Loss of Control
the "control" in CFIT refers to the fact that IF the Pilots were Situationally aware about the correct location of terrain....They would have had sufficient A/C control to avoid it.(the reason for CFIT ,is not because the A/C was not in control,but because the crew had lost the realtime picture of where the terrain was,and hence flown into it with an A/C which was under their full control)
The second largest cause of accidents after CFIT, is loss of Control in flight....your typical"stall and spin into the ground on finals" general aviation scenerio.Can also happen in transport category jets without "envelope protection"
Last edited by leftseatview; 4th Aug 2009 at 18:39.