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.
The ATR (basically built by Airbus) has had and still does have a few design issues. Roselawn, is where it was discovered that the ATR didn't have enough ice protection. The deicing boots were too small. There have been incidents within the last year or so in DFW with ice vs. the ATR
