"JL Grasso" wrote in message
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On 29 Feb 2004 02:32:04 -0800, (sid) wrote:

"Gord Beaman" ) wrote in message
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(WaltBJ) wrote:

Are there two of these 'fly into the trees' accidents? The one I am
There was another Airbus CFIT accident a little bit later than the one
discussed here. IIRR the aircraft mushed into the upslope of a
mountain at night in bad weather. And lack of familiarity with the
automation was a factor.

There were actually 2 additional CFIT-type crashes involving the A-320.
One in Bangalore India in February, 1990; and one in Strasbourg, France in
January, 1992. The one that you are referring to is the Strasbourg (Air
Inter) accident.

Which occurred because the crew programmed a descent rate
of 3300 fpm instead of the 3.3 degree descent angle they intended
and then failed to monitor the actual height/descent rate so didnt
discover the error in time.

The aircraft had no GPWS

Keith