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Loss of Control Remains a Trap for Pilots

Loss of control in flight isn't the most common accident cause, but it accounts for a significant number of fatalities.

By AIN Staff • AIN Staff

March 1, 2015

Loss of control in flight (LOC-I) “has not really gotten any worse. But it’s also not getting any better either,” according to Randall Brooks, v-p of training and business development at Mesa, Ariz.-based Aviation Performance Solutions (APS), a company that offers training aimed at mitigating LOC-I. Royal Aeronautical Society data shows LOC-I as an accident cause in 20 percent of accidents versus controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) at 40 percent between 1987 and 2005. Data from 1998-2008 showed CFIT dropped to 15 percent, while LOC-I remained essentially the same.

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