NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS AND SERIOUS INCIDENTS

Under the Air Navigation (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Order 2003, where an aircraft accident or serious incident occurs in Singapore, the owner, operator or pilot-in-command of the aircraft is required to report the occurrence to the AAIB as soon as possible, whether the aircraft is registered in Singapore or not.

Where an accident or serious incident occurs overseas and involves a Singapore registered aircraft or an aircraft operated by a Singapore air operator, the owner, operator or pilot-in-command of the aircraft is also required to report the occurrence to the AAIB as soon as possible.

The information that is required to be furnished when notifying the AAIB of an accident or serious incident is as follows:

1. in the case of an accident, the identifying abbreviation "ACCID" or, in the case of a serious incident, the identifying abbreviation "INCID";

2. the manufacturer, model, nationality and registration marks and serial number of the aircraft;

3. the name of the owner, operator and hirer, if any, of the aircraft;

4. the name of the pilot-in-command of the aircraft and the nationality of the crew and passengers;

5. the date and local time or Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of the accident or serious incident;

6. the last point of departure and the next point of intended landing of the aircraft;

7. the position of the aircraft with reference to some easily defined geographical point and the latitude and longitude;

8. the number of crew members and passengers on board the aircraft at the time of the accident or serious incident;

9. in the case of an accident, the number of crew members, passengers or other persons respectively killed or seriously injured as a result of the accident;
10. a description of the accident or serious incident and the extent of damage to the aircraft so far as is known;

11. the physical characteristics of the area in which the accident or serious incident occurred and an indication of access difficulties or special requirements to reach the site;

12. the identification of the person sending the notice and where the accident occurred outside Singapore, the means by which the investigator-in-charge and the accident investigation authority of the State of Occurrence may be contacted; and

13. the presence and description of dangerous goods on board the aircraft.

*This document may be used as a template for accident and incident reports
When notifying the AAIB, the owner, operator or pilot-in-command should provide whatever information he is able to gather as soon as possible without waiting for all the information to become available.  Details omitted from the notification may be provided later, when they become available.

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