ENR 1.14 Air Traffic Incidents
1. The Air Traffic Incident
1.1 “Air Traffic Incident” is used to mean a serious occurrence involving air traffic, such as:
- aircraft proximity,
- serious difficulty caused by,
- faulty procedures or violation of applicable procedures,
- failure of ground facilities,
1.2 Air Traffic Incidents are designated and identified in reports as follows.
| TYPE | DESIGNATION |
|---|---|
| As (a) above As (b) (i) above As (b) (ii) above | Airprox Procedure Facility |
2. Use of the “Air Traffic Incident Report form”
2.1 The “Air traffic Incident Report Form” is intended for intended for use.
2.1.1 by a pilot for filing a report on an air traffic incident after arrival or to confirm a report made initially by radio during flight: Note: The form, if available on board, may also be of use in providing a pattern for making the initial report in flight:
2.1.2 By an ATS unit for recording an air traffic incident report received by radio, telephone, fax, or teleprinter.
3. Reporting of Air Traffic Incidents by Pilots.
3.1 A pilot should proceed as follows regarding an incident in which he/she is or has been involved:
3.1.1 during flight, use the appropriate air/ground frequency for reporting an incidents of major significance, particularly if it involves other aircraft, so as to permit the facts to be ascertained immediately;
3.1.2 as promptly as possible after landing submit a completed “Air Traffic Incident Report Form”:
3.1.2.1 for confirming a report of an incident made initially as in (a) above, or for making the initial report on such an incident if has not been possible to report it by radio;
3.1.2.2 for reporting an incident which did not require immediate notification at the time of occurrence.
3.2 An initial report made by radio should contain the following information;
| A | Identification of own aircraft | ||
| B | Type of incident | ||
| C | Brief information on the incident as follows | ||
| 1 | Time of incident (UTC), position | ||
| 2 | a | Heading and route | |
| b | True airspeed (TAS) | ||
| c | Level and altimeter setting | ||
| d | Level flight/climbing/descending | ||
| n | Avoiding action taken/not taken | ||
| 3 | Information on the other aircraft (when relevant) | ||
| a | Type, and call sign/registration (if known) | ||
| b | Brief description, high, mid or low-wing, rotorcraft, number of engines, markings, colour, other details. | ||
| c | Level flight/climbing/descending | ||
| i | Avoiding action taken/not taken | ||
| 4 | Closest distance between aircraft (when relevant) | ||
| a | Horizontally | ||
| b | Vertically | ||
| D | 1 | Aerodrome of first landing and destination | |
3.3 The confirmatory report on an incident of major significance initially reported by radio or the initial report on any other incident should be submitted to the ATS Reporting Office of the aerodrome of first landing on the “Air Traffic Incident Report Form”. The pilot should complete Sections A through D of the form, supplementing the details of the initial reports as necessary. Whenever applicable, the Airprox diagram on the last page of the form should be completed.
Note: - Where there is no ATS Reporting Office, the report may be submitted to another ATS unit.
4. Handling of Air Traffic Incident Report Form
4.1 The purpose of the form is to provide investigatory authorities with as complete information on an air traffic incident as possible and to enable them to report back with the least possible delay to the pilot or operator concerned the result of the investigation of the incident and, if appropriate, the remedial action taken.
