Safety
NTSB urges safety margin for landing calculations
The NTSB last month made an “urgent” recommendation to the FAA in response to the December 2005 fatal runway overrun at Chicago Midway Airport, calling for

The NTSB last month made an “urgent” recommendation to the FAA in response to the December 2005 fatal runway overrun at Chicago Midway Airport, calling for the agency to require operators to conduct arrival landing-distance assessments before every landing based on existing performance data and actual conditions, and to incorporate a safety margin of at least 15 percent. The recommendation supersedes the January 2006 recommendation that the agency prohibit the airlines from factoring in credit for the use of thrust reversers when calculating stopping distances.

“The urgent recommendation we issued today addressing landing performance is extremely pertinent to the safe operation of our aviation system,” NTSB chairman Mark Rosenker said October 2.

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