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From page 63...
... 63   Data Analysis on FAA V/PD Reports This appendix presents the results of a foundational part of the project research. What follows is a description of the analytical methodology used during the initial phase of the project and key findings of the analysis performed on data relating to V/PDs.
From page 64...
... 64 Airside Operations Safety: Understanding the Effects of Human Factors A.2 Methodology The data analyzed encompassed 847 V/PD events that occurred in the United States over the selected 2-year period. For each of the events, the following information (if available in the database)
From page 65...
... Data Analysis on FAA V/PD Reports 65   HFACS findings focus on these two and include example excerpts copied from the investigation narrative write-ups (bulleted and in all caps) to support the findings.
From page 66...
... 66 Airside Operations Safety: Understanding the Effects of Human Factors HE STATED THAT HE KNEW THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED BECAUSE AIRCRAFT WERE OPERATING FROM THE SECONDARY RUNWAY ON THE AIRPORT. WHEN ASKED IF HE CHECKED ANY NOTAMS [Notice to Airmen]
From page 67...
... Data Analysis on FAA V/PD Reports 67   majority of scenarios where this code was assigned. In some cases, the person simply did not communicate at all.
From page 68...
... 68 Airside Operations Safety: Understanding the Effects of Human Factors A third common reason for AMS incursions was confusion on the part of the offender, or the offender was lost or unfamiliar with the airport. This could be due to the person having never been at the airport before or not being trained on airport procedures.
From page 69...
... Data Analysis on FAA V/PD Reports 69   There were many instances where a driver or pedestrian entered an open gate. This may have been because the gate was unlocked or because someone piggy-backed on another driver who did not ensure that the gate closed immediately after entering the airport operations area (AOA)
From page 70...
... 70 Airside Operations Safety: Understanding the Effects of Human Factors A.5.3 Suggestions for Adverse Mental State Mitigation When someone is mentally ill or running from the police, then the most effective thing that might stop them from entering the airport would be a barrier. Fences can only be but so effective, and anything more structurally sound would probably not be cost-effective for smaller airports.
From page 71...
... Data Analysis on FAA V/PD Reports 71   An increased number of reports occurred in 2018 in the Central, Great Lakes, Southern (ASO) , Southwest (ASW)
From page 72...
... 72 Airside Operations Safety: Understanding the Effects of Human Factors 203 225 230 189 0 50 100 150 200 250 Qtr1 Qtr2 Qtr3 Qtr4 Total Figure A-3. V/PD events by calendar year quarter.
From page 73...
... Data Analysis on FAA V/PD Reports 73   data show that 325 events (39%) occurred at GA airports, while 168 events (20%)
From page 74...
... 74 Airside Operations Safety: Understanding the Effects of Human Factors 250 152 79 52 39 24 22 21 13 3 2 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 CA R OT RU K OT R TU G AC FT CN ST R FU EL PL OW MO W ER BA GA G CY CL E Total Figure A-7. Events as a function of vehicle code.
From page 75...
... Data Analysis on FAA V/PD Reports 75   In the vehicle type field in the database (Figure A-6) , information was submitted for 839 events.
From page 76...
... 76 Airside Operations Safety: Understanding the Effects of Human Factors that the training recorded in this field refers to airside driver training. Reviewing airside driver training was a specific objective of this project.
From page 77...
... Data Analysis on FAA V/PD Reports 77   A.7 FAA Analysis of V/PDs During FY-17 and FY-18 As previously stated, the FAA Runway Safety Office conducts analysis on runway incursions, including V/PDs. The analysis is performed annually, and comparisons are made between current data and data from previous years.
From page 78...
... 78 Airside Operations Safety: Understanding the Effects of Human Factors Although driver training was completed, the investigation found that the driver was unfamiliar with parking procedures, and the airport inspection failed to detect the vehicle during the night. Other reports revealed drivers being disoriented while on the airfield on two occasions; in another incident, the driver was not aware of the runway safety area boundaries due to differences in the markings and signage on different ends of the runway.
From page 79...
... Data Analysis on FAA V/PD Reports 79   • Tenant failed to escort the visitor • Disregard of airport signs This analysis follows closely with that of the research team in the HFACS analysis. Additionally, if the assumption is made that the majority of the visitor and POV events happened at smaller airports, it makes sense that access and security procedures at small airports, as well as FBO policies and procedures, should be examined in follow-on research.

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