Definition of Accident & Serious Incident
IFA Comment: IFA agrees with the IFALPA position on the ICAO definition of accidents and serious incidents.
POSITION PAPER 23POS09 – supersedes 22POSO2, of the same name.
POSITION IFALPA believes that any occurrences which lead to substantial damage to the aircraft or serious injuries, even when they take place at a time when there are no persons on[1]board the aircraft with the intention of flight, are important to flight safety and should be recognized as such by ICAO. The current ICAO definitions of accident and serious incident are too restrictive and should be revised.
