Safety
Standards, Training Key To Avoiding Runway Excursions
Wet/contaminated runways are the most common factor in runway excursions
Hawker 800XP Feb. 21, 2022, runway excursion
High tailwinds were a factor in this Hawker overrun at Aspen, Colorado. © NTSB

Operators can take concrete steps to enhance procedures surrounding winds, stabilized approaches, and wet runway conditions to guard against runway excursions, advised Advanced Aircrew Academy CEO Dan Boedigheimer. Hosting a workshop during the Bombardier Safety Standdown last week, Boedigheimer delved into key factors surrounding runway excursions and how organizations can help reinforce their operations to prepare for those factors.

He looked at both accidents and incidents involving excursions to derive trends, tracing about one per week on average. “Thankfully, most of them aren't considered accidents,” he noted.

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