2019 reported infringements
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | |
CTA (includes airways) | 30 | 24 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 39 | 59 | 64 | 34 | 27 |
TMA | 13 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 41 | 28 | 17 |
CTR | 9 | 21 | 15 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 36 | 39 | 28 | 16 |
ATZ | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 9 |
Restricted/Prohibited/Danger Areas | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
Temporary Restricted/Prohibited/Danger Areas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
TMZ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
RMZ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
Total reported airspace infringements | 64 | 78 | 85 | 117 | 162 | 146 | 179 | 178 | 102 | 82 |
November ICG meeting data
Each month the CAA will publish statistical data of infringement Mandatory Occurrence Reports (MORs) processed under CAP1404 by the CAA’s Infringement Coordination Group (ICG). The IGC is a cross-organisational Regulatory Group comprising members of the CAA and one member of the Military Aviation Authority (MAA); details of composition can be found in CAP1404.
The MORs processed do not correspond numerically to those reported in the same month due to the time taken to collate MOR, pilot and supporting supplementary reports and for the investigation to be completed.
The MORs processed by the ICG were subject to one or more of the following criteria:
- Loss of separation
- Safety Intervention Measures implemented such as (but not exclusive to) avoiding action, radar vectors, cessation of departures, holding etc
- Repeat Infringement by registration/callsign
- Repeat Infringement by pilot-in-command
November 2019
Course of action | Number | Summary |
Closed with No Further Action | 3 |
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Warning letter | 51 |
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On-line test | 1 | |
Flight training | 0 | |
Airspace Infringement Awareness Course (AIAC) | 12 |
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Provisional suspensions | 2 |
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Ongoing investigations | 1 | |
Licence revocation | 0 |
(*) Warning letters
With effect from 1 June 2019, all other pilots subject of airspace infringement MORs are contacted by the CAA to notify them of their airspace infringement and a pilot report requested. Once the investigation is complete, and if an airspace infringement is confirmed, the pilot will be sent a warning letter to close the occurrence.
ICG decisions made in October 2019
Course of action | Number | Summary |
Closed with No Further Action | 5 |
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Warning letter | 56 |
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On-line test | 8 | |
Flight training | 2 |
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Airspace Infringement Awareness Course (AIAC) | 22 |
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Provisional suspensions | 4 |
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Ongoing investigations | 8 | |
Licence revocation | 0 |
(*) Warning letters
With effect from 1 June 2019, all other pilots subject of airspace infringement MORs are contacted by the CAA to notify them of their airspace infringement and a pilot report requested. Once the investigation is complete, and if an airspace infringement is confirmed, the pilot will be sent a warning letter to close the occurrence.
ICG decisions made in September 2019
Course of action | Number | Summary |
Closed with No Further Action | 6 |
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Warning letter | 56 |
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On-line test | 6 | |
Flight training | 1 |
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Airspace Infringement Awareness Course (AIAC) | 11 |
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Provisional suspensions | 0 | |
Ongoing investigations | 3 | |
Licence revocation | 0 |
(*) Warning letters
With effect from 1 June 2019, all other pilots subject of airspace infringement MORs are contacted by the CAA to notify them of their airspace infringement and a pilot report requested. Once the investigation is complete, and if an airspace infringement is confirmed, the pilot will be sent a warning letter to close the occurrence.
ICG decisions made in August 2019
Course of action | Number | Summary |
Closed with No Further Action | 9 |
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Warning letter | 74 |
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On-line test | 14 | |
Flight training | 2 |
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Airspace Infringement Awareness Course (AIAC) | 22 |
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Provisional suspensions | 4 |
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Ongoing investigations | 8 | |
Licence revocation | 0 |
(*) Warning letters
With effect from 1 June 2019, all other pilots subject of airspace infringement MORs are contacted by the CAA to notify them of their airspace infringement and a pilot report requested. Once the investigation is complete, and if an airspace infringement is confirmed, the pilot will be sent a warning letter to close the occurrence.
ICG decisions made in July 2019
Course of action | Number | Summary |
Closed with No Further Action | 1 |
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Warning letter | 60 |
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On-line test | 1 | |
Flight training | 1 | |
Airspace Infringement Awareness Course (AIAC) | 15 |
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Provisional suspensions | 4 |
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Ongoing investigations | 13 | |
Licence revocation | 0 |
(*) Warning letters
With effect from 1 June 2019, all other pilots subject of airspace infringement MORs are contacted by the CAA to notify them of their airspace infringement and a pilot report requested. Once the investigation is complete, and if an airspace infringement is confirmed, the pilot will be sent a warning letter to close the occurrence.
ICG decisions made in June 2019
Course of action | Number | Summary |
Closed with No Further Action | 5 |
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Warning letter | 19 |
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On-line test | 1 | |
Flight training | 1 |
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Airspace Infringement Awareness Course (AIAC) | 18 |
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Provisional suspensions | 5 |
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Ongoing investigations | 4 | |
Licence revocation | 0 |
(*) Warning letters
Pilots who are the subject of airspace infringement MORs that do not meet the criteria of those processed by the ICG are contacted by the CAA to notify them of their potential infringement and to request a pilot report.
Once the investigation is complete, and if an airspace infringement is confirmed, the pilot will be sent a warning letter to close the occurrence.
This action has been in effect since the 1 June 2019.
ICG decisions made in May 2019
Course of action | Number | Summary |
Closed with No Further Action | 7 |
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Warning letter | 7 | |
On-line test | 0 | |
Airspace Infringement Awareness Course (AIAC) | 23 |
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Provisional suspensions | 3 |
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Ongoing investigations | 2 | |
Licence revocation | 0 |
ICG decisions made in April 2019
Course of action | Number | Summary |
Closed with No Further Action | 0 | |
Warning letter | 4 | |
On-line test | 1 | |
Airspace Infringement Awareness Course (AIAC) | 15 |
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Provisional suspensions | 0 | |
Ongoing investigations | 2 | |
Licence revocation | 0 |
ICG decisions made in March 2019
Course of action | Number | Summary |
Closed with No Further Action | 3 |
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Warning letter | 4 | |
On-line test | 3 | |
Airspace Infringement Awareness Course (AIAC) | 13 |
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Provisional suspensions | 1 |
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Ongoing investigations | 5 | |
Licence revocation | 0 |
ICG decisions made in February 2019
Course of action | Number | Summary |
Closed with No Further Action | 2 |
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Warning letter | 12 | |
On-line test | 4 | |
Airspace Infringement Awareness Course (AIAC) | 10 |
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Provisional suspensions | 3 |
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Ongoing investigations | 3 | |
Licence revocation | 0 |
ICG decisions made in January 2019
Course of action | Number | Summary |
Closed with No Further Action | 1 |
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Warning letter | 4 | |
On-line test | 2 | |
Airspace Infringement Awareness Course (AIAC) | 17 |
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Provisional suspensions | 1 |
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Ongoing investigations | 6 | |
Licence revocation | 0 |
Infringement statistics: 2017 and 2018
Year | 2017 | 2018 |
Total reported airspace infringements | 1162 | 1358 |
Airspace infringements reported December 2018 | 55 | |
CTA (includes TMA and Airways) | 812* | 706 |
CTR | 285 | |
* 2017 CTA and CTR combined | ||
ATZ | 97 | 130 |
Restricted/Prohibited/Danger Areas (perm and temp) | 81 | 87 |
TMZ | 57 | 76 |
RMZ | 115 | 74 |
Airspace infringements: 2018 statistics
Causal factor analysis of airspace infringements
Analysis of airspace infringement reports from 2017 has shown that the correct use of a moving map could have helped avoid 85% of airspace infringements.
Occurrence reports from private pilots were assessed against four key measures that could have helped prevent the infringement or reduced its impact on other air traffic or controllers:
- Use of moving maps with an airspace warning
- Use of a frequency monitoring code (FMC), also known as a listening squawk
- Recognition of/dealing with overload and distraction
- Better familiarity with aircraft and equipment
The report was carried out by a sub-group of the CAA’s Airspace Infringement Working Group, made up of three experienced General Aviation pilots.
Read the full report: Causal Factor Analysis of Airspace Infringements 2017
Airspace infringement series: A controller’s story
A series of controller’s stories from NATS
Mark Davenport, an air traffic controller at Swanwick centre, talks about his experience with airspace infringements. Airspace Infringement Series: A controller’s story… (20 May 2019)
Brian Ringrose is an air traffic controller at Swanwick centre. He talks about his experience looking after airspace around Gatwick. Airspace infringement series: A controller’s story (12 April 2019)
Amanda Rhodes is an air traffic controller at Swanwick Centre. She talks about her experience looking after airspace around Luton Airport. Airspace Infringement Series: A controller’s story (22 March 2019)