Sequence of Events and
Observations by Investigating Team
B 737-800
aircraft was involved in an occurrence on 04-09-2017 at 2112, UTC (05-09-2017
at 0242 IST) at Cochin Airport while operating Flight from Abu Dhabi to Cochin.
When an airworthy aircraft or helicopter under the command of a qualified pilot, is inadvertently or without prior knowledge is flown into terrain, water or obstructions, is called CFIT. Most of the CFIT accidents are fatal and almost always a pilot error.
Definition
Altimeter Temperature
Error Correction is applied to altimeters to compensate for error caused by
deviation from ISA conditions.
Description
Pressure altimeters are calibrated to ISA conditions. Any deviation from ISA will result in error proportional to ISA deviation and to the height of the aircraft above the aerodrome pressure datum.