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Best Practices in Airport Safety Presented to: By: Catherine M. Lang, FAA, Deputy Associate Administrator for Airports Date:
Global Runway Safety 3
Global Runway Safety Action Items Runway safety teams should be established Focus areas: Runway Excursions Runway Incursions Bird Strikes FOD Technical Solutions Runway Safety Areas (RSA) Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Aircraft situational awareness and moving maps ICAO compliant lighting and signs 12 Regional RW Safety Seminars over next 2 years. First one in Americas Region was held October 11 to 14 2 planned for Africa: Cape Town in October/November 2012 and Western Africa in March 2013 4
Accident Rate - Fatal Accidents - Scheduled Operations by Region of Operator World 0.5 0.9 Latin America & Carribean 1.2 2.0 North Am erica 0.1 0.4 Asia Pacific 0.6 2.3 2002-2006 1997-2001 Middle East 1.0 1.9 Africa 2.0 4.6 Eur ope 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 Accidents per million departures 4
Runway Safety: Surface Operations Risk Factors Minimal separation and rapid pace High-speed operations with little margin for error Complex environment Low visibility in poor weather Combination of Factors Minimizes Safety Margin 5
All Categories of Runway Incursions 20.0 14.57 17.23 18.08 18.85 19.5* as of 010/20/11 18.0 16.0 14.0 12.0 10.0 Runway Incursions per 1,000,000 Airport Operations Runway Incursion Rate 61.15 58.56 52.65 51.25 50.74 2.76 Airport Operations (millions) * Rates are based on Estimated Tower Operations ACI 7 World & Africa Conference 6
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 8
Decrease After Call to Action Serious Incursions 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 12 13 9 4 5 3 2 2 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 A B 9
Enhanced Airport Markings Enhanced Taxiway Centerline Surface Holding Position Signs 10
Recurrent Driver s Training 11
Technology Adoption Flashing PAPI 12
Runway Status Lights 13
Low Cost Surface Surveillance Airport map display Video camera display 14
GPS Vehicle Transponders 15
Runway Safety Fatality Data 1995 2008 1429 total 492 fatal accidents (33%) Number of Fatal Accidents (Onboard Fatalities) Incursions: 5 (129) Excursions: 31 (680) Confusion: 2 (132) 16
Lack of Runway Safety Area 17
Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) Installations Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, LA Roanoke Regional Airport, WV Little Rock Airport, AR Photos Courtesy of ESCO Greater Binghamton Airport, NY 18
Successful EMAS Capture EMAS capture of a Falcon 900 at Greenville Downtown Airport, SC July 17, 2006 19
Successful EMAS Capture Yeager Airport (CRW), Charleston, WV, January 19, 2010 20
Successful EMAS Capture Teterboro, NJ October 1, 2010 21
Airport Safety Management System Airport Security Fence Remarks: Site No. 1. Locn ID. N N Radar Ant +119' T + 33' Pole LOC G MALSR B X T Agnes Rd. +43' Pole International Dr. LOC DME Pinson Dr. ODALS Air Cargo H Hgr A BP A5 NWS Hgr X BP F FBO B Auto VASI-4 Park B4 B4 GS F RVR ASOS B4 Term 5-47E (2000) B3 B3 E Beacon 0 1000 2000 B2 13 Scale In Feet 7,508' X 150' ASPH GRVD HIRL AIRPORT LAYOUT D A1 AIRPORT LOCATION B1 B RVR GS Elev. A 44' VASI-4 35 BP BP 0 1 2 MALSR MALSR FM 27-54E LOC + CT 763 97-30W Loop Miles +17' Road 358 FM 665 DME Ant. +25' 8-1-2003 17 A4 Fuel A Farm FBO A3 A3 FM A2 A2 763 ARFF A 31 6,080' X 150' ASPH GRVD HIRL Airport Security Fence What are the hazards? What would be the worst-case outcome? What are the severity and likelihood? How can the hazard be mitigated? Airport Security Fence Remarks: Site No. 1. Locn ID. N N Radar Ant +119' T + 33' Pole LOC G MALSR B X T Agnes Rd. +43' Pole International Dr. LOC DME Pinson Dr. ODALS Air Cargo H Hgr A BP A5 NWS Hgr X BP F FBO B Auto VASI-4 Park B4 B4 GS F RVR ASOS B4 Term 5-47E (2000) B3 B3 E Beacon 0 1000 2000 B2 13 Scale In Feet 7,508' X 150' ASPH GRVD HIRL AIRPORT LAYOUT D A1 AIRPORT LOCATION B1 B RVR GS Elev. A 44' VASI-4 35 BP BP 0 1 2 MALSR MALSR FM 27-54E LOC + CT 763 97-30W Loop Miles +17' Road 358 FM 665 DME Ant. +25' 8-1-2003 31 17 A4 Fuel A Farm FBO A3 A3 FM A2 A2 763 ARFF A 6,080' X 150' ASPH GRVD HIRL Airport Security Fence 22
Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Reducing Wildlife Strike Risk to Aircraft 23
The Problem Bird populations are increasing. Canada Geese increased 7.3% per year from 1980 to 2007. 13 of 14 species over 8 pounds have significantly increased. Birds staying in urban areas. Commercial aircraft movements are increasing in U.S. 18 million in 1980 28 million in 2008 35 million estimated in 2025 Reported strikes have quadrupled since 1990 1,759 in 1990 7,516 in 2008 24
Where are strikes occurring 59% below 100 feet 73% below 500 feet Less than 2% above 10,000 feet Highest reported strike at 32,500 feet 25
Impacts from strikes 1990 to 2008 9 strikes resulted in 16 fatalities 49 aircraft destroyed 393,521 hours of aircraft downtime $308 million in losses 26
Wildlife Hazard Assessment Identify species, numbers, locations, local movements Daily and seasonal occurrences of observed wildlife Describe existing wildlife hazards to air carrier operations Review strike records Identify wildlife attractants on and off airport Provide recommendations for reducing wildlife hazards 27
Wildlife Hazard Management Plan Provide measures to alleviate or eliminate wildlife hazards. Identify persons who have authority for implementing the plan. Priorities for needed habitat modification. Identification of resources for the plan. Procedures to be followed during air carrier operations. Wildlife control measures. 28
Conclusion Other FAA efforts Data Mining Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA) Regional Runway Safety Seminars Thank you 28
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Presented to: By: Catherine M. Lang, FAA, Deputy Associate Administrator for Airports Date: