NTSB Calls For FAA Update To Runway Condition Matrix

AV Web
Matt Ryan
26 May 2026

Recommendations follow wet-runway overrun investigations.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday recommended that the FAA revise its runway condition assessment matrix, or RCAM, to better account for braking performance during periods of heavy rainfall.

According to the NTSB, the recommendations follow investigations into 11 runway overrun accidents and incidents between 2008 and 2022 involving landings on wet runways. The agency said the current RCAM does not account for the progressive loss of wheel braking friction associated with increasing rainfall intensity, which can affect landing distance calculations...

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