Studying ATSB’s event risk classification (ERC) for occurrences in the sector helps to gain further clarity on risk. Of the occurrences, 6% were medium or high risk at Class C aerodromes and 14% at Class D aerodromes.
Based on ERC classification the top 3 occurrence taxonomies were:
- Class C Aerodromes
- loss of separation
- birdstrike
- taxiing collision
- Class D Aerodromes
- runway incursion
- runway excursion
- near collision.
