A-07-086
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION: Develop a safety plan, which ensures that hazards to the National Airspace System and persons on the ground introduced by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operation are identified and that necessary actions are taken to mitigate the corresponding safety risks to the public over the life of the program. The plan should include, as a minimum, design requirements, emergency procedures, and maintenance program requirements to minimize the safety impact of UAS malfunctions in flight, continuous monitoring of the CBP’s unmanned aircraft operation, analysis of malfunctions and incidents, and lessons learned from other operators of similar UAS designs.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection must develop a safety plan to identify hazards from its unmanned aircraft operations and take actions to reduce risks. The plan should cover design requirements, emergency procedures, maintenance, continuous monitoring, analysis of malfunctions, and lessons from similar operators.
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Details
| Status | Closed - Acceptable Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | May 23, 2013 |
| NTSB number | CHI06MA121 |
| Addressees | United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Customs and Border Protection |
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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).