FAR 91.1021 — Internal Safety Reporting

FAR 91.1021 applies to fractional ownership program managers operating under Subpart K. It establishes two basic safety-management requirements:

• The program manager must create an internal anonymous safety reporting procedure. The system must encourage open reporting and protect crewmembers and employees from retribution for filing a report.
• The program manager must also establish procedures to respond to an aviation incident or accident.

Why it matters operationally: anonymous reporting lets pilots, mechanics, and dispatchers flag hazards — fatigue, maintenance discrepancies, procedural confusion — before they cause an accident. A pre-built incident/accident response plan ensures that when something does go wrong, the program manager already knows how to handle notifications, preserve evidence, support crew, and coordinate with the NTSB and FAA. Together, these two requirements form the backbone of a fractional program's basic safety management system.