Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max pilot screamed ‘pull up’ as chilling last words while aircraft repeatedly nosedived
Flying the plane were 29-year-old Yared Getachew, the airlines youngest-ever captain but who already had impressive 8,100 hours flying time, and a 25-year-old rookie.which under some circumstances can lower the aircraft's nose to prevent an aerodynamic stall.but couldn't control the plane as it performed the uncommanded actions.
During that time, the pilots were bombarded by alarms as they fought to fly the plane, at times pulling back in unison on their control columns in a desperate attempt to keep the plane flying.The 33-page preliminary report, which is subject to change in the coming months, is based on information from the plane's flight data and cockpit voice recorders, the so-called black boxes.Just one minute into Flight 302 Captain Getachew reported that they were having flight-control problems.
Following a procedure that Boeing reiterated after the Lion Air crash, the Ethiopian pilots flipped two switches and disconnected the anti-stall system, then tried to regain control.
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