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Runway excursions can happen because of pilot error, poor weather, or a fault with the aircraft. Runway excursions may occur both during takeoff or landing. [2] According to the Flight Safety Foundation, as of 2008, runway excursions were the most frequent type of landing accident, slightly ahead of runway incursion. [3]
Runway incursion involves an aircraft, and a second aircraft, vehicle, or person. It is defined by ICAO and the U.S. FAA as "Any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person on the protected area of a surface designated for the landing and take off of aircraft."
On August 21, 2019, a Cessna Citation Excel operated by Delta Private Jets bound for Portland International Airport suffered a runway excursion at the departure end of Runway 02 after an aborted takeoff. After sliding sideways on its tires for 1,990 ft (610 m), the jet impacted a small ditch at the end of some grassland surrounding the southern ...
A runway incursion is an aviation incident involving improper positioning of vehicles or people on any airport runway or its protected area. When an incursion involves an active runway being used by arriving or departing aircraft, the potential for a collision hazard or instrument landing system (ILS) interference can exist.
In 2023, 23 runway incursions (i.e. something was on the runway when it shouldn’t have been) were labeled as serious incidents. That was more that at any other point over the past decade.
Aviation accidents and incidents involving runway overruns (1 C, 47 P) Pages in category "Aviation accidents and incidents involving runway excursions" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Airport statistics for Kotoka International Airport, by year ... a Starbow ATR 72-500 suffered a runway excursion due to the captain's seat sliding backward during ...
The winds were reported at about 24 to 27 knots (44 to 50 km/h; 28 to 31 mph) from the northwest with gusts up to nearly 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) just before the airliner began its takeoff roll northward down a north–south runway. The 737 has a crosswind limitation for takeoff of 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) on a dry runway. [25]