NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System
NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System
ASRS Reporting Forms (Adobe Acrobat Reader required):
Pilot, Dispatcher, Airport Personnel
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The Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) is a voluntary, confidential and anonymous incident reporting system. It is a cooperative program established under FAA Advisory Circular No. 00-46D, funded by the FAA and administered by NASA. Information collected by the ASRS is used to identify hazards and safety discrepancies in the National Airspace System. It is also used to formulate policy and to strengthen the foundation of aviation human factors safety research.
Pilots, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, mechanics, ground personnel, and
others involved in aviation operations can submit reports to the ASRS when they are
involved in, or observe, an incident or situation in which they believe aviation safety
was compromised.
The FAA provides limited immunity from regulatory enforcement action to reporters as an
incentive to report incidents. One stipulation is that a reporter must file a report
within 10 days of the incident. The program protects the identity of the reporter and all
other parties involved in an occurrence. The FAA may not seek and NASA may not release to
the FAA any information that might reveal the identity of any party involved. NASA ASRS
forms are distributed for operational personnel to use in reporting incidents.
Within days of receipt and screening of an incident report, the reporter identification
strip is removed from the reporting form, date stamped, and returned to the
reporter. The strip is proof that the reporter filed a report within 10 days of
the incident. In many instances, analysts must contact the reporter, or
"callback," in order to clarify the nature of the hazard or get additional
information. In this part of the process the report is kept confidential. The
report becomes anonymous when the strip is returned to the reporter. About
400,000 incident reports have been submitted and no reporter's identity has ever
been revealed by the ASRS.
For more information on the NASA ASRS Program, visit the Aviation Safety Reporting System Home Page.