CFIT: meteorologia adversa e fatores humanos

Abstract

This paper has the purpose to understand and analyze controlled flight into terrain accident, also known as CFIT, showing which are the main and predominating contributing factors for this type of accident. In that meaning, adverse weather conditions associated with procedure violation are intimate in most of CFIT cases. Therefore, the research aims to explain the mechanisms related to spatial orientation till its deterioration in spatial disorientation and the hazards to flight crew. Thus, it is important that mental and physical healthy are emphasized, respecting the physiological limits of orientation systems, using all the instruments technologies available to maintain the accidents hazards in a low level. In that sense, the technological evolution allowed pilots to use a good amount of resources for flight protection reducing the numbers of aeronautical accidents. The methodology used s exploratory and explanatory ones. Data supporting the article was collected in official sources of aeronautical accidents investigation, civil aviation agencies, scientific articles, books and magazines. Also, the article demonstrates how liveware element is the most vulnerable part of the entire chain and that CFIT type of accident happens due to a sequence of errors and violations by the pilot in command. Additionally, it will be analyzed two aeronautical accidents in general aviation with similar causes in order to strengthen the community to CFIT threats, what is the common scenario and which safety recommendations can be adopted to sustain an acceptable level of operational safety.