# Accident 20090212001969A: Bombdr DHC8402, Buffalo, NY, February 12, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2009, 22:17 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Buffalo Niagara International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NSVA
- Location: 43.0111° N, 78.6347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0111&lon=-78.6347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200WQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200WQ-2011-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registry code 1390042, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A (registry code 52167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBDR DHC8402
- Reported engine: PWC PW150A
- People aboard: 49
- Fatal injuries: 50
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,379 total, 110 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA09MA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09MA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090212001969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING LOCALIZER INTERCEPT FOR THE ILS RUNWAY 23 APPROACH, AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED WAS PERMITTED TO DECAY TO STICK SHAKER ACTIVATION AND AUTO PILOT DISCONNECT.  THE AIRCRAFT'S SUSTAINED PITCH UP ATTITUDE TO APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES, ALLOWED A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN A STALLED CONDITION THAT THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PRIVATE RESIDENCE KILLING ONE OCCUPANT OF THE HOME AND ALL 49 PERSONS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT.  A POST ACCIDENT FIRE WAS FED BY THE RESIDENCE'S NATURAL GAS LINE THAT HAD BEEN BROKE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE HOUSE.  AN FAA SAFETY RECOMMENDATION IS BEING CONSIDERED REGARDING PILOT TRAINING TECHNIQUES FOR SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY FROM PENDING STALL (STICK SHAKER ACTIVATION) ALONG WITH UNEXPECTED AUTO PILOT DISENGAGEMENT: STICK PUSHER DEMO IN SIMULATION TRAINING: SCENARIO BASED TRAINING TECHNIQUES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA09MA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09MA027), Feb 13, 2009: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (N200WQ), Clarence Center, NY, destroyed, 50 fatal. Probable cause: The captain’s inappropriate response to the activation of the stick shaker, which led to an aerodynamic stall from which the airplane did not recover. Contributing to the accident were (1) the flight…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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