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Runway Excursions Highlight Persistent Challenges in Preventing Loss of Aircraft Control

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A crash in Miami underscores the unusual operational and human-factors challenges that can turn a runway event into a serious accident. Understanding how aircraft leave paved surfaces—and which safeguards can prevent or mitigate excursions—remains central to aviation safety efforts.

Discovered 2026-09-13T02:04:54.988883-07:00 | 2026-09-13T02:04:54.988883-07:00

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  • Runway excursions can rapidly escalate from an operational event into a major accident, making prevention and mitigation a continuing safety priority.
  • The Miami crash highlights the need to examine how aircraft control, runway conditions and operational safeguards interact during abnormal runway events.

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