SACAA Annual Report 2022_23

PART B I Performance Information

b) Aircraft Accident Rate The aircraft accident rate is calculated by using the actual number of accidents in the operations category and the estimated hours flown, aggregated per 10 000 flying hours. Graph 2 indicates the comparison of the accident rates per 10 000 hours flown between the 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial years. Comparing the current reporting year to that of the 2021/22 FY, the airline and other commercial

accident rates decreased by 100%. The accident rate for type-certified general aviation aircraft decreased by 38% compared to the 2021/22 FY. There was a 46% reduction in accidents for recreational aviation in 2022/23 compared to the previous year. The combined accident rate for April to March for the 2021/22 FY was 3.46, and for April to March for the 2022/23 FY was 1.78. As a result, the accident rate per 10 000 flying hours decreased by 49%.

Accident rate April to March 2021/22 FY compared to April to March 2022/23 FY per 10 000hrs flown

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

7.12

5.27

3.82

3.46

3.25

1.78

0.06

0

Airline and Other Commercial

Type Certified General Aviation

Recreational

Total Combined

April to March 2021/22

April to March 2022/23

Graph 2: Accident Rates Between 2021/22 and 2022/23

c) Number of Accidents Graph 3 is a month-by-month comparison of accidents recorded, as well as the cumulative number of accidents in the past three financial years that were investigated by the Accident and Incident Investigation Division during the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2023. A total of 140 accidents were recorded during the 2022/23 financial year, including nine (9)

fatal accidents that resulted in 12 fatalities. This represents a 15% decrease when compared to the 164 accidents in 2021/22. This is a positive step, as the Regulator aims to reduce the number of accidents by 50% between 2020/21 and 2024/25. However, in comparison to 2020/21, the number of accidents in the current financial year has increased by 44%.

72 I Annual Report 2022/23 I Performance Information