Event Title
Runway Safety Area Slope Failure
Location
STEW278
Session Number
68
Session Title
Yeager Airport Runway Safety Area Collapse and Response
Track Title
Aviation
Event Description/Abstract
To increase safety at the busy Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia, an engineered materials arrestor system (EMAS) designed to safely stop aircraft was installed at the end of the runway. During installation, the safety area was expanded by adding a new fill slope in the hilly terrain. In March 2015 the runway safety area collapsed. This is the story of how the airport management team responded to ensure safety and get the repairs funded and completed.
Runway Safety Area Slope Failure
STEW278
To increase safety at the busy Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia, an engineered materials arrestor system (EMAS) designed to safely stop aircraft was installed at the end of the runway. During installation, the safety area was expanded by adding a new fill slope in the hilly terrain. In March 2015 the runway safety area collapsed. This is the story of how the airport management team responded to ensure safety and get the repairs funded and completed.
