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Presented to: ICAO Global Runway Safety Symposium
By: Catherine M. Lang, FAA, Deputy Associate Administrator for Airports
Date: May 25, 2011
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Runway Safety Solutions – Preventing Incursions
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Variability of Runway Incursions
*FY11 data through May 1, 2011
**ICAO numbers for FY07, FY06, and FY05 are estimates based on applying the ICAO definition to FAA incursions definition data.
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ICAODefinition
FAADefinition
Adopted ICAO Runway Incursion Definition
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Serious Runway Incursion Trend
*FY11 data through May 1, 2011
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Call to Action – August 2007• Safety Reviews at Aerodromes where
Wrong Runway Departures & Incursions Causing Greatest Concern
• Training across the Aviation Industry• Accelerate Deployment of Enhanced
Taxiway Markings• Review Cockpit Procedures and Air
Traffic Control Procedures• Implement Voluntary Self-Reporting for
Air Traffic Personnel
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Decrease After Call to Action
*FY11 data through May 1, 2011
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Serious Incursions
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Did we become complacent?
*FY11 data through May 1, 2011
**Difference from Oct 1 through May 1 in both FY10 and FY11
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Decrease of 6%
Increase of 2%
Increase of 11%**
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http://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_safety/signs_marking/
Enhanced Airport Markings
Enhanced Taxiway Centerline Surface Holding Position Signs
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Recurrent Driver’s Training
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Technology Adoption
Flashing PAPI
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Runway Status Lights
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ASDE-X Display
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Low Cost Surface Surveillance
Video camera display
Airport map display
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GPS Vehicle Transponders
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FAROS
Flashing PAPI
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Runway Safety Fatality Data
Number of Fatal Accidents (Onboard Fatalities)
Incursions: 5 (129) Excursions: 31 (680)
Confusion: 2 (132)
1995 – 20081429 total 492 fatal accidents (33%)
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Lack of Runway Safety Area
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Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) Installations
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, LA Roanoke Regional Airport, WV
Little Rock Airport, AR Greater Binghamton Airport, NYPhotos Courtesy of ESCO
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Successful EMAS Capture
EMAS capture of a Falcon 900 at Greenville Downtown Airport, SC July 17, 2006
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Successful EMAS CaptureYeager Airport (CRW), Charleston, WV,
January 19, 2010
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Successful EMAS Capture
Teterboro, NJ
October 1, 2010
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Runway Condition Reporting• Airports
• Airplane Manufacturers
• Airplane Operators (Air Carriers, Charter, On-Demand, Fractional Ownership)
• Industry Organizations
Winter Validation Participants 2010-2011
Methodology Developers
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Safety Risk Management (SRM)
Mitigate Risks
Identify actions, controls, or other measures to reduce the likelihood of consequences.
Assess Risks Severity and likelihood are used to determine associated risk.
Analyze Risks For each hazard, identify worst case outcomes. Determine consequences; likelihood & severity.
Identify Hazards Identify any condition or situation that could create adverse safety consequences.
Describe System Identify all related systems.
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For Additional Information
www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/
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