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Investigating Serious Incidents
How the AAIB investigates Serious Incidents.
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Accidents involving Commercial Air Transport continue to be rare with non-fatal runway excursions, ground collisions and tail-strikes being the most common types of occurrences in the UK and globally.
This article explains the importance of investigating Serious Incidents and why they are often a valuable opportunity to identify safety issues before they become manifest in an accident.
For information on how the AAIB works - click on the ‘30 years of investigating Serious Incidents – the AAIB’s perspective’ document above.
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Published 17 March 2025