# Perception/orientation/illusion, general - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02) › [Psychological](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0202) › [Perception/orientation/illusion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/020220) › Perception/orientation/illusion, general - NTSB code: 02022000 - Cases: 8 - In the probable cause: 7 - Fatal cases: 4 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022000/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022000/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022000 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2009: 2 / 2 - 2013: 2 / 2 - 2014: 1 / 1 - 2015: 1 / 1 - 2016: 1 / 1 - 2019: 0 / 1 ## Defining events in these cases - [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 2 cases - [Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341): 1 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 1 cases - [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 1 cases - [Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120): 1 cases - [Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092): 1 cases - [AC/prop/rotor contact w person](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/081): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Eurocopter AS 350 B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2): 1 cases - [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22): 1 cases - [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca): 1 cases - [Cessna T207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207a): 1 cases - [Boeing 767-375](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-375): 1 cases - [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b): 1 cases - [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36): 1 cases - [Beech C24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 3 cases - [Dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020) (Environmental issues): 2 cases - [Ground vehicle](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025) (Environmental issues): 2 cases - [Personnel records](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/04033015) (Organizational issues): 1 cases - [Glare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036030) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Bright light](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036010) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Obscuration](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035030) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Low ceiling](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035010) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Fence/fence post](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Object/animal/substance, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000) (Environmental issues): 1 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB DCA19MA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19MA086), Feb 23, 2019: Boeing 767 (N1217A), Trinity Bay, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The inappropriate response by the first officer as the pilot flying to an inadvertent activation of the go-around mode, which led to his spatial disorientation and nose-down control inputs that… - [NTSB GAA16CA518](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA518), Sep 28, 2016: Beech C24 (N4690M), Andrews, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to land off airport at night and his lack of positional awareness, which resulted in his landing at the wrong location and impacting a fence. - [NTSB ERA15FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA254), Jun 28, 2015: Beech A36 (N5626D), Plainville, MA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the alternator drive coupling. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to locate and navigate to a suitable forced landing site due… - [NTSB ERA14LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA212), Apr 26, 2014: Champion 7ECA (N9122E), Taylorsville, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper approach, which resulted in a long landing right of the runway centerline and the airplane’s subsequent collision with a riding mower that would have been difficult for the pilot… - [NTSB ANC13LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA066), Jul 21, 2013: Cessna T207A (N499K), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate visual lookout while departing from a multiple-use waterway, which resulted in a collision with a drifting boat. Contributing to the accident were the lack of visual… - [NTSB WPR13FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA119), Feb 10, 2013: Bell 206B (N59518), Acton, CA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to conduct a flight in dark night conditions with an illuminated cockpit light that degraded his visibility and his ability to identify and arrest the helicopter's descent while… - [NTSB ERA09CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA216), Mar 18, 2009: Cirrus Design SR22 (N748CD), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with a parked airplane. - [NTSB WPR09LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA125), Feb 23, 2009: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N353P), Cave Creek, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare. Contributing to the accident was the brownout condition created by the dust cloud that interfered with the pilot's perception of proximity to the ground, and the… NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. 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