FY2021 New England (ANE) Regional Safety Plan

COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING SURFACE SAFETY.

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ATO Safety and Technical Training Executive Summary

In response to the agency goal and follow up to the National Runway Safety Plan, the ANE Runway In accordance with FAA Order 7050.1B, Runway Safety will coordinate this plan with Safety Plan serves as a road map with regional all members of the Regional Runway Safety runway safety emphasis for FY2021. Team (RRST) and the Regional Administrator. TABLE OF 04 FAA Safety Management System (SMS) The members of the Regional Runway Safety Governance Council (RSGC) and the Regional CONTENTS Runway Safety Program Manager(s) (RSPM) will COLLEEN M. D’ALESSANDRO determine the impact and resources. This is a fluid ANE Regional Administrator 06 Regional Runway Safety Plan (RRSP) Methodology and dynamic document, which will be evaluated and modified as events warrant.

TIMOTHY GOODALL The Runway Safety Program FAA Order 7050.1B ANE Regional Runway Safety Program Manager 07 FY21 RRSP Initiatives prescribes the FAA Runway Safety Program and establishes policy, assigns responsibility, and delegate’s authority for ensuring compliance with this order within each organization. In accordance with FAA Order 7050.1B, the Service Area Manager will submit the final 08 Safety Assurance plan to the Runway Safety Group Manager ANE Executive Roster for approval.

Colleen D’Alessandro ANE Regional Administrator 09 Safety Risk Management (SRM) Bruce DeCleene Director, Office of Safety Standards CALVIN ROHAN III ESA Air Traffic Services Director of Operations Ryan Almasy Director, ESA Mission Support (A) 10 Safety Policy Gail Lattrell Director, ANE Division RYAN ALMASY Director, Eastern Service Center (A) Calvin Rohan Director, ESA Air Traffic Services Safety Promotion Richard Morgan 11 Director, ESA Technical Operations (A) RAYMOND GERMAN Manager, ESA Runway Safety (A) Dr. Joseph Ray ANE Regional Flight Surgeon 13 Appendices Raymond German ESA Runway Safety Group Manager (A) GIOVANNI DIPIERRO General Manager, Runway Safety (A)

ANE Runway Safety Team

Timothy Goodall ANE Runway Safety Program Manager 4 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 5 FAA Safety Management National Runway System (SMS) Safety Plan Objectives

The FAA employs a Safety Management System and to identify, mitigate and monitor the condi- (SMS), which provides a formalized and proactive tions and factors that combine to create risk be- approach to find, analyze and address risk in the fore serious events occur. Identify Operating Hazards SAFETY NAS. Program Data To that end, and while formal directives and agree- ASSURANCE A fundamental impact of the National Runway ments are developing, the New England Regional Voluntary Safety Reporting Remain the global leader Safety Plan has been the successful integration of Runway Safety Plan will align its activities with the Investigations in assuring runway safety SMS principles into Runway Safety Strategy. The principles and components of FAA’s current SMS Safety Risk Monitoring enhancement initiatives are NSRP focuses on the development of inter-agency to the greatest extent possible. effective in maintaining an Data Analysis strategic processes in the transition from event- acceptable level of safety at U.S. Partnership for Safety based to risk-based analysis in the assessment of airports with an Audits and Evaluations current risk and in the prediction of future risk. tower.

The goal for the NRSP is to leverage new process- es, sources of safety data, and integrated safety Analyze, Assess, Mitigate, SAFETY RISK and Accept Risk analysis to reduce serious runway safety events, MANAGEMENT Develop Monitoring Plan Implement Runway Safety Safety Risk Management Enhancement Initiatives that Documents manage or reduce the risk of operations.

SMS Orders SAFETY Safety Guidance POLICY FAA/ATO Safety Orders Establish and maintain policies SMS Manual and procedures to ensure adequate resources are available to accomplish the FAA’s near- term and strategic objectives.

SAFETY Outreach and Education Products PROMOTION Lessons Learned Relentlessly promote best Workshops practices, lessons learned, and actionable information obtained Safety Communication from data analysis to our global Four Pillars of runway safety stakeholders. the FAA SMS 6 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 7 Regional Runway Safety FY21 Regional Runway Plan (RRSP) Methodology Safety Plan Initiatives

The Safety Management System (SMS) is com- elimination of those no longer needed due to The Regional Runway Safety Team (RRST) will fluid and will be evaluated on a continuing basis posed of four main components which combine changes in the operational environment. undertake the initiatives listed in this plan. No and modified as events warrant. to create a systematic approach to managing and specific completion dates are provided for each Safety Promotion All RRST members will collaborate in the ensuring safety. These components are: Safety action item, but all are expected to be completed. development of this plan annually, with Policy, Safety Risk Management, Safety Assur- Applicable FAA organizations must establish The RRST will provide the Runway Safety concurrence from the New England Region ance, and Safety Promotion. and maintain a safety promotion function. Safety Promotion is a combination of training and Governance Council (RSGC) with information to Runway Safety Governance Council (RSGC). Safety Policy communication of safety information to support determine impact and necessary resources for Safety Policy is the organization’s documented the implementation and operation of a Safety assignment to these initiatives. This document is commitment to safety, which defines the safety Management System. It includes actions taken objectives, accountabilities and responsibilities to create an organizational environment where of its employees in regard to safety management. safety objectives can be achieved in fulfillment of Safety Policy must be: its mission.

y Documented; y Communicated to all employees ANE FY21 Focus Airports and responsible parties; Following is a list of ANE Focus y Consistent with FAA and U.S. SSP Airports referenced in various sections of this plan. goals and objectives; and y Reviewed periodically to ensure it Priority Airports remains relevant and appropriate. y BED y BOS* Safety Risk Management y PWM

All applicable FAA organizations must establish Airports of Interest and maintain a Safety Risk Management (SRM) y ACK function that provides for initial and continuing y BDL identification of hazards and the analysis and y BTV assessment of risk. SRM functions ensure that y MHT appropriate safety risk controls are developed Monitored Airports and employed operationally. y ASH** y LWM** Safety Assurance y BDR** y MVY** y DXR** y ORH** All applicable FAA organizations must establish y EWB** y OXC** and maintain Safety Assurance processes to y HFD** y PVD ensure that safety risk controls achieve their y HVN** intended objectives and are used to assess operations to identify hazards. Safety Assurance *Core 30, **Federal Contract Tower (FCT) includes monitoring systems of interest and assessing the need for new risk controls, modification of ineffective risk controls, or 8 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 9

2. Safety Risk 1. Safety Assurance Management (SRM)

Implement Runway Safety Enhancement Initiatives (RSEI) Remain the global leader in assuring Runway Safety enhancement that manage or reduce the risk of airport operations.

initiatives are effective in maintaining an acceptable level of safety Local Runway Safety Action Team (LRSAT) meet- 2.6 Runway Safety will encourage and coor- at U.S. Airports with an air traffic control tower. ings provide the foundation of the Runway Safety dinate with the following FAA Lines of Business Program and are the primary means to identify and Staff Offices at the appropriate level to attend Runway Safety will support safety mitigations by (MOR) to support data collection and recommend and address site-specific surface risk at the local LRSATs, Special Focus RSATs (SFRSAT), Regional proactively identifying hazards and risks based on best practices for pilots, controllers and vehicle level. Runway Safety will work with Air Traffic Man- Runway Safety Team (RSST) Meetings, and Run- agers and others as necessary to explore ways to way Safety Governance Council (RSGC) Meetings. continuous analysis of data. This plan supports operators. enhance the RSAT process. The Line of Business or Staff Office will determine the Administrator’s commitment to risk-based de- 1.5 Runway Safety will coordinate with Qual- level of participation: cision-making: build on safety management prin- ity Control Group (QCG) to monitor effectiveness Activity 2 ciples to proactively address emerging safety risk 1. Regional Administration of Runway Safety Action Team (RSAT) process to by using consistent data-informed approaches to Local Runway Safety Team (LRSAT) Meetings: include compliance with Order 7050.1B. This will 2. FAASTeam make smarter, system-level, risk-based decisions. include RSAT planning and coordination, Runway 2.1 Runway Safety will attend/participate 3. Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) in annual Runway Safety Action Teams (RSAT) Activity 1 Safety Action Plan (RSAP) review/ acceptance, 4. Air Traffic Services (ATS) Action Items tracking and any supporting data for meetings for all “Priority” and “Interest” Airports Safety Analysis and Mitigation: published in the FY2021 New England Region 5. Office of Airports (ARP) External Compliance Verifications (ECV). (ANE) Regional Runway Safety Plan (RRSP) that 6. Technical Operations (AJW) 1.1 Runway Safety will support the ATO Top 1.6 Runway Safety will work with Regional Air fall under area of responsibility. 7. Quality Control (QCG) 5 list of hazards directly related to Wrong Surface Traffic Managers (ATM) to identify relevant Ac- Landings. This includes support of the Taxiway 2.2 Runway Safety will attend/participate in 8. Aerospace Medicine (AAM) tion Items from RSAT meetings to aid in mitigat- Arrival Prediction Software for the remaining ANE annual RSAT meetings at monitored airports/ fa- ing local risk. This may include, but not limited to 9. Office of Communications (AOC) site location of BOS. cilities that have not been attended by the Runway support and coordination of Letters of Agreement Safety Group (RSG) in the previous 3 years. 2.7 Specific to Special Focus RSAT (SFRSAT) 1.2 Runway Safety, Flight Standards, Airports, (LOA), Hot Spots, protection of Runway Safety Ar- meetings, Runway Safety will: 2.3 Runway Safety will promote the use of and Air Traffic will share relevant incursion data in- eas (RSA), airport operational procedures, etc. the Runway Safety Action Team (RSAT) Web Tool 1. Identify airports for consideration of cluding analysis, trends, and findings to increase 1.7 Runway Safety will monitor and track to conduct Runway Safety Action Team (RSAT) SFRSAT meetings based on historical awareness and provide visibility of event data and Action Items that are developed during RSAT meetings throughout ANE through pre-RSAT coor- data and repetitive challenging events. trends at regional airports. Example data may include wrong surface meetings and coordinate with the Quality dination efforts and other ATM outreach efforts. operations risk, risk, or Control Group (QCG) and applicable LOBs and 1.3 Runway Safety will continue to coordinate 2.4 Runway Safety will coordinate RSAT meet- surface collision risk. stakeholders as necessary for completion. and review Hot Spots within the New England ings with the ATM at a minimum of 90% of named 2. Provide local coordination for any Special Region and work with the appropriate LOB to ad- 1.8 Runway Safety will track runway safety airports in the RRSP. Focus RSAT (SFRSAT) meetings at dress, publish and mitigate those areas of con- facilities selected by the Runway Safety data to support action items and mitigations that 2.5 Runway Safety will promote/encourage cerns. Group Manager. aid in producing improved safety and will work the use of “From the Flight Deck” and other (FAA 3. Collaborate with Office of Airports with airport sponsors, LOBs, stakeholders, etc. to branded) safety videos, single topic videos, and 1.4 Runway Safety will support the Runway and Flight Standards in their active modify/correct when appropriate. Runway Safety Pilot Simulator at RSAT meetings, Incursion Assessment Team (RIAT) by processing participation at SFRSAT meetings that Runway Incursion Mandatory Occurrence Reports as appropriate. occur within ANE. 10 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 11

3. Safety Policy

Policy, responsibility and accountability that bear on surface safety, and the organizations charged with risk mitigation and safety improvement, are put forth in FAA JO 7050.1B Runway Safety Program (RSP) and the National Runway Safety Plan. 4. Safety Promotion Note: FAA Order 7050.1B is undergoing a rewrite effort in FY2021. All attempts will be made to accommodate the enclosed goals and policies or some improved version thereof; however, any deviations will be addressed as needed to maintain the intent of the current document. Promote best practices, lessons learned, and actionable information obtained from data analysis to our global runway safety stakeholders.

Communication and engagement are essential to and barrier mitigations in advance of and prepara- the success of this Regional Runway Safety Plan. tion for the RRSGC meetings. Engaging with key stakeholders and customers 4.3 Runway Safety and participating LOBs will enables Runway Safety to advance towards the discuss safety initiatives and share relevant infor- How We Are Collaborating goal of reducing surface safety risk. Runway Safe- mation necessary for cross collaboration during ty will promote increased collaboration with Flight each RGC meeting. This partnership effort is im- RUNWAY SAFETY COUNCIL Standards District Offices FAASTeam Program Executive Steering portant in accomplishing regional safety initia- Managers. tives. SAFETY ASSURANCE: Activity 4 RUNWAY INCURSION ANALYSIS TEAM 4.4 Runway Safety will support the Regional Surface Risk Analysis Process Communication Strategy and Engagement: Administrator’s Office by sharing and providing pertinent Runway Safety data/ trends information 4.1 Regional Administrator will coordinate as requested to support annual State RISK MANAGEMENT: executive support and engagement with SURFACE SAFETY GROUP Conferences and Meetings, National Association management from each LOB for Regional Runway Data Analysis Team of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) Meetings and/ Safety Government Council (RRSGC) participation or other aviation industry group meetings to pro- and collaboration on regional runway safety SAFETY POLICY: mote aviation safety. initiatives. Runway Safety will co-chair a minimum SURFACE SAFETY INITIATIVE TEAM Comprehensive Airport Review of two (2) meetings with two ad-hoc meetings if 4.5 The Inter-Disciplinary Team (IDT) meet- and Assessment needed based on regional priorities. ing is a Regional Administrator’s initiative for LOB collaboration on higher profile airport capi- 4.2 Runway Safety, Air Traffic Operations, SAFETY PROMOTION: tal projects, schedules and construction issues. FIXED Technical Operations, Airports Division and Flight COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH TEAM Runway Safety will support these meetings and, Standards will convene Regional Runway Safety Dissemination Strategy if called upon, will provide updates on surface Team (RRST) meetings and regularly communi- safety events. cate and collaborate on regional runway safety concerns/issues to address surface safety risk 12 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 13

4.6 Runway Safety will provide copies of 4.9 Promote From the Flight Deck Videos, completed Runway Safety Action Plans (RSAP) Runway Safety Simulator Animations and for visibility and awareness of discussion items, other safety products with the FAASTeam and 5. Appendix A. mitigations and safety recommendations to LOBs stakeholders for their use at General Aviation pilot when requested and as necessary for collabora- forums, etc. tion on completing local action items. Programs and Definitions 4.10 Promote ATM scheduling of pilot- 4.7 Runway Safety will identify airports to controller forums with ATM coordination through include on a priority list for future From the Flight the FAASTeam at all Priority, Interest and Definitions relating to runway safety are found in FAA order 7050.1B. Deck videos. Monitored Airports in the Regional Runway Safety The following are select definitions pertinent to this document. Plan. 4.8 For video locations in ANE, Runway Safety Airport Construction Advisory Council (ACAC): ACAC is dedicated to ensuring the safety of all will participate in convening the local safety team, stakeholders operating in the National Airspace System (NAS) during all runway and taxiway identification of key issues, drafting the video construction projects. The ACAC is tasked with developing strategies and risk mitigations, for Air script, reviewing the video for accuracy, and Traffic Managers (ATMs) to employ, that will enhance surface safety and ensure that communication is promoting the video upon release to all available complete and consistent. The ACAC strives to serve as a conduit for sharing good operating practices between managers throughout the NAS. The ACAC is responsible for transforming appropriate parties. strategies and best practices into future Air Traffic Organization policy to perpetuate operational safety during all construction projects.

Airports Division (ARP): The Airports Division is involved in a number of programs and initiatives focused on improving airport and runway safety and reducing the number and severity of runway incursions. Provided below is a brief synopsis of these programs:

Airport Improvement Program (AIP): The Airports Division administers the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) which provides grant funds to airport operators for airport planning and improvements. Airfield projects designed to reduce runway incursions may be eligible for AIP funding. These may include airfield geometry changes, certain Runway Safety Action Plan (RSAP) Action Items, certain airfield marking, lighting, and signage projects. All questions and discussions regarding AIP projects or eligibility must be referred to the appropriate Airports District Office (ADO).

Part 139 Airport Certification Safety Program: The Airports Division certificates airports serving air carriers utilizing over nine passenger seats. Part 139 contains a number of regulations relevant to runway safety. These include requirements and minimum standards for airport pavement; runway safety areas; airfield marking, lighting, and signage; limiting access to airport movement areas; and airfield driver training. Airport Certification Safety Inspectors conduct airfield inspections on a regular basis to ensure compliance with these and other applicable requirements. In addition, all Runway Incursions involving ground vehicles or pedestrian deviations (V/PDs) are formally investigated by the Airports Division. Any questions and discussions about compliance with Part 139 must be referred to the Airport Safety and Standards Branch (ANE-620).

Local Runway Safety Action Teams (LRSAT): The Airports Division strives to participate in as many RSAT meetings as possible.

Runway Incursion Mitigation Program (RIM): In 2014, the Office of Airport launched the Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) Program to address non-standard geometry at airports. RIM initially mapped the location of all runway incursions occurring in 2007 through 2013. The data for 2014 has since been added. This information was then overlaid upon locations where airfield geometry appeared to not meet current FAA design standards. Locations with multiple runway incursions and non-standard geometry were identified as priority RIM locations and discussions were initiated with the airport operators regarding possible changes to the airfield to address the runway incursion risks. The RIM is a dynamic and continuing program using Risk-Based Decision Making to focus resources on the planning and construction of projects to reduce the potential for runway incursions where airfield geometry may be a contributing factor. 14 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 15

Air Traffic Organization Technical Operations implement corrective action that promptly y Assist FSDO Inspectors in y Identification of systemic problems (AJW): Technical Operations is responsible for and effectively restores full compliance. implementation of airman remedial and forwarding recommendations and maintaining and repairing National Airspace Such actions are taken in a cooperative training and counselling per the proposed mitigations for appropriate System (NAS) equipment. This may include but process involving specific compliance Compliance Philosophy. FAA action/response. is not limited to Instrumental Landing Systems actions such as airman counselling, remedial y Report and analyze local safety issues y Implementation of the most effective (ILS). Typically, the ILS is located in between or training, or other specific program related to and trends as a section of the annual corrective actions through the near runways. The Airway Transportation System the problem(s) identified in the investigation. FSDO Report to the FSDO Manager. FAA Compliance Philosophy which Specialists (ATSS) attend required instruction Airmen or organizations who demonstrate emphasizes a cooperative approach annually to traverse in those areas. If a deviation chronic noncompliance, inability to perform, Flight Standards (AVS): The Flight Standards with airmen and stakeholders. has occurred involving Technical Operations, a or who have noncompliant attitudes are organization does business through Flight y “Lessons Learned” is completed and a review of ineligible for Compliance Philosophy. Beyond Standards District Offices (FSDO) and Upholding minimum regulatory driver training records is conducted. If need be, Flight Standards, Compliance Philosophy Certificate Management Offices (CMO) located standards as applied to airmen and a briefing or Service Rendered Telecom (SRT) exists throughout the FAA and is supported strategically throughout the New England organizations that operate in the NAS. will take place involving the parties. by the Safety Management System (SMS) Region. Each FSDO/CMO Office Manager Hotspot: An airport surface hotspot is a location approach to aviation safety. has been assigned direct responsibility for Air Traffic Services (ATS): The primary purpose on an airport movement area with a history of managing all matters relating to Runway Safety potential risk of collision or runway incursion, of the ATC system is to prevent a collision Comprehensive Electronic Data Analysis within the scope of Flight Standards oversight between aircraft operating in the system and to and Reporting Tool (CEDAR): Refers to the and where heightened attention by pilots/ as concerns his or her geographical area of drivers/controllers is necessary. provide a safe, orderly and expeditious flow of Comprehensive Electronic Data Analysis responsibility. These include: traffic. ATS provides safe, efficient and secure and Reporting Tool used by ATO to report Incorrect Presence: Presence inside the air traffic control and traffic management occurrences in the National Airspace System y Oversight of certificated airmen movement or protected area caused by non- services to system stakeholders. (NAS). and aviation organizations including compliance with a requirement or instruction. certification, surveillance, accident/ Air Traffic Services Quality Control Group FAA Safety Team (FAAST): The FAASTeam incident investigation, and Mandatory Occurrence Report (MOR): An (QCG): The purpose of quality control, as defined supports the Administrator’s Runway Safety enforcement. occurrence involving air traffic services for in the ATO, is to assess the output (whether initiatives by participating at LRSATs and which the collection of associated safety-related a product or service) of a particular process providing Runway Safety outreach to pilots. y Safety Promotion and Educational data and conditions is mandatory. CEDAR is the or function and identify any deficiencies or FAASTeam employees working within (Flight Outreach utilizing the FAASTeam preferred method of submitting MOR’s. problems that need to be addressed. Within Standards District Offices) FSDOs are engaged employees who report directly to each this quality control concept, it is a primary in the following efforts related to Runway Safety: office manager. Movement Area: The runways, taxiways, and responsibility to take action, particularly at the y Collaboration with FAA LOBs and other surface areas of an airport/heliport which y Service Delivery Point (SDP), to ensure that these Carry out tasks in the FAASTeam Stakeholders to identify aviation are used for taxiing/hover taxiing, air taxiing, products or services meet the requirements of National Performance Plan (NPP) hazards and associated risks and to and/or takeoff and landing of aircraft, and the SDP and the ATO organizationally. Quality related to Runway Safety. implement corrective action within which are under control of the operating ATCT. Control directives outline the processes and y Coordinate FAA outreach with the area of responsibility to reduce The movement area is typically defined in a steps utilized to ensure the quality of products airmen and aviation organizations in the potential of aviation accidents and local letter of agreement between the ATCT and and services provided at the SDP level on an association with local ATC facilities incidents. airport operator. ongoing basis. and airport operators. y Oversight of Flight Standards NASAO Runway Safety Initiative (FAA/NASAO y Anti-Runway Incursion Device (A-RID): Any Assist FSDO Inspectors in Programs at the local level intended to Runway Safety Initiative): As put forth in device that is used to provide a reminder to a investigation of PDs to the extent that improve runway safety within the area a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) controller that the runway surface is in use and useful safety information is discovered of responsibility and to coordinate between FAA and NASAO (National Association therefore not safe to be crossed, landed upon, and acted upon. this with the RRST through Flight of State Aviation Officials) both parties will used for takeoff, etc. y Draft formal Safety Recommendations Standards Division Management. explore methods of working collaboratively, to if applicable. provide and disseminate information on runway Compliance Philosophy: In FY16, the FAA AVS Offices are engaged in the following safety in order to reduce both incursion and adopted a program named Compliance y Draft educational programs and/or specific efforts related to Runway Safety: excursions at towered controlled airports. The Philosophy which, for Flight Standards, products appropriate to local Runway y Prompt response and investigation of focus will be on providing educational outreach mandates that Aviation Safety Inspectors Safety issues. occurrences, incidents, and reported and subject matter expertise to the aviation finding any airman or organization not meeting y Utilize volunteer FAASTeam pilot deviations. community regarding Runway Safety operations, the minimum regulatory requirements related Representatives including CFIs and regulations, and related issues. The MOU is to their certificate, evaluate underlying y Creating high quality reports DPEs in all aspects of Runway Safety considered an ongoing commitment, until both cause, airman/organizational attitude, and documenting all investigations. Promotion. FAA and NASAO determine the objectives of the 16 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 17

MOU have been satisfactorily achieved. to Action NextGen Technology Initiative. Initial Tampa and Centennial International Airports.. Runway Safety Group (RSG): RSG is the focal candidate airports were selected from a list of point for runway safety initiatives in the NAS. Protected Area: The protected area of a surface 484 airports that reported runway incursions The RIWS solution provides airports of all RSG works with other FAA organizations and intended for landing or takeoff includes the area over a 10-year period ending FY 2014. The sizes with an added layer of safety for vehicle the aviation community to improve runway inside the runway hold position markings (e.g., candidate airports were reevaluated and the movements by: safety by reducing the frequency and severity of hold line) on paved taxiways or ramps and the list adjusted due to changes in RI trending. Runway Incursions (RI) Runway Excursion (RE) y Preemptively alerting a drive of a designated runway safety area. RIPSA focuses on small to medium airports and Surface Incidents (SI). RSG responsibilities potential incursion into a Runway that do not have existing surface surveillance are set forth by FAAO 7050.1B, Runway Safety Regional Runway Safety Governance Council Safety Area or protected space systems. Within the New England Region, Program. (RSGC): Chaired by the Regional Administrator the NextGen team visited DeKalb-Peachtree y Improving situational awareness by or designee, and composed of the RRSPM and Airport, Daytona Beach International Airport, displaying a highly accurate location Runway Safety Program (RSP): RSP is a cross executives or designees from Airports, Flight Sanford International Airport, Miami Executive of the vehicle over the airports own lines of business program focused on improving Standards, and ATO Terminal Operations. Each Airport, and Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport geographical information system runway safety by decreasing the number and region may choose whether to establish such a and met with airport and air traffic management maps. severity of runway incursion, runway excursions, council, based on the needs of the region and to discuss the runway safety challenges at that and other surface incidents. The FAA lines the judgment of the Regional Administrator. The y Displaying the position of aircraft and airport, the present and planned mitigations of business are guided by FAA Order 7050.1B, council is responsible for ensuring that regional other vehicles in near real-time from to address runway safety related risks. The Runway Safety Program. The order establishes initiatives and actions are being accomplished sources such as the FAA ASDE-X/ assessment report resulting from the visits policy, assigns responsibilities and delegates in the appropriate manner and timeframe, and ASSC systems. suggested PDK, TMB, and FXE be revisited authority for ensuring compliance with this to approve/concur or provide resources, if y Broadcasting the position of the in FY18 for further analysis. DAB has been order within each organization. necessary, as recommended by the RRST. vehicle through FAA certified vehicle recommended as a potential candidate site movement area transponder units to Runway Safety Tracking System (RSTS): The and SFB will be reassessed in FY18. This will Regional Runway Safety Program Managers air traffic controllers and pilots. RSTS is a web based database application amount to selecting the candidate airports and (RSPM): Represents the Runway Safety Group employed by the RSG to track events, action identifying the technology that is the right size, y Displaying of static, airport pre- in activities within the region. Chairs the RRST, items, documents and other information right fit for that airport. The current projection is defined routes to common locations, develops and implements the Regional Runway pertinent to FAA’s runway safety mission. The 12 to 18 months to gain approval and purchase to further assist in mitigating Safety Plan. For a complete description of primary data sources are regional and local the technology. The testing period could be up disorientation of a driver in reduced responsibilities please see Order 7050.1B. Runway Safety Action Team meetings. to three years. visibility or at night. Regional Runway Safety Team (RRST): The Severity Classifications: Runway Incursions Runway Incursion Warning System (RIWS): Runway Safety Action Team (RSAT): The Southern RRST is comprised of Runway Safety are assessed by Runway Safety and classified The RIWS system has been proven to prevent RSAT convenes to discuss surface movement staff and at least one designated representative by the severity of the event. The Severity incursions by alerting a driver – visually and issues and concerns at a particular airport and of Service Area Terminal Operations, Service Classifications are: Area Technical Operations, and the Flight audibly, prior to the vehicle entering a runway formulate a Runway Safety Action Plan (RSAP) Standards and Airports regional divisions. safety area (RSA) or other airport defined to address those concerns. Regional and local y Accident. An incursion that results in a Advisory members of the team may include hazard zones. The system meets the technical RSATs must include personnel from the ATCT collision. For the purposes of tracking designees from each of the Air Traffic and Tech- requirements for accuracy, frequency of and airport operator and may include personnel incursion performance, an accident Ops districts. Appendix F lists the members positional updates, prediction of vehicle position, from various FAA lines of business (including will be treated as a Category A runway of the RRST. RRST is charged with identifying and alerting set forth bythe FAA on windows or Runway Safety) and interested users of the incursion. Apple iOS based systems. This is accomplished airport. Composition of special focus teams regional priorities and working through their y Category A. A serious incident through proprietary software algorithms and may vary. All attendees at the RSAT meeting are executive representative on the RSGC to ensure in which a collision was narrowly precision WAAS enabled GPS modules on considered to be part of the RSAT. A Regional that issues are properly vetted through their avoided. respective LOB and for prior coordination before each device. The combination of software and RSAT is led by Runway Safety and a local RSAT RSGC meetings. hardware make it possible to calculate the is led by the ATCT manager. y Category B. An incident in which position of the vehicle, its speed and direction separation decreases and there is Runway Safety Service Area Manager: Located Runway Excursion (RE): A veer-off or overrun of travel ten times per second and to predict if a significant potential for collision, in the Service Center in College Park, Georgia, off the runway surface. the vehicle will make entry into a protected area which may result in a time critical the Runway Safety Service Area Manager and alert the driver with sufficient time to take corrective/evasive response to avoid a Runway Incursion Prevention Shortfall supervises the Regional Runway Safety corrective action if not authorized to make entry. collision. Analysis (RIPSA): Runway Incursion Reduction Program Managers and interacts with the ATO The system has demonstrated its capability y Program (RIRP) has initiated the Runway Service area offices, Regional LOBs Managers, Category C. An incident characterized to prevent runway incursions and improve Incursion Prevention Shortfall Analysis (RIPSA). and Regional Administrators. For a complete by ample time and/or distance to avoid situational awareness at airports like Dallas RIPSA was created in response to NTSB Safety description of responsibilities please see Order a collision. Fort-Worth, Baltimore Washington International, Recommendation A-00-66 and is also a Call 7050.1B. y Category D. An incident that meets 18 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 19

the definition of a runway incursion, operating an aircraft under its own such as incorrect presence of a power (see FAA Order 8020.11, Aircraft single vehicle/person/aircraft on the Accident and Incident Notification, protected area of a surface designated Investigation and Reporting, for the 6. Appendix B. for the landing and take-off of official definition). aircraft, but with no immediate safety y Vehicle or Pedestrian Deviation Region Districts consequences. (VPD). A surface event caused by a y Category E. An incident in which vehicle driver or pedestrian (see FAA insufficient or conflicting evidence of Order 8020.11, Aircraft Accident and and Towered Airports the event precludes assigning another Incident Notification, Investigation and category. Reporting, for the official definition). y Other. Surface events which cannot Surface Event: An occurrence at an airport AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2018, ATO WILL REALIGN DISTRICTS TO REFLECT THE FOLLOWING FAA FACILITIES: involving a pedestrian, vehicle, or aircraft clearly be attributed to a mistake on the defined airport movement area that or incorrect action by an air traffic involves either a runway excursion, or an controller, pilot, driver, or pedestrian Eastern Service Area incorrect presence, unauthorized movement, will be classified as “other”. Washington or occurrence that affects or could affect the Surface Incident (SI): Unauthorized or Jacksonville Miami New York Atlanta DC safety of flight of an aircraft. unapproved movement within the designated movement area (excluding runway incursions) TEBW TEDC TEJX TEMA TENY TETL Surface events are classified into the following or an occurrence in that same area associated types: with the operation of an aircraft that affects or Robert Teresa Shaun Juan James Michael could affect the safety of flight. Jones Mount Sanders Fuentes Schultz (A) Schmidt y Operational Incident (OI). A surface ACK ACY CAE FLL ABE AGS event attributed to ATCT action or Wrong Surface Operation: An event where an inaction. aircraft lands on the wrong runway, taxiway or ALB ADW CHS FPR AVP ATL y Pilot Deviation (PD). A surface event at the wrong airport. Also an event where an caused by a pilot or other person aircraft departs on the wrong runway or taxiway. BDL BWI DAB FXE BGM AVL

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BTV IAD MYR RSW FRG CSG

MHT ILG ORL SJU HPN GSO

PVD ILM PNS SRQ ISP GSP

PWM ORF SAV STT JFK MGM

SYR PHF SFB TMB LGA PDK

PHL TLH TPA MDT TRI

PNE VRB MMU TYS

RDU POU

RIC RDG

ROA TEB 20 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 21

AS OF OCTOBER 01, 2018, ATO WILL REALIGN ITS DISTRICTS TO REFLECT Boston District Boston District THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES WITH FEDERAL CONTROL TOWERS ACK Nantucket-Memorial OXC Waterbury Oxford

Eastern Service Area ALB Albany International PVD TF Green, Providence

Washington ASH Boire Field, Nashua PWM Portland International Jetport Boston Jacksonville Miami New York Atlanta DC BAF Barnes Westfield RME Griffiss International, Rome TEBW TEDC TEJX TEMA TENY TETL BDL Bradley International SYR Syracuse Hancock International Robert Teresa Shaun Juan James Michael Jones Mount Sanders Fuentes Schultz (A) Schmidt BDR Sikorsky Memorial Bridgeport ASH CHO ABY APF BDR AHN BED L G Hanscom Field Bedford Note: Highlighted facilities BAF ESN CRE BCT CXY FTY denote Regional Administrator’s BGR Bangor International visits per RA’s Business Plan BVY EWN CRG BKV DXR GMU BGM Greater Binghamton EWB FDK DHN BQN FOK GYH

GON HGR ECP EYW HVN HKY BOS Boston Logan International

HFD ISO EVB FMY IPT INT BTV Burlington International

HYA LWB FIN HWO ITH JQF BVY Beverly Regional

LEB LYH GNV LAL LNS LZU DXR Danbury Municpal

LWM MTN HXD OPF OXC MCN ELM Elmira/Corning Regional MVY SBY ISM PGD SWF RYY EWB New Bedford Regional ORH TTN LEE PMP UNV TCL GON Groton-New London OWD MLB SIG HFD Hartford-Brainard RME OCF SPG HVN Tweed New Haven OMN STX HYA Barnstable Muni, Hyannis SGJ SUA ITH Ithica Tompkins Regional TIX

VQQ LEB Lebanon Municipal

LWM Lawrence Municipal

MHT Manchester Boston Regional

MVY Martha’s Vineyard

ORH Worchester Regional

OWD Norwood Memorial 22 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 23

7. Appendix C. 8. Appendix D. New England Region Regional Runway Governance Council Safety Team Roster Meeting Schedule Team Name Position / Organization Representing Phone Role

Runway Safety Program Manager, Note: These dates are tentative and Raymond German Core 781-238-7784 subject to change: invites will be sent New England Region out by the regional administrators office Timothy Goodall Runway Safety Program Manager Core 781-238-7781

Colleen ANE Regional Administrator, ANE-1 Core 781-238-7020 FY21 QUARTER 1 December 15, 2020 D’Alessandro

FY21 QUARTER 2 February 25, 2021 Steve Sherwood ANE Deputy Regional Administrator, ANE-2 Core 781-238-7024 3RD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM FY21 QUARTER 3 June 8, 2021 Ronald Curtis Manager, Flight Standards Division Core 781-238-7501 FY21 QUARTER 4 September 16, 2021 Asst. Manager Eastern Region Technical Christopher Burns Core 781-238-7681 Branch –Air Carrier

Airport Lead Certification Inspector, ANE Laurie Dragonas Core 781-238-7630 Airports Division

Gail Latrell Airports Division Manager, ANE Core 781-238-7603

Technical Operations District Manager, John A Pallera Core 603-881-1160 Boston District

Tom Lafen Support Manager, Boston District Core 401-734-2828

Robert K. Jones Air Traffic District Manager, Boston District Core 603-594-5501 24 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 25

9. Appendix E. Total Runway Incursions by Fiscal Year TIn FY 2019, New England Region ranks amongst Safety Assurance the lowest in Runway Incursions with 59 total.

Data Monitoring and Analysis Objective: Remain the global leader in assuring Runway Safety enhancement initiatives are effective in maintaining an acceptable level of safety at U.S. airports with an air traffic control tower.

National Data

The below information depicts a summary of the previous 6 Years (FY2014 to FY2019), and a sum- mary of the previous 2 Fiscal Years:

On September 19, 2017, the National Transportation Safety Board held a Runway Incursion Forum to raise awareness of the increase in runway incursions in the U.S. and the need to reverse the trend. Safety experts from the aviation industry participated, including representatives from major air carriers, the Aircraft Own- ers and Pilots Association (AOPA), and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). Participating government agencies included the FAA, NASA and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

y The number of Runway Incursions has declined since 2018 while the level of airport operations has remained constant. 26 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 27

Detailed report on each region ranked by total Runway Incursions Nationally for FY-2019 Category A and B Runway Incursions National Trend

A & B Runway Incursions Broken Down by Regions and Years Runway Incursions for previous Fiscal Year by Regions 28 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 29

Category A and B Runway Incursions National Trend Runway Incursions for previous Fiscal Year by Region Historical Data for New England Region

RI - FY 2019 Year to Date as of 11/15/2019

RI Rate per 100K OPS 30 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 31

Previous Fiscal Years Data (Continued) 32 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 New England (ANE) Runway Safety Plan FY2021 33

National Wrong Surface Event Statistics National Wrong Surface Event Statistics (Continued)

Raymond German and Timothy Goodall Runway Safety Program Manager

New England Region 1200 District Avenue Burlington, MA 01803

More information can be found on the Runway Safety website at https://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/ For More Information:

Runway Safety Program Managers, New England Region Raymond German and Timothy Goodall

1200 District Avenue Burlington, MA 01803

www.faa.gov Published by ANE Regional Runway Safety Team