MINOTAFBI21-501 governs the recovery of crashed, damaged, or disabled aircraft and establishes requirements for the CDDAR program.
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The publication defines CDDAR responsibilities, recovery policies, aircraft classifications, safety considerations, and minimum equipment for clearing the active runway. It requires safety practices, crash recovery exercises, risk management, and coordination during aircraft investigations.
Applies to: This instruction applies to all 5th Bomb Wing (5 BW) units and the 54th Helicopter Squadron (54 HS) and does not pertain to the Air National Guard or Civil Air Patrol.
Supervisors at all levels must recognize sources of hazards and apply appropriate safety practices to minimize their effect. (paragraph 1)
Practice through participation in wing crash recovery exercises and implementation of risk management techniques are imperative for all emergency and crash recovery operations. (paragraph 1)
When an aircraft is under investigation by the Interim Safety Board (ISB), recovery operations will NOT proceed until the board president in coordination with the installation commander releases the aircraft. (paragraph 1)
The CDDAR program instruction is procedural and will not take precedence over aircraft specific technical data in recovery of crashed, damaged, or disabled aircraft. (paragraph 1)
Transient aircraft beyond the capabilities of the host CDDAR unit are handled by the owning command. (paragraph 3)