Originally Posted by
Mach E Avelli
Siuya, agreed on the CFIT. It will be interesting to see whether the final report classifies it as such or an undershoot. Boeing would probably prefer it to be called a CFIT as it lays the blame squarely on the crew and not the equipment (i.e. poor visibility from the cockpit etc)..
The navigation and AFDS equipment delivered as standard on a 737NG would have been quite capable of delivering the aircraft to the touchdown zone on the runway, with or without visibilty. How can this not be CFIT?