Originally Posted by
RR_NDB
1) Crew decided to keep course going through WX.
2) Entered an unexpected WX condition.
3) Had pitotīs blocked.
4) Entered unusual attitude.
5) Stalled and descended at unusual attitude.
6) Eventually leveled (almost) and hit surface
Question:
Is that model too simple?
From my point of view the general chain of events as described is quite likely pretty close to what happened in broad terms. Much of the discussions here revolve around the details behind.
E.g. :
- Why did they fly into the weather ?
- Why didn't the manage to keep it flying using Pitch&Power ?
- Why didn't they recover within 35000 ft of altitude ?
- Did automatic flight controls play a role in the upset/Non-recovery ?
And those are for me the really intriguing questions begging for answers by the FDR /CVR.