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ATTITUDE_AT_IMP_PITCH

ATTITUDE_AT_IMP_PITCH

16 codes
  • ** PITCH AT IMPACT
  • A 60 DEGREES - NOSE UP
  • B 45 DEGREES - NOSE UP
  • C 30 DEGREES - NOSE UP
  • D 10 DEGREES - NOSE UP
  • E 0 DEGREES - LEVEL
  • F 10 DEGREES - NOSE DOWN
  • G 30 DEGREES - NOSE DOWN
  • H 45 DEGREES - NOSE DOWN
  • I 60 DEGREES - NOSE DOWN
  • J 90 DEGREES - NOSE DOWN
  • K 120 DEG NOSE DOWN BEYOND VERT
  • L 135 DEG NOSE DOWN BEYOND VERT
  • M 150 DEG NOSE DOWN BEYOND VERT
  • N 180 DEGREES - INVERTED
  • Z UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED

Source

Codes verbatim from the ct_Pre1982 table of PRE1982.MDB — the FAA-distributed pre-1982 NTSB aviation accident database. Used internally by the Atlas to decode legacy accident records on every pre-1982 NTSB event page.