Weve just had an Accident

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Weve just had an Accident!

• Some thoughts/ideas about what to do when the
  unthinkable happens at your airport.

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Im from the FAA and Im here to help you!

• J.D. Huss
• FAASTeam Program Manager
• 505-764-1221
• 800-531-1124
• 505-764-1233 fax
• jd.huss_at_faa.gov

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Accident Response

• Phases of Response
• Immediate
• Get Control
• Administrative
• Clean-up

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Immediate Response

• Send people to the scene
• (Blankets, First-Aid kit, Fire Extinguisher, Tool
  box)
• Notify Fire, Police, EMS, Rescue (911)
• (Know your official address phone number)
• Establish a temporary Command Post

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Get Control Response

• Send a person to the main access road to direct
  traffic.
• Assign a person to be spokesperson emergency
  services contact.
• Assign a person to collect information.
• (Time, Weather, Names of Witnesses, Photos)
• Assign a person to contact family.
• (Coordinate with Law Enforcement)

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Get Control Response

• While all this is going on remember
• Dont Be A Hero!
• (Let professionals do what they know how to do!)
• Is the aircraft a Military or Ag Aircraft?
• (Explosives or Chemicals on board.)
• Life Guard will respond if requested by EMS.
• Weather conditions can change rapidly
• (Time, Weather, Names of Witnesses, Photos)

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Administrative Response

• These people cant help you right now, but you
  have to notify them
• NTSB
• FAA
• City/County Officials
• Know the aircraft make/model N-number date,
  time, location of the accident number of
  persons aboard their injuries nature of the
  accident and local weather conditions.
• (This is a good statement to give to the Press
  when they arrive.)

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Who You Gonna Call?

• FAA Communications Center (FTW) 817-222-5006
• (This is manned 24/7 and can conference you with
  everyone else.)
• Flight Service Station 800-992-7433
• (NOTAM to close the airport/runway)
• ABQ FSDO 800-531-1124
• LBB FSDO 800-858-4115
• City/County Officials

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Look at the camera Speak slower!

• The PRESS can be overwhelming!
• Someone will have to do this
• Designate a spokesperson (NTSB, FAA, Mayor)
• If YOU ARE NOT the spokesperson SHUT UP!
• Off the Record IS NEVER Off the Record!
• Use a prepared written statement

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Tell Us What Happened!

• DO NOT give out the names of people involved.
• DO NOT assign a cause to the accident.
• DO NOT speculate as to the cause of the accident.
• Off the Record IS NEVER Off the Record!
• Use a prepared written statement

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Clean-Up Response

• Do not move the Aircraft!
• (Except to rescue persons or protect the public
  from injury.
• The NTSB or FAA must release it from the
  investigation.)
• If you can not move the aircraft, cover it and
  secure the scene w/local law enforcement
  officers.
• Obtain someone to remove the aircraft to a
  hangar.

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FAR 139.325

• requires a holder of an Airport Certificate to
  develop and maintain an airport emergency plan
• procedures for prompt response
• a communications network.
• sufficient detail to provide adequate guidance
  to each person.

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Weve just had an Accident!

• Do YOU know the capabilities of
• Local hospitals or medical facilities
• Rescue squads and ambulance companies
• Fire fighting equipment
• Life Guard helicopters
• Do you have their phone numbers on file?

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Have you Considered

• Writing/drafting an accident response plan
• Building an accident kit
• Creating a file w/names phone numbers
• Having a tabletop accident response drill
• Having an actual accident response drill

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Remember This!

• When Captain Al Haynes got United 232 on the
  ground at Sioux City his ordeal was over.
• The Sioux City Airport Managers ordeal had just
  started!

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Coincident or Not ?
If, A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q
R S T U V W X Y Z Equals, 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 Then, K N O W L E D
G E 11 14 15 23 12 5 4 7 5
96 H A R D W O R K 8
1 18 4 23 15 18 11 98
Both are important, but the total falls just
short of 100 But, A T T I T U
D E 1 20 20 9 20 21 4 5
100
Safety is really an attitude. Make 100 Safe
Behavior your choice!