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NTSB Recommends FAA Update Runway Condition Assessment Matrix
Runway condition reports directly drive your landing distance calculations and go/no-go decisions. Updated matrix language and procedures could change how you interpret ATIS, NOTAMs, and braking action reports on contaminated runways.
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The National Transportation Safety Board issued formal recommendations calling on the FAA to revise the Runway Condition Assessment Matrix used by pilots and airport operators. The call follows multiple runway overrun investigations where discrepancies between reported conditions and actual braking action contributed to excursions. NTSB urges updates to how runway friction and contamination are measured, reported, and acted upon in real time.