Aircraft Accident Investigation Report

50 The Aerodrome Operator Manual used by the aerodrome operator was in draft form and was therefore not approved by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority as required. Section 3 (Aircraft accident off airport) of the Tinson Pen Aerodrome Emergency Response Procedures Manual states “ in the event of an aircraft accident off the airport but within the 5km radius from the aerodrome beacon, the KTP has the responsibility to coordinate the rescue operations. Accidents occurring outside this boundary are responded to as stipulated by the JCAA or NMIAL Snr. Director Operations ”. The fire truck operated by the aerodrome was positioned to the northeast side of the Aerodrome, after noticing that the black smoke had disappeared, the Airport Protection Assistant 1 set off by foot to the accident site with two portable fire extinguishers and a crash axe through the perimeter fence into Greenwich Farm. The MKTP Aerodrome Fire Tender was not registered to traverse public roads; approval was sought from the MKTP Operations Officer for the Aerodrome Foam Tender to be dispatched to the accident site. Whilst at the accident site, the Operations Officer subsequently requested permission for JCF to escort the Foam Tender to the accident site, the Foam Tender was repositioned to the site and the fire was extinguished. Tinson Pen Aerodrome had not submitted a Security Programme for Approval by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority. 1.17.4 Jamaica Fire Brigade The Jamaica Fire Brigade is the organization established under the Fire Brigade Act in 1988 to minimize the loss of lives, injury to persons and damage to property from fires, natural disasters, accidents and other emergencies. The York Park Fire Station responded to a call of a downed aircraft which was received at 1:34pm. The response was made with fire unit No. 10-4 which arrived on the scene at 1:46pm, assistance was later provided by fire unit No. 5-96 (Trench Town) and Water tanker No 8-6 (York Park), fire unit No. 5-77(Rollington Town) arrived after and was placed on standby. Another fire unit No. 6-6 arrived on the scene from York Park An Assistant Commissioner and twenty nine (29) fire fighters from the Jamaica Fire Brigade responded to the call. The foam mix (3%) used by the Jamaica Fire Brigade was not effective in putting out the fire at the accident site. There is no aviation fire-fighting component in the Training Program of the Jamaica Fire Brigade.