Burbank's airport is among the many in the U with an inadequate runway safety area (RSA).

Burbank's airport is among the many in the U with an inadequate runway safety area (RSA), a situation raised with near concern at the National Transportation Safety Board's late hearings in Little Rock about the American Airlines [AMR] crash there last June (see ASW, Feb 21) The RSA should reach out 500 feet to the left and right of the runway centerline and 1000 feet beyond the runway [i]finale[/i]s Based on studies of accidents, this 1000 paw zone should capture 90 percent of aircraft that overshoot the runway.

Richard forest a pilot who sits in succession the Southern California Safety Institute (SCSI) board of directors, notes that Burbank, "for all practical plans has no RSA at the runway extremitys or at the sides near the terminal and aircraft parking area." for what purpose is it allowed to operate? wood-land offered a number of observations.

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