18 Mar 2022 Emiliano Raul Sala · Prevention of Future Deaths report Dorset
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Concerns raised 4 Risk of future deaths from illegal flights View source Failure of relevant organisations to communicate illegal-flight risks to their members View source Insufficient CAA powers for investigating and enforcing aviation regulation breaches View source Lack of effective public guidance about illegal flights and their risks View source See 1 more concern
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Emiliano Raul Sala · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Emiliano Raul Sala was a passenger on a flight from Nantes to Cardiff on 21 January 2019 when the aircraft crashed into the sea. He died from fatal head and trunk injuries; the flight was an unauthorised commercial operation. The report raised concerns about illegal flights, their safety risks, and limitations on the Civil Aviation Authority’s investigative and enforcement powers.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Risk of future deaths from illegal flights
Wider context from the report “2. I have concerns with regard to the following:
i. There could be future deaths as a result of these illegal flights , and I request that the Secretary of State for Transport conducts a review of the powers available to the CAA in investigating breaches of aviation regulations. I request that the Secretary of State for Transport consider meeting with the CAA to establish what powers they would find of assistance in their investigative and enforcement role.
ii. I further request that a review is undertaken by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport of the guidance given to the general public, especially all those involved in the sporting and music worlds, about the illegality of these flights and the risks associated with them. I would again request that consideration be given to meeting with the CAA who can properly advise on the risks associated with these flights, especially of future deaths that can occur and what support may assist them in deterring people from using these flights.
iii. I would request that all the organisations identified at numbers 3-20 in the list at the beginning of this report, consider cascading to all their members, and anyone else they consider will benefit from the information, the illegality of these flights and the risks associated with them, especially of a future death, in order to discourage the use of these flights. I would again request that consideration be given to liaising with the CAA who can properly advise on the risks and what support would be of benefit to reduce the use of these flights and prevent future deaths.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Institute of Directors; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure of relevant organisations to communicate illegal-flight risks to their members
Wider context from the report “2. I have concerns with regard to the following:
i. There could be future deaths as a result of these illegal flights, and I request that the Secretary of State for Transport conducts a review of the powers available to the CAA in investigating breaches of aviation regulations. I request that the Secretary of State for Transport consider meeting with the CAA to establish what powers they would find of assistance in their investigative and enforcement role.
ii. I further request that a review is undertaken by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport of the guidance given to the general public, especially all those involved in the sporting and music worlds, about the illegality of these flights and the risks associated with them. I would again request that consideration be given to meeting with the CAA who can properly advise on the risks associated with these flights, especially of future deaths that can occur and what support may assist them in deterring people from using these flights.
iii. I would request that all the organisations identified at numbers 3-20 in the list at the beginning of this report, consider cascading to all their members , and anyone else they consider will benefit from the information, the illegality of these flights and the risks associated with them, especially of a future death, in order to discourage the use of these flights. I would again request that consideration be given to liaising with the CAA who can properly advise on the risks and what support would be of benefit to reduce the use of these flights and prevent future deaths.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Institute of Directors; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Insufficient CAA powers for investigating and enforcing aviation regulation breaches
Wider context from the report “2. I have concerns with regard to the following:
i. There could be future deaths as a result of these illegal flights, and I request that the Secretary of State for Transport conducts a review of the powers available to the CAA in investigating breaches of aviation regulations . I request that the Secretary of State for Transport consider meeting with the CAA to establish what powers they would find of assistance in their investigative and enforcement role .
ii. I further request that a review is undertaken by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport of the guidance given to the general public, especially all those involved in the sporting and music worlds, about the illegality of these flights and the risks associated with them. I would again request that consideration be given to meeting with the CAA who can properly advise on the risks associated with these flights, especially of future deaths that can occur and what support may assist them in deterring people from using these flights.
iii. I would request that all the organisations identified at numbers 3-20 in the list at the beginning of this report, consider cascading to all their members, and anyone else they consider will benefit from the information, the illegality of these flights and the risks associated with them, especially of a future death, in order to discourage the use of these flights. I would again request that consideration be given to liaising with the CAA who can properly advise on the risks and what support would be of benefit to reduce the use of these flights and prevent future deaths.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Institute of Directors; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of effective public guidance about illegal flights and their risks
Wider context from the report “2. I have concerns with regard to the following:
i. There could be future deaths as a result of these illegal flights, and I request that the Secretary of State for Transport conducts a review of the powers available to the CAA in investigating breaches of aviation regulations. I request that the Secretary of State for Transport consider meeting with the CAA to establish what powers they would find of assistance in their investigative and enforcement role.
ii. I further request that a review is undertaken by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport of the guidance given to the general public , especially all those involved in the sporting and music worlds, about the illegality of these flights and the risks associated with them . I would again request that consideration be given to meeting with the CAA who can properly advise on the risks associated with these flights, especially of future deaths that can occur and what support may assist them in deterring people from using these flights.
iii. I would request that all the organisations identified at numbers 3-20 in the list at the beginning of this report, consider cascading to all their members, and anyone else they consider will benefit from the information, the illegality of these flights and the risks associated with them, especially of a future death, in order to discourage the use of these flights. I would again request that consideration be given to liaising with the CAA who can properly advise on the risks and what support would be of benefit to reduce the use of these flights and prevent future deaths.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Include a statement about the report and unauthorised-flight risks in the membership email.
Verbatim wording from the response “I must apologise for the delay in replying to you. Unfortunately, your original email was incorrectly identified as potential malware and deleted from our systems. I have now received the report and wish to inform you of the action that the Institute of Directors (IoD) is taking to disseminate the findings amongst its membership.” Source location Response from Institute of Directors
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PFD Monitor interpretation Publish a website notice warning members about the dangers of unauthorised flights.
Verbatim wording from the response “The IoD will be including a statement relating to the report in its ‘Influence’ email to its 20,000 members on the 10th August 2022. We have already posted a notice on our website as follows: (https://www.iod.com/news/infrastructure/warning-to-iod-members-concerning-the-dangers-of-unauthorised-flights/).” Source location Response from Institute of Directors
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PFD Monitor interpretation The Civil Aviation Authority is asked to publicise the risks of unauthorised flights among members and the general public.
Verbatim wording from the response “The Civil Aviation Authority is asked to the IoD to publicise the risks associated with unauthorised flights amongst its membership. It is essential to raise awareness of this issue amongst IoD members and the general public in order to stop these illegal flights and therefore prevent future deaths.” Source location Response from Institute of Directors
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