NTSB Issues Recitation A-13-024 to FAA Regarding Runway Separation Standards

The National Transportation Safety Board, identified by recitation number OPS06IA004AB, has issued Recitation A-13-024 addressed directly to the Federal Aviation Administration. This formal recommendation urges the agency to amend Federal Aviation Administration Order 7110.65, titled Air Traffic Control. The specific directive calls for the establishment of separation standards that mirror the provisions found in paragraph 3-9-8 of that order. These updated standards would apply to situations involving an arriving aircraft that executes a go-around maneuver. The new rules are intended to ensure adequate spacing between that departing aircraft and any combination of other arriving or departing aircraft operating on runways where flight paths may intersect, thereby reducing the risk of mid-air collisions or runway incursions during these critical phases of flight.