Originally Posted by
FlexibleResponse
Airbus Windshear Escape Actions:
In the old days we were taught that when the Airbus types encountered windshear after V1, it was announced by voice alert.
The immediate actions were to select TOGA thrust and follow the SRS pitch command orders using full backstick if necessary.
In this particular case it appears that the backstick input went to zero (instead of full up) allowing a downward velocity vector and ground contact.
Maybe the up to date procedures have changed?
no, they’ve not changed, You seem to be mixing up GPWS and Windshear up a little bit though.… they may well have followed the SRS with TOGA selected but SRS is just that, a speed reference system, full back stick is for a GPWS pull up and unlikely to be needed in a windshear event. In fact I’d suggest that a low speed the SRS would indeed command a pitch down or reduced pitch to recover loss of airspeed.
given the stage of flight though the reactive windshear call-outs would likely have been inhibited.(50feet or 3s after lift off)