The report explains the accident invovling an EMB-120RT, operated by COMAIR Airlines, Inc., as flight 3272, that crashed during a rapid descent after an uncommanded roll excursion near Monroe, Michigan, on January 9, 1997. Safety issues in the report focused on procedures for the use of ice protection systems, airspeed and flap configuration information, stall warning/protection system capabilities, operation of the autopilot in icing conditions, aircraft icing certification requirements, and icing-related research.
National Transportation Safety Board Aircraft Accident Report: In-Flight Icing Encounter and Uncontrolled Collision with Terrain, COMAIR Flight 3272, Embraer EMB-120RT, N265CA, Monroe, Michigan, January 9, 1997
1998
364 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation Safety , Air Transportation , Aeronautics , Aircraft accidents , Accident investigations , Collisions , Aviation accidents , Ice prevention , Airspeed , Icing , Ice formation , Stall warning indicators , Warning systems , Recommendations , Michigan , In-flight icing , Monroe(Michigan) , COMAIR Flight 3272