Uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain: United Airlines flight 585, Boeing 737-200

Original publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Transportation Safety Board, [2001] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)310696167 Subject: Aircraft accidents -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs. Excerpt: ... Abbreviations xiii Aircraft Accident Report LIDAR Light Distancing and Ranging LLWAS low level windshear alert system LLWS low level wind shear LPT low pressure turbine LVDT linear variable displacement transducer LWD left wing down MAC mean aerodynamic chord McIDAS Man Computer Interactive Data Access System MEL minimum equipment list MPCU main power control unit MSA minimum sector altitude msl mean sea level MST mountain standard time N1 engine fan speed N2 engine compressor speed NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research NIDA National Institute of Drug Abuse NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nmi nautical mile NOTAM notice to airmen NPRM notice of proposed rulemaking NTSB National Transportation Safety Board NWS National Weather Service OTS Officer Training School