Part 106 Survey
In 2020, the SAHPA committee embarked on a project to move SAHPA out of Part 62, to a proposed new Part 106.
General Notice
Anonymous Incident Reports
We have recently received several anonymous incident reports made through the Incident/Accident Report form. The SAHPA committee has considered each of these, and we find that these do not qualify as incidents.
SACAA concerned over spike in aircraft accidents
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA), a public agency reporting to the Department of Transport and tasked with civil aviation safety and security oversight, has raised concerns over the recent spike in aircraft accidents. In just one month, i.e. January 2021, 14 accidents were reported, with 04 being fatal accidents that claimed the lives of 08 people.
SACAA issues new SAHPA ARO Certificate
SACAA has issued SAHPA with a new Aviation Recreation Organisation (ARO) Certificate for 2021-2022.
AIID Accident Report: 06 June 2019
Extract from the AIID Accident Report 9792 published by AIID on 7 December 2020 (Ref CA18/2/3/9792): “On Thursday, 6 June 2019 at 1200Z, a paraglider student pilot took off from the mountain site Bulwer 1000 … Read more
Reporting of Incidents and Fatalities in 2021
The SAHPA committee is concerned about the growing controversy amongst members with regard to Incidents, Accidents and Fatalities. In the interests of transparency, we would like to clarify some of the issues being raised.
Office Update: December 2020
Dear SAHPA members Please find below the following important information: SAHPA OFFICE CLOSURE DURING DECEMBER 2020 The SAHPA office will be closed from the 19th of December and will reopen on 4 January 2020. CAA will … Read more
Gazette amendment related to Sporting Events
https://www.sahpa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gg43667-2020-GOV_nn943-September.pdf