as ?Aircraft Flight (Explosives/Missile Involvement)?.
External Explosions: Mishaps
Mishaps, which involve missiles that are damaged by explosives external to
the missiles are reported as explosives (missile involvement) mishaps.
(AFI 91-204,1999)
Rocket Related: Mishaps
Unplanned events during aging and surveillance test firing of rocket motors
are not considered mishaps, unless collateral damage occurs to items other than
the rocket motor. (AFI 91-204,1999)
Mishap Classification
During a missile mishap report/investigation it is very important for the reporting that the
mishap is classified under a specified criterion of classification. This process involves first
accessing the cost and damage created by the mishap, and applying that information to
the established criteria in order to determine the class of the mishap (a-d). The criteria
provided below is quoted from AFI 91-204:
Estimating Cost of Mishap:
If the intended mission objectives are not met due to the failure of a non-recover-
able missile and damage results, report the acquisition cost of the launch vehicle
and the acquisition cost of the payload..
Missile Support Equipment: Calculate MSE damage at the full cost of repair or
replacement of the property, not counting normal launches residual damage.
Pre-launch Damage: Compute all ground-launch missile pre-launch damage
occurring without the missile being launched, to include transportation and
storage, at the full cost to replace or repair. These costs will include the direct
labor and materials for the repair.
Drop Criteria: For missiles or all-up-round components dropped a distance that
exceeds the drop criteria in the specific item technical order, estimate the mishap
cost at 15 percent of the item replacement cost in the current stock catalog. After
initial mishap class determination, upgrade or downgrade the mishap class only if
actual cost can be determined. Upgrade or downgrade can be accomplished after
completion of final evaluation.
Parachute-recovered Missiles: Include the repair costs or loss involved related
to abnormal events or clearly excessive damage. Abnormal events include torn
parachutes, late recovery initiation, failure of a parachute to blossom or release,
high winds, etc. Excessive damage includes buckling of the main fuselage, fire at
impact, destruction of the payload section, etc. Do not include the cost of
expected damage to parachute-recovered missiles resulting solely from
surface impact during an otherwise normal recovery sequence is an operational
expense and not reportable. Do not include cost of recovery since recovery is
normally a mission objective for recoverable missiles.
Classification Criteria:
Class A Mishap: A mishap resulting in one or more of the following:
Reportable damage of $1,000,000 or more.
A fatality or permanent total disability. (AFI 91-204,1999)
Class B Mishap: A mishap resulting in one or more of the following:
Reportable damage of $200,000 or more but less than $1,000,000.
A permanent partial disability.
Inpatient hospitalization of three or more personnel. (AFI 91-204,1999)
Class C Mishap: A mishap resulting in one or more of the following:
Reportable damage between $10,000 and $200,000.
An injury resulting in a lost workday case involving 8 hours or more away
from work beyond the day or shift on which it occurred; or occupational
illness that causes loss of time from work at any time. For military personnel,
do not count the day of injury or the day returned to duty. Do not count days
when military personnel were not scheduled to work. (AFI 91-204,1999)
Class D Mishaps: A mishap resulting in one or more of the following:
Applies to air-launched missiles only.
Total cost of $2,000 or more for property damage but less than $10,000.
Property damage includes all government equipment, vehicles, or munitions.
(AFI 91-204,1999)
A nonfatal injury that does not meet the definition of a Class C and results
in less than eight hours lost time (military lost work hour cases are not
included). HAP Events. Significant aircraft, missile, space, explosives,
miscellaneous air operations, or ground occurrences with a high potential for
causing injury, occupational illness, or damage if they recur. These events do
not have reportable mishap costs. If the event meets report-able mishap
criteria do not designate it as HAP. Do not use the HAP designation in
conjunction with classes of mishap.