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Pilots Reacted Late in Turkish Air Crash

Pilots were expected to intensely monitor auto landings

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Mar 4, 2009 12:19 PM CST

(Newser) – The pilots aboard a Turkish Airlines jet that crashed in Amsterdam last week, killing nine people, let their plane slow to a dangerously low speed, a preliminary investigation revealed. Recorded conversations note the trio—who are among the dead—acknowledging a faulty altimeter, but reacting too slowly when the plane auto-stalled for landing while still mid-air, the Times reports. Low visibility partly impaired them.

Turkish pilots pray next to the flag-wrapped coffin of their colleague Hasan Tahsin Arisan during a ceremony outside the Turkish Airlines headquarters in Istanbul.
Turkish pilots pray next to the flag-wrapped coffin of their colleague Hasan Tahsin Arisan during a ceremony outside the Turkish Airlines headquarters in Istanbul.   (AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)
The head of the Dutch Safety Authority explains that a faulty altimeter played a role in a Turkish Airlines crash that killed 9 people in the Netherlands.
The head of the Dutch Safety Authority explains that a faulty altimeter played a role in a Turkish Airlines crash that killed 9 people in the Netherlands.   (AP Photo/ Rob Keeris)
Turkish pilots salute as they stand next to the coffin of their colleague Olgay Ozgur, killed during the crash, during a ceremony in Istanbul.
Turkish pilots salute as they stand next to the coffin of their colleague Olgay Ozgur, killed during the crash, during a ceremony in Istanbul.   (AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)
Crash investigators examine the wreckage of a Turkish airlines plane near Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Crash investigators examine the wreckage of a Turkish airlines plane near Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands.   (AP Photo/Cynthia Boll)
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