I'm still trying to grasp the concept of a couple of ATP rated pilots, flying for the Almighty AA, allowing the aircraft to get excesively 'slow' at 16,000 feet. Walter DCA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Hough" <psa188@juno.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 16:25 Subject: NYTimes.com Article: Jet Like One in Queens Crash Shows Sign of Damage to Tail > > The West Palm Beach incident occurred on May 12, 1997, and > the safety board blamed it on the crew's failure to > maintain adequate airspeed. That Airbus A300 went into a > severe bank, and then a series of oscillations for about 34 > seconds, according to the board, dropping to 13,000 feet > from 16,000 feet. A passenger was seriously injured and a > flight attendant was slightly injured, according to a board > report. >