Originally Posted by
f16jetmech
refresh my memory on the error of colgan.. was it lack of activating deicing or just poor response to the warnings? I watched the entire video... found it very intriguing. I can see where the company of the ATR would want to blame the pilot, because i would think if you retracted flaps and something happens thereafter, why not put the flap setting back to where it was? Try to re-create what kept the plane flying before. Unfortunate and sad situation.
NTSB Abstract AAR-10/01
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the captain’s inappropriate response to the activation of the stick shaker, which led to an aerodynamic stall from which the airplane did not recover. Contributing to the accident were (1) the flight crew’s failure to monitor airspeed in relation to the rising position of the lowspeed cue, (2) the flight crew’s failure to adhere to sterile cockpit procedures, (3) the captain’s failure to effectively manage the flight, and (4) Colgan Air’s inadequate procedures for airspeed selection and management during approaches in icing conditions.