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Old 27th Mar 2016, 19:46
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The go around was initiated fairly early, what could have been the reason, other than wx.
I`d suggest the start of the causal sequence chain was in the intermediate approach phase. The crew reacted by throwing away the landing and taking the problem back up to resolve it. If indeed the issue was stab trim related then flap down selection would have exacerbated it by the ensuing pitch down, which with a locked nose down pitch trim and the high energy of the go around and the normal crew reaction of reducing thrust, with an underwing engined aircraft, would also add the nose down pitch angle.
In such a scenario I cannot see how fault and error may be attributable to crew error.
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Old 27th Mar 2016, 20:00
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Somatogravic illusion of climb while pitched down

SLFstu's link to Performing Safe Goarounds:
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aer...ERO_2014q3.pdf

includes a short basic tutorial on instrument scan.

Interestingly it comments that acceleration while pitched down creates the illusion of a climb

The article describes a number of pitch down incidents where the crew recovered at low altitude and one that did not recover in time.
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Old 27th Mar 2016, 20:23
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Video of a runway stabiliser in a 737CL simulator
Thanks for the training video, it is very worrying that they don't know the difference between the elevator and the rudder.

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Old 27th Mar 2016, 23:56
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But the bus is in normal law 99.9999% of the time and has saved MANY people from screw ups that a 737 cant save you from.

“Yes, because the best solution for pilots loosing basic stick and rudder skills is to just put a computer to do that for them…..”

What is a better solution? Removing technology that provides protection?
Well to follow your argument to a conclusion which is supported by numerous bean counters in your airline and others, the best cost effective solution is to remove the pilots. Had the subject aircraft been controlled by automatics only, it would probably not have crashed; no fatigue issues leading to 'pilot error'. Had AF447 had software that did not have an 'otherwise case' that said give it to the crew - the aircraft may not have crashed. In many recent cases the 'wet ware' in the cockpit has been the problem mishandling the automatic systems. Airbus with its 'human-on-the-loop' approach is easiest to convert to 'optionally manned'.

Be careful with your arguments you may end up as employable as elevator operators.
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Interesting video of the stabiliser screwjack. What position would the stabiliser end up in if that screw jack fractured ?
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Old 28th Mar 2016, 02:35
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stab problem other than surface ice

Salute!

How come no one here has looked back at the Norwegian incident with the 737?

ASN News » Report: Frozen elevator nearly puts Boeing 737-800 into a stall

There is more than one way to have frozen stuff kill you. Once even had ice crystals in my hydraulics that kept a main gear up!

worth thinking about...
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Video of a runway stabiliser in a 737CL simulator.
Couple of amateurs in that cockpit especially the bloke doing all the talking in the left hand seat. The stabiliser trim handles should have been used to obtain rapid operation manually. That is why the handles are there.

Instead the LH seat operator wasted what could be critical time making feeble hand movements on the top of the stab trim wheel like a PPL and his Cessna. If that is supposed to be an official published "training" film then the Regulatory authority needs to audit the series published by the film makers.
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Old 28th Mar 2016, 03:15
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As the same Regulatory Authority approves their ATO for Type Ratings across 10 different aircraft types utilising 65 different FSTDs located across 20 facilities in 16 different countries, I wouldn't hold out much for competent audits!!!
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Salute!

How come no one here has looked back at the Norwegian incident with the 737?
How come you didn't bother to read the thread before you postet?
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Sorry but this vid seems not to be real, it is just physically impossible IMO
That is because that video specifically states "Genuine Boeing 737-300 series throttle quadrant converted for flight simulator use. "

What makes you think that it was a certified flight sim, and not some home-based FSX/Prepar3d toy?
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Sunamer,

What makes you think that it was a certified flight sim, and not some home-based FSX/Prepar3d toy?
Flight Simulators (apart from BITD) are never certified, they are always uniquely qualified.
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Kommersant newspaper published article about "pilot disagreement which led to disaster" today. It sounds crazy.
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https://translate.google.com.au/tran...Fdoc%2F2949365
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Russia may suspend Boeing 737 certification ?

Somewhat confusing article:

Russia May Suspend Boeing 737 Airworthiness Certificates
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Old 28th Mar 2016, 08:00
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Fantastic article on pitch trim and I believe scenario #1 is a distinct possibility.

http://www.skybrary.aero/bookshelf/books/2627.pdf
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Old 28th Mar 2016, 08:17
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"According to preliminary data, they quarreled, and at the same time pulling the steering wheels in opposite directions, which is why passenger plane went into a dive and crashed."
from:http://www.dni.ru/society/2016/3/28/332211.html
So, we got some kind of 'dual input' here. Unbelievable.
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Old 28th Mar 2016, 08:57
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Originally Posted by klintE
[I]"According to preliminary data, they quarreled, and at the same time pulling the steering wheels in opposite directions, which is why passenger plane went into a dive and crashed."

So, we got some kind of 'dual input' here. Unbelievable.
Just reading this... apparently, they don't see the difference between stick and elevators. Various media outlets keep quoting each other, repeating each other's errors and adding their own.

More quotes, from http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2949365:

"Its elevator [I think they meant "stick" here] was set for a dive, while the stabilizer was exerting an opposing force, making the plane's nose point up". (???)

"The plane's computer began to receive electric signals from all actions performed by pilots on both yokes; normally the yokes work synchronously."

"In the previous landing attempts, autothrottle wasn't working well."

And they point to high AoA on GA and stall as the cause of the crash.

It's a bad, bad, bad case of garbled transmission - I assume someone close to investigation *is* informing the media, but is explaining the findings in layman's terms. The media, in turn, thinks those aren't layman's enough for the general public... and in total absence of technical knowledge, kills it completely.
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Old 28th Mar 2016, 09:29
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737 er it is a great article, if the airplane is being hand flown this combined with a disorienting somatogravic illusion would test any pilot to their limits, at 4am in the morning after a long duty day this would be beyond most of us surely.
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Old 28th Mar 2016, 10:57
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Bank Angle

Sorry, but why do you speculate about tailplane icing and, stab out of trim?

The Plane impacted with massive bank angle!

Pitch authority problems alone almost allways result in nearly wings level CFIT.
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Old 28th Mar 2016, 11:05
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Kulverstukas

You did an awesome job with the MH17 reporting.

May we borrow your time for some equally awesome reporting this time?
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