Runway Safety: The Big Picture

ICAO 37th Assembly October 2010 Resolution A37-6 (1/2) The Assembly: 1. Urges States to take measures to enhance runway safety, including the establishment of runway safety programmes using a multidisciplinary approach, that include at least regulators, aircraft operators, air navigation services providers, aerodrome operators and aircraft manufacturers to prevent and mitigate the effects of runway excursions, runway incursions and other occurrences related to runway safety; 2. Resolves that ICAO shall actively pursue runway safety using a multidisciplinary approach; and (…)

ICAO 37th Assembly October 2010 Resolution A37-6 (2/2) Associated practice no. 1: The runway safety programmes should be based on inter-organizational safety management including the creation of local runway safety teams that address prevention and mitigation of runway excursions, runway incursions and other occurrences related to runway safety.

ICAOs Runway Safety Programme Outcomes of GRSS: Identification of hazards requires collaboration of all stakeholders Solutions need to be standardized to international standards an harmonized to facilitate efficient international operations Runway Safety Teams – should be established locally and hosted by the airports RSP partners have committed to work together to compile and promote proven solutions and endorse best practices Regional Runway Safety Seminars (RRSSs): Promote and enhance implementation of solutions through multidisciplinary RSTs Runway Safety Website www.icao.int/RunwaySafety : Easy access to information on public website Development of RST Action Plan Tool Share documents and toolkits from RSP Partners

Objectives of this RRSS Improve runway safety outcomes The establishment of RSTs Provide tools for use by RSTs Develop a regional strategy to establish, promote and provide ongoing support to RSTs

Runway Safety Overview Runway Safety Accidents Scheduled Commercial Traffic – MTOW > 2 250 kg (Yrs 2006- 2010 ) Runway Safety Accidents Abnormal Runway Contact Bird strike Ground Collision Ground Handling Runway Excursion Runway Incursion Loss of Control on Ground Collision with obstacle(s) Undershoot / Overshoot Aerodrome 59% of the accidents from 2006 to 2010 are runway safety related. 59 %

Runway Safety Overview Worldwide Accidents & Related Fatalities by Occurrence Categories Scheduled Commercial Traffic – MTOW > 2 250 kg (Yrs 2006- 2010 ) Looking at accidents globally according to occurrence category (from 2006 – 2010), we see that the runway safety category accounts for The greatest number of accidents The greatest number of fatal accidents By comparison Loss of Control In-Flight – is: Among the fewest number of accidents The highest number of fatalities Improvements in runway safety will contribute to a reduction in the number of accidents and the number of fatal accidents. 7

Focus on SAM Region

Runway Safety Overview Focus on SAM Region Accidents & Related Fatalities by Occurrence Categories Scheduled Commercial Traffic – MTOW > 2 250 kg (Yrs 2006- 2010 ) The 51% runway safety related accidents represent 30 accidents during the 2006-2010 time period (5 years) and 202 fatalities. Globally there are 683 Runway Safety related Fatalities from 2006-2010 of which 644 Fatalities are attributable to Runway Excursions. (94%) SAM has the same percentage of runway safety related accidents than the World at 51% Although the percentage of fatal accidents in the SAM region is less than the world average. The percentage of fatalities associated to runway safety in the SAM region is more than double the world average. A reduction in the number of fatal accidents will result in a significant reduction in the number of fatalities.

Focus on Runway Excursions / Incursions Focus on SAM Region This slide shows the Probability of air carriers experiencing an Excursion or Incursion Accident Inside or Outside their Region. It can be seen that globally air carriers experience twice the risk of runway excursion/incursion accidents outside their region, with the following differences: more risk outside the region: NACC carriers 6 times more, EUR/NAT carriers:3 times more and ESAF carriers 1.5 times more equal risk: APAC more risk inside the region: MID carriers 1.2 times more To be noted that all runway ex/incursion accidents for SAM and MID carriers occurred inside their own region. SAM operators’ resources to address runway excursions and incursions should be focused primarily inside the SAM region SAM carriers experienced all Runway Excursion inside the SAM region

Focus on Runway Safety Related Accidents Focus on SAM Region Accidents & Related Fatalities by Occurrence Categories Scheduled Commercial Traffic – MTOW > 2 250 kg (Yrs 2006- 2010 ) 30 accidents by occurrence category World Average RE Accidents 63% Having a closer look to those accidents, we can display them by occurrence category (graph on the left and side). Runway Excursions are the most prominent category at 63% (19 excursions) It should be noted that some accidents have more than one occurrence category, that is the reason why the total is higher than 100%. Conclusion: while excursion account for 63% of the runway safety related accidents, they are causing 99% of the fatalities. The challenge then is not only to reduce the number of runway excursion events but also to improve the survivability after an excursion. 11

Role of Runway Safety Teams in the SAM Region Identify and develop mitigation options to: Reduce the number of runway safety related Accidents at individual airports Improve the survivability after a runway excursion This seminar is designed to facilitate the formation of runway safety teams at individual airports