The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee for the first time ranks runway excursions as one of two top safety issues. On its list of 2015 NBAA Safety Focus Areas, the committee also began grouping other concerns as “specific safety hazards” and “foundations for safety.”
“The committee’s research shows [loss of control in flight (LOC-I) and runway excursions] should be primary risk-mitigation targets for all operators,” the United States-based NBAA said March 19 in announcing its third annual compilation to promote safety-focused discussion and advocacy among members and others in this segment of the aviation industry.
“A fundamental mandate exists to address runway excursions in business aviation through a multifaceted approach,” NBAA added. “Conveying the problem’s scope, improving technical knowledge of aircraft landing and braking factors, shifting operational norms to ones that mitigate — rather than enable — excursion risks,…
