CFIT and Plan Continuation Bias

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Research conducted by the General Aviation Joint Safety Committee’s (GAJSC) Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) work group report suggests that human bias – particularly plan continuation bias – may be a significant factor in CFIT accidents. It’s important for pilots to know how these human biases could negatively influence pilot decision making, as well as learn how to more effectively manage things that we can control and plan for those that are beyond our control.