150/5220-22B - Draft AC150/5220-22B, Engineered Materials Arresting Systems (EMAS) for Aircraft Overruns

Date Issued

April 24, 2012

Responsible Office

AAS-100,  Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division

Description

Contains standards for the planning, design, installation, and maintenance of Engineered Materials Arresting Systems (EMAS) in runway safety areas (RSA). Engineered Materials means high energy absorbing materials of selected strength, which will reliably and predictably crush under the weight of an aircraft.

• 150/5220-22B (PDF, 2.05 MB)

  Revised draft (4/25/2012) includes new Paragraph 5, Principal Changes.

• Industry Letter for Draft AC 150/5220-22B (PDF, 78 KB)