  engine failure or other mechanical malfunction, fuel contamination, fuel
				  starvation, law enforcement action, or other circumstances. Landings, except at
				  licensed facilities, as a result of adverse weather conditions are to be
				  considered forced landings.
"Incident" means an occurrence other than an accident,
				  associated with the operation of an aircraft, which affects or could affect the
				  safety of operations of an aircraft, or which affects or could affect the
				  operational capability of an aeronautical facility, or in which any person
				  suffered an injury, which was not a serious injury and which did not result in
				  death. All forced landings in New Jersey are considered incidents for the
				  purposes of this chapter.
"Operator" means any person who causes or authorizes the
				  operation of an aircraft, such as the owner, lessee, or bailee of an
				  aircraft.
"Serious injury" means any injury which:
1. Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours,
				  commencing within seven days from the date the injury was received;
2. Results in a fracture of any bone (except simple
				  fractures of fingers, toes, or nose);
3. Causes severe hemorrhages, nerve, muscle, or tendon
				  damage;
4. Involves any internal organ; or
5. Involves second or third degree burns, or any burns
				  affecting more than five percent of the body surface.
"Substantial damage" means damage or failure, which
				  adversely affects the structural strength, performance, or flight
				  characteristics of the aircraft, and which would normally require major repair
				  or replacement of the affected component. Engine failure or damage limited to
				  an engine if only one engine fails or is damaged, bent fairings or cowling,
				  dented skin, small punctured holes in the skin or fabric, ground damage to
				  rotor or propeller blades, and damage to landing gear, wheels, tires, flaps,
				  engine accessories, brakes, or wingtips are not considered "substantial damage"
				  for the purpose of this chapter.