US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST)
Monthly Safety Report
July 2022
Fatal Accident Rate: 0.81 (+.26) above goal of 0.55 fatal accidents per 100K hrs by 2025
USHST Vision: A Civil Helicopter Community with Zero Fatal Accidents
“Safety by the Numbers” (Monthly Metrics):
Days since last Fatal helicopter accident: 11 Days : 13 Hours : 10 Minutes : 56 Seconds
Fatal Accident Rate (5yr avg)(CY2018-22) 0.81 Fatal Accidents per 100K Flight Hours
Fatal Accident Rate (CY2022) 11 Fatal Accidents per 100K Flight Hours
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Average number of days
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Longest time between
fatal accidents (past 5 yrs):
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2018: 14 days
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107 days (2020)
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2019: 16 days
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2020: 18 days
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2021: 17 days
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2022: 17 days
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Loss of Control-Inflight (LOC-I), Unintended Flight into IMC (UIMC), Low Altitude Operations (LALT).
USHST continues to work on the implementation of 16 Helicopter - Safety Enhancements (H-SE) developed through data-driven analysis of 104 fatal accidents. The H-SE’s use Outreach, Policy, Technology/Equipment, and Training to reduce fatal accidents in these categories.
H-SE 30: Development of Airman Certification Series (ACS) for Rotorcraft
The FAA will develop the new ACS series for Rotorcraft-Helicopter to replace the Practical Test Standards (PTS) for airman certification. Support from this effort will include diverse expertise from the helicopter community and other industry stakeholders. The new helicopter ACS will contribute to safety by making practical tests meaningful and relevant to actual operations and contribute to the standardization of teaching, learning and testing.
The new ACS for helicopter will be designed to communicate the aeronautical knowledge, risk management, and flight proficiency standards for a more integrated and systematic approach to certification of helicopter pilots. This approach will provide both safety risk management and safety assurance processes through which internal and external stakeholders identify and evaluate regulatory changes, safety recommendations and other factors that require modification of airman testing and training materials.
· Vortex Ring State
· Power Available Limitations
US Helicopter Safety Team Press Release (December 2021):
“56 Seconds to Live” Safety Course Wins AIN 2021 Top Flight Award
Helicopter Safety OUTREACH events:
· Next USHST All Hands Webinar - TBD
Previous All Hands - (May 25, 2022)
· HAI Upcoming Events
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For any questions regarding the information within this notice please contact Clarke Pleasants, Program Chair-Rotor, ERAU, at 928-7774730 or email at william.pleasants@erau.edu
