SAAB 340 Stall During Non Precision Approach
Icing conditions, too low speed are the contributing factors of a SAAB 340 stall…. Continue Reading →
Icing conditions, too low speed are the contributing factors of a SAAB 340 stall…. Continue Reading →
On 10 January 2000, at 16:54:10 UTC, in darkness, on runway 28 of Zurich airport (Switzerland), the Saab 340B aircraft began its scheduled flight to Dresden (Germany). Two minutes and 17 seconds later, after a right-hand spiral dive, the aircraft crashed on an open field near Au, Nassenwil ZH. The ten occupants (three crew members…… Continue Reading →
Analysis of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) showed that the aircraft touched down at Vref -20 kt, at a higher than normal pitch attitude with the elevator in a position that was commanding further nose up pitch… Continue Reading →
The US NTSB determined that the probable cause of this Airbus A300-600F accident was the flight crew’s continuation of an unstabilized approach and their failure to monitor the aircraft’s altitude during the approach, which led to an inadvertent descent below the minimum approach altitude and subsequently into terrain…. Continue Reading →