Airport Runway Incursions and General Aviation Safety: Study and Development Based on Systems Dr. Paul A. Craig, Middle Tennessee State University Stephen West, University of Oklahoma

Background Response to Presentations by Mr. Van Kerns, and Mr. Fred Stein at AABI Industry/Educator Forum, July, 2011 –Mr. Kerns: Manager, Regulatory Support, FAA Flight Standards –Mr. Stein: Acting Director, FAA Office of Runway Safety

Areas of Interest Airman Testing –Mr. Kerns Centered on Testing Areas and Processes –Suggested that Synergy between FAA and Academia could Improve Testing Processes Runway Safety –Mr. Stein Focused on Various Types of Runway Hazards and Processes for Mitigation –Suggests a Relationship Between FAA and Collegiate Aviation Programs would be Beneficial

Key Points Testing Can Be Improved to Evaluate Application of Rules Runway Safety Issues Can Be Mitigated through a Systems Approach UAA and AABI are Natural Partners for the FAA in Improving Testing and Runway Safety Systems

Testing Development and Processes Challenge: Practical Application of Rules –UAA and AABI Institutions Can Partner with FAA to Develop New Test Formats Proctored, CBI, Scenario Based Platforms Challenge: Validation of New Test Questions and Formats –UAA and AABI Institutions Have Much Experience to Offer FAA in Test Delivery Chief Flight Instructors are Invaluable Resource in Test Validation

Runway Safety: Systems and Education Runway Safety Issues –Incursions –Hazards –Airport Design –Education of Rules and Regulations All Best Handled through Evaluating and Improving Systems

Areas for Evaluation Airport Design –Stein Advocates Collegiate Participation in Airport Design Competition. Knowledge of Rules and Regulations –Runway Safety Questions Are Coming UAA and AABI Institutions Can Evaluate New Questions for Testing –Remedial Training –FAA Educational Tools On Campus Presentations by Runway Safety Office Runway Safety Video Material Made Available on CD-ROM, FAA TV, and You Tube Phraseology –Similar Sounding Call Sign Study Processes, not People

Systems to Leverage SMS –Safety Culture –Focus on Processes, not People Systems of “Non Punitive” Reporting of Hazards Remedial Training Provided by UAA/AABI Institutions who have FAA Safety Team Members, in Partnership with FAA Training on and Development of Enhanced Airport Markings Adherence to Standardized, Unambiguous Phraseology Memory Aids Analytic Thinking Skills

Questions or Comments? Dr. Paul A. Craig –Middle Tennessee State University –Aerospace Department –Murfreesboro, TN Stephen West –University of Oklahoma Aviation Department –1700 Lexington Ave., NC 101 –Norman, OK