Any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the unauthorized presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person on the protected area of a surface designated for the landing and take off of aircraft
Questions tagged [runway-incursion]
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What distinct challenges are faced in taxi operations that aren't found in other phases of flight?
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) made Runway Incursion Avoidance a special emphasis area and added it as a required task in several of the Practical Test Standards (PTS) documents. All the PTS documents have a bullet item that reads…
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Runway incursion episode/incident
Situation: I’m at the uncontrolled small airport (one runway and one taxi way). The runway in the direction I will be taking requires backtaxing. I’m ready to taxi, I check the radio and get ‘clear and loud’ back. I pull up to hold short lines,…
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