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CFITControlled

Flight

into

Terrain

Video - ron flat light

Definition Controlled Flight into Terrain

occurs when an airworthy aircraft under the control of a pilot is inadvertently flown into terrain, water, or an obstacle with inadequate awareness on the part of the pilot of the impending disaster.

CFIT17% of all GA fatalities

Fatal 58% of the time

64% of the time in daylight

36% of the time at night

WHERE DOES CFIT OCCUR?

LET’S TAKE A LOOK

91 General Aviation 81

135 Air Taxi/Commuter 17 133 Rotorcraft-external 1

load operations

137 Agricultural 1

% of CFITAccidentsPart Operation

Aircraft Type and % CFIT Accidents

Single EngineHelicopterMultiegineTurbopropTurbojet70%

13%

13%

3% 1%

Certificate Held and % CFIT Accidents

PrivateCommercialAirline(ATP)StudentUnknown

39%

34%

24%

2% 1%

Type of Error in

HFACS

Decision Error

Skill-based error

Violations

Perceptual

% of 164 fixed wing

GA CFIT Accidents

50

30

30

20

Phase of Flight and % of CFIT Accidents

ApproachManeuveringCruiseLandingDepartureTakeoff

29%

28%

27%

7%

5% 4%

What can you do???

PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS

Practical Test Standards

Washington, D.C. 20591

for

FLIGHT STANDARDS SERVICE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFEDERAL AVIATION MINISTRATION

PRIVATE PILOT

AIRPLANE

(SEL, MEL, SES, MES)

FAA-S-8081-14A

AUGUST 2002

Practical Test Standards

Washington, D.C. 20591

for

FLIGHT STANDARDS SERVICE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL AVIATION MINISTRATION

COMMERCIAL PILOT

AIRPLANE

(SEL, MEL, SES, MES)

FAA-S-8081-12A

AUGUST 2002

PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS

Practical Test Standards

Washington, D.C. 20591

for

FLIGHT STANDARDS SERVICE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL AVIATION MINISTRATION

INSTRUMENT PILOT

AIRPLANE

HELICOPTER

POWERED LIFT

FAA-S-8081-4C

OCTOBER 1998

PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS

Practical Test Standards

Washington, D.C. 20591

for

FLIGHT STANDARDS SERVICE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL AVIATION MINISTRATION

AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOTAND AIRCRAFT TYPE RATING

AIRPLANE

FAA-S-8081-5D

FEBRUARY 2001

PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS

NAFTA TRINATIONAL CFIT WORKING GROUP

INITIATIVE FOCAL POINTSDr. Stephen Veronneau

FAA CAMI

http://www.cami.jccbi.gov/

Roger Ayotte & Jim McMenemy

Transport Canada

http://www.tc.gc.ca/

*http://www.flightsafety.org.pdf/cfit_check.pdf

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