Asiana says pilot error, defects in auto throttle system caused San Francisco crash
Apr 1, 2014
Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's No. 2 flag carrier, said Tuesday that pilot error and defects in the auto throttle system combined to cause the fatal crash of its passenger jet at San Francisco International Airport last year. The company said in a statement that probable cause can be found in the very slow air speed that caused the B777-200ER carrying 291 passengers to stall.It said the pilot of flight 214 did not realize the plane was not maintaining proper air speed as it approached the r