NTSB Warns of Fort Lauderdale Runway Collision Risk

NTSB Gov, Apr 01, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Six near runway collisions at San Francisco, New York, Ft. Lauderdale and other airports were narrowly averted in just the last six months leading the NTSB to highlight the issue of runway safety as among its most important issue areas to be addressed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

At the public meeting today, the NTSB reviewed its "Most Wanted List" of safety improvements, a list established in 1990 that focuses attention on critical changes needed by federal agencies to reduce accidents and save lives.

Half of the 44 safety recommendations in the 15 federal issue areas on the Most Wanted List were issued to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), with the rest going to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), and the United States Coast Guard.