Transcript New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority/Runway_Incursions

Runway Incursions
Presentation to the NZ Airport
Association Conference
15 October 2009
 http://media.aopa.org/asf/0809runway/ABE091908
_V3AOPA.html
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ICAO Definition
A runway incursion is: “any occurrence at an
aerodrome involving the incorrect
presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person
on the protected area of a surface
designated for the landing and takeoff
of aircraft.”
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 Runway incursions are a significant aviation
hazard.
The world’s worst aviation accident took place in
March 1977 and involved the collision of two
Boeing 747 aircraft on a runway at Tenerife in
Spain’s Canary Islands. A total of 583 lives were
lost.
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Examples of an incursion:
 an aircraft or vehicle crossing in front of a:
 landing aircraft or aircraft taking off
 an aircraft or vehicle:
 crossing the runway-holding position marking;
 unsure of its position and entering an active runway;
 passing behind an aircraft or vehicle that has not
vacated the runway.
 failure to follow an air traffic control instruction
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ICAO
 In many countries where traffic density is high
runway incursions have been on the increase for
several years.
 2001 - ICAO took action to address the problem of
runway incursions
 2007 – Doc 9870 Manual on the Prevention of
Runway Incursions published
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http://www.icao.int/fsix/res_ans.cfm
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CAA New Zealand
 As a result of the ICAO initiative, the CAA
reviewed both the reporting and occurrence data.
 As result:
 A runway incursion was re-classed as an Aerodrome
Incident under Civil Aviation Rule Part 12.
 The ICAO classification scheme was adopted to record
occurrences.
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Severity classification
scheme
 A - A serious incident in which a collision is narrowly avoided.
 B - An incident in which separation decreases and there is significant
potential for collision, which may result in a time-critical corrective/evasive
response to avoid a collision.
 C - An incident characterized by ample time and/or distance to avoid a
collision.
 D - An incident that meets the definition of runway incursion such as the
incorrect presence of a single vehicle, person or aircraft on the protected
area of a surface designated for the landing and take-off of aircraft but with
no immediate safety consequences.
 E - Insufficient information or inconclusive or conflicting evidence precludes
a severity assessment.
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Part 12 Reporting
 From November 2008, all occurrences meeting the
new definition have been recorded as runway
incursions regardless of the classification applied
by the reporter.
 In 2009 year to date there have been 32 occurrences
classified as runway incursions.
 10 B – 14 D – 8 E
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CAA New Zealand
 Reviewing old Part 12 reporting data indicated:
 If the definition had been applied from 1994 there
would have been a lot more occurrences classified as
runway incursions.
 Occurrence data from 1994 to 2008 was estimated
using the new definition.
 This indicated a decrease from a peak of around 90 in
1995.
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New Zealand Statistics
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Action Needed
 Both ICAO and FAA have runway incursions as a
high priority issue to address.
 Just because NZ incidents are decreasing does not
lessen their importance.
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AERODROME OPERATORS
 Limit the physical possibility to mistakenly enter runways.
 Implement a Safety Management System
 Implement Annex 14 Provisions especially markings,
lighting, signage
 Provide information about temporary work areas
 Airside training and assessment
 Taxiways named in accordance with Annex 14
 Vehicle drivers contact ATC when uncertain of their
position
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AIPNZ
 Ensure only relevant information
 Don’t clutter pilot notes
 Ensure information is current
 Ensure only operational detail is included
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Information links
 Airports Council International
 www.airports.org
 Air Services Australia
 www.airservicesaustralia.com
 EUROCONTROL
 www.eurocontrol.int/runwaysafety/public/subsite_homepage/ho
mepage.html
 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
 www.faa.gov/runwaysafety
 International Air Transport Association (IATA)
 www.iata.org
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Information Links
 International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA)
 www.ifalpa.org
 Transport Canada
 www.tc.gc.ca/civilaviation/systemsafety/posters/tools.htm
 United Kingdom Safety Regulation Group
 http://www.caa.co.uk
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