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AC 91-79B - Aircraft Landing Performance and Runway Excursion Mitigation

Document Information

Number
91-79B
Title
Aircraft Landing Performance and Runway Excursion Mitigation
Status
Active
Date issued
2023-08-28
Office of Primary Responsibility
AFS-200,800, Air Transportation/GA and Commercial
Description

This AC provides ways to identify, understand, and manage the risks associated with the landing phase of flight. It describes braking action reports and the Runway Condition Assessment Matrix (RCAM), discusses the hazards associated with runway overruns and excursions, reviews the requirements for predeparture flight planning, and provides procedures for completing a time of arrival (TOA) landing distance assessment. It also provides operators with information they may use to develop standard operating procedures (SOP), training programs, policies, and briefing guides in order to mitigate landing risks. The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, and the document is intended only to provide information to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

Content
Cancels
Cancels
Number Title Date
91-79A Mitigating the Risks of a Runway Overrun Upon Landing (Include Chg 1)

This advisory circular (AC) provides ways for pilots and airplane operators to identify, understand, and mitigate risks associated with runway overruns during the landing phase of flight. It also provides operators with detailed information that operators may use to develop company standard operating procedures (SOP) to mitigate those risks.

 2014-09-17