FAASTeam & North Florida Flight Standards District Office

1. FAASTeam &North Florida Flight Standards District Office Flight Instructor Special Emphasis Program Flight Training Accident & Incident Data Review Central Florida CFI’s Dennis H. Whitley, FAASTeam June 30, 2010

2. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM The North Florida FSDO has oversight responsibility for the largest volume of flight training and pilot certification activity within the purview of the Federal Aviation Administration

3. Florida FSDO Borders Alabama FSDO SO09 North Florida FSDO SO15 South Florida FSDO SO19

4. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM In response to a high number of aircraft accidents and incidents involving flight training aircraft, the Orlando FSDO along with the FAA Safety Program Managers initiated the first Flight Instructor Special Emphasis Program on September 1, 1998. This program has evolved into one of the most important activities conducted by the FAA Safety Team or FAASTeam in the North Florida FSDO area of responsibility. This has become a model for similar CFI programs across the country.

5. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM Designed to provide more direct and focusedFAA involvement with the Flight Training Community. • Accomplished in a positive, educationallyoriented manner.

6. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM Program Goals • Improve the quality of flight training within the flight schools • Increase awareness among flight instructors of their instructional responsibilities • Reduce the number of flight training accidents and incidents

7. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM CORE ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM • Initial Flight Instructor Certification • Flight Training Accident & Incident Investigations • Bi-weekly CFI/DPE Special Emphasis Meetings • Pilot Examiner Oversight • Part 141 Pilot School Oversight

8. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) Support • “CFI Special Emphasis Program” Meetings • Web Site: FAASafety.gov • Production Studio Broadcasts from NRC • Web Site: http://www.faa.gov/fsdo/orl • FAASTeam CFI Workshop National Program

9. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM The Program has demonstrated that a PARTNERSHIP between the FAA and the Flight training Community can ACHIEVEREMARKABLE RESULTS

10. NORTH FLORIDA FSDO ACCIDENT & INCIDENT ANALYSIS FLIGHT TRAINING ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS PRIOR TO INITIATION OF CFI PROGRAM AVERAGE OF 60 PER YEAR 600 IN TEN YEARS TEN YEARS OF CFI PROGRAM TOTAL OF 259 A&I or 341 ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS THAT DID NOT HAPPEN 57 % REDUCTION

11. NORTH FLORIDA FSDO ACCIDENT & INCIDENT SUMMARY FLIGHT TRAINING ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS 1998199920002001200220032004 2005200620072008 60 38 24 28 22 18 12 18 25 30 44 *2009* 25

12. FY 2007 ACCIDENT & INCIDENT DETAILED SUMMARY OCCURRENCE STUDENT & CFI SOLO STUDENT COLLISION ON GND 1 GO AROUND (single eng.) 1 HELO HOVER 3 HELO SLOPE LND 1 HELO AUTOROTATION 1 1 WAKE TURBULENCE 1 FUEL EXHAUSTION 1 HARD LANDING (180 accu. lnd.) 1 GEAR-UP 3 LANDING (loss of control) 2 14

13. FY 2008 ACCIDENT & INCIDENT DETAILED SUMMARY OCCURRENCE STUDENT & CFI SOLO STUDENT COLLISION ON GND 1 3 TAKEOFF 3 HARD LANDING 2 GEAR-UP 6 GEAR DOWN WATER LANDING 1 HELO HARD LANDING 1 HELO AUTOROTATION 1 HELO GROUND VIBRATION 1 UNLACHED CANOPY / DOOR 1 1 SR-20 BRAKE FIRE 1 WATER IN FUEL 1 LANDING (loss of control) 2 19

14. FY 2009 ACCIDENT & INCIDENT DETAILED SUMMARY OCCURRENCE STUDENT & CFI SOLO STUDENT COLLISION ON GND 1 1 HARD LANDING 3 HELO (roll over) 1 HELO (hard landing) 1 GEAR-UP 6 FUEL EXHAUSTION 1 STALL / SPIN 1 LANDING (loss of control) 2 6 TAKEOFF (loss of control) 1 GLIDER (off airport landing) 1 Total for FY09 = 25

15. FY 2010 ACCIDENT & INCIDENT DETAILED SUMMARY OCCURRENCE STUDENT & CFI SOLO STUDENT COLLISION ON GND 1 HARD LANDING (Helo) 1 FUEL MISMANAGEMENT 1 GEAR-UP 3 TAKEOFF (loss of control) 1 LANDING (loss of control) 3 13 Total for FY10 = 23