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ECAST Meeting 6th March 2013

Runway Overrun Prevention System

Focus on end of Runway Excursions

Presented by
Harry Nelson
All Airbus aircraft – Runway excursion

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ROPS Presentation to CAAC Beijing, 24 January 2013

ROW / ROP - The Challenge

To achieve a Reduction in Runway Excursions

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

NTSB Safety Recommendations to FAA (March 29, 2011)

“Actively pursue with aircraft and avionics manufacturers the development of
technology to reduce or prevent runway excursions and, once it becomes
available, require that the technology be installed. (A-11-28)”

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The Challenge

• From concept to mandate

TCAS: 17 years

EGPWS: 21 years

ROPS or equivalent solution: 25 years???

• Why so long?

• We have to find new ways of getting great safety ideas into

general use more quickly if we want to attack today’s accident
rate and make a difference “tomorrow.”

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Safety at Landing: the n°1 Air Transportation Safety Issue

Hull Losses Claims Data over 1985-2010 Period (only claims above 10m$)

Source : ASCEND Database

Landing
Landing excursions
excursions claims:
claims: aa deteriorating
deteriorating situation
situation
Aviation
Aviation industry
industry now
now needs
needs aa game
game changer...
changer...

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Safety at Landing: the n°1 Air Transportation Safety Issue

Existing Situation

• Most of accident with overruns at landing follow dangerous

deviations at low altitude (Toronto)
Note - Non adherence to SOP at intermediate altitude remains
exceptional

• Contributors to runway excursions at landing accidents and incidents

59% touched down in the recommended touchdown zone

62% experienced tailwind

76% respected FSF/IATA/ICAO Stable Approach criteria

93% were on wet orTraining

water contaminated runways
and Procedures are not enough
Training and Procedures are not enough
Aviation
Aviation industry
industry now
now needs
needs aa game
game changer...
changer...

100% where with perfectly healthy aircraft

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Runway Excursion Risk Mitigation Means

Technology, a Part of the Solution

ATC/Crews Airport
Operational Proactive On-
Procedures Board Technology Infrastructures

ICAO/FSF/IATA
Approach and Recommended ICAO
Landing Accident Runway End Safety
Reduction (ALAR) Area (RESA)
Toolkit and now
RERR Toolkit

Arresting System
(EMAS)

FAA Takeoff and

Landing Monitoring of
Performance realistic aircraft Runway Condition
Assessment (TALPA) landing Reporting
Aviation Rulemaking performance
Committee (ARC)

Only
Only aa combined
combined prevention
prevention approach
approach should
should be
be effective;
effective;
Like
Like EGPWS/TCAS,
EGPWS/TCAS, on-board
on-board technology
technology will
will be
be key
key to
to mitigate
mitigate Runway
Runway Excursion
Excursion Risk
Risk

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Runway Overrun Prevention System

Design principles and Achievements

• A technology designed to monitor continuously total energy and

aircraft landing performance vs. runway end, from short final up to
aircraft stop

• A true guidance to assist crew in:

The go-around decision making process by removing doubt about the ability to
continue to a safe landing

Gives clear and immediate assistance under changing conditions at low altitude after
the normal “stabilised ‘ approach criteria points

The timely application of on-ground retardation means

• Very promising safety benefits, demonstrated with a review/replay of

actual runway excursions and 3 years in-service experience

Vast majority of Airbus events would have been avoided

No spurious alerts reported

Not considered by pilots as a “too” talkative and intrusive function

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Runway Overrun Prevention System

ROPS = Runway Overrun Warning (ROW) + Runway Overrun Protection (ROP)

• ROPS automatically detects current landing runway using terrain database

• ROW performs a real time in-flight landing distance assessment with respect
to detected landing distance available
→ If the detected landing distance available is assessed too short, ROW triggers an alert to
encourage the crew to go around
→ On A320 Family, A330/A340 and A380, DRY and WET runway conditions are assessed
→ On A350XWB, all runway conditions are assessed

• ROP performs a real time on-ground stopping distance assessment with

respect to detected landing distance available
→ If the detected landing distance available is assessed too short, ROP triggers an alert to
encourage the crew to apply and keep all available retardation means
→ In such conditions, on A380 and A350 only, if the Autobrake is armed, max braking is applied
automatically without delay

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Runway Overrun Prevention System

Quick Description

AA flexible
flexible and
and affordable
affordable solution
solution
•• Works
Works with
with existing
existing aircraft
aircraft sensors
sensors and
and hardware
hardware
equipping
equipping existing
existing in-service
in-service fleet
fleet

•• AA software
software upgrade
upgrade that
that can
can be
be linked
linked to
to
1.
1. AMM and/or HUD (in-service on
AMM and/or HUD (in-service on A380)
A380)
2. EGPWS/TAWS or Airport Navigation
2. EGPWS/TAWS or Airport Navigation

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Runway Overrun Prevention System

A320 Family and A330/A340 HMI Overview

ROPS alerts displayed

on PFD

ECAM

ROPS audio
through loudspeakers

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Runway Overrun Prevention System

Description of the function - ROW alarms (1/2)

If ROW WET distance to stop is longer than remaining runway length:

Below 400ft :

Amber message on PFD (flashing for 9s)

And, no audio

→ Standard Operating Procedure : Go-Around if runway is not DRY

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Runway Overrun Prevention System

Description of the function - ROW alarms (2/2)

If ROW DRY distance to stop is longer than remaining runway length:

Below 400ft :

Red message on PFD (flashing for 9s)

And, below 200ft :

Audio callout “RWY TOO SHORT”

→ Standard Operating Procedure : Go-Around (whatever runway condition)

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Runway Overrun Prevention System

Description of the function - ROP alarms

If ROP distance to stop is longer than remaining runway length:

• Red message on PFD

• Until max pedal deflection :

Repetitive audio “BRAKE… MAX BRAKING”

Then, until max reverse selection :

Repetitive audio “SET MAX REVERSE”

• At 80kt (if still in overrun situation)

One audio “KEEP MAX REVERSE”

→ Standard Operating Procedure : Apply Full Pedals and Set/Keep Max Reverse

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Runway Overrun Prevention System

A Natural Link with In-Flight Realistic Landing Distance Assessment Pilot action
based on
simple SOP

In-flight realistic landing

distance assessment by
the crew
In Flight

Last stabilization gate

As recommended per SOP
On Ground

Introduction
Introduction of
of OLD
OLD and
and ROPS,
ROPS, aa consistent
consistent approach
approach
...Airbus
...Airbus is
is ready
ready

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Runway Overrun Prevention System

Timeline for AIRBUS Fleet

Research
Research
Oct.
Oct. 1998
1998 -- Feb.
Feb. 2002
2002

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Runway Overrun Prevention System

Competition vs. ROPS

Main factors of Runway Overrun at landing Solved by

• Long flare
• Stabilization not achieved at 1000/500 ft
• No approved and defined realistic operational landing distance R
• Wind shift at low altitude O
• Approach becoming unstable at low altitude P R
• Long derotation S O
• Late selection of engine thrust reversers In-
P
• Runway friction coefficient lower than expected Service
S
• Cancellation of reversers at 70kts A350

• Late/weak manual braking (w/o or after AB disc) XWB

• Failure affecting the landing distances

• Contaminated runway snow, ice ... more slippery than
reported, no approved realistic operational landing distance
defined on contaminated runway

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Conclusion and Perspective

US NTSB (March 2011)

“Actively pursue with aircraft and avionics manufacturers the development of technology to reduce or prevent runway
excursions and, once it becomes available, require that the technology be installed.”
(A-11-28 safety recommendation to FAA)

European Aviation Safety Agency (June 2012)

Release of draft Terms of Reference to mandate existing on-board technologies on airplane
To increase the level of safety by reducing the number of runway excursions

Regional Aviation Safety Group – Pan America (October 2012)

Positive Business Case related to the deployment of ROPS-like technology to mitigate runway excursion risk in Latin America
Recommendation to implement such on-board technology

European Action Plan for Prevention of Runway Excursions (January 2013)

“On-board real time performance monitoring and alerting systems that will assist the flight crew with the land/go-around
decision and warn when more deceleration force is needed should be made widely available.”
(AM03 safety recommendation to aircraft manufacturers)

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ROPS Presentation to CAAC Beijing, 24 January 2013

Conclusion and Perspective

US NTSB (March 2011)

“Actively pursue with aircraft and avionics manufacturers the development of technology to
reduce or prevent runway excursions and, once it becomes available, require that the
technology be installed.”
(A-11-28 safety recommendation to FAA)

European Action Plan for Prevention of Runway Excursions (March 2012)

“On-board real time performance monitoring and alerting systems that will assist the flight
crew with the land/go-around decision and warn when more deceleration force is needed
should be made widely available.”
(AM03 safety recommendation to aircraft manufacturers)

RASG-Pan America ROPS Installation Cost Benefits Analysis (October 2012)

Airbus
Airbus believes
believes
ROPS
ROPS is
is that
that requested
requested and
and already
already available
available technology,
technology,
ROPS
ROPS represents
represents aa tangible
tangible short-term
short-term opportunity
opportunity

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Conclusion and Perspective

• ROPS is a realistic solution to respond to worldwide safety agencies

requests to mitigate runway excursions
Available for Airbus FBW aircraft
Accessible for all other TAWS-equipped types

• Human Factors and technical requirements have been rigorously tested

• ROPS design fully integrates operational procedures and training

requirements

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