Aircraft Accident Investigation Report

41 authorization to the Inspector for General Aviation aircraft, and the JCAA Licence held by the Inspector included class ratings for all piston engined aircraft 2730kg or less Maximum Certificated Take-off Weight (MCTOW). The Airworthiness Inspector who was ordinarily assigned to the ATO was acting in the position of Manager of the Airworthiness Section at the time of the accident; there was no documentation seen on his training file which demonstrated that the manufacturer’s endorsement course on the aircraft type involved in the accident was provided to the Inspector. The last record on file of training for the Airworthiness Inspector assigned to the ATO at the time of the accident was a Resolution of Safety Concerns Course which was completed in August 2015. The Principal Operations Inspector who was assigned to the ATO was acting as the Manager of Flight Operations Oversight at the time of the accident There was documentation on the training file of the Principal Operations Inspector who was assigned to the ATO that the Inspector was trained in Pilot School Certification. The Flight Operations Inspector who conducted the last Base Inspection of the ATO prior to the accident was not trained in ATO Certification nor was he granted delegation by the Authority at the time the inspection was conducted. There was no documentation seen on the training files of Flight Safety Inspectors to confirm that they had received Audit Procedures Training. Technical Guidance, Tools and the Provision of Safety Critical Information The JCAA is responsible for the provision of technical guidance (including processes and procedures), tools (including facilities and equipment) and safety-critical information, as applicable, to the technical personnel to enable them to perform their safety oversight functions in accordance with established requirements and in a standardized manner. In addition this includes the provision of technical guidance by the JCAA to the aviation industry on the implementation of applicable regulations and instructions. The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority had no written technical guidance procedures on the certification of Aviation Training Organizations (ATO) at the time of the accident. The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority had no written technical guidance procedures for the certification of Air Navigation Service Providers at the time of the accident. A Flight Safety Notification, FSN-GN-2015-01 R1 (Operations of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), dated April 20, 2015 was published by the JCAA. The operating restrictions in the notification sates that for “ Recreational (Hobbyists) - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles shall not be operated within 16500 feet (5000 metres) of any aerodrome or rotorcraft designated landing zones, such as helipads ” . It also states that for Professional (Commercial and Non-Commercial Operators) “ All commercial operators must apply to