Background
The Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves e de Acidentes Ferroviários (GPIAAF) released a safety study titled "Estudo de segurança operacional sobre eventos de aviação geral ALTO – Approach, landing and Take-off Accidents (2011 a 2021)." The study aims to present information to assist in the prevention of accidents and incidents in national general and light sport aviation.
Scope
The study covers events in the approach, landing, and takeoff phases (ALTO) that occurred between 2011 and 2021. It examines a selection of events from both Portuguese and foreign-registered aircraft, as listed in the annex with their respective aircraft registrations. The study identifies latent conditions and the decision-making process—action or inaction—as part of its analysis.
Content Structure
The document is divided into seven main sections: 1) Safety study framework, 2) National perspective, 3) Selected events, 4) Latent conditions, 5) Decision-making process, 6) Consequences, and 7) Main conclusions. An annex provides detailed information on individual events, including aircraft registrations such as CS-DIN, CS-ASQ, CS-AHW, CS-ADF, CS-UQD, CS-USR, G-AWXR, and CS-XAB.
Key Aspects
The study does not assign blame or liability, in accordance with international aviation investigation standards. It is intended solely for accident prevention. The report is published in both Portuguese and English, with the Portuguese version prevailing in case of discrepancies.