Safety Committee Works To Reduce Controlled Flight Into Terrain Accidents The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee is seeking to better understand the human factors involved in terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS) alert compliance by conducting a survey for pilots. Results will be used to provide recommendations to system manufacturers. “In business aviation, there are no shortages of scenarios that can lead to trouble, including maintenance failures, weather events and even pilot error, such as controlled flight into terrain, or CFIT. CFIT occurs when an airworthy aircraft under pilot control unintentionally collides with terrain, water or obstacles, often with the crew unaware of imminent impact,” the organization says.
