Ground damage is far too common and repairing damaged aircraft is costly, but with the right training and tools, damage can be avoided altogether. by Walker Jaroch capturing any damage to GSE and aircraft in an airside environment. It's not an easy task to capture data from a sector where in most parts, globally, there is no requirement to report any damage. There is a specific definition of 'accident' in ICAO Annex 13, which does mean many airside incidents fall outside the scope of this definition, " explained Terry Yeomans, director, IS-BAH (International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling) Program. " Ground damage " is a term used across the aviation industry to describe any damage to aircraft that WESTERN JET AVIATION