As well as being a legal requirement, reporting accidents and incidents to the CAA improves aviation safety and helps keep people safe.
Information from reports is used to help us and the aviation sector reduce aviation risks.
Because this data is so important, we’ve updated our forms and processes to make reporting easier for you.
Reporting a CA005 is now known as ‘Report an occurrence’. The new web forms for Part 12 occurrences and aviation-related concerns have been redesigned with a consistent layout and appearance to match the CAA website. The content and reporting requirements remain largely the same, though we’ve removed some fields and added some new ones to streamline the process.
Report an occurrence(external link)
Please remember to remove or update any links you may have saved or bookmarked to the previous form.
You’ll continue to receive automatic email notifications from us, including:
Take a look at the changes below to ensure you have the information available when submitting an occurrence report.
The form includes new fields for detailed incident reporting, such as weather conditions, light conditions, aircraft operation type, and various airspace details. Here are some notable additions:
Several fields have been removed, like Reporter's position, Reporter's investigation status, and various pilot-related fields. These changes aim to reduce redundancy and improve focus on the most critical information.
Feature |
Old CA005 PDF |
New CAA Web Form |
Reporting Name |
CA005 |
Report an Occurrence |
Data Entry |
Manual PDF entry |
Interactive web fields |
New Data Fields |
Not present |
Detailed fields for weather, location, and ATM |
Removed Fields |
Included in PDF |
Streamlined, some fields removed |
Occurrence Type |
Multi-select |
Dropdown with 5 main options |
Dangerous Goods Descriptors |
Basic list with few options |
Expanded, linked to UN/ID taxonomy |
Aircraft Damage |
Single entry |
Dropdown for highest damage to aircraft |
We've also updated our form for any member of the public that has an aviation related safety concern.
Report an aviation related concern(external link)
For more information, visit Aviation concerns.