AeroSafety WORLD PILOT MULTITASKING Risks real, benefits few THE PROMISE OF ASIAS System-level safety data arrive OUTSIDE THE BOX Deployable CVR/FDR modules ARFF RESOURCES Upgrades tough to justify RUNWAY EXCURSIONS KEEPING IT ON THE PAVEMENT THE JOURNAL OF FLIGHT SAFETY FOUNDatION AUGUST 2009 “Cessna is committed to providing the latest safety information to our customers, and that’s why we provide each new Citation owner with an FSF Aviation Department Tool Kit.” — Will Dirks, VP Flight Operations, Cessna Aircraft Co. afety tools developed through years of FSF aviation safety audits have been conveniently packaged for your flight crews and operations personnel. These tools should be on your minimum equipment list. The FSF Aviation Department Tool Kit is such a valuable resource that Cessna Aircraft Co. provides each new Citation owner with a copy. One look at the contents tells you why. 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For more information, contact: Namratha Apparao, + 1 703 739-6700, ext. 101 e-mail: [email protected] PRESIDENT’sMESSAGE AGAINST The Tide know that a lot of people turn to this page You also can expect to see your Foundation looking for some insight or inspiration about cited in the press more than ever. Many members aviation safety. I hate to disappoint, but at least have asked us to be the voice of reason for the once a year, I believe I should give you some international media, so we work daily with ma- Iinsight into this organization, letting you know jor media outlets around the world to help them what you can expect from us. produce better-informed aviation safety stories. This is the toughest economic climate the Foun- In the first six months of the year, the Foundation dation has endured since it started in 1947. The good has been quoted in various news media more than news is that in spite of the tough times, we are sur- 10,000 times and in more languages than we can viving while at the same time preparing to grow. By count. Our head office may be in the United States, the time you read this, you should be able to use our but our voice is heard all over the world. I hope it new Web site. It is part of an effort to modernize our is the voice of reason. infrastructure with a new generation of communica- It takes money to keep these things happening. tion tools. Travel will be tough for safety professionals We have been blessed with a few major contributions for a long time, but with these new electronic tools, over the last several years, but we can’t leave future the Foundation, I hope, will remain a place where the contributions to chance. For that reason, Susan aviation safety community comes together. Lausch has joined us as our new director of develop- If you have not already noticed, our reach has ment. It will be her job to communicate the value of been steadily expanding. A team of volunteers for the Foundation to economic decision makers and months now has been producing a Chinese language donors. It also will be her job to listen to you and edition of this magazine, which is available for keep us technical people going in the direction the download on our Web site. Some articles also are members need us to go. You can help the Foundation being translated into Russian, and we hope to see a by helping her. Please let her know how the Founda- Spanish version in the not-too-distant future. Recent tion earns your membership and the things it needs economics may have caused the industry to contract, to do to appeal to more people and add more value. but the Foundation’s reach has been extended. You can contact Susan at development@flightsafety. It is not enough to build new communication org. She will be looking forward to hearing from you, channels; we have to have something to say. Some and I will be grateful for your support. of you who are International Air Transport As- sociation members probably have seen the newly minted IATA/FSF Runway Excursion Risk Reduc- tion Toolkit. Even if you are not an IATA member you will be able to get this information from FSF and IATA. Also, an updated Approach and Landing William R. Voss Accident Reduction Tool Kit will be available from President and CEO the Foundation in the coming months. Flight Safety Foundation WWW.FLIGHTSAFETY.ORG | AEROSAFETYWORLD | AUGUST 2009 | 1 AeroSafetyWORLD contents August2009 Vol 4 Issue 8 features Memory unit Battery Antenna Antenna 12 CoverStory | Keeping It on the Runway 12 18 HumanFactors | The Perils of Multitasking 24 AccidentInvestigation | Thinking Outside the (Black) Box 28 CausalFactors | Idle Approach 32 StrategicIssues | Latest ASIAS Results 38 HumanFactors | Stressed Out 43 AircraftRescue | Unjustified Resources 18 47 InSight | Fogbound departments 1 President’sMessage | Against the Tide 5 EditorialPage | Virtual Face 6 AirMail | Letters From Our Readers 28 7 SafetyCalendar | Industry Events 2 | FLIGHT SAFETY FOUNDATION | AEROSAFETYWORLD | AUGUST 2009 32 43 38 AeroSafetyWORLD telephone: +1 703.739.6700 9 InBrief | Safety News William R. Voss, publisher, FSF president and CEO [email protected] 49 DataLink | More Accidents, Fewer Fatalities J.A. 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Safety Management • Safety reporting module integrates incident data across all departments • Risk assessment calculates and guides decision-making to resolve incidents • Automatically trigger corrective actions from incidents • Schedule and execute safety audits (IOSA)