Crew Spatial Disorientation Led To Aeroflot 737 Crash

摘要

Russian investigators have concluded that spatial disorientation of an Aeroflot-Nord Boeing 737-500 crew, primarily that of the commander, led to the fatal loss of the aircraft during attempts to land at Perm last year. Flight SU821, flying from Moscow to Perm on 14 September, crashed while performing final manoeuvres in preparation for landing. Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) says the pilots' disorientation occurred in night conditions, in cloud, with autopilot and autothrottle disconnected.