Plane Crash In New York State, 9/11 victim's wife aboard. |
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I am not about to hypothesise but others here may be able to fill in any blanks:
Plane crash in NY state kills 49 - BBC |
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Group: Extreme Forum Pilot Posts: 4,017 Joined: 14-December 06 From: Fort Pierce, FL Member No.: 331 ![]() |
This is a classic stall/spin accident, with several factors contributing. He did about half turn of the spin, which accounts for the orientation of the aircraft relative to its heading on final.
Apparently the guy had the A/P turned on, in violation of op specs and recommended procedures. Whereas the pilot might have felt the degraded wing performance because of the ice, the A/P cannot. If there was an angle of attack indicator or recording, it would show very near to critical. |
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