AVIATION STATISTICS - 2010-02


Table 1
Aviation Occurrence and Casualty Statistics - February

				February			Year To Date
				2010	2009	2005-2009	2010	2009	2005-2009
						Average			Average
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents			a	4	9	12	19	22	24
	Aeroplanes Involved		b	4	8	9	18	20	20
		Airliners		0	0	1	0	0	2
		Commuters		0	1	0	0	3	1
		Air Taxis		0	0	1	4	3	5
		Aerial Work		0	0	0	0	0	0
		State		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Corporate		0	1	0	0	1	0
		Private/Other	c	4	6	7	14	13	12
	Helicopters Involved			0	1	3	1	2	5
	Other Aircraft Involved		d	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fatal Accidents				0	0	1	2	1	2
	Aeroplanes Involved			0	0	0	2	1	1
		Airliners		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Commuters		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Air Taxis		0	0	0	0	0	1
		Aerial Work		0	0	0	0	0	0
		State		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Corporate		0	0	0	0	0	0
		Private/Other	c	0	0	0	2	1	0
	Helicopters Involved			0	0	0	0	0	0
	Other Aircraft Involved			0	0	0	0	0	0

Fatalities				0	0	1	2	2	4
Serious Injuries				1	0	1	3	3	6

Canadian-Registered Ultralight Aircraft Accidents				1	0	0	1	0	1
	Fatal Accidents			0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities			0	0	0	0	0	0
	Serious Injuries			0	0	0	0	0	0

Foreign-Registered Aircraft Accidents in Canada				0	1	1	0	2	1
	Fatal Accidents			0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fatalities			0	0	0	0	0	0
	Serious Injuries			0	0	1	0	0	1

All Aircraft: Reportable Incidents				51	55	73	129	138	158
	Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation			15	10	12	41	24	27
	Declared Emergency			20	21	27	53	50	60
	Engine Failure			5	8	10	12	20	21
	Smoke/Fire			5	8	9	7	18	19
	Collision			1	1	2	3	2	3
	Other			5	7	13	13	24	28

Data extracted March 16, 2010.
All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.
a. Ultralight aircraft excluded.
b. As some accidents may involve multiple aircraft, the number of aircraft involved may differ from the total number of accidents.
c. Other: contains, but is not limited to, organizations that rent aircraft (i.e. flying schools, flying clubs, etc.).
d. Includes gliders, balloons and gyrocopters.

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Table 2
Canadian-Registered Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing Aircraft Involved in Accidents - February 2010
By Type of Operation

			February			Year To Date
			2010	2009	2005-2009	2010	2009	2005-2009
					Average			Average

Canadian-Registered Aircraft Accidents		a	4	9	12	19	22	24
Aeroplanes Involved			4	8	9	18	20	20
	Training		1	4	3	3	6	5
	Pleasure/Travel		2	2	4	8	6	7
	Business		0	1	1	1	1	1
	Forest Fire Management		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry		1	0	0	2	0	0
	Aerial Application		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport		0	1	2	4	4	6
	Air Ambulance		0	0	0	0	2	1
	Other/Unknown		0	0	0	0	1	0
Helicopters Involved			0	1	3	1	2	5
	Training		0	1	1	0	1	1
	Pleasure/Travel		0	0	0	0	0	1
	Business		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Forest Fire Management		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Aerial Application		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport		0	0	0	0	0	1
	Air Ambulance		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Other/Unknown		0	0	1	1	1	2

Fatal Accidents			0	0	1	2	1	2
Aeroplanes and Helicopters Involved			0	0	1	2	1	2
	Training		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pleasure/Travel		0	0	0	1	1	0
	Business		0	0	0	1	0	0
	Forest Fire Management		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Test/Demonstration/Ferry		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Aerial Application		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Inspection		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Air Transport		0	0	0	0	0	1
	Air Ambulance		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Other/Unknown		0	0	0	0	0	0

Fatalities			0	0	1	2	2	4
Serious Injuries			1	0	1	3	3	6

Data extracted March 16, 2010.
All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.
a. Ultralight aircraft excluded.

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Table 3
Canadian-Registered Aircraft Involved in Incidents - February 2010
Selected Reportable Incident Types by First Event

		February			Year To Date
		2010	2009	2005-2009	2010	2009	2005-2009
				Average			Average

Risk of Collision/Loss of Separation		19	16	18	55	39	41

	Air Proximity	8	5	6	24	14	11
	Air Traffic Services Event	8	7	11	23	14	23
	Altitude Related	0	0	0	1	1	1
	Runway Incursion	2	3	1	4	5	2
	Other	1	1	1	3	5	3

Declared Emergency		14	17	15	35	33	34

	Landing Gear Failure	7	4	3	10	9	9
	Hydraulic Failure	2	2	1	4	2	4
	Electrical Failure	0	1	0	1	2	1
	Other Component Failure	3	8	8	13	17	15
	Other	2	2	2	7	3	5

Engine Failure		4	7	8	9	18	16

	Power Loss	2	6	5	5	12	10
	Component Failure	2	1	3	4	6	6
	Other	0	0	0	0	0	0

Smoke/Fire		5	7	7	7	17	15

	Fire/Explosion	3	7	5	4	15	12
	Component Failure	2	0	2	3	2	3
	Other	0	0	0	0	0	0

Difficulty in Controlling Aircraft		2	1	4	4	3	7

	Component Failure	1	0	1	1	2	3
	Weather Related	0	0	1	1	0	2
	Other	1	1	2	2	1	3

Data extracted March 16, 2010.
All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.