Runway excursions presented the greatest risk of an accident or serious incident in the past two years for operators of commercial air transport airliners in European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) member states, according to a risk-scoring method used by the European Commission.
The European Risk Classification Scheme (ERCS), as outlined in the EASA Annual Safety Review, 2017, showed that runway excursions accounted for 14 high-risk occurrences over the two-year period — more than were reported in six other categories (Figure 1). Over the 10-year period examined in the report, one fatal accident resulted from a runway excursion, the report said.
Figure 1 — Aggregated Risk Score for Accidents and Serious Incidents Involving EASA Member State Operators by Key Risk Areas, 2015–2016
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