Safety Issue
There was no permanent, widely-available source of contemporary
low-flying knowledge and information for access by student and
qualified pilots, operators, or by bodies and agencies
contemplating or engaged in contracting for the supply of low-level
aerial services.
Safety Recommendation
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that the Civil
Aviation Safety Authority address this safety issue.
Further to your transport safety investigation report 200600523
on the fatal accident involving a Bell 206B (lll) helicopter
registered, VH-MFI, which occurred 15 kilometres east of Parkes
Aerodrome, New South Wales on 2 February 2006 and the subsequent
coronial investigation, CASA would like to inform the ATSB of
additional action CASA is taking regarding ATSB recommendations
R20070013 and R20070014.
R20070014 [safety issue description deleted]
CASA will be developing and promulgating a Civil Aviation
Advisory Publication (CAAP) to provide information and guidance on
safety issues related to low level flying to industry and
contractors, including councils and power companies. The CAAP will
provide additional information for all authorised low flying
activities and cover risk management and threat and error
management principles that may be applied to low level flying,
information on the regulatory requirements for the issue of low
level qualifications, and clarification of the rules relating to
low level flying.
