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FAA/Industry Rotorcraft Forum

FAA Rotorcraft Directorate Update

Presented to: FAA/Industry Rotorcraft Forum (Ft. Worth, TX)

By: Larry M. Kelly - Manager, Rotorcraft Standards Staff &

Jorge R. Castillo - Manager, Regulations & Policy

Date: January 23, 2013

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Overview

• Rotorcraft Safety Challenge• FAA Rotorcraft Directorate (RD)

Organization & Responsibilities• Status of Rotorcraft Advisory Circulars

(ACs) & Policies

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External Load 1.9%6 Other Categories 1.5% Aerial Observation

3.3%

Business 4.7%

Positioning 4.9%

Other Work 7.4%

EMS 7.8%

Public Use 7.8%

Instruction/Training 21.7%

Personal/Private 20.0%

Not Categorized 9.3%

Aerial Application 8.2%

Flight Test 1.4%

Rotorcraft Accidents by NTSB Classification10 Years from CY01 to CY10 – 1,672 Accidents

Personal/Private 20.0%

External Load 1.9%Aerial Observation 3.3%

Business 4.7%

Positioning 4.9%

Other Work 7.4%

EMS 7.8%

Public Use 7.8%

Aerial Application 8.2%

Instruction/Training 21.7%

Flight Test 1.4%

Not Categorized 9.3%

6 Other Categories 1.5%

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Summary of Accident Contributing Categories

• Personal/Private:– Account for approximately 20 - 25% of helicopter accidents.– Based on estimated operating hours, contribute roughly 6 times their “fair

share.”

• Instruction/Training:– Account for approximately 20% of helicopter accidents.– Contribute roughly 1 - 2 times their fair share.

• Aerial Application:– Thru 2007, approximately 8% of helicopter accidents.– Thru 2007, contributed roughly their fair share.– An alarming increase in recent years: 18% in 2010, 22% in 2011, 14%

in 2012.– Now contribute approximately 3 - 5 times their fair share.

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Top Accident Causes and Contributing Factors• Loss of Control:

– 41% of Personal/Private– 61% of Instructional/Training– 32% of Aerial Applications

• Pilot Judgment and Actions:– 90% of Personal/Private– 93% of Instructional/Training– 67% of Aerial Applications

• Most Common Errors:– Performance management, i.e. insufficient power– Exceeding published aircraft operating limits– Loss of tail rotor authority– Interference with controls

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Where are the Safety Opportunities?• Three types of operations account for 50 to 60% of the

rotorcraft accidents.– Personal/private– Instruction/training– Aerial applications

• Each of these operations contributes more than its “fair share” to the number of accidents.

• For these “high offender” categories, the following are the most significant contributors –– Loss of Control– Pilot Judgment/Action

• Conclusion: We must enable the pilot to make better decisions

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What Role Will Technology Play in Rotorcraft Safety?• Improve Safety?

– Improved situation awareness– Training enhancements– Smart power management– Smart cockpit

• Diminish Safety? – Distracting or misleading information– Snow tire syndrome

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The Rotorcraft Safety Challenge

• Recognize that rotorcraft are unique aircraft, with unique safety challenges that may not lend themselves to fixed-wing solutions.

• Determine how to use technology to improve rotorcraft safety, particularly in “high offender” operations.

• Find means to encourage practical and economical installations of safety enhancing systems – which may require that we broaden our concept of “safety” to include an evaluation of both risks and benefits.

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Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety

AVS-1 Nicholas Sabatini, AVS-1 Margaret Gilligan, AVS-2

Flight Standards Service (AFS)

Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM)

Aircraft Certification Service (AIR)

Office of Accident

Investigation & Prevention (AVP)

Office of Rulemaking (ARM)

CAMI

15

Field Offices 39

Field Offices

Registry

109

Field Offices

9 Regions

4

Directorates

8 Regions

Associate Administrator for

Aviation SafetyAVS-1

Peggy Gilligan, AVS-1John Hickey, AVS-2

Office of QualityInteg., & Exec. Services

(AQS)

Air Traffic SafetyOversight Service, (AOV)

AVS Organizational Structure

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Rotorcraft Directorate (RD)

Kim Smith, Directorate Manager, ASW-100

Lance Gant, Asst. Directorate Mgr., ASW-101

Larry Kelly, Rotorcraft Standards Staff Manager, ASW-110 817-222-5110; [email protected] - Jorge Castillo, Regulations and Policy Group Manager, ASW-111 817-222-5111; [email protected] - Jim Grigg, Safety Management Group Manager, ASW-112 817-222-5112; [email protected] Scott Horn, Rotorcraft Cert. Office Acting Manager, ASW-170Monica Merritt, Airplane Cert. Office Manager, ASW-150Fran Cox, Special Cert. Office Manager, ASW-190Bruce Cain, Manufacturing Inspection Office, ASW-180 - Ken Hickman, Oklahoma City MIDO-41 - Carlton Cochran, Ft. Worth, MIDO-42 - Ford Lauer, San Antonio MIDO-43

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Rotorcraft Standards Staff, ASW-110 ASW-110

Standards Rotorcraft Staff

Larry M. Kelly

ASW-111

Regulations & Policy Group

Jorge R. Castillo

ASW-112

Safety Management Group

Jim Grigg

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RD Standards StaffResponsibilities, ASW-110

• Support Safety Initiatives (e.g. IHST)• Rulemaking & Advisory Circular (AC)

– Parts 27 (Normal) & 29 (Transport)– ACs 27 & 29

• Part 27/29 Certification Standardization Among Aircraft Certification Offices (ACO)– e.g. Boston, Los Angeles, Alaska ACOs

• Support Major Domestic Certification Projects – Process Issue Papers– Equivalent Level of Safety Findings (ELOS)– Special Conditions (e.g. Search & Rescue, Fly-By-Wire)

• Validation of All TC/ATC Import Rotorcraft– Boston ACO (TSOs)– NY ACO (STCs)

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RD Standards StaffResponsibilities, ASW-110

• Rotorcraft Continued Operational Safety (COS)– Airworthiness Directives (ADs)– Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIBs)– NTSB/FAA Safety Recommendations– Accident Investigation Technical Support

• Rotorcraft RE&D– HUMS, Advanced Flight Controls, Icing

• Coordination with EASA, TCCA & other Authorities• Unmanned Aircraft Systems

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Rotorcraft ACs & Policies

• HTAWS AC 27/29 MG-18 (Draft)– To be released once HEMS Final Rule is issued

• HEMS AC 27/29 MG-6 (Draft)– To be released once HEMS Final Rule is issued

• AC 27/29 Groups 1 & 2 (Draft)– Group 1 consists of material were few changes were

necessary (Public review ~ Jan/Feb 2013)– Group 2 consists of new material and material involving more

extensive changes (Public review ~ Mar/Apr 2013)• Electronic Display Systems (EDS)• XX.1309/1316/1317 (FHA, Lightning, HIRF)• Human Factors• Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVIS)

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Rotorcraft ACs & Policies

• NORSEE – Draft– Public Review (Jan. 23, 2013)– http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/

• Rotorcraft Laser & Filtered Infrared (IR) Searchlights- Draft– Public comments disposition– FAA legal counsel review pending followed by Management

Coordination– National Laser AC – Draft (FAA Internal Review Mar/Apr 13)

• Rotorcraft AML Policy– Issued in June 2010– National FAA AML Memo Clarifying the AML STC process

(Issued Sept. 2012)– National AML Policy

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Rotorcraft ACs & Policies

• Advanced Flight Controls (e.g. Fly-By-Wire)– FAA Review – mid 2013

– Public Review – late 2013

• Auto Flight Guidance Control Systems (AFGCS) – FAA Review – mid 2013– Public Review – late 2013

• Non-Required Equipment – FAA Review – mid/late 2013

– Public Review – late 2013/early 2014

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Airborne Software Assurance Guidance

• AC 20-115C will invoke the following RTCA documents:• RTCA DO-178C, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and

Equipment Certification, dated December 13, 2011.

• RTCA DO-330, Software Tool Qualification Considerations, dated December 13, 2011.

• RTCA DO-331, Model-Based Development and Verification Supplement to DO-178C and DO-278A, dated December 13, 2011

• RTCA DO-332, Object-Oriented Technology and Related Techniques Supplement to DO-178C and DO-278A, dated December 13, 2011.

• RTCA DO-333, Formal Methods Supplement to DO-178C and DO-278A, dated December 13, 2011.

• Public comments - 3rd quarter 2013

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