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Division 1 AIRCRAFT-RELATED OCCURRENCES

United Kingdom

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  1. (1)

    A collision or a near collision on the ground or in the air, between an aircraft and another aircraft, terrain or obstaclef1, including near-controlled flight into terrain (near CFIT).

  2. (2)

    Separation minima infringementf2.

  3. (3)

    Inadequate separationf3.

  4. (4)

    ACAS RAs.

  5. (5)

    Wildlife strike including bird strike.

  6. (6)

    Taxiway or runway excursion.

  7. (7)

    Actual or potential taxiway or runway incursion.

  8. (8)

    Final Approach and Take-off Area (FATO) incursion.

  9. (9)

    Aircraft deviation from ATC clearance.

  10. (10)

    Aircraft deviation from applicable air traffic management (ATM) regulation:

    1. (a)

      aircraft deviation from applicable published ATM procedures;

    2. (b)

      airspace infringement including unauthorised penetration of airspace;

    3. (c)

      deviation from aircraft ATM-related equipment carriage and operations, as mandated by applicable regulations.

  11. (11)

    Call sign confusion related occurrences.

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Footnotes

f1

Obstacle includes vehicle.

f2

This refers to a situation in which prescribed separation minima were not maintained between aircraft or between aircraft and airspace to which separation minima is prescribed.

f3

In the absence of prescribed separation minima, a situation in which aircraft were perceived to pass too close to each other for pilots to ensure safe separation.