TRANSPORT SAFETY INVESTIGATION REGULATIONS 2003
- REG 2.6 Written reports (Act s 19)

(1) For the purposes of section 19 of the Act and subject to subregulation (2), a report must contain as much of the following information as is within the knowledge of the person making the report:

(a)

the name and contact details of the person making the report;

(b)

the person's role in relation to the aircraft concerned;

(c)

the type, model, nationality, registration marks and flight number (if any) of the aircraft;

(d)

the name of the owner of the aircraft;

(e)

the name and contact details of the operator of the aircraft;

(f)

if the aircraft was under hire when the reportable matter occurred, the name of the hirer;

(g)

the name and nationality of the pilot, and the type and licence number of the licence held by the pilot;

(h)

the name and nationality of each other flight crew member (if any), and the type and licence number of the licence held by each of them;

(i)

the day and local time when the reportable matter occurred;

(j)

if, when the reportable matter occurred, the aircraft was in flight:

(i)

the place where the flight started; and

(ii)

the place where the flight ended, or was intended to end; and

(iii)

the purpose of the flight;

(k)

unless the reportable matter occurred at an airport, the location of the aircraft immediately after the occurrence of the reportable matter, including the geographical coordinates of that location;

(l)

the number of persons on board the aircraft when the reportable matter occurred;

(m)

the nature of the reportable matter, including:

(i)

its outcome or effect on the flight of the aircraft; and

(ii)

the phase of the aircraft's flight when the matter occurred; and

(iii)

the weather conditions; and

(iv)

the airspace designation; and

(v)

the altitude at which the matter occurred; and

(vi)

if the matter occurred at, or in relation to, an airport, the name of the airport, and if it occurred on, or in relation to, a runway, the runway number; and

(vii)

if the matter involved a collision with an animal, including a bird, the nature of the collision; and

(viii)

the causes of the occurrence (if known), including any human performance issues; and

(ix)

any safety action carried out to prevent a recurrence of the matter; and

(x) the nature and extent of any damage to the aircraft;

(n)

the physical characteristics of the area where the reportable matter occurred (eg the terrain, vegetation cover, and existence and location of any buildings, runways or aerodromes);

(o)

the flight rules under which the aircraft was operating at the time of the reportable matter;

(p)

the type of aircraft operation the aircraft was engaged in at the time of the reportable matter;

(q)

if the matter resulted in a fatality or serious injury, and the aircraft carried an emergency locator transmitter:

(i)

the manufacturer and model of the emergency locator transmitter; and

(ii)

whether it was fixed or portable; and

(iii)

its location in the aircraft; and

(iv)

whether it was activated;

(r)

if the aircraft's pilot has died:

(i)

the pilot's date of birth; and

(ii)

the pilot's total flying hours on all aircraft and flying hours on the same type of aircraft;

(s)

if any crew members have died or been seriously injured as a result of the reportable matter, how many, and their names and nationalities;

(t)

if any passengers have died or been seriously injured as a result of the reportable matter, how many, and their names and nationalities;

(u)

if any other persons have died or been seriously injured as a result of the reportable matter, how many, and their names and nationalities.

(2)

For the purposes of section 19 of the Act, a report that is only for a matter mentioned in paragraph 2.4 (1) (o) or (2) (i) (a collision with an animal, including a bird) must contain only as much of the following information as is within the knowledge of the person making the report:

(a)

the name and contact details of the person making the report;

(b)

the day and local time when the reportable matter occurred;

(c)

the nature of the reportable matter, including:

(i)

if the matter occurred at, or in relation to, an airport, the name of the airport, and if it occurred on, or in relation to, a runway, the runway number; and

(ii)

the nature and extent of any damage to the aircraft;

(d)

any other information that the person making the report considers appropriate.