posted on Feb, 5 2020 @ 10:30 AM
In September 2017, a Swiftair ATR 72-500 operating from Alicante-Madrid stalled while climbing through 17,000 feet in icing conditions. The crew was
able to recover, but one passenger was injured in the incident. The investigation revealed that the crew was relying entirely on automation, and the
captain appeared to not realize they were stalled.
The crew had received a weather report that icing was present between 14,000-15,000 over waypoint NARGO. The icing turned out to be worse than
reported, but the crew failed to carry out any checklists. As the aircraft stopped climbing due to icing, the crew put the autopilot into modes
prohibited in icing, and increased the power to continue the climb. The captain was the PNF, but carried out tasks that the first officer should have
as the pilot flying.
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