Mishap plan—reporting, response, and investigation requirements.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) (b) (1) Responsibilities for personnel assigned to implement the requirements of this section; (2) Reporting responsibilities for personnel assigned to conduct investigations and for anyone retained by the operator to conduct or participate in investigations; and (3) Allocation of roles and responsibilities between the launch operator and any site operator for reporting, responding to, and investigating any mishap during ground activities at the site. (c) (1) Immediately notify the FAA Washington Operations Center in case of a mishap that involves a fatality or serious injury (as defined in 49 CFR 830.2); (2) Notify within 24 hours the FAA Washington Operations Center in the case of a mishap that does not involve a fatality or serious injury (as defined in 49 CFR 830.2); and (3) Submit a written preliminary report to the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation within five days of any mishap. The preliminary report must include the following information, as applicable: (i) Date and time of the mishap; (ii) Description of the mishap and sequence of events leading to the mishap, to the extent known; (iii) Intended and actual location of the launch or reentry or other landing on Earth; (iv) Hazardous debris impact points, including those outside a planned landing site or designated hazard area; (v) Identification of the vehicle; (vi) Identification of any payload; (vii) Number and general description of any fatalities or injuries; (viii) Description and estimated costs

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 450.173