Originally Posted by
Claybird
It did, beginning at a speed of 108 knots (vs the 134 projected) and the captain's move to move flaps setting from 30 to 25 gave clearance of a 58 extra, meters preventing the strike of the ILS column by the aircraft. It's in the AAIB report of 2010. Anyway...
BA038 was a unique accident. Totally unremarkable flight all the way from China until within a minute of landing, when a loss of power to both engines caused by ice, entered the equation. FO Coward as PF. Fortunately the captain retracted one stage of flap & effectively glided past the aerodrome boundary. The passenger injuries were mainly suffered during the slide evacuations.
The unfortunate ATR appears to have stalled during a base leg turn onto final, resulting in a rapid rate of roll & increasing ROD. Once past the incipient stage probably insufficient height to recover? Students will now appreciate why stalling with flap in a descending turn is in the syllabus.
Just why will become clearer once FDR/CVR data is known. I suspect rich in CRM aspects for pilots to learn from?