International Helicopter Safety Team

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International Helicopter Safety Team

• Certification/Maintenance Workshop
• U.S./Europe International Aviation Safety
  Conference
• June 6-8, 2006
• Portland, Oregon

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International Helicopter Safety Team

• AHS Montreal-Ottawa Chapter, supported by
  Helicopter Association International, major
  airframe and engine OEMs, U.S. Navy Safety
  Center, U.S. Army Safety Command, hosts
  International Helicopter Safety Symposium 2005 in
  Montreal, September 26-29, 2005.
• Purpose of IHSS 2005 was to initiate an
  international collaborative effort to reduce
  accidents in the vertical flight industry, both
  civil and military.
• 260 people attend, including civil and military
  operators, manufacturers, and government
  regulators (ICAO, FAA, Transport Canada,
  Transportation Board of Canada, others).

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International Helicopter Safety Team

• IHSS 2005 addressed safety management of the full
  range of vertical flight operations, including
  emergency medical, search and rescue, offshore
  oil, law enforcement, fire fighting,
  heli-logging, construction, executive transport
  and homeland security.
• It also encompassed military (non-combat) and
  paramilitary operations.

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International Helicopter Safety Team

• Representative 2004 Accident Rates per 100,000
  Flight Hours
• U.S. General Accident Rate 6.22
• U.S. Civil Helicopter Accident Rate 8.09
• U.S. Civil Turbine Helicopter Accident Rate 5.11
• U.S. On Demand Air Taxi Accident Rate 2.21
• U.S. Air Carrier (CFR 121) Accident Rate 0.159
• Source Aviation Underwriters Association

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International Helicopter Safety Team

• Definition of Civil Accident (ICAO Annex 13 and
  NTSB 14 C.F.R. 830.2)
• Aircraft accident means an occurrence
  associated with the operation of an aircraft
  which takes place between the time any person
  boards the aircraft with the intention of flight
  and all such persons have disembarked, and in
  which any person suffers death or serious injury,
  or in which the aircraft receives substantial
  damage.

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International Helicopter Safety Team

• Definition of Substantial Damage
• Substantial damage means damage or failure
  which adversely affects the structural strength,
  performance or flight characteristics of the
  aircraft, which would normally require major
  repair or replacement of the affected component.
• Engine failure or damage limited to an engine if
  only one engine fails or is damaged, bent
  fairings or cowling, dented skin, small puncture
  holes in the skin fabric, ground damage to rotor
  or propeller blades, and damage to landing gear,
  wheels, tires flaps, engine accessories, brakes,
  or wingtips are not considered substantial
  damage for the purpose of this part.

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International Helicopter Safety Team

• IHSS 2005 Outcome
• IHSS Attendees agree that the helicopter accident
  rate is too high and must be reduced.
• IHSS attendees adopt goal of reducing helicopter
  accident rate by 80 within 10 years.
• IHSS attendees agree to pursue goal using a
  process modeled after the successful scheduled
  air carrier initiative known as the Civil
  Aviation Safety Team or CAST.

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International Helicopter Safety Team
IHST Master Plan (Summary)

• Mission
• To provide government, industry and operator
  leadership to develop and focus implementation of
  an integrated, data-driven strategy to improve
  helicopter aviation safety worldwide, both
  military and civil.
• Vision
• To achieve the highest levels of safety in the
  international helicopter communities by focusing
  on appropriate initiatives prioritized to result
  in the greatest improvement in helicopter
  aviation safety.
• Goal
• To reduce the helicopter aviation accident rate
  by 80 percent by 2016.

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Executive Committee
IHST
Secretariat
JHSAT
JHSIT
Subcommittees
Subcommittees
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IHSTA Three-Stage Process

Data Analysis
Implement Safety Enhancements - U.S.

Set Safety Priorities
Agree on problems and interventions
Influence Safety Enhancements - Worldwide
Achieve consensus on priorities
Integrate into existing work and distribute
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International Helicopter Safety Team

• Joint Helicopter Safety Analysis Team (JHSAT)
  Charter
• Conduct, review and approve detailed accident
  report analysis and identify causal factors
• Investigate and recommend improvements and
  develop mitigation strategies to allow goal
  achievement and periodic status measurements
• Draft action plans to determine intervention
  strategies and milestones for IHST approval.

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International Helicopter Safety Team

• Joint Helicopter Safety Implementation Team
  (JHSIT) Charter
• Develop and prioritize implementation strategies
• Carry out rigorous cost-benefit analysis for
  implementation strategies to achieve IHST goals
• Develop action plans
• Coordinate implementation of IHST-approved
  strategies
• Develop and track performance
• Determine progress in meeting major milestones
  and effectiveness of interventions.

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International Helicopter Safety Team

• IHST Executive Committee consists of
• Government Co-Chair Dave Downey, FAA
• Industry/Operator Co-Chair Matt Zucarro, HAI
• Secretariat Rhett Flater, AHS
• Member Bob Sheffield, Shell Aircraft
• Member Somen Chowdhury, IHSS Chair
• Member Don Sherritt, Transport Canada

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International Helicopter Safety Team

• Organizers intent is to make IHST broadly
  inclusive, and include
• Operator associations (HAI, ALEA, TOPS, etc.) and
  major operators (including military)
• Airframe OEMs such as AgustaWestland, Bell,
  Boeing, Enstrom, Eurocopter, Kaman, MD
  Helicopters, Robinson, Schweizer, Sikorsky and
  others
• Engine OEMs such as GE Aircraft Engines,
  Honeywell, Rolls-Royce, Turbomeca, Lycoming and
  others systems house and suppliers, and
• The regulatory community (FAA, Transport Canada,
  ICAO, EASA, etc).

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International Helicopter Safety Team

• IHST Strategic Approach
• To create a team that will implement the vision
  and goal
• To manage and maintain an effective and
  responsive infrastructure
• Enable a data-driven approach to safety
• Implement selected intervention strategies
• Promote international aviation community
  partnerships
• Maintain and support processes that support IHST
  work activities.

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International Helicopter Safety Team

• IHST is a joint, international voluntary effort
  to improve helicopter safety.