Airport Runway Incursions and General Aviation Safety: Study and Development Based on Systems

1. Airport Runway Incursions and General Aviation Safety:Study and Development Based on Systems Dr. Paul A. Craig, Middle Tennessee State University Stephen West, University of Oklahoma

2. Background • Response to Presentations by Mr. Van Kerns, and Mr. Fred Stein at AABI Industry/Educator Forum, July, 2011 • Mr. Kerns: Manager, Regulatory Support, FAA Flight Standards • Mr. Stein: Acting Director, FAA Office of Runway Safety

3. Areas of Interest • Airman Testing • Mr. Kerns Centered on Testing Areas and Processes • Suggested that Synergy between FAA and Academia could Improve Testing Processes • Runway Safety • Mr. Stein Focused on Various Types of Runway Hazards and Processes for Mitigation • Suggests a Relationship Between FAA and Collegiate Aviation Programs would be Beneficial

4. Key Points • Testing Can Be Improved to Evaluate Application of Rules • Runway Safety Issues Can Be Mitigated through a Systems Approach • UAA and AABI are Natural Partners for the FAA in Improving Testing and Runway Safety Systems

5. Testing Development and Processes • Challenge: Practical Application of Rules • UAA and AABI Institutions Can Partner with FAA to Develop New Test Formats • Proctored, CBI, Scenario Based Platforms • Challenge: Validation of New Test Questions and Formats • UAA and AABI Institutions Have Much Experience to Offer FAA in Test Delivery • Chief Flight Instructors are Invaluable Resource in Test Validation

6. Runway Safety: Systems and Education • Runway Safety Issues • Incursions • Hazards • Airport Design • Education of Rules and Regulations All Best Handled through Evaluating and Improving Systems

7. Areas for Evaluation • Airport Design • Stein Advocates Collegiate Participation in Airport Design Competition. • Knowledge of Rules and Regulations • Runway Safety Questions Are Coming • UAA and AABI Institutions Can Evaluate New Questions for Testing • Remedial Training • FAA Educational Tools • On Campus Presentations by Runway Safety Office • Runway Safety Video Material Made Available on CD-ROM, FAA TV, and You Tube • Phraseology • Similar Sounding Call Sign Study • Processes, not People

8. Systems to Leverage • SMS • Safety Culture • Focus on Processes, not People • Systems of “Non Punitive” Reporting of Hazards • Remedial Training Provided by UAA/AABI Institutions who have FAA Safety Team Members, in Partnership with FAA • Training on and Development of Enhanced Airport Markings • Adherence to Standardized, Unambiguous Phraseology • Memory Aids • Analytic Thinking Skills

9. Questions or Comments? • Dr. Paul A. Craig • Middle Tennessee State University • Aerospace Department • Murfreesboro, TN 37130 • pcraig@mtsu.edu • Stephen West • University of Oklahoma Aviation Department • 1700 Lexington Ave., NC 101 • Norman, OK 73069 • stephenwest@ou.edu