CFIT/ALAR Tool Kit

“A Call For Action”

CFIT/ALAR Action Group

Flight Safety Foundation
 Overview

• CFIT/ALAR Risk Statistics

• Improvement Areas have been Identified
• Tools are Available for Risk Reduction
• ALAR Tool Kit
• Implementation
• Summary
 Worldwide Airline Hull Loss
Accidents
100
85

80

60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Number of Total Hull Losses = 205

Hull Losses
40 33
31

20
9 9
5

0
Landing Controlled Loss of Refused On- In-Flight
flight into control takeoff Ground Fire
terrain in flight Misc.
Number of
fatalities (7,184 total) 208 2,237 2,266 3 0 600

Classified by Accident Type 1991 - 2000

 ALA Accident Types

We need to Eliminate/Reduce our Risks of the

5 ALA Types of Accidents*

• CFIT (includes landing short)

• Loss of Control
• Landing Overrun
• Runway Excursion
• Non-stabilized Approach
* FSF ALAR Task Force Data Group
 Tools to Achieve CFIT/ALAR
Risk Reduction
Airlines should consider all of these as part of the total solution

• Implement ALAR Tool Kit*

• Emphasis on CFIT/ALAR Standardization
• Improvements in CFIT/ALAR Training
• Technology Solutions – EGPWS, Constant
Angle Approaches, GPS, VSD, etc.

*Our focus today

 Elements of ALAR Tool
Kit
ALAR Tool Kit is CD based with web links to additional
information

• Two Safety Videos

• Five Power-point Safety Presentations
• 34 Comprehensive Briefing Notes
• Risk Awareness and Reduction Tools
• Standard Operating Procedures Template
• Training Resource Materials
 Typical Implementation of ALAR
Tool Kit

•Gather all the information

–ALAR Tool Kit
–Become involved in Regional ALAR efforts
•Disseminate information to appropriate individuals
•Operations departments take Briefing notes
–Some airlines take 2 or 3 per month
–Video shown at recurrent training
•CEO support required
–Provide whatever support required/requested
–Provide a feedback vehicle/mechanism from crews to CEO
 Benefits of ALAR Tool Kit

• Safety and Economics

–Lower insurance rates
–Lower direct and indirect accident/incident cost
• Better crew awareness and decision making
• Management can readily see for a small cost,
the potential for a large return
 Summary

• Pro-active Airlines are Implementing the ALAR

Tool Kit Regardless of Airline Size
–From 2 airplane fleets to 600 airplane fleets
• Internationally Recognized Thing to Do
–IATA, ICAO, FSF
• Benefits Greatly Outweigh the Implementation
Cost

You need to insure your CFIT/ALAR Risk

is minimized.
The ALAR Tool Kit can help you do this.