The rate and number of runway excursions worldwide remained steady in the last decade. Data show the industry has reduced the rate of commercial aviation runway excursion accidents, but the absolute num¬ber of accidents and incidents and their severity still indicate a very high risk.
In a study of incident and accident data dedicated to this action plan process, the International Air Transport Associa¬tion (IATA) reported that between 2005 and the first half of 2019, 23 percent (283) of accidents in IATA’s global accident database involved a runway excursion. This was the most frequent end state, followed by gear-up landing/gear collapse (15 percent) and ground damage (12 percent).
Runway excursion risk is a complex combination of factors involving different aviation segments. To address the risk of runway excursions an industry initiative produced the Global Action Plan for the Prevention of Runway Excursions (GAPPRE), which was published in 2021. GAPPRE was developed by an international working group led by representatives from IATA, CANSO, the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority, Gulfstream, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR). The work was coordinated by Flight Safety Foundation and EUROCONTROL. GAPPRE was reviewed and validated by EASA, IATA, Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) and Airports Council International World.
GAPPRE contains 101 consensus based recommendations that define actions beyond regulatory compliance for regulators and ICAO, aircraft manufacturers, airports, ANSPs, aircraft operators and research organisations. Additionally, GAPPRE includes guidance and explanatory material that provides further context to the targeted audience in order to facilitate the implementation of the recommendations.
GAPPRE asks organisations to which the action plan is addressed to:
• Organise a review of the respective recommendations and assess their relevance against their local conditions and specific context.
• Consult the best practices for implementing the selected recommendations and seek support, if needed, from the GAPPRE coordinating partners.
• Conduct an appropriate impact assessment (including safety assessment) when deciding on the specific action to implement the recommendations.
• Implement the specific action/change and monitor its effectiveness.
• Share the lessons learnt with the industry.
The EASA European Plan for Aviation Safety (EPAS 2022-2026) supports GAPPRE implementation/ Within the key actions for the most important risk areas for CAT aeroplanes, EPAS defines: “Promote and implement the Global Action Plans for the Prevention of Runway Incursions (GAPPRI) and Excursions (GAPPRE), in support of Regulation (EU) 2020/2148.”
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EASA - European Plan for Aviation Safety 2021 – 2025, Volume III |
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EUROCONTROL - GAPRE - Global Action Plan for the Prevention of Runway Excursions (GAPPRE) 05/2021 https://skybrary.aero/articles/global-action-plan-prevention-runway-excursions-gappre |
APO01, ASP01, REG01, REG02, USE01 |