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Old 18th Feb 2009, 06:47
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From an article in the Wall Street Journal:

The commuter plane slowed to an unsafe speed as it approached the airport, causing an automatic stall warning, these people said. The pilot pulled back sharply on the plane's controls and added power instead of following the proper procedure of pushing forward to lower the plane's nose to regain speed, they said. He held the controls there, locking the airplane into a deadly stall, they added.
Pilot Action May Have Led to Crash - WSJ.com
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