Review and Assessment of Transport Category Airplane Ditching Standards and Requirements

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Review and Assessment of Transport Category Airplane Ditching Standards and Requirements

2015-05-01
By R.G.W. Cherry & Associates Limited

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English

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R.G.W. Cherry & Associates Limited
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Transport Airplane Directorate
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/TC-14/8
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
Abstract:

Recent accident experience has raised questions as to whether the design and operational standards of large transport category airplanes, pertinent to water related accidents, might be improved to enhance occupant survival. This study has been commissioned by Transport Canada and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (henceforth referred to as the Airworthiness Authorities) to carry out a detailed review of accident data and existing research applicable to water related accidents, to determine the need for changes to the relevant regulatory standards, taking into account the cost to industry and the likely benefits to occupant safety. The study includes ditching and inadvertent water impact accidents involving western built airplanes certified for 20 or more passenger seats (and their cargo variants), that occurred over the period 1967 to 2009. In the context of this study, the term ditching includes planned and unplanned ditchings in which the flight crew knowingly makes a controlled emergency landing in water. Inadvertent water impact accidents are those that might occur during an overrun or undershoot, where the airplane alights on water. The study excludes non-survivable water impacts and accidents involving hijacked airplanes.
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92713/dot_92713_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 1.29 MB]
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FAA Fire Safety
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