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... 40 Conclusions and Guidance The risk of fatal aircraft accidents in the vicinity of runways is relatively large compared to those occurring in other areas of the airport. The RSA is intended to mitigate the consequences of aircraft veering off, overrunning, or undershooting a runway; RSA design standards have proven to provide good protection for these types of events.
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... 41 The resulting models provide a way to estimate the probability of veer-offs. The models also provide a way to assess risk when obstacles are present or proposed in the vicinity of the runway.
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... 42 those risks. FAA Order 8000.369A furthers safety management by moving towards a more process-oriented system safety approach with an emphasis on risk management and safety assurance.

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