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Old 4th Mar 2009, 15:08
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Artie Fufkin
 
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So we now know why the speed decayed however we still don't know why the aircraft stalled.

"From the black box it appears that then the pilots immediately gave gas, full gas, however it was too late to recover," Mr van Vollenhoven went on.
Why do the investigators state that immeadiate response to stick shaker was "too late"? Why were the crew unable to recover it?

I find it very easy to see how AT going in to Retard mode at 1950ft could be "missed" (platform of ILS 2000ft on 18R at AMS, so thrust lever closing wouldn't be completely unusual as aircraft starts down the slope) however I find it very hard to accept an experienced training captain couldn't recover from a stick shaker.
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