fredag 29. september 2017

T-tail aircraft stalls in icing conditions - Curt Lewis


Serious incident: Swiftair ATR 72-500 stalled in icing conditions en route to Madrid, Spain, 9 Sept.



Date: 09-SEP-2017
Time: ca 19:26 LT
Type:
ATR 72-500 (72-212A)
Owner/operator: Swiftair, opf Air Europa
Registration: EC-KKQ
C/n / msn: 763
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: None
Category: Serious incident
Location: between Alicante and Madrid -    Spain
Phase: En route
Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: Alicante Airport (ALC/LEAL)
Destination airport: Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD)
Investigating agency:  CIAIAC
Narrative:
Air Europa flight UX4050, operated by a Swiftair ATR 72-500, was involved in a stall incident.
During climb to FL170, the aircraft suffered a stall after entering an icing zone. The crew recovered the stall and declared emergency. An uneventful landing was carried out at Madrid Airport at 20:06 local time. 

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