Budapest/videoconference, 5 April 2022 - The participants in the 56th meeting of the Group of Experts on Air Accident and Incident Investigation (ACC) heard brief presentations on a number of high-risk occurrences from Austria, France, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Türkiye and the United Kingdom, as well as general observations by other ACC members on their open and closed investigations of civil aviation accidents and serious incidents.
Ukraine gave a presentation on the impact of the current situation on investigations conducted by the National Bureau of Air Accidents and Incidents Investigation (NBAAI). They also provided information on the state of flight safety in Ukraine (2021 vs 2022), as well as on the destruction of the fleet of Ukrainian civilian aircraft and airfields such as Gostomel, Korotych, Vinnitsa and many others. The ACC group reaffirmed their support for, and solidarity with friends and colleagues in the NBAAI, and expressed their readiness to assist the work of the NBAAI, circumstances permitting.
The ACC review of occurrences had resulted in an excellent summary of occurrences and safety actions taken and recommended to address safety issues identified, and provided links to all the Final Reports. The subsequent review using the European Risk Classification Scheme (ERCS) methodology had identified the high-risk occurrences, key risk areas and associated safety recommendation topics. The summary of ECAC ACC occurrences for 2021, the associated spreadsheets, and the ERCS review paper were transmitted to ICAO, EASA, and the European Commission (DG MOVE) as a valuable resource.
Eighty-eight participants from 32 ECAC Member States, EASA, European Commission (DG MOVE), EUROCONTROL, IATA, ICAO and observer States and industry stakeholders joined the meeting.
The group agreed that the next meeting (ACC/57) would be held virtually on 19-20 October 2022, and noted with thanks Slovakia’s offer to host one of the next in-person meetings.