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ATSB – AR-2012-172<br />

If the capta<strong>in</strong> had not overridden the stick pusher’s action to decrease the angle of attack, then the<br />

pusher would have forced the nose of the aeroplane downward. In addition, had the capta<strong>in</strong><br />

responded appropriately to this nose-down <strong>in</strong>put, the aeroplane might have recovered fly<strong>in</strong>g<br />

speed <strong>in</strong> sufficient time to avoid the impact. However, the rais<strong>in</strong>g of the flaps, <strong>in</strong> addition to the<br />

vertical load<strong>in</strong>g at the time, <strong>in</strong>creased the stall speed. This reduced the potential of the w<strong>in</strong>gs to<br />

produce lift, and would have made it more difficult for the pilot to recover from the loss of control at<br />

a time when the aeroplane was already stalled (NTSB, 2010).<br />

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