CAP Safety Common Mishaps How YOU Can Keep

CAP Safety Common Mishaps How YOU Can Keep Them From Happening

Discuss! • Common Mishaps • What Leads Up to Them • What Can YOU Do to Prevent Them? • How has COVID changed the types of mishaps? • What will happen when we remobilize? • Any other trends you've seen in YOUR unit?

Aircraft Mishaps • Locked Brake - Skidding on Landing • Landing Long on Short Runway • Tail scrapes and hard landings • What do they have in common and how can YOU prevent them? • “Rusty Pilots” returning to the air

Skidding on Landing Roll? Only one thing can cause this damage - a skid • What can lead up to a locked brake and skid? • Landing Long? • Go around! Go-arounds should be practiced regularly! • Selecting Short runway? • Greater “margin for error” on longer runway if available • Bad braking technique? • • Let it roll until weight on wheels Test brakes, then smoooothly apply the brakes • Other ideas? Techniques?

Landing Long on Short Runways? • Pick a Longer Runway If Available • Several mishaps on 1900’-2000’ runway when 5000’ and 7000’ available at same airport! • If you are long or too fast … GO AROUND! • • Go-arounds should be practiced on a regular basis Good habit - EVERY trip down final ask, “should I land or go-around? ” • Density Altitude • • At high altitudes or hot days, check density altitude That “short” runway is even shorter than you think • Other ideas? Techniques?

Tail Strikes • Occur on Take-offs and Landings • Soft Field Take-off? • • • Short-field Landing? • • • The yoke does not STAY full back! Once you add power, FLY the pitch picture Fly a stabilized final … Off parameters? Sink rate? Slow? GO AROUND! Go-arounds should be practiced on a regular basis! Post-flight inspection required every flight! (CAPS 73 -1, 4. 1. & Attch 4) EMPENNAGE CONDITION OF ALL COMPONENTS………………. CHECK Verify condition of tail before and after every flight

Rusty Pilots • Flying time has been reduced due to COVID … many pilots flying less • Proficiency has decreased • Are you a “rusty pilot? ” • • • Develop a specific plan to return to flying Leadership involvement in planning is stressed Review AOPA’s “Rusty Pilot” webpages • Instructor flying with a rusty pilot? • • • Don’t be complacent … they will surprise you! Thoroughly brief the flight and discuss all planned maneuvers Discuss and clearly determine “who is in charge” • Discuss instructor responsibility to monitor, prompt, or intervene to maintain safety of flight, and exchange of aircraft control

Bodily Injury Mishaps • Mostly an Issue at Cadet Activities • Senior members also susceptible! • Dehydration, Heat, Fainting • Sports Injuries • • Post COVID PT concerns? Plans to reacclimatize? Reassess activities and fitness levels • Risks increase following long layoff • • • Performs a fresh risk assessment of EVERY activity Thorough pre-activity briefing “… as if it was the first time” Make sure everyone is on the “same page” following layoff

Dehydration, Heat • What are the Hazards? What’s the Risk? • What are the Risk Controls? • Dehydration can be prevented with PLANNING • Must begin hydration WELL before activity … day before • Review hot weather guidance in CAPR 60 -1 • Watch how long cadets stand in formation • Do NOT have formation right after PT • Any changes due to long lay-off or lack of recent activity?

Sport Injuries • Collisions • Should we make Soccer a non-contact sport? • Sports Surfaces … is it “safe” to play here? • • Be alert to hazards … mark and warn Active supervision should be part of the plan • Designate who is responsible • Reporting a bodily injury in SIRS? Include… • • What led up to the mishap? What would you do differently?

Other Injuries? • EVERY Activity and Sub-activity • Do a risk-assessment • Brief the risks, and the risk control plan! • What can go wrong? • What can we do to prevent that? • TEACH the Risk Management Process and set the example • The goal? • Complete the Event Without Getting Hurt

Vehicle Mishaps • Common Causes? • Inexperience and Inattention • No Active Risk Management • YOU Can Fix Those

Vehicle Mishaps • Vans and Other Non-Standard Vehicles • NOT your normal car • Wider turn-radius • When you “turn right, ” everything that is forward of the rear wheels moves to the right … is it clear? Are you sure? • Bad visibility! • If you can’t see where you’re going, don’t go! • Use a spotter, or do a walk around • Spotters aren’t just for backing up! • Use whenever you can’t see obstacles

Command Emphasis Items Discuss Region and Wing Emphasis Items for 2021

What Can YOU Do? Discuss how YOU and YOUR UNIT can improve your approach to Risk Management in 2021 Safety Officers: Send your ideas to safety@capnhq. gov

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