What happened with the plane crash in buffallo ny feb 13 2009?

Answer 1

According to the NTSB report, the flight was a Dash 8-400 operated by Colgan Air (Continental Connection) on a flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Around 3 Nautical Miles from the Outer Marker for the glideslope, due to pilot error, the captain responded to a stall warning by pitching up, causing a violent, unrecoverable stall. The crew tried to recover by retracting flaps and raising landing gear to no avail. Upon NTSB investigation, it was determined that light icing had been present during the flight, however not enough ice to inhibit the aircraft from functioning properly. The NTSB also discovered that the Captain had set his landing reference speeds higher to compensate for icing while the First Officer had not, causing an approach speed miscalculation 13 knots slower than stall warning speed. From recordings in flight, the Captain and First Officer had been in conversation, causing them to inadvertently expedite the checklists.

Summarized, the crash was due to Pilot error. There was no mechanical or electronic failure.