March 2010 I n t e r n a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n o f O i l & G a s P r o d u c e r s Aviation transport accident statistics P ublications Global experience Te International Association of Oil & Gas Producers has access to a wealth of technical knowledge and experience with its members operating around the world in many diferent terrains. We collate and distil this valuable knowledge for the industry to use as guidelines for good practice by individual members. Consistent high quality database and guidelines Our overall aim is to ensure a consistent approach to training, management and best prac- tice throughout the world. Te oil and gas exploration and production industry recognises the need to develop consist- ent databases and records in certain felds. Te OGPs members are encouraged to use the guidelines as a starting point for their operations or to supplement their own policies and regulations which may apply locally. Internationally recognised source of industry information Many of our guidelines have been recognised and used by international authorities and safety and environmental bodies. Requests come from governments and non-government organisations around the world as well as from non-member companies. Disclaimer Whilst every efort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this publication, neither the OGP nor any of its members past present or future warrants its accuracy or will, regardless of its or their negligence, assume liability for any foreseeable or unforeseeable use made thereof, which liability is hereby excluded. Consequently, such use is at the recipients own risk on the basis that any use by the recipient constitutes agreement to the terms of this disclaimer. Te recipient is obliged to inform any subsequent recipient of such terms. Tis document may provide guidance supplemental to the requirements of local legislation. Nothing herein, however, is intended to replace, amend, supersede or otherwise depart fom such requirements. In the event of any confict or contradiction between the provisions of this document and local legislation, applicable laws shall prevail. Copyright notice Te contents of these pages are Te International Association of Oil and Gas Producers. Permission is given to reproduce this report in whole or in part provided (i) that the copyright of OGP and (ii) the source are acknowledged. All other rights are reserved. Any other use requires the prior written permission of the OGP. Tese Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Eng- land and Wales. Disputes arising here fom shall be exclusively subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. RADD Aviation transport accident statistics OGP
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1.0 Scope and Application........................................................... 1 1.1 Scope ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Application ...................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Definitions ....................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Summary of Recommended Data............................................ 2 2.1 Helicopter Transport....................................................................................... 2 2.2 Fixed Wing Aircraft Transport ....................................................................... 4 3.0 Guidance on use of data ........................................................ 6 3.1 General validity ............................................................................................... 6 3.2 Uncertainties ................................................................................................... 6 3.3 Application of frequencies to specific locations ......................................... 6 3.3.1 Helicopter Risk ........................................................................................................... 7 3.3.2 Fixed Wing Aircraft Risk............................................................................................ 8 4.0 Review of data sources ......................................................... 9 4.1 Basis of data presented ................................................................................. 9 4.1.1 Helicopter Transport .................................................................................................. 9 4.1.2 Fixed Wing Aircraft Transport................................................................................. 15 4.2 Other data sources ....................................................................................... 18 4.2.1 Helicopter Transport ................................................................................................ 18 4.2.2 Fixed Wing Aircraft Transport................................................................................. 18 5.0 Recommended data sources for further information ............ 18 6.0 References .......................................................................... 19 6.1 Helicopter References.................................................................................. 19 6.2 Fixed Wing Aircraft References................................................................... 19 6.3 Other References.......................................................................................... 20 Appendix I Statistical Methods .................................................... 21
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Abbreviations:
CAA (UK) Civil Aviation Authority DNV Det Norske Veritas E&P Exploration and Production FAR Fatal Accident Rate GoM Gulf of Mexico ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation IR Individual Risk MTOW Maximum Take Off Weight NATS National Air Traffic Services OGP Oil and Gas Producers POB Personnel On Board PLL Potential Loss of Life QRA Quantitative Risk Assessment SMS Safety Management System
TO/L Take-Off and Landing UK(CS) United Kingdom (Continental Shelf) WAAS World Aircraft Accident Summary
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1 1.0 Scope and Application 1.1 Scope This datasheet provides information on aviation transport accident statistics for use in Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA). The data sheet includes guidelines for the use of recommended data and a review of the sources of the data. The data in this sheet are intended for two main uses: Assessing the risk of helicopter transport; Assessing the risk of fixed wing transport.
1.2 Application This datasheet contains global data plus more detailed regional/national data where relevant or where available. When using these data, it should be noted that they may not be directly applicable to the specific location under study. Guidance on using location specific data is given in Section 3.3.
1.3 Definitions The data presented in Section 2.0 are for persons travelling by air during take-off, flight and landing. They exclude risks to persons on the ground: ground staff, flight/cabin crew and passengers boarding/leaving the air transport. Helicopter transport risks also exclude non transport activities such as search and rescue missions and winching. Transport risks to persons are presented as: I ndi vi dual Ri sk (I R): risk per year of fatality to a specific individual Fatal Acci dent Rate (FAR): risk of fatality per 10 8 exposed hours 1
The following are used in the risk models presented in Sections 2.0 and 3.0: Probabi l i ty of fatal acci dent Probability that an accident results in at least one fatality Probabi l i ty of death i n fatal acci dent Probability of death for one individual on board aircraft/helicopter involved in fatal accident
1 It should be noted that FARs are convenient for describing the risk in individual activities (e.g. working on the drill floor, flying in a helicopter). Unlike individual risks per year, they do not require any assumptions about what the individual does for the rest of the year. However, they may be misleading because they represent a rate of risk per unit time in the activity. FAR values for offshore workers are typically based on 26 weeks exposure per year (for a 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off rota pattern), equivalent to 4380 hours per person per year; the corresponding helicopter transport exposure is of the order of 30 hours per year. Hence, in contrast to individual risks per year, FARs cannot sensibly be added together. Whereas FAR values are in the range 144 to 815 for offshore transport (see Table 2.3), the total FAR in offshore activities may be only 10 to 20. Adding these values would give a misleading impression of the relative contribution of helicopter risk to the overall risk. Although it may still be a significant contributor to the total IR and PLL, it should be judged in the context of those measures, and the helicopter FAR value should not be added to the FAR values from other risks. However, it may be compared with FAR values for other modes of transport (e.g. fixed wing aircraft.) RADD Aviation transport accident statistics OGP
2 Data for the following helicopter activities are presented in Sections 2.1 and 4.1.1: Offshore (all offshore helicopter activity) Sei smi c (onshore seismic surveys) Geophysi cal (onshore geophysical activity) Pi pel i ne (onshore pipeline surveys and support) Other (all other onshore activity, e.g. crew changes, rig moves, non seismic external loads)
2.0 Summary of Recommended Data The recommended frequencies and associated data are presented as follows: Helicopter Transport (Section 2.1) Fixed Wing Aircraft Transport (Section 2.2)
2.1 Helicopter Transport The following model is recommended. Individual risk (IR) per journey = In-flight IR + Take-off & landing (TO/L) IR In-flight IR = Accident frequency in-flight (per hour) ! Flight time (hours) ! Probability of fatal accident ! Probability of death in fatal accident TO/L IR = Accident frequency in TO/L (per flight stage) ! No of flight stages per journey ! Probability of fatal accident ! Probability of death in fatal accident
Wherever possible, local (country/regional or air transport operator) data should be used (but see Section 3.3.1). Where these are not available, the frequencies and probabilities recommended for use in this model are set out in Table 2.1 (offshore transport) and Table 2.2 (other activities). The basis for the values in these tables is set out in Section 4.1.1. No trend over time can be identified in the 9 years data analysed.
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3 Tabl e 2. 1 Offshore Hel i copter Transport Fl i ght Acci dent Data for Ri sk Esti mati on Model Regi on Fl i ght Phase Frequency uni t Probabi l i ty of Fatal Acci dent Probabi l i ty of Death i n Fatal Acci dent In-flight 8.5 ! 10 -6 per flight hour 0.20 0.85
North Sea Take-off & Landing 4.3 ! 10 -7 per flight stage 0.17
0.48
In-flight 8.5 ! 10 -6 per flight hour 0.33 0.59 Gulf of Mexico Take-off & Landing 2.7 ! 10 -6 per flight stage 0.24 0.49 In-flight 8.5 ! 10 -6 per flight hour 0.74 0.87 Rest of World Take-off & Landing 2.7 ! 10 -6 per flight stage 0.24 0.49
Tabl e 2. 2 Other Acti vi ti es Hel i copter Fl i ght Acci dent Data for Ri sk Esti mati on Model Acti vi ty Fl i ght Phase Frequency uni t Probabi l i ty of Fatal Acci dent Probabi l i ty of Death i n Fatal Acci dent In-flight 4.1 ! 10 -5 per flight hour 0.26 0.54 Seismic Take-off & Landing 1.8 ! 10 -5 per flight stage 0.15 0.74 In-flight 1.1 ! 10 -5 per flight hour 1.00 0.86 Geophysical Take-off & Landing 8.8 ! 10 -6
per flight stage 0.16
0.34
In-flight 6.3 ! 10 -5 per flight hour 0.36 0.62 Pipeline Take-off & Landing 2.6 ! 10 -5 per flight stage 0.25 0.47 In-flight 4.1 ! 10 -5 per flight hour 0.26 1.00 Other Take-off & Landing 1.8 ! 10 -5 per flight stage 0.15 0.33
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4 Table 2.3 gives FAR values for helicopter transport.
Tabl e 2. 3 Esti mated FAR Val ues for Hel i copter Transport Acti vi ty Regi on FAR North Sea 144 Gulf of Mexico 454 Rest of World 815 Offshore Transport All 509 Seismic All 5268 Geophysical All 4792 Pipeline All 8883 Other All 2487 All except Offshore Transport All 3670
2.2 Fixed Wing Aircraft Transport Table 2.4 presents basis accident, individual risk and FAR data.
Tabl e 2. 4 Average Worl dwi de Western Jet Data (excl udi ng hosti l e attacks and personal acci dents 1 ) Measure Val ue Fatal accident 2 frequency per flight 6.2 ! 10 -7
Fatal accident 2 frequency per flight hour 3.4 ! 10 -7
Individual risk per person flight 4.1 ! 10 -7
Individual risk per person flight hour 2.3 ! 10 -7
FAR 23 Notes 1. Such as ground crew fatal injuries, slips, trips and falls. 2. Defined as fatality within 30 days of the accident. Excludes fatal illnesses on board aircraft.
There appears to be a downward trend in accident frequencies of 4.5% a year [10]. Hence, as these values are based on 1990-2002 data (see Section 4.1.2), for 2008 a modification factor of 0.58 (4.5% decrease/year ! 12 years since the mid-point of the dataset) could be used. A number of other factors could have an impact on the accident frequencies. The tables below address: the type of accident considered (Table 2.5); the operating region/location (Table 2.6); the type of operation scheduled, cargo etc. (Table 2.7); and the type of aircraft used (Table 2.8). RADD Aviation transport accident statistics OGP
5 Tabl e 2. 5 Mul ti pl i cati on Factors for Acci dent Frequenci es Frequency Type Modi fi cati on Factor Frequency of fatal accidents including hostile acts and personal accidents 1.15 Frequency of ICAO defined accidents (i.e. involving substantial damage to the aircraft and/or serious/fatal injury to people) 3.53 Frequency of hull loss (i.e. events where the aircraft is missing or damaged beyond economic repair) 1.37
Tabl e 2. 6 Mul ti pl i cati on Factors for Operati ng Regi ons Operati ng Regi on (Operator Domi ci l e) Modi fi cati on Factor Western Europe, North America and Australasia 0.36 Middle East and Asia (excluding China) 1.8 Latin America 2.4 Eastern Europe (including Russia), Africa and China 3.9
Tabl e 2. 7 Mul ti pl i cati on Factors for Types of Operati on Operati on Modi fi cati on Factor Scheduled passenger (e.g. major airlines) 0.83 Non-scheduled passenger (e.g. charter flights) 2.1 Scheduled cargo (e.g. UPS, FedEx, DHL etc) 2.0 Non-scheduled cargo 5.3
Tabl e 2. 8 Mul ti pl i cati on Factors for Types of Ai rcraft Ai rcraft Type Modi fi cati on Factor First generation Western jets (e.g. B707, DC-8)* 11.8 Second generation Western jets (e.g. B727, DC-9, F28)* 1.25 Early widebody Western jets (e.g. B747, DC-10)* 2.24 Current Western jets (e.g. B757/767/777, A330/340, F100)* 0.65 Eastern built jets (e.g. Il76, Tu154) 2 Executive jets (e.g. Citation, Gulfstream, Learjet) 13 Early turboprops first delivered before 1970 (e.g. BAe 748, F27) 4 Modern turboprops first delivered since 1970 (e.g. DH-8, F50) 1.2 Piston-engine aircraft (e.g. Islander, Cessna 150, PA28) 19 * See Section 4.1.2.4 for a full list of aircraft types covered by these definitions.
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6 3.0 Guidance on use of data 3.1 General validity If transport risk is a relatively small contribution to an overall risk study, the data above may be sufficient. However, if transport risk is the object of the study or is believed to be significant, local data become very important. It is strongly recommended that local data sources on accidents and transport risk are obtained wherever possible (but see Section 3.3.1). This is because there can be large local variations. In the absence of local data, the data presented in Section 2.0 can be used. 3.2 Uncertainties With respect to the hel i copt er acci dent dat a in Section 2.1, the main uncertainties arise from the relatively limited number of fatal accidents that have occurred in the regions mentioned in Table 2.1, and from the small numbers of flights and of fatal accidents in some of the activities mentioned in Table 2.2. These are discussed further in Section 4.1.1. The data presented in Section 2.1 are based on information provided to OGP by OGPs members, and may not be representative in all geographical areas. Variations may exist between different helicopter types: this is examined in Section 4.1.1. It is suggested there that there are no significant systematic variations in accident rates between different helicopter types but it may be desirable to use type specific data where available, at least as a sensitivity. Regarding the f i xed wi ng ai rcraf t acci dent frequencies in Section 2.2, there are significant uncertainties concerning the modification factors. It is preferable to incorporate them in the analysis by some means rather than to use the basis frequencies (Table 2.4) without modification for the specific situation addressed by the QRA. The available data (see Section 4.1.2) do not permit rigorous analysis of the all the factors involved and of possible correlations between them. Two possible approaches may be adopted: 1. As a simple approach, it could be assumed that the above sets of modification factors are independent and can be combined to estimate the risks in specific cases. However, many of the factors could be correlated. For example, much of the observed downward trend in accident frequency has resulted from the introduction of current generation aircraft, which have been used mainly for scheduled passenger services in Western countries. Meanwhile, older jets are used mainly in developing countries and for cargo operations. Hence, the combination of factors will tend to over-estimate the effects in cases where several factors all increase or reduce the risk. 2. An alternative approach would be to select what are judged the most significant issues and just use one or two modification factors. This is illustrated below in Section 3.3.
3.3 Application of frequencies to specific locations This datasheet contains global data plus more detailed regional data where available. When using these data, it should be realised that they may not be directly applicable to the specific location under study. It is therefore strongly recommended that local data sources on accidents and transport risk be obtained before using the data given in this sheet (but see Section 3.3.1). Local sources could include governmental or RADD Aviation transport accident statistics OGP
7 other national or regional institutions, or the facility operator's or local air transport operator's data. Should local data not be available, or their reliability/applicability be uncertain, then the data in this datasheet could be used after factoring for local circumstances. However, data which have been adjusted to allow for local circumstances should always be used with caution: the assumptions made are likely to be judgemental and hence may reduce the reliability of the adjusted data vis--vis reality. Each assumption should be clearly documented so that an audit trail is maintained. 3.3.1 Helicopter Risk In Sections 3.1 and 3.3 the use of local data wherever possible is recommended. However, the number of fatal accidents is relatively small. I t i s therefore recommended that l ocal acci dent f requenci es, where avai l abl e, are combi ned wi th the generi c probabi l i t i es gi ven i n Secti on 2. 1. The following example illustrates how the data in Section 2.1 can be used to estimate helicopter transport annual risks. A North Sea installation crew member works 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off. The flight from the heliport to their installation is in 2 stages (i.e. via another installation) and the total time in the air is 1 hour. Their IR would be calculated as follows. Total flight stages = 13 offshore trips/year ! 2 flights/trip ! 2 stages/flight = 52 stages/year Total flight time = 13 offshore trips/year ! 2 flights/trip ! 1 hour/flight = 26 hours/year In-flight IR = Accident frequency in-flight (8.5 ! 10 -6 per flight hour) ! Flight time (26 hours/year) ! Probability of fatal accident (0.20) ! Probability of death in fatal accident (0.85) = 3.8 ! 10 -5 per year TO/L IR = Accident frequency in TO/L (1.0 ! 10 -5 per flight stage) ! No of flight stages (52/year) ! ! Probability of fatal accident (0.17) ! ! Probability of death in fatal accident (0.48) = 4.2 ! 10 -5 per year Total IR = 3.8 ! 10 -5 + 4.2 ! 10 -5 per year = 8.0 ! 10 -5 per year
The annual PLL (Potential Loss of Life) from helicopter transport for the installation can be calculated with the following additional information. The platform POB is 48. 2 crews operate back-to-back. Helicopter transport is provided by the S-76, which has a passenger capacity of 12. Hence each crew change requires 4 helicopter flights. Total PLL = Total IR ! no. of crews ! flights/crew ! passengers/flight =8.0 ! 10 -5 per year ! 2 ! 4 ! 12 = 7.7 ! 10 -3
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8 However, it should be noted that in practice not all personnel visiting a platform work exactly 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off. Additional personnel may be flown out for specific tasks lasting perhaps just a few days; there may be visitors to the platform, perhaps arriving and departing within the same day. Hence true risk estimates may vary between individuals.
3.3.2 Fixed Wing Aircraft Risk To illustrate how the fixed wing data in Section 02.2 could be used, four examples are set out below. 1. Worldwide average individual risks travelling on Western Jet in 2008 Basic FAR = 23 Trend factor ! 0.58 (see Section 2.2) Current FAR = 13
2. Scheduled passenger jet flight in Western Europe, N. America, Australasia Basic FAR = 23 Scheduled passenger ! 0.83 (from Table 2.7) Operating Region ! 0.36 (from Table 2.6) Local FAR = 7 N.B. Modification factors are based only on accident rates and not accident consequences (probability of fatality in an accident) as the latter show relatively small variations. In the above calculation the trend factor is not used, as the use of modern aircraft has been widespread in these regions for some time.
3. Worldwide average individual risks travelling on Non scheduled passenger flight in 2008 Basic FAR = 23 Trend factor ! 0.58 (see Section 2.2) Non scheduled passenger ! 2.1 (from Table 2.7) Current Local FAR = 28
4. Specific individual risks travelling on Non scheduled passenger flight in older style of aircraft in Middle East Basic FAR = 23 Non scheduled passenger ! 2.1 (from Table 2.7) Operating Region ! 1.8 (from Table 2.6) Specific Local FAR = 87
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9 aircraft were being assessed; however, if it were considered that operational standards were equivalent to todays standards the trend factor could be applied (! 0.58) leading to a FAR range of 50 to 87.
4.0 Review of data sources 4.1 Basis of data presented 4.1.1 Helicopter Transport 4.1.1.1 Principal Analysis The main source of data is the annual reports produced by OGP [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] for each year 1998 to 2006 apart from 1999. These have been supplemented by operational data for 1999 and more detailed accident information provided on behalf of OGP [9]. The operational data are presented by region for offshore activities and aggregated worldwide for other activities. The detailed accident data give: date, helicopter operator, activity, helicopter model and type (see Section 4.1.1.2), country, nos. of passenger and crew injuries and fatalities, flight phase, and a brief description of the accident cause. They do not give the number of passengers carried on the flight. Table 4.1 and Table 4.2 summarise the operational and accident data for offshore transport and other activities respectively. These form the basis of the analysis presented in this datasheet. Table 4.3 and Table 4.4 present the raw analysis of the data given in Table 4.1 and Table 4.2 respectively. It will be noted that in some cases entries appear as 0. Furthermore, given the limited accident data, it can be questioned whether the differences between regions for offshore helicopter transport, and between activities for other activities, are statistically significant. Figure 4.1 shows the accident frequencies for offshore activities by region and overall, with error bars showing 90% confidence limits (see Appendix I). From this it was concluded as follows: The difference in i n-fl i ght accident frequencies between the three regions is not statistically significant, so the overall value has been substituted in Table 2.1 for the region specific values in Table 4.3. The difference in take-off/ l andi ng accident frequencies between the GoM and Other regions is not statistically significant, so the overall value for these two regions has been substituted in Table 2.1 for the region specific values in Table 4.3.
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10 Tabl e 4. 1 Summary of Offshore Operati onal and Acci dent Stati sti cs 1998-2006 North Sea Fl i ght Hours Take-Offs and Landi ngs Acci dents by hel i type Fatal s by hel i type Fl i ght Phase SE LT MT HT SE LT MT HT Acci dents SE LT MT HT Fatal s SE LT MT HT Fatal i ti e s In-flight 0 414 341,470 971,320 - - - - 10 0 0 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 18 Take-off - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Landing - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TO/L - - - - 0 456 1,284,244 1,066,270 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
GoM Fl i ght Hours Take-Offs and Landi ngs Acci dents by hel i type Fatal s by hel i type Fl i ght Phase SE LT MT HT SE LT MT HT Acci dents SE LT MT HT Fatal s SE LT MT HT Fatal i ti e s In-flight 2,598,714 285,614 719,222 95,609 - - - - 36 30 2 4 0 12 10 1 1 0 27 Take-off - - - - - - - - 14 13 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 6 Landing - - - - - - - - 21 18 1 2 0 4 4 0 0 0 7 TO/L - - - - 9,812,645 942,850 1,542,599 159,899 35 31 2 2 0 7 7 0 0 0 13
Other Fl i ght Hours Take-Offs and Landi ngs Acci dents by hel i type Fatal s by hel i type Fl i ght Phase SE LT MT HT SE LT MT HT Acci dents SE LT MT HT Fatal s SE LT MT HT Fatal i ti e s In-flight 401,561 117,569 2,127,399 464,692 - - - - 23 3 1 16 3 17 3 1 11 2 99 Take-off - - - - - - - - 8 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 13 Landing - - - - - - - - 15 1 0 11 3 5 0 0 3 2 12 TO/L - - - - 2,482,319 240,428 5,334,178 832,160 23 3 2 13 5 7 1 0 4 2 25 SE = Single Engine; LT = Light Twin; MT = Medium Twin; HT = Heavy Twin RADD Aviation transport accident statistics OGP
11 Tabl e 4. 2 Summary of Other Operati onal and Acci dent Stati sti cs 1998-2006 Sei smi c Fl i ght Hours Take-Offs and Landi ngs Acci dents by hel i type Fatal s by hel i type Fl i ght Phase SE LT MT HT SE LT MT HT Acci dents SE LT MT HT Fatal s SE LT MT HT Fatal i ti e s In-flight 317,127 7,071 67,927 6,029 - - - - 18 17 0 1 0 5 4 0 1 0 7 Take-off - - - - - - - - 13 11 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 5 Landing - - - - - - - - 11 11 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 TO/L - - - - 1,221,253 9,046 146,785 9,072 24 22 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 6
Geophysi ca l Fl i ght Hours Take-Offs and Landi ngs Acci dents by hel i type Fatal s by hel i type Fl i ght Phase SE LT MT HT SE LT MT HT Acci dents SE LT MT HT Fatal s SE LT MT HT Fatal i ti e s In-flight 68,988 8,485 8,580 2,232 - - - - 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Take-off - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Landing - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TO/L - - - - 63,881 6,815 6,028 2,633 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pi pel i ne Fl i ght Hours Take-Offs and Landi ngs Acci dents by hel i type Fatal s by hel i type Fl i ght Phase SE LT MT HT SE LT MT HT Acci dents SE LT MT HT Fatal s SE LT MT HT Fatal i ti e s In-flight 183,288 6,832 25,312 6,138 - - - - 14 11 0 1 2 5 2 0 1 2 16 Take-off - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Landing - - - - - - - - 7 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 TO/L - - - - 189,149 8,144 96,940 18,385 8 6 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 5
Other Fl i ght Hours Take-Offs and Landi ngs Acci dents by hel i type Fatal s by hel i type Fl i ght Phase SE LT MT HT SE LT MT HT Acci dents SE LT MT HT Fatal s SE LT MT HT Fatal i ti e s In-flight 175,687 21,465 99,741 131,271 - - - - 16 11 1 3 1 4 2 1 0 1 28 Take-off - - - - - - - - 5 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 Landing - - - - - - - - 12 8 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 TO/L - - - - 292,044 24,774 396,507 158,576 17 12 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 1 5 SE = Single Engine; LT = Light Twin; MT = Medium Twin; HT = Heavy Twin RADD Aviation transport accident statistics OGP
12 Tabl e 4. 3 Offshore Transport Fl i ght Acci dent Data Regi on Fl i ght Phase Frequency uni t Probabi l i ty of Fatal Acci dent Probabi l i ty of Death i n Fatal Acci dent In-flight 8.5 ! 10 -6 per flight hour 0.20 1.00
North Sea Take-off & Landing 4.3 ! 10 -7 per flight stage 0 0 In-flight 9.7 ! 10 -6 per flight hour 0.33 0.59 Gulf of Mexico Take-off & Landing 2.8 ! 10 -6 per flight stage 0.20 0.53 In-flight 7.4 ! 10 -6 per flight hour 0.74 0.87 Rest of World Take-off & Landing 2.6 ! 10 -6 per flight stage 0.30 0.48
Tabl e 4. 4 Other Acti vi ti es Fl i ght Acci dent Data Acti vi ty Fl i ght Phase Frequency uni t Probabi l i ty of Fatal Acci dent Probabi l i ty of Death i n Fatal Acci dent In-flight 2.7 ! 10 -5 per flight hour 0.28 0.54 Seismic Take-off & Landing 1.0 ! 10 -5 per flight stage 0.13 0.74 In-flight 1.1 ! 10 -5 per flight hour 1.00 0.86 Geophysical Take-off & Landing 0 per flight stage 0 0 In-flight 6.3 ! 10 -5 per flight hour 0.36 0.62 Pipeline Take-off & Landing 2.6 ! 10 -5 per flight stage 0.25 0.47 In-flight 3.7 ! 10 -5 per flight hour 0.25 1.00 Other Take-off & Landing 1.9 ! 10 -5 per flight stage 0.18 0.33
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13 Fi gure 4. 1 Offshore Hel i copter Acci dent Frequenci es
No accidents on take-off and landing have occurred during geophysical activities (Table 4.4); an accepted statistical technique of assuming 0.7 accidents to date (see Appendix I) has been applied. The significance of statistical differences in accident frequencies has been analysed for other activities in similar manner to that above for offshore transport, as shown in Figure 4.2. From this it was concluded that: The differences in i n-fl i ght and take-off/ l andi ng accident frequencies between Seismic and Other activities (i.e. apart from pipeline and geophysical activities) is not statistically significant, so the overall values for these two activities have been substituted in Table 2.2 for the activity specific values in Table 4.4. Similar analysis can be applied to the fatal accident probabilities and the fatalities/fatal accident fractions. Addressing first the zeroes in Table 4.3 and Table 4.4: For take-off/ l andi ng accidents in the North Sea, the longer-term UK averages based on CAA accident and exposure data have been used in Table 2.1. The same has been done for the fatality rate in fatal i n-fl i ght accidents in the North Sea. For take-off/ l andi ng accidents in geophysi cal activities, the averages for all non offshore transport activities have been used in Table 2.2. Next, considering the significance of statistical differences, it was concluded that: The differences in fatal accident probabilities for i n-fl i ght and take-off/ l andi ng accidents during Seismic and Other activities are not statistically significant, so the overall value for these two activities has been substituted in Table 2.2 for the activity specific values in Table 4.4. Apart from the above exceptions, the values in Table 2.1 and Table 2.2 are the same as those in Table 4.3 and Table 4.4.
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14 Fi gure 4. 2 Other Acti vi ti es Hel i copter Acci dent Frequenci es
4.1.1.2 Effect of Helicopter Type Helicopters are categorised as: SE (Single Engine), e.g. AS350B Squirrel LT (Light Twin), e.g. Eurocopter AS355 MT (Medium Twin), e.g. Sikorsky S-76A HT (Heavy Twin), e.g. SA332 Super Puma The OGP data enable comparisons to be made between these 4 categories. The accident frequencies are shown in Figure 4.3. From this it would be reasonable to conclude that there are no significant differences in accident frequencies for the different helicopter types (although the in-flight frequency for SE helicopters and take- off/landing frequency for MT helicopters could be considered to be significantly different to the overall frequencies for the other types.) Hence no variation by helicopter type is suggested.
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15 Fi gure 4. 3 Hel i copter Acci dent Frequenci es by Type (al l acti vi ti es)
SE = Single Engine; LT = Light Twin; MT = Medium Twin; HT = Heavy Twin
4.1.2 Fixed Wing Aircraft Transport 4.1.2.1 Large Western Jets 4. 1. 2. 1. 1 Fatal Acci dent Frequenci es The values in Section 2.2 are taken from [10], which uses the Airclaims World Aircraft Accident Summary (WAAS) [11] as the primary data source. This was checked for omissions using data from Boeing [12] and the websites PlaneCrashInfo (www.planecrashinfo.com/) and Aviation Safety Network (http://aviation- safety.net/statistics/). There are relatively few convenient sources of flight exposure data. The main ones are reviewed by NATS [13]. The most convenient source is Boeing [12], which covers large Western passenger jets (defined below). [10] summarises 148 fatal accidents on Large Western Commercial Jets, 1990-2002. Of these 19 were either hostile acts or personal accidents. Thus the total was 129 excluding these events. During 1990-99 there were 157.5 million departures [12]. Departures in the subsequent 3 years have been reported as 18.14, 16.88 and 16.52 million [12], giving a total of 209.05 million during 1990-2002. The number of flight hours in the Boeing data during 1990-2002 has been estimated as 380 million. This gives an average flight length of 380/209 = 1.82 hours. This value has increased during the period, and appears to be approximately 2.0 hours in 2002. This is significantly higher than the standard value of 1.5 hours quoted by Boeing [12], which seems to be based on much older data. Based on the 129 fatal accidents and the exposure data above the Fatal accident frequency per flight = 6.2 ! 10 -7 and the Fatal accident frequency per aircraft flight hour is 3.4 ! 10 -7 as shown in Table 2.4. The individual risk values in Table 2.4 are derived from the same data sources. The relevant data are shown in Table 4.5.
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16 Tabl e 4. 5 I ndi vi dual Ri sks on Large Western Commerci al Jets, 1990-2002 I ndi vi dual Ri sk per fl i ght I ndi vi dual Ri sk per fl i ght hour Fatalities 8213
Exposure 2.0 ! 10 10 person flights
3.6 ! 10 10 person flight hours Risk 4.1 ! 10 -7 per person flight 2.3 ! 10 -7 per person flight hr FAR = 23
4. 1. 2. 1. 2 Ai rcraft Acci dent Frequenci es Aircraft accidents are events causing substantial damage to the aircraft or serious/fatal injury to people. The Boeing database [5] for 1959-2002 includes 1337 aircraft accidents, of which 509 were fatal, i.e. 2.63 accidents per fatal accident. For 1993-2002 there were 385 accidents, of which 109 were fatal, i.e. 3.53 accidents per fatal accident. This trend probably reflects improved reporting, so the more recent number is used in Table 2.5.
4. 1. 2. 1. 3 Hul l Loss Frequenci es Hull losses (also known as total losses) are events where the aircraft is missing, inaccessible or damaged beyond economic repair. The Boeing database [12] for 1959-2002 includes 695 hull losses, compared to 509 fatal accidents, i.e. 1.37 hull losses per fatal accident.
4.1.2.2 Impact of Operating Regions [14] gives fatal accident frequencies for all commercial aircraft over 5700 kg MTOW during 1980-2001 broken down by operator domicile. This data is used to develop the modification factors summarised in Section 02.2. It should be noted that local air traffic control is not a significant primary cause of accidents (see e.g. [15]) and that the operator domicile dominates any geographic factors.
4.1.2.3 Impact of Types of Operations [16] presents frequencies of hull loss and/or fatal accidents on Western jets and turboprops over 5700 kg MTOW world-wide during 1970-99 for different types of operator: Major operators, with large jet fleets, mainly scheduled passenger. Integrators, with large scheduled cargo fleets (e.g. UPS, FedEx, DHL). Supplemental air carriers, with mainly commuter turboprops. Ad-hoc operators, with mainly unscheduled charter flights. This shows that unscheduled (i.e. ad-hoc) passenger operations have an accident frequency 2.5 times higher than scheduled (i.e. other) passenger operations. These values have been used to derive the modification factors in Table 2.7. RADD Aviation transport accident statistics OGP
17 4.1.2.4 Impact of Aircraft Type The Boeing analysis includes hull loss frequencies for individual jet types. In most cases the differences are either not statistically significant or reflect operating features specific to the aircraft type (e.g. higher rates per departure for short-haul types). Boeing also groups the aircraft by generation, as follows: First generation B707/720, DC-8. Second generation B727, B737-100/200, DC-9, BAC 1-11, F-28. Early widebody - B747-100/200/300/SP, DC-10, L-1011, A300 Current B717, B737-300 and later, B747-400, B757/767/777, MD-11/80/90, A300- 600, A310/319/320/321/330/340, F-70, F-100, BAe 146, RJ-70, RJ-85, RJ-100. The different rates Boeing derived have been used to derive the first 4 values in Table 2.8. [14] shows the fatal accident frequency for East ern built aircraft (jets and turboprops over 5700 kg MTOW) roughly equal to that of Western built aircraft during 1980-89. The difference appeared to widen in about 1990, and during the period 1990-2001 the fatal accident frequency for Eastern built aircraft has been approximately a factor of 2 higher than for Western built aircraft. Business (or execut i ve) jets are used for business or private transport, typically less than 20 tonnes. They include Bombardier (Canadair) Challenger and Learjet. [13] estimates a first-world airport-related crash frequency for executive jets of 2.2 crashes per million movements, a factor of 15 higher than for Western jets (excluding first generation jets) on scheduled passenger services. Since scheduled passenger services have a modification factor of 0.83 compared to the basis dataset (Table 2.7), the appropriate modification factor for executive jets is 15 ! 0.83 = 13. [13] categorises Western airliner t urboprops as follows: Early turboprops (T2) first delivered before 1970 BAe 748, Vanguard, Viscount, Convair 540/580/600/640, Dart Herald, DH Twin Otter, Fairchild F27, FH227, Fairchild Metro, Fokker F27, Gulfstream 1, Hercules, Electra, Skyvan. Other turboprops (T1) first delivered in or after 1970 ATR 42, ATP 72, BAe ATP, Jetstream 31/41, DH Dash 7/8, Do 228/328, EMB 110/120, Fokker F50, Saab 340/2000, Shorts 330/360. Airport-related crash frequencies on Western airliner turboprops over 5700 kg MTOW on scheduled passenger services during 1979-97, for first-world and world-wide, are shown in [6] enabling the modification factors in Table 2.8 to be derived. [6] estimates a UK airport-related crash frequency for piston-engine aircraft in commercial use during 1985-97 of 3.27 crashes per million movements, 22 times higher than for Western jets (excluding first generation jets) on scheduled passenger services in the first world. This was assumed applicable to all piston-engine operations in the UK. Since scheduled passenger services have a modification factor of 0.83 compared to the basis dataset, the appropriate modification factor is 22 ! 0.83 = 19 (see Table 2.8).
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18 4.2 Other data sources 4.2.1 Helicopter Transport DNV has carried out a more detailed analysis of UK helicopter accident rates for one OGP member based on data for the years 1970-2006 using the UK Civil Aviation statistical reports up to the last year of their publication (2002 data) and for 2003 onwards by direct request to the CAA for the accident data. The CAAs exposure data is tabulated by helicopter model as Public Transport Air Taxi Operations, which cover mainly but not exclusively offshore transport operations. DNV has previously analysed data for Norway, Denmark and The Netherlands. The analysis was based on a combination of CAA and OGP data, which can be obtained by country. DNV also analysed Gulf of Mexico data in more detail. Gulf of Mexico helicopter accident statistics were obtained from WAAS [11] and the NTSB accident database [18]; flight exposure data was obtained from OGP. As an example of using operator specific data, DNV estimated historical accident frequencies in one companys offshore operations. Its experience prior to 1993 amounted to approximately 56,000 flying hours and 105,000 flight stages [19]. In that time there were 2 crashes, one of which was on landing and one on flight. There were no fatalities. This gives accident frequencies as follows:
At the time of the analysis, these accident frequencies were not significantly different from the frequencies for other regions. Note that, compared with the exposure and accident statistics given in Table 4.1 and SE = Single Engine; LT = Light Twin; MT = Medium Twin; HT = Heavy Twin Table 4.2, the numbers of flights and accidents are small, giving wide confidence limits on the results.
4.2.2 Fixed Wing Aircraft Transport [20] derived individual risks on UK airlines doing international flights 1975-92 as a FAR of 15. [21][21] studied annual individual risk for workers in the USA during 1979-83 which gave 9.0 ! 10 -4 for pilots and 1.6 ! 10 -4 for stewardesses. The difference between the figures for pilots and stewardesses may result from the inclusion of general aviation pilots.
5.0 Recommended data sources for further information For further information, the data sources used to develop the frequencies presented in Section 2.0 and discussed in Section 4.0 should be consulted. The references used for the recommended data in Section 2.0 are shown in bol d in Section 6.0. RADD Aviation transport accident statistics OGP
19 [22] provides an interesting model for comparing risks of using different transport modes. However, it does not present any advantages or improved data analysis compared with those presented in the preceding sections (and in the datasheets Land Transport Accident Statistics and Water Transport Accident Statistics).
6.0 References 6.1 Helicopter References [1] OGP 1999. Saf et y perf ormance of hel i copt er operat i ons i n t he oi l & gas i ndust ry 1998, Report No. 6. 83/ 300. http:/ / www. ogp. org. uk/ pubs/ 300. pdf (No report published with 1999 data; see [9].) [2] OGP 2002. Saf et y perf ormance of hel i copt er operat i ons i n t he oi l & gas i ndust ry: 2000 dat a, Report No. 6. 61/ 333. http:/ / www. ogp. org. uk/ pubs/ 333. pdf [3] OGP 2003. Saf et y perf ormance of hel i copt er operat i ons i n t he oi l & gas i ndust ry: 2001 dat a, Report No. 341. http:/ / www. ogp. org. uk/ pubs/ 341. pdf [4] OGP 2004. Saf et y perf ormance of hel i copt er operat i ons i n t he oi l & gas i ndust ry: 2002 dat a, Report No. 354. http:/ / www. ogp. org. uk/ pubs/ 354. pdf [5] OGP 2005. Saf et y perf ormance of hel i copt er operat i ons i n t he oi l & gas i ndust ry: 2003 dat a, Report No. 366. http:/ / www. ogp. org. uk/ pubs/ 366. pdf [6] OGP 2006. Saf et y perf ormance of hel i copt er operat i ons i n t he oi l & gas i ndust ry: 2004 dat a, Report No. 371. http:/ / www. ogp. org. uk/ pubs/ 371. pdf [7] OGP 2007. Saf et y perf ormance of hel i copt er operat i ons i n t he oi l & gas i ndust ry: 2005 dat a, Report No. 401. http:/ / www. ogp. org. uk/ pubs/ 401. pdf [8] OGP 2007. Saf et y perf ormance of hel i copt er operat i ons i n t he oi l & gas i ndust ry: 2006 dat a, Report No. 402. http:/ / www. ogp. org. uk/ pubs/ 402. pdf [9] OGP, pri vate communi cati on, 2008. Hel i copter operati onal data for 1999; addi ti onal data on hel i copter acci dents.
6.2 Fixed Wing Aircraft References [10] DNV 2004. Ai rcraf t Acci dent Ri sks, Techni cal Note T25 [11] Ai rcl ai ms 2003. Worl d Ai rcraf t Acci dent Summary 1990-2002, CAP 479, Ai rcl ai ms Ltd, London (updated annual l y). [12] Boei ng 2003. St at i st i cal Summary of Commerci al Jet Ai rpl ane Acci dent s, Worl dwi de Operat i ons, 1959-2003, Boei ng Commerci al Ai rpl anes Group, Seattl e, WA, USA (updated annual l y). [13] NATS 2000. A Met hodol ogy f or Cal cul at i ng I ndi vi dual Ri sk due t o Ai rcraf t Acci dent s Near Ai rport s, P. G. Cowel l et al , R&D Report 0007, Nati onal Ai r Traffi c Servi ces Ltd, London. [14] I VW 2002. Ci vi l Avi at i on Saf et y Dat a 1980-2001, I nspecti e Verkeer en Waterstaat, Hoofddorp, Netherl ands. [15] Eurocontrol , 2005. ATM Cont ri but i on t o Ai rcraf t Acci dent s / I nci dent s, Revi ew and Anal ysi s of Hi st ori cal Dat a, SRC Document 2, 4 th ed. ht t p: / / www. eur ocont r ol . i nt / sr c/ gal l er y/ cont ent / publ i c/ document s/ del i ver abl es/ sr cdoc2_e40_r i _web. pdf RADD Aviation transport accident statistics OGP
20 [16] Roel en, A. L. C. , Pi kaar, A. J. & Ovaa, W. , 2000. An Anal ysi s of t he Saf et y Perf ormance of Ai r Cargo Operat ors, Report NLR-TP-2000-210, Nati onal Aerospace Laboratory. [17] CAA, UK Airline Statistics, Table 1 13 Public Transport Air Taxi Operations: http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?categoryid=80&pagetype=88&pageid=1&sglid=1 [18] NTSB. Accident Database and Synopses, 1962-present; query using http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/query.asp [19] Spouge, J.R., Smith, E.J., & Lewis, K.J., 1994. Helicopters or Boards Risk Management Options for Transport Offshore, SPE Paper No. 27277, Conf. on Health, Safety & Environment in Oil & Gas Production, Jakarta, Society of Petroleum Engineers. [20] Collings, H., 1994. Comparative Accident Rates for Passengers by Model of Transport A Re-Visit, in Transport Statistics Great Britain 1994, Department of Transport, London: HMSO. [21] Leigh, J.P., 1995. Causes of Death in the Workplace, Quorum Books, Westport CT, USA.
6.3 Other References [22] Koornstra, M.J., 2008. A Model for the Determination of the Safest Mode of Passenger Transport between Locations in any Region of the World, Report for Shell International Exploration and Production B.V. RADD Aviation transport accident statistics OGP
21 Appendix I Statistical Methods I.1 Outline Historical frequencies are estimated from experience of actual events and associated exposure. In simple terms, the event frequency is given by:
The events may be accidents of a particular type, minor incidents with the potential to lead to an accident, component failures or near misses. Examples are pipe leaks, pump trips, ship collisions, lightning strikes, etc. The associated exposure is a measure of size of the population from which the events have been recorded. This is usually a number of items and/or a number of years. Both the accident experience and the exposure must be comprehensive collections from the same population.
I.2 Frequency Estimates The observed events are used to estimate an underlying event frequency (or failure rate), which can never be known exactly since the experience is limited. Normally the event frequency F is calculated directly from the number of events N and the exposure period Y as:
This is a simple and convenient estimate, but may be an under-estimate if there are few or no failures in the observed period. A more conservative estimate, which assumes that a further failure was about to occur when the end of the period was reached, is:
However, this is not normally used in QRA since it appears counter-intuitive, and is a negligible correction for large numbers of failures.
I.3 Frequency Estimates with No Failures Where there have been no failures in the observed period, the above approach may still be used, assuming a failure was about to occur at the end of the observed period. A slightly less conservative (and more intuitively reasonable) estimate of the underlying frequency is given by the 50% confidence limit on the true mean of a Poisson distribution when no failures have been observed (also equal to the 50% point on a chi-square distribution with 1 degree of freedom). This is:
In colloquial terms, this assumes that the system was '70% of the way to its first failure' at the end of the observed period, or that '0.7 events' occurred in the period. RADD Aviation transport accident statistics OGP
22 It might be thought that the 95% confidence limit would be more appropriate for a cautious best-estimate than the 50% limit. However, this would result in a frequency equivalent to 3 events having occurred in the observed period (see below), which is usually considered excessively conservative.
I.4 Confidence Limits on Frequency Estimates Statistical confidence limits may be attached to the frequency estimate, which reflect the uncertainty in estimating the underlying frequency from a small sample of events. Techniques for calculating confidence limits are presented in [23] and [24]. For QRA, a 90% confidence range is usually adequate, extending between a lower (5%) and an upper (95%) confidence limit, defined in terms of a chi-square distribution as follows:
These imply a 90% chance that the true frequency lies within the stated range, a 5% chance of it being lower than the lower limit, and a 5% chance of it being above the upper limit. The upper limit as defined above takes account of the possibility that the next event was about to occur when the end of the period was reached. When no failures have occurred, the confidence limits cannot be expressed as fractions of the mean (since this is zero). However, using a consistent approach, the 90% confidence range on the number of failures is then 0.05 to 3.0, with the 50% confidence value being 0.7 as above. These confidence ranges only take account of uncertainty due to estimating the frequency from a small number of random events, assuming the underlying frequency is constant. They do not take account of numerous other sources of uncertainty, such as incomplete event data, inappropriate measures of exposure, trends in the frequency etc. Therefore, the total uncertainty in the frequency may be much higher than indicated, and the confidence limits estimated above may be misleading.
I.5 References [23] Lees, F.P., 1996. Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 2 nd . ed., Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. [24] CCPS, 1989. Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Analysis, Centre of Chemical Process Safety, New York: American Institute of Chemical Engineers. For further information and publications, please visit our website at www.ogp.org.uk 209-215 Blackfriars Road London SE1 8NL United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0)20 7633 0272 Fax: +44 (0)20 7633 2350 165 Bd du Souverain 4th Floor B-1160 Brussels, Belgium Telephone: +32 (0)2 566 9150 Fax: +32 (0)2 566 9159 Internet site: www.ogp.org.uk e-mail: reception@ogp.org.uk
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