Ballistic Parachute System - BPS CTIF-ARFF-OSLO-2015 Schweizerische Sicherheitsuntersuchungsstelle SUST Service suisse d’enquête de sécurité SESE Servizio d’inchiesta svizzero sulla sicurezza SISI Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board STSB OSLO 11th March 2015
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Ballistic Parachute System - BPS CTIF-ARFF-OSLO-2015
Schweizerische Sicherheitsuntersuchungsstelle SUSTService suisse d’enquête de sécurité SESEServizio d’inchiesta svizzero sulla sicurezza SISISwiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board STSB
OSLO
11th March 2015
Ballistic Parachute System - BPS
The Ballistic parachute systems
Schweizerische Sicherheitsuntersuchungsstelle SUSTService suisse d’enquête de sécurité SESEServizio d’inchiesta svizzero sulla sicurezza SISISwiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board STSB
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Introduction
Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc. in collaboration with Cirrus Design developped the first ballistic parachute recovery system in 1998, fitted to the prototype-approved Cirrus SR20 aircraft.
Pioneer Aerospace, Second Chantz, Galaxy, Ballistic Recovery Systems – BRS Inc, Magnum Ballistic Parachute, MVEN Ukranian
There are eight manufacturers the SAIB is aware of:
Today, there are several companies manufacturing recovery systems for different types of aircraft. These systems all work on the same principle.
There are around 20,000 ballistic parachute systems by different manufacturers in use worldwide (ICAO 2005).
Schweizerische Sicherheitsuntersuchungsstelle SUSTService suisse d’enquête de sécurité SESEServizio d’inchiesta svizzero sulla sicurezza SISISwiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board STSB
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Identification and « NO CUT » informations
Such aircraft are currently identified by a small triangular decal about 40 mm long on a side. This decal warns of the risks a BPS can involve, and tells emergency rescue crews to call the telephone number in the USA printed on the decal before starting rescue work on the wreckage.
In normal condition the ejection zone and the « NO CUT » signs are not visible
As the practical examples and the experience are showing , aircraft pilots and owners had no idea what hazards BPS could involve
As the practical examples and the experience are showing, rescue/fire brigade crews did not take any safety precautions when working. Crews were neither informed nor trained.
The manufacturer’s suggestion if an accident occurs, to call a hotline number in the USA and ask to speak to a specialist, is impracticable. In an aircraft accident, those inside may be badly injured, and rescue crews have to be able to complete their work within a useful time.
What to do if there is an accident or fire involving BPS aircraft
If an accident or a fire occurs in which BPS aircraft are involved, the rocket launch area MUST always be considered unsafe and/or hazardous. Safety and rescue services must avoid this area when approaching an aircraft.
Hangar fires can involve extreme temperatures in places. In that event, it is conceivable that aircraft which are not involved directly in the fire, but are fitted with BPS, would be exposed to heat. Such radiated heat may cause a BPS rocket to explode suddenly,
If BPS aircraft are, or have been, exposed to heat radiation, there is a latent risk a rocket may explode which may persist for some time.
Schweizerische Sicherheitsuntersuchungsstelle SUSTService suisse d’enquête de sécurité SESEServizio d’inchiesta svizzero sulla sicurezza SISISwiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board STSB
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Salvaging wreckages after accidents
Appropriate precautions and measures must be taken when salvaging the wreckage of a BPS aircraft in which the BPS is still live. If the wreckage is unstable mechanically, handling it may tension the BPS release cable and possibly set off the rocket
A disposal squad must therefore be called in as a preliminary precaution when salvaging wreckage in which the BPS may be live.
Cirrus SR22 S5-DJW In a grass fiel near the east motorway of Ljubljana 28.02.2015 12h20
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A Cirrus SR22 GTS, S5-DJW, landed in a field near Ljubljana, Slovenia, after the pilot deployedthe CAPS chute (CAPS pull #65) and survived. Gliding down, the aircraft touched power lines. The damage of the aircaft looks minor to substantial, but is hopefully repairable.