Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Problems. Topic S04-02. Preventing Vehicle-Aircraft Incidents During Winter Operations and Periods of Low Visibility
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Winter and low visibility operations on an airport represent times when the risk for a collision between an aircraft and vehicles increases. Factors that increase this risk include: (1) </font><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Communication breakdowns or miscommunications between vehicle operators, air traffic controllers, and/or pilots can result in a vehicle-aircraft incident.</font> (2) <font face="Times New Roman" size="3">The urgency to restore the airport to operational status as soon as possible creates pressure on winter operations personnel.</font> (3) <font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Winter operations often occur over extended hours/days that can result in driver fatigue.</font> (4) <font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Visual cues that drivers normally use to navigate on airport runways and taxiways may be obscured or take on a different appearance.</font> (5) <font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Although it is sometimes possible to close a runway while winter/low visibility operations are conducted on it, at other times it is necessary to conduct winter/low visibility operations on the runway between aircraft arrivals and/or departures.</font> (6) <font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Personnel assigned winter operation duties in non-movement areas may inadvertently enter movement areas.</font> (7) <font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Vehicle operators are often faced with multiple distractions when conducting winter/low visibility operations.</font> <font face="Times New Roman" size="3">The objective of this synthesis is to provide a compendium of existing practices, procedures, training, and systems that airport operators use to reduce the risk of vehicle-aircraft incidents during winter/low visibility operations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The synthesis should address airports with operating full-time, part-time or without airport traffic control towers (ATCTs).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The synthesis should include airports ranging in size from general aviation to large hub.</font></p>
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $25000.00
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Contract Numbers:
Project 11-03, Topic
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC United States 20591Airport Cooperative Research Program
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 -
Project Managers:
Staba, Gail
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Performing Organizations:
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001 - Start Date: 20070601
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20080901
- Source Data: RiP Project 16888
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Air transportation crashes; Aircraft; Airport control towers; Airport operations; Airport runways; Visibility distance; Winter
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01462658
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: Project 11-03, Topic
- Files: TRB, RiP, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:07PM