Hi
Lonewolf 50,
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... the fact {A}the crew never recognized they were in a stall and {B}never attempted to remove themselves from the stall.
The above quote actually came from me in a post I made to
Lyman. It was my words echoing what the BEA Final Report stated in the Synopsis:
- The crew not identifying the approach to stall, the lack of immediate on its part and exit from the flight envelope,
- The crew's failure to dianose of the stall situation and, consequently, the lack of any action that would have made recovery possible.
and, in the CONCLUSIONS - 3.1 - Findings:
Quote:
- Neither of the pilots made any reference to the stall warning or to buffet.
- Neither pilots formally identified the stall situation.
To the best estimates of {A}, then {B}, I would add a {C}. As the BEA stated:
The possibility that the FD is presenting handling instructions that are contrary to expected pilot actions for an approach to stall
The FDs were not turned off as they were supposed to be. You can read the discussions of this on pages 188 & 190, BEA Final Report. Also, you can read the discussion regarding the application of TOGA thrust on pages 180-181, BEA Final Report.