FSX China Airlines Airbus A300

China Airlines Airbus A300, registration B-1816. Crashed near Nagoya 26 April 1994. The F/O inadvertently activated the GO lever, which changed the FD to GO AROUND mode and caused a thrust increase. This made the aircraft deviate above its normal glide path. The CAP and the F/O did not carry out an effective recovery operation, and the aircraft stalled and crashed. Texture only for the Thomas Ruth FSX Airbus A300-B. Works with all three versions, the A300-B1, A300-B2, and A300-B4. By Richard Monnin.

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title=CHINA A300-B4
sim=TomA300b
model=4PW
panel=A300B4GE
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texture=CAL
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atc_id=B-1816
atc_airline=China
atc_flight_number=140
atc_heavy=1
ui_manufacturer=Airbus
ui_typerole=Commercial Airliner
ui_createdby=Thomas Ruth
ui_type=A300-B4
ui_variation=China Airlines
description=While the aircraft was making an ILS approach to runway 34 of Nagoya Airport, under manual control by the F/O, the F/O inadvertently activated the GO lever, which changed the FD (Flight Director) to GO AROUND mode and caused a thrust increase. This made the aircraft deviate above its normal glide path. The APs were subsequently engaged, with GO AROUND mode still engaged. Under these conditions the F/O continued pushing the control wheel in accordance with the CAP's instructions. As a result of this, the THS (Horizontal Stabilizer) moved to its full nose-up position and caused an abnormal out-of-trim situation. The crew continued approach, unaware of the abnormal situation. The AOA increased the Alpha Floor function was activated and the pitch angle increased.
It is considered that, at this time, the CAP (who had now taken the controls), judged that landing would be difficult and opted for go-around. The aircraft began to climb steeply with a high pitch angle attitude. The CAP and the F/O did not carry out an effective recovery operation, and the aircraft stalled and crashed.