AN AIRPORT SAFETY PROGRAM

PRESENTED
BY
THE AIRPORT SAFETY AND
CERTIFICATION BRANCH
AAS-310
ELIZABETH MATARESE , ACSS/I
and CFII
 ADMINISTRATOR’S DAILY ALERT
BULLETIN
■ TUG CROSSED TAXIWAY C WITHOUT
AUTHORIZATION, CONFLICTING WITH FLT 9864,
DC-9 KALAMAZOO, MI 061818E. VEHICLE
APPEARED TO HAVE PASSED UNDER THE LEFT
WING OF DC-9 CLOSEST PROXIMITY 0 FEET
VERTICAL
■ AIRPORT TRUCK CROSSED RW22 AT TWY
TANGO WHEN B727 WAS CLEARED TO CROSS
AT TWY HOTEL, MINNEAPOLIS, MN. NO LOSS
OF SEPARATION REPORTED.
 ALERT BULLETIN…..CONTINUED

■ A GOLD FORD ESCORT ENTERED

RWY 13 AT TWY CHARLIE WITHOUT
AUTHORIZATION, FT. LAUDERDALE.
CESSNA 172 LANDING CLEARANCE
CANCELLED TO PREVENT LOSS OF
SEPARATION
 ALERT BULLETIN…..CONTINUED

■ BEECH BONANZA B35 TAXIED TO

RWY 1 VIA TWY ALPHA AND
DEPARTED WITHOUT
AUTHORIZATION, ROCKFORD, IL
261448C
 ALERT BULLETIN…..CONTINUED

■ CESSNA 170 LANDED RUNWAY

WITHOUT RADIO COMMUNICATION,
VINEYARD HAVEN, MA 301220E
ACFT TAXIED ACROSS ACTIVE RWY
24 AND SEVERAL TWYS INTO
PARKING.
 ALERT BULLETIN…..CONTINUED

■ C182 FAILED TO FOLLOW ATC

INSTRUCTIONS AND TAXIED ONTO
RWY 22L WITHOUT CLEARANCE,
MESA, AZ 311118P.
■ C310 FAILED TO FOLLOW ATC
INSTRUCTIONS AND CROSSED RWY
16L WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION,
RENO/TAHOE, NV 31122P
 ALERT BULLETIN…..CONTINUED

■ C150 FAILED TO FOLLOW ATC

INSTRUCTIONS AND ENTERED RWY
05, YOUNGSTOWN, OH 011107
■ C150 TAXIED ONTO RWY 7R
WITHOUT CLEARANCE
CONFLICTING WITH PIPER AZTEC
ON TAKEOFF. COLLISION
AVOIDED.
 ALERT BULLETIN…..CONTINUED
■ PIPER PA23 CROSSED RWY 2L AT TWY
BRAVO, CONFLICTING WITH CESSNA 152
DEPARTING PEACHTREE DeKALB, GA.
CLOSEST PROXIMITY 100-400 FT.
■ AIR CHINA B747 AFTER LANDING
TURNED RIGHT ON TWY T10 INSTEAD OF
LEFT AS CLEARED, CROSSING RWY 14R,
CONFLICTING WITH KOREAN AIR 747 ON
DEP ROLL, ORD 01022C CLOSEST
PROXIMITY 25-50 FEET
 ALERT BULLETIN…..CONTINUED
■ AND YESTERDAY…..
FLIGHT 1714, A DC-9, INSTRUCTED TO
HOLD SHORT RWY 5R AT BRAVO 2 TWY,
CROSSED WITHOUT CLEARANCE
CONFLICTING WITH PIPER PA28,
KNOXVILLE, TN 091542E. CLOSEST
PROXIMITY 0 FEET VERTICAL, 2K FEET
HORIZONTAL.
 ALERT BULLETIN…..CONTINUED

■ and just today…..

a Fokker 100 crossed assigned
runway and encroached on runway
environment to landing traffic,
Richmond, VA 101545E. Traffic on
short final was issued go-around
instructions.
 Types of Incursions
■ pilot deviation ■ vehicle and
■ controller error ■ pedestrian
deviations

The largest percentage This can happen to you if

of runway incursions you drive a vehicle on
are attributable to the airport…..to get to
your hangar, to get to
pilot error
a business on the field
Breaking The Chain Of
Runway Incursions

_
Breaking The Chain Of
Runway Incursions
OH S…..!

YIKES!!!!

Pizza
Delivery
Cessna 340 X-RAY, GO AROUND!
(aside) Hey, Joe, CLOSE! I guess
we don’t do lunch! Call the ACSI!_
What is a Runway
Incursion?
Any occurrence at an airport
involving:
■ an aircraft,
■ vehicle,
■ person,
■ or object on the ground that creates
a collision hazard or results in loss
of separation with an aircraft taking
off, intending to take off, landing, or
intending to land.
Who is immune to
Runway Incursions?
■ FAR 139 Airport
- TOWERED
- NON-TOWERED

■ General Aviation
Airports
- TOWERED
- NON-TOWERED and that means YOU!
Runway Incursions are
a multifaceted
problem. The
entire aviation
community
has to resolve to solve
it.
 So! What can we do to stop
incursions?
IF
“the best defense is a good offense.
…,”
THEN we must stop the chain of
events.
HOW? IF YOU ARE A PILOT:
■ familiarize yourself with the airport diagram
- before leaving the ramp
- for both the airport or origin and the destination
airport
■ at towered airports
- learn standard signs and markings
- use standard pilot/controller terminology
- ask for “progressive” taxi assistance if
necessary
 pilots………………continued.

■ at non-towered airports
- use the radio to make your position and
intentions known
- use the radio to listen to other traffic
- clear yourself visually prior to departing the
ramp, along the taxi route, and prior to entering
the active runway. This also applies to
procedures after landing: clear of the active
runway, cross other runways and taxiways only
after assuring that they are not being used by
other aircraft.
 GOOD SENSES
■ THE EYES HAVE IT!
■ THE EARS HAVE IT!
■ THE BRAIN PROCESSES THESE
INPUTS
■ THE RESULT IS DECISION MAKING.

WHAT KIND OF DECISION MAKER

ARE

YOU?
 SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

■ Situational awareness is a skill necessary to

both ground and in-flight operations.
■ Knowing where you are and where other traffic
is operating is key to your safety.
■ Knowing where you will be and where other
traffic will be is critical to good situational
awareness.
■ Listening and looking: the Good Senses.
 AIRPORT MARKING

YELLOW MARKING (LIKE THIS)

IS USED ON TAXIWAYS.

WHITE MARKING (LIKE THIS) IS

USED ON RUNWAYS.
THESE ARE HOLD LINES…...

YOU CAN CROSS A BROKEN LINE…

BUT
NOT A SOLID LINE WITHOUT EITHER
BEING CLEARED AT A TOWERED
AIRPORT OR CLEARING YOURSELF AT
A NON-TOWERED AIRPORT……..
SO….WHOSE SIDE ARE
YOU ON?
TAXIWAY

RUNWA
Y
 9

2
7
Visual
9 2
Runway 7

taxiwa ramp
y
 TOUCHDOWN AIMING
ZONE POINT
9

runway

8
9

taxiwa
y <- A B
->
A
ILS

ramp
 IF YOU ARE OPERATING A VEHICLE
ON THE AIRPORT
■ AT A TOWERED AIRPORT, YOU MUST FOLLOW
THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THAT
AIRPORT AND THE DIRECTIVES ISSUED BY THE
ATCT
- ACCESS
- SAFETY
- SECURITY
- CLEARANCES FROM ATCT
VEHICLE OPERATION ………..CONTINUED

■ AT A NON-TOWERED AIRPORT, YOU ARE

RESPONSIBLE FOR RULES AND REGULATIONS
OF THE AIRPORT AND FOR CLEARING
YOURSELF ACROSS TAXIWAYS AND RUNWAYS
- ACCESS
- SAFETY
- SECURITY
- AVOIDANCE OF COLLISION HAZARDS
NIGHT OPERATIONS AND
 LOW VISIBILITY
■ IFR OPERATIONS
■ HAZE
■ GLARE

- SUMMER SUN
- WINTER ICE
■ RAIN
 AIRPORT LIGHTS
■ RUNWAY LIGHTS ARE WHITE
■ TAXIWAY LIGHTS ARE BLUE
■ THRESHOLD LIGHTS ARE SPLIT
LENSES: GREEN ON THE
APPROACH TO A RUNWAY, RED AT
THE END OF A RUNWAY
SIGNS ARE ILLUMINATED
■ THE COLORS YOU ■ Retroreflective signs
SEE IN DAYLIGHT can be used at
ARE THE ONES general aviation
YOU SEE LIGHTED airports. These are
AT NIGHT. cost-saving signs
and use the same
color scheme.
 Night Operations are
demanding and challenging
■ Marking with retroreflective beads has
proved to be helpful
■ Shielding of lights on ramps and parking
areas reduces the potential for mistakes
■ Pilot attention and avoidance of
distractions are essential
■ Taxiing on the centerline avoids trouble.
 Runway Incursion Statistics
■ Incursions are up by 38 percent this
year.
■ The Administrator has identified
incursions as one of the top safety
priorities that all FAA personnel must
address.
■ Runway incursions are an indicator of
the health of pilot knowledge about
airport operations.
 THE FUTURE AIRPORT
ENVIRONMENT
■ LAHSO
■ SMGCS

As the number of risk factors increases,

the probability of an event is greater.
Mishaps can be avoided, but vigilance,
careful preparation, courtesy, and
common sense must prevail.
 QUESTIONS?

PLEASE TAKE THE HANDOUTS

COURTESY OF AAS-310