Re:App Review process updates
by marcosdumay on Monday August 31, 2020 @03:51PM
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It is a specific term that means the aircraft was flying normally all the way until it reached the ground.
Yes, "crashing on the side of a mountain" is also a correct description of the same event. But those two phrases do not have the same meaning.
Specifically, CFIT is a subset of "crashing into a mountain" where the aircraft was under control all the way until terminal lithobraking. It's implied the last part is usually unexpected, otherwise it would be avoided.
nothing in that statement implies that crashing was not preceded by normal, controlled flight. the term "crash" has no innate implication besides violent impact. though, yes, in actual use it often implies "accidental" and/or "uncontrolled".