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Operations Occurrence Reporting 

Please fill in the form below in as much detail as possible.  You may save this form and recall it before submitting it to the Gliding Australia or ATSB, by selecting the required option at the bottom of the form.

Please note that this form does not replace any external reporting requirements, such as those reports required by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).

In the area below, please fully describe the accident or incident, including factors contributing to the occurrence. Describe any human performance issues or deficiencies in the gliding system that may have contributed to this occurrence. Include your suggestions as to how this type or occurrence could be prevented.”

Additional Information

In the sections below, please enter as much detail as you can.  The "Pilot 1" section will almost always be needed.

Not all aspects will be relevant to every incident, but the more detailed you can be, the better we will be able to analyse and assess the incident and learn from it. When entering information, remember that estimates are fine if you do not know the exact information.  Approximate data is better than nothing in these reports.

Pilot of first Aircraft (often, the person making this report)

Pilot of second aircraft (if relevant)

Aircraft 1 Details - this section is almost always required

Details of 2nd Aircraft if relevant

Weather - this is always relevant where the incident involves flying operations

Determine if ATSB should be informed

There are two types of occurrences which must be reported to the ATSB; Immediately Reportable Matters and Routinely Reportable Matters. If the occurrence you are reporting meets any of the criteria below you will need to notify the ATSB.

Immediately Reportable Matters:

The death of, or serious injury to a person on board the aircraft, in contact with the aircraft or anything attached to the aircraft or anything that has become detached from the aircraft.

• The death of, or serious injury to a person who has been directly exposed to jet blast.
• The aircraft being missing.
• The aircraft suffering serious damage, or the existence of reasonable grounds for believing that the aircraft has been seriously damage.
• The aircraft being inaccessible and the existence of reasonable grounds for believing that the aircraft has been seriously damaged.
• Breakdown of separation standards, being a failure to maintain a recognised separation standard (vertical, lateral or longitudinal) between aircraft that are being provide with an air traffic service separation.

Immediately Report Matters must in the first instance, be notified to the ATSB by telephone (1800 011 034) as soon as reasonably practicable and a written report within 72 hours.

If you cannot complete this notification, or require assistance please contact the ATSB on 1800 011 034.

Routine Reportable Matters:

• An injury, other than a serious injury, to a person on board the aircraft
• A flight crew member becoming incapacitated while operating an aircraft.
• Airprox.
• An occurrence in which flight into terrain is narrowly avoided.
• The use of any procedure for overcoming an emergency. An occurrence that results in difficulty controlling the aircraft, including any of the following; an aircraft system failure; a weather phenomenon; or operation outside the aircraft's approved flight envelope.
• Fuel exhaustion.
• The aircraft's supply of useable fuel becoming so low (whether or not as a result of fuel starvation) that the safety of the aircraft is compromised.
• A collision with an animal, including a bird, on a licensed aerodrome.

If the occurrence fulfills any of the criteria of a Routine Reportable Matter written notification is required to be sent to the ATSB within 72 hours of the occurrence by completing the online form at https://www.atsb.gov.au/mandatory Further information can be found on the ATSB website.

Attach Files

If you have attachments to send, please email them separately to returns@glidingaustralia.org, quoting the SOAR Report number issued when the report is submitted.

If you want to save this report without sending it for processing, select SAVE.  You will be able to retrieve the report for further editing.

If you want to submit the report to the GFA Operations Department and to your CFI, select SEND.  If you Send, the report will also be saved.  If you choose the RAAus, or ATSB options, the report will also be sent to those organisations.