Reporting
On this page we’ve listed some helpful links to assist you with GA safety reporting. Remember, when filling out a report, please give as much detail as possible and report any occurrences in a timely manner, your actions may save lives. You may have had a lucky escape or a close shave, someone else might not be so lucky.
There are different reports you can submit: Mandatory Occurrence Reports (MOR), Voluntary Occurrence Reports (VOR), Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting (CHIRP), and Airprox reports. If you’re unsure which one to submit, have a look at the guidance below:
How Do I Know if My Situation Requires a Mandatory or Voluntary Report?
Mandatory Occurrence Reports (MORs)
The MOR’s Code breaks out the reporting requirements from the GA pilot-specific annex to EU regulation 376 and lists the instances where a mandatory report is required. AOPA UK have put together a useful MOR report template, with some additional submission guidance here. If you have a question about submitting an MOR, you can email safety.intelligence@caa.co.uk. If the instance is not listed, then you don’t need to report it, but you should consider submitting a VOR or CHIRP.
Voluntary Occurrence Reports (VORs)
Voluntary reports cover any situation that you regarded as a danger to you, your passengers, others and/or your aircraft and should be reported in the same format as MORs. Further guidance on MORs and VORs can be found on the CAA website.
CHIRP
The aim of CHIRP (Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting) is to contribute to the enhancement of aviation safety in the UK. You can submit a confidential report online, by post, or by email, more detail on that here. You can download the CHIRP app from the App Store by searching for ‘CHIRP charitable trust’ to make submitting a report even easier.
Is CHIRP Actually Confidential?
CHIRP provides a totally independent confidential (not anonymous) reporting system for all.
I’ve had a close shave with another aircraft/unidentified object, or got a lot closer than I should have done, should I submit an Airprox report?
Yes! More reporting means more information for the community and could ultimately save lives. Whilst reporting an Airprox is not mandatory, we highly recommend doing so, as others could learn from any mistakes/errors of judgement.
If you’re wondering how to submit an Airprox report, this page will help.
You can also search ‘UKAB Reports’ on the App Store to download the UK Airprox Board App to make submitting a report even easier. We highly recommend it as it’s extremely user-friendly and you can view a whole array of previous incidents which you could learn something from.
More questions? Email us and we’ll get back to you promptly..