RUNWAY EXCURSION

RUNWAY EXCURSION

IFALPA

Excursion Risk-Overruns

* Wall Street Journal, NTSB Weighs Measures To Improve Air Safety, Nov. 6, 2007

Toronto, 2 August 2005

Quito, Ecuador November 9th, 2007

Brussels, BelgiumMay 25, 2008

This could have been an even worse accident!

Tegucigalpa, HondurasMay 30th, 2008

Runway Excursions Fatalities Major Causes

Uncontrollable aircraft Post Accident Survivability

Abnormal Landing

Flight Safety Foundation Factors

• Approach,

• Aerodrome information,

• Aircraft characteristics, and operation; and

• Flight crew operations.

– IFALPA adds • Post accident survivability

Australian Study

Australian Study

Australian Study

Stabilized Approaches

Approach Angle= 3°Degrees*

Precision ApproachesStabilized approaches also

lead to:• More consistent touchdowns• Less tire deposits• Reduced occupancy

*Unless special procedures for special equipped aircraft

Approaches

Runway Changes

• Last minute runway changes can cause a loss of situational awareness and rushed approaches. They should be, therefore be avoided.

Runway allocation.

• It is necessary to emphasise that, in selecting the runway priority should be given to achieve a stabilized approach before noise abatement procedures are considered

Aircraft Handling Issues

Aerodrome Information

Wind sock is sometimes the most useful tool!

Aerodrome Information

IFALPA ANNEX 14

AGE Committee– Safety Policies

• RESA or EMAS• Runway remain distance

(still to approve)• RFF• Aerodrome maintenance

• Stabilized approach– ATC Pressure– Capacity enhance – No Precision approach– NO PAPI

• Input to ICAO • Pilots friendly Airport

3mBOSMassPort

BOSMassPort

BOSMassPort

BOSMassPort

Altitud(pies)

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10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0

(Distancia del umbral de la pista mn)

Tiempo promedio (segundos)

3º Marcador exterior, 5nm

IFALPA RUNWAY SAFETY MANUAL

The Pilot Friendly Airport

IFALPA

• Working Papers in different working groups in ICAO

• VAWG

• Runway Distance Remaining Signs

IFALPA

• VAWG

• EMAS Conspicuously

Thank you