Accident Report A13921212EPFIC: FA20 CFIT vicinity Kish Island Iran, 3 Mar 2014

Accident Report A13921212EPFIC: FA20 CFIT vicinity Kish Island Iran, 3 Mar 2014

Publication info
Author
CAO (Iran)
Category
Controlled Flight Into Terrain Human Factors
Date of publication
20/12/2016

On 3 March 2014, a Dassault Falcon 20 engaged in navigation aid calibration for the Regulator was flown into the sea near Kish Island in dark night conditions. The Investigation concluded that the available evidence indicated that the aircraft had been inadvertently flown into the sea as the consequence of the crew experiencing somatogravic illusion. It was also noted that the absence of a functioning radio altimeter and pilot fatigue attributable to the long duty period was likely to have exacerbated the pilots' vulnerability to this illusion.

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