Air Transat Flight 236 Miraculous Landing With Engine Fuel Leak | Mayday S1 EP6 | Wonder

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  • An Air Transat Airbus begins to leak fuel over the Atlantic and must glide to safety. Can the pilots' expert skills save all 300 passengers on board?
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  • @thebonesaw..4634
    @thebonesaw..4634 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2313

    26:56 - The vast majority of people who were killed on the Ethiopian flight that crashed into the water, died because they inflated their lifejackets *BEFORE they exited the plane.* They became trapped inside the plane as it sunk and they drowned. If - by some infinitesimal odds - you are ever in a crash into water, remember to wait until you are completely out of the plane before inflating your lifejacket.

    • @agalwithnoname
      @agalwithnoname 2 ปีที่แล้ว +271

      It’s baffling how they use that landing as an example of what could happen in such an incorrect way. Also kinda baffled at how no one else except you has pointed this out in the comments so thanks

    • @thesmellyleader8848
      @thesmellyleader8848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Joe mama

    • @alvaroakatico9188
      @alvaroakatico9188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @awesome guy I guess I’m going to watch that one too.

    • @jam20230
      @jam20230 2 ปีที่แล้ว +156

      I am an ex cabin crew and you are right on point. Passengers inflate their lifejackets in panic eventhough they are told not to do until they leave the aircraft. Such as taking their belongings during emergency evacuations, delaying the evacuations and blocking traffic, though they are told not to do so.

    • @andrewgause6971
      @andrewgause6971 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @awesome guy You are correct. The hijackers actively fought him as he was trying to land the plane. And they didn't bother to buckle up...

  • @lachlanyoungblut7083
    @lachlanyoungblut7083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6222

    It’s always a good sign when they interview a passenger or pilot.

    • @anilkumarj6893
      @anilkumarj6893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      😂

    • @ArgentLeftovers
      @ArgentLeftovers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +373

      "Well, this isn't going to be COMPLETELY hopeless"

    • @lilyrrichard236
      @lilyrrichard236 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I agree 👌

    • @BollocksUtwat
      @BollocksUtwat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      Until you realize this episode was directed by an experimental theatrical director and all the persons interviewed died and are testifying from the grave and aren't aware they've died.

    • @Hamsterjuices
      @Hamsterjuices 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Watched the mid flight collision one and I already knew they all died but then they didn't interview the control guy and all I thought was "Oh no-"

  • @yee666
    @yee666 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    If you want to know, Robert Piché is 70 today and Dirk De Jager is about to be 60. They are both alive and still living happily.

  • @SaraLilyRose
    @SaraLilyRose ปีที่แล้ว +267

    Captain Piché is now retired and a TV channel here aired a 20 years special about him and this story last year. They made him go into a simulator at the airport and re-created the conditions of the flight. He was still able to land the plane ! Since the accident, all aspiring pilots are obligated to train in these simulators with difficult conditions as these.
    I like the man, he’s really humble. This incident made his old demons come back (ie alcohol) but he got through it !

    • @plane_guy6051
      @plane_guy6051 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Maybe he drinks out of guilt for not doing what he should have.

    • @SaraLilyRose
      @SaraLilyRose ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@plane_guy6051 Well, he supposedly became sober 10 years ago so who knows 🤷🏻‍♀️But for sure he felt guilty. He went back to the same exact airport for this TV special and still 20 years later it made him cry. So who knows..It sure does seem to still haunt him, with reason

    • @natsarimthings3147
      @natsarimthings3147 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      I can understand if he feels guilty. He ignored early warning signs. He should have executed emergency protocols on the 1st sign. But he dismissed it as a computer glitch.

    • @RJ_GarciaA
      @RJ_GarciaA 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Well he may be crying of joy because he and the others survived?

    • @respectdawildo_danjones508
      @respectdawildo_danjones508 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I reject the bs that it’s the crews fault anyway, they really put them through the ringer

  • @NVOLIKOS
    @NVOLIKOS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4936

    I've seen so much of these documentaries that I think I can fly a boeing 747.

    • @justalpha9138
      @justalpha9138 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Hehehe

    • @TakkudALT
      @TakkudALT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +307

      (Proceeds to go up in a ball of flames)

    • @TakkudALT
      @TakkudALT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +210

      Wait, when you crash you are going down... Let me rephrase - (Proceeds to go down in flames)

    • @karimed1358
      @karimed1358 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Same lol

    • @Fruit_popsicle404
      @Fruit_popsicle404 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@TakkudALT but fire goes up, so your original comment makes sense

  • @radi0activedonutsx3
    @radi0activedonutsx3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2825

    The acting in most of these air disaster episodes are brilliant. Makes you feel like you're on the flight. Crazy.

    • @petemchardy619
      @petemchardy619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I have to close my eyes its to dramatic to watch man

    • @juanpedro4083
      @juanpedro4083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@petemchardy619 I was on that plane. I survived

    • @huckleigh4881
      @huckleigh4881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@juanpedro4083 I smell 🧢

    • @nutellafoxvideos7350
      @nutellafoxvideos7350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      from what I've seen they often play it up quite a loooot. Especially since they will have scenes of reactions and such going on for much much longer than what it actually was in reality. I remember when I was a kid I was on a plane that did a short dive to avoid a midair collision on approach to an airport. There was about 3 to 5 seconds of panic with a couple people yelling/screaming and right after it was calm with a couple of people who were anxious or on the verge of passing out.
      TBH it was kinda like when I was on a bus in high school years later and nearly got t-boned.

    • @sportsgeek4335
      @sportsgeek4335 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Just Sludgy Thanks be to God

  • @YesIamMichelleC
    @YesIamMichelleC ปีที่แล้ว +301

    I always thank my pilots when leaving the plane. Just yesterday I thanked my Jet Blue pilots when we landed at JFK for the smoothest landing. We practically moonwalked down the runway. Didn't even feel the touch down. It's a big deal to fly hundreds of souls in a giant piece of metal in the air and get them down safely. ❤️

    • @starfishgurl1984
      @starfishgurl1984 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I try to do the same thing! I was once on a flight from Honolulu, HI to Dallas Fort Worth, TX in which the entire 300+ passengers on board actually gave a standing ovation to our flight crew when we landed safely on the runway because it was the worst turbulence you’d never want to experience and it lasted pretty much from take off until landing, which was a very long flight (13 hours if I remember correctly), so everyone was relieved when we finally landed and the terror was over because some of the turbulence caused major altitude drops in the process without warning which was a bit frightening even for a seasoned flyer like myself.

    • @mervinprone
      @mervinprone 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s the autopilot

    • @lavaregion6968
      @lavaregion6968 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@mervinprone Takeoffs and landings (which are the most important parts) are done completely by the pilot

    • @nicksmith9
      @nicksmith9 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You mean you thank autopilot and engineers for doing their job

  • @7nviie
    @7nviie ปีที่แล้ว +564

    i noticed that everything that led up to this incident was as a result of a fear of not being on schedule, or fear of upsetting ones superiors at work. truly, if there was less focus on fast consumerism and we treated each other more like human beings rather than machines, these types of oversights would happen far less often. :(

    • @samurailyn4826
      @samurailyn4826 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      100℅ ✅, dope!!!!!! The Capt!

    • @mentallydisturbedllama473
      @mentallydisturbedllama473 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Very well said. So incredibly sad..

    • @PastorTMosh.
      @PastorTMosh. ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I share your sentiments about this. Its like they would have rather had their lives at risk at over 30,000ft than been scorned at, safe and secure on ground. This says a lot about the treatment these guys go through and how priorities are set in the business. After all, it is exactly just that to some, business. The only thing that matters about you, I and our families, is the money we bring.

    • @johnkreno2488
      @johnkreno2488 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      but? The stock price!

    • @ravenel2
      @ravenel2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      People who study these crashes study these things. It’s all that, and a dynamic where everyone is afraid to criticize the pilot. Sullenberger on the Hudson knew all these things, which is why he asked Skiles if he had any other ideas. If the copilot is afraid to say something they know and the pilot is too arrogant, apparently the plane crashes….

  • @kristinaburgess9665
    @kristinaburgess9665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1752

    How did I become hooked on watching these sad crashes for the past 2 days? 💁

    • @nomadicgamer7673
      @nomadicgamer7673 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Same I just saw my first one which was 8969 heist and I’ve watched 12 mores since then

    • @valiantsfelinesmccarty6678
      @valiantsfelinesmccarty6678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Worst I've only been on a plane twice to see my ailing birth father. I don't think you could get me a panda playing again after watching all of these things I'm hooked. One thing I don't see is what do they do about people who are on oxygen? I had a medical accident and my husband is putting off retiring because well I'm stuck on oxygen and it's not the small kind my stupid doctor killed my lungs basically so I have to have a heavy tank not a little machine that can be plugged in somewhere I haven't had the nerve to call an airline and ask. All of our dreams dashed because some little a****** decided he knew better than everyone else he was only 25 why didn't anybody else question what he was doing we did?

    • @rileynatalie
      @rileynatalie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I’ve been doing it for dayssss now myself 🤣🤣

    • @rowdyelitehater8595
      @rowdyelitehater8595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      easy done kristina.

    • @vutivirikhotso3338
      @vutivirikhotso3338 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      They are very addictive .

  • @lostinspace55
    @lostinspace55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2394

    Those two pilots wearing sunglasses and preparing for an emergency landing at the break of dawn looked absolutely dope and heroic at the same time
    Massive respect to the pilots who did not give up and stayed calm till the every end.

    • @Noor-bd2gh
      @Noor-bd2gh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      It’s all a reenactment

    • @lostinspace55
      @lostinspace55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      @@Noor-bd2gh Yes, I am aware. It's just that it looked dope :)

    • @titan4110
      @titan4110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      For some reason the flight crew refused to take part so we'll never know.

    • @abdinasirkalifa6876
      @abdinasirkalifa6876 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      thanks for comment

    • @alvaroakatico9188
      @alvaroakatico9188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      @@titan4110 The flight crew did not refused to take part, they were told to keep their mouths shut because of lawsuits and bad reputation to the airliner.

  • @meowmeowcat6013
    @meowmeowcat6013 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    This is one of my favourites. This glide holds the world record for the longest distance glided with an airliner, with the pilots and crew being calm and professional after disaster struck, and no deaths. I mean, the feat is truly impressive, even if it is quite avoidable (similarly: the Gimli glider). It was also lucky, that it was not a night landing, and weather was relatively clear.

    • @patrice5976
      @patrice5976 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It was a night landing. Witnesses said they could barely make out the plane when it land ex f. It’s in the report

  • @leset8604
    @leset8604 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    I've been binging these episodes for about a week and it's good to finally see one where everybody survived!

    • @Hannahleigh_
      @Hannahleigh_ ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Same with miracle on the hudson!

    • @kpchosen2324
      @kpchosen2324 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      right

    • @karendeangelis1358
      @karendeangelis1358 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I keep looking to see which ones were survived. Those are the only ones that I watch. So stressful. 😬

    • @asantoyo07
      @asantoyo07 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was the same until I encountered one from the Hawaii airlines where the top roof came off. One of the flight attendants flew out 😢. It was her 37th anniversary as a flight attendant

  • @Miguel195211
    @Miguel195211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1026

    “If we land a plane with half a plane full of fuel we will be crucified.” This is exactly why some plane accidents happened because of pressure on pilots to keep the schedule. So many lives could be saved if more leeway is given to safety first.

    • @CYPH3R3RR0R
      @CYPH3R3RR0R 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      I think he meant that the plane would end up being too heavy for landing and in result they would end up crashing and thus "crucified"

    • @Fred69Rio
      @Fred69Rio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      air france 477 from here, Rio, to Paris. THEY CHOOSE NOT to make a turn and skip that storm TO SAVE gas !!

    • @null2470
      @null2470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      It's more about declaring an emergency situation if no actual emergency condition exists.

    • @XMysticHerox
      @XMysticHerox ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@CYPH3R3RR0R No he meant pressure for diverting without an actual issue. It's a real problem. Many planes have crashed due to such pressure.

    • @marknoonan4720
      @marknoonan4720 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      That’s the sad part. What makes it worse they try and find some way to put the blame on the cockpit crew.

  • @rajasuriyaasivaguru3826
    @rajasuriyaasivaguru3826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1526

    You can tell the first officer was good in math

    • @Scott-got-caught
      @Scott-got-caught 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

      5 out of 4 people are bad at math

    • @gweilospur5877
      @gweilospur5877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Yes, he can multiply and divide......

    • @colinrunciman5166
      @colinrunciman5166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hindsight a wonderful thing? True the 2and officer must have been working flat out. I'm not a pilot. I'm a long haul truck driver, brakes on fire ectra. I recommend though, a book, called " Fate is the Hunter "Ernest Gann, DC 2 Dakota's still have it, all true.

    • @colinrunciman5166
      @colinrunciman5166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Once read you wontforget it an apprenticeship in flying,

    • @skmuchina
      @skmuchina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      and the other one thinks he is smart

  • @lovevideos1699
    @lovevideos1699 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    What they keep forgetting is that the Ethiopian airliner pilots were in a physical fight with highjackers during that attempted landing. Things could have possibly turned out differently, plus the engine hit a reef.

    • @phangirlable
      @phangirlable ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Holy c ap!

    • @quantumkakes8491
      @quantumkakes8491 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You do have a good point

    • @emperialGal
      @emperialGal ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What? For real?

    • @jamesstreet228
      @jamesstreet228 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I never heard it hit a reef. I didn't know that. Thanks for the info.

    • @jamesstreet228
      @jamesstreet228 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@emperialGal Yes, they were hijacked and the hijackers wanted to go to Australia and the captain told them they didn't have enough fuel to make Australia but they insisted on it. Fortunately, both hijackers were killed in the crash.

  • @simplyalexeiofficial2726
    @simplyalexeiofficial2726 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Shout out to the captain for making decisions based on the readings, even if he believed it was just a computer error at first. It's that kind of better-safe-than-sorry action that make air disasters like this one not have steeper death tolls.

  • @MrOramato
    @MrOramato 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1021

    “Cost to much to delay,” how many times has this type of thinking cost in human misery.

    • @thegreenbird795
      @thegreenbird795 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      exactly. life is more important than a little money.

    • @tarafficstory
      @tarafficstory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Too many

    • @sumintramaharaj3545
      @sumintramaharaj3545 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thinking about cost. Can 250,000$ Can buy the lives of those passengers

    • @tabeajanus8687
      @tabeajanus8687 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      well i mean.. it's just the actor we can't know what the actual pilot is like

    • @techhelpportal7778
      @techhelpportal7778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just ask the challenger shuttle cre- wait you can't BECAUSE THERE DEAD

  • @riverraisin1
    @riverraisin1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    Good thing I wasn't the co-pilot. My math skills are atrocious.

    • @coolcapricorn3248
      @coolcapricorn3248 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂

    • @slendii366
      @slendii366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well of you were you would have to be trained to do that math

    • @alib3148
      @alib3148 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Changed the way that I view mathematics

    • @slendii366
      @slendii366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alib3148 same honestly

    • @ramonagaibor1898
      @ramonagaibor1898 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@coolcapricorn3248 lol

  • @danielkhong1980
    @danielkhong1980 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    This Captain is calm like as if he does this every Sunday as a recreational activity, massive respect 🫡

  • @slagforlevi7634
    @slagforlevi7634 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    that captain and first officer are absolutely incredible !! The skill they had to control that aircraft and safely land it is uncanny. They should be so proud of themselves for achieving that landing

    • @AriKhuu
      @AriKhuu ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yea well… the captain dismissed the error multiple multiple times. He could have prevented some of the danger but he was in denial.

    • @robertl955
      @robertl955 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@AriKhuu I was about to say, a lot of praise for the pilots but lets be completely honest here lol. Great job bringing the plane in, terrible job assessing the situation and ignoring multiple warning signs.

    • @QuintonDeLauda
      @QuintonDeLauda ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@robertl955 Hindsight is the best sight.

  • @westonsimpson1073
    @westonsimpson1073 2 ปีที่แล้ว +553

    The actors portraying the pilots HAVE to have some sort of cockpit experience. They are always so convincing.

    • @gabrielfsx6038
      @gabrielfsx6038 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      The director speak what he needs to do

    • @imchris5000
      @imchris5000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      they get to use a big simulator for a bunch of these videos they probably get some time to play around with it

    • @howmathematicianscreatemat9226
      @howmathematicianscreatemat9226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yes. They have phenomenal imagination skills. They completely put their minds in such a situation. For them it’s reality.

    • @albiman68
      @albiman68 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I know the actor who plays the captain (Guy Richer) and I can assure you it's not the case.... This is why they called actors! loll

    • @chaloevibes4355
      @chaloevibes4355 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are these videos fake?

  • @patronus9005
    @patronus9005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +687

    I'm still wondering what I'm supposed to do with all of these aviation knowledge I've gathered through watching so much of these 😂

    • @murphyandotherstuff6884
      @murphyandotherstuff6884 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      FLY!!... They need pilots these days.

    • @dtyndall11
      @dtyndall11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Play Flight Simulator…

    • @HolyTrinity458
      @HolyTrinity458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Or, be an Aviation Mechanical Engineer.

    • @briannaw716
      @briannaw716 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Right !! 😭😭😭...it kinda makes me wana be a air traffic controller because there's no way in hell id ever be a pilot

    • @dominaevillae28
      @dominaevillae28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@briannaw716 I had a roommate that was training to be an ATC; she talked in her sleep to her Snoopy pillow😳 she was stressed.

  • @billijomaynard8924
    @billijomaynard8924 2 ปีที่แล้ว +744

    Interesting how two of the most famous commercial airliners that landed safely without engines and without loss of life were both piloted by Canadians, both have the same initials, the same first name and both born in the same province, Quebec, Robert Piche from Air Transit Flight 236 and Robert Pearson from Air Canada Flight 143. Very strange if you ask me but also very cool.

    • @supermccnasty4176
      @supermccnasty4176 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      What about Captian Sullinger. He landed an A320 in the Hudson river and in this very episode they talk about how they think thats not really possible. But he did it with no engines and no death

    • @potato1907
      @potato1907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      both airlines started with 'air' which is normal but still somewhat a coincidence

    • @EdPMur
      @EdPMur 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@supermccnasty4176 US Airways 1549, piloted by Chelsey Sullenberger, happened in 2009, so after this episode was published.

    • @gjscomputerstuff
      @gjscomputerstuff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@supermccnasty4176 That wasn't a glider - they had engine failure - lots of instances of that. Also, the two Canadian flights flew as gliders for substantial distances and times.

    • @mbfarrukh
      @mbfarrukh ปีที่แล้ว

      @@supermccnasty4176 oh god🤣🤣🤣

  • @JavieraAhumada18
    @JavieraAhumada18 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    “Do i think he’s a hero? No. Do i think he’s a hell of a pilot? Yes.” Love his attitude and honesty lol

    • @bryanshaddinger6538
      @bryanshaddinger6538 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Man where you coming from he's a hero and a great pilot. Thumbs down to you.

    • @JavieraAhumada18
      @JavieraAhumada18 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@bryanshaddinger6538 first of all, i’m not a man. And secondly, you realize i was just quoting what one of the passengers said, right? It doesn’t mean i’m agreeing nor disagreeing with his words lol i just said i like his honesty

    • @AustralianConsultancy
      @AustralianConsultancy ปีที่แล้ว

      Great quote from the passenger

    • @antoinettesera9390
      @antoinettesera9390 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agree

    • @troyserna8150
      @troyserna8150 ปีที่แล้ว

      How old are you 12 or 14 30 20 💀😭

  • @sexynelson100
    @sexynelson100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +599

    One thing you need to remember about that Ethopian Airline crash is that the captain was wrestling with the hijackers for control as he attempted to make the landing on water.. Perhaps if he wasn't under all that pressure.. then it may have been a different outcome ( like that of hudson river ).

    • @jamesw3857
      @jamesw3857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Yup, he hit the water at quite a bank angle. The left engine hit the water first and spun the plane around causing more damage. If he had been able to keep the plane level there's a decent chance the outcome would have been very different.

    • @cannaweallgetalong7168
      @cannaweallgetalong7168 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Not one plane landing on water has a good outcome because of being on an ocean instead of a river. You don't watch enough of these

    • @sexynelson100
      @sexynelson100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@cannaweallgetalong7168 more could have survived if they hadn't inflated their life jackets before impact.

    • @defaulted9485
      @defaulted9485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@cannaweallgetalong7168 Bro, you forgotten the US Airways landing on Hudson River. On another note, I'm having trouble understanding your sentence. Ocean landing are not as smooth as river landing because waves alone are already a threat, the salinity of the seawater adds risk on top of rowdy seas. Not to mention if you land at sea chances are you're far from civilization and hardly accessible.

    • @OwlRTA
      @OwlRTA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      from what I understand, the captain attempted to land as close to the beach as possible while being parallel to the waves for a smoother landing. Had he gone straight on, he may have been too high and gone directly into people on the beach, or the waves would've broke the plane and send debris towards the beach. Unfortunately, whether it was the hijackers distracting the pilots, or misjudging how long it would take to level the plane from a turn that low without power, the left wing caught the water and everything went wrong from there.

  • @wordforger
    @wordforger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +460

    I find this rather comforting, actually. Even if your plane loses all engines, you can survive as long as the parts that make it controllable are mostly intact.

    • @moviemad56
      @moviemad56 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      And as long as your flight crew have excellent skills...

    • @zoso73
      @zoso73 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      And you land on water or a very smooth, flat surface.

    • @oinkoink4407
      @oinkoink4407 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@anniinthewoods8287 me neither... just learned about it now.

    • @Arvidje
      @Arvidje 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      ​@@oinkoink4407 amazing.. a lot of people don't have any clue how a plane can fly..

    •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      But you forgot about the fuel, if your plane is without it it will eventually go down!

  • @leomartin1903
    @leomartin1903 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    This is the BEST PLANE DOCUMENTARY. To glide that FAR MUST take skill skill the flight crew are like JORDAN AND PIPPEN, KIRK AND SPOCK.

  • @joelout
    @joelout ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "We have a problem with the oil readings for our right engine, can you help us?"
    "Have you tried turning the plane off and on again?"

  • @sharonstone2477
    @sharonstone2477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +374

    I really believe the pilot and the first officer did a wonderful life saving landing. Thank goodness the first officer was excellent in math. They are all heroes in landing the plane and all passengers and personnel survived.

    • @glow1815
      @glow1815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Agreed. Math skills he has..., me I would probably bring the plane to ashes lol.

    • @blessedblessed6848
      @blessedblessed6848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Jesus had mercy on them

    • @fluffyfour
      @fluffyfour 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I think it was more the captain being an experienced glider pilot (oh and this was human skill, and human skill only)

    • @Tzshchsjsjxijyo
      @Tzshchsjsjxijyo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@glow1815 i'd probably bring it into the water

    • @Mariemacleod60
      @Mariemacleod60 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Of course he is excellent in Math, it is a requisite.

  • @redshirt49
    @redshirt49 3 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    Ah, I remember this.
    Yes, the pilot made a very critical error by either forgetting or simply neglecting to close the crossfeed after a fuel leak became evident or suspected but the subsequent flight and landing was an absolute masterclass in aviation.
    Gotta love Airbus though for solely blaming the pilots then quietly changing their guidelines for identifying a fuel leak.

    • @HellStr82
      @HellStr82 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Airbus did a lot better that Boeing with the 737 MAX... i mean ffs talk about criminal actions right there

    • @danni1993
      @danni1993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You'd think common sense would dictate a gas gauge.

    • @xeridea
      @xeridea 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      The pilots were 100% at fault. They should have assumed a fuel leak much sooner, not ignored several warnings, and been just fine making emergency landing on 1 engine. If a wing is losing large amounts of fuel, obviously a fuel leak is likely, and there is an explicit warning about the crossfeed. Even without a warning, basic common sense is not throw more fuel at a leak.

    • @sirwence9949
      @sirwence9949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@xeridea 100%? maybe a percentage sure.. but when you effectively 'damage' the the plane and than send it in the air - it is literally impossible for it to be '100% the pilots fault. Also sorry but I also don't care about whom Air Bus would like to blame (Because it will be anyone but themselves). Also 'basic common sense' my goodness hindsight is a grand thing.

    • @AEMoreira81
      @AEMoreira81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      They weren't aware of the engine vibration causing a fuel leak. TS had used an older model of the Trent 700 on this plane that shouldn't have been used. They actually took on more fuel than required.

  • @positiveenergy2205
    @positiveenergy2205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    "Air Transat blamed the captain and Co - Pilot for fuel leak!!!" .. Absolute madness
    Had the company followed all maintenance procedures,Fuel wouldn't have leaked
    Kudos to the duo👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
    The passengers owe you their lives

    • @grace7701
      @grace7701 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      It seems these airlines almost always try to hang the ones flying it.

    • @unconventionalideas5683
      @unconventionalideas5683 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      It was not Air Transat who blamed the pilots. That was Airbus who blamed the pilots.

    • @MiyashiruX
      @MiyashiruX ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@unconventionalideas5683 Doesn't matter, they were blamed for something that neither of them caused... And the fact that they DID manage to land the plane regardless of their choices is just insulting to the pilots~

    • @GintaPPE1000
      @GintaPPE1000 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@MiyashiruX They were blamed - and justifiably - for making a bad problem significantly worse by leaving the cross-feed valve open without checking to see if the fuel levels were actually balancing out as they were supposed to. Not only did that directly violate the procedure they were supposed to be following, which says to check for fuel leaks and close the valve if one is suspected, but the plane would've been gliding for a lot less time, if at all, had they at any point closed the valve. They kept losing fuel only because they kept pumping it into the right wing tank, which then led to it getting pumped out via the broken hose. If they let it drain, then the right engine would've shut down, but they could keep flying on the left one.
      Moreover, this is the only Mayday episode to date where flight crew survived, but have all refused to be interviewed. That should tell you something about how the crew feels about their own role in this incident with hindsight.

    • @POKEMANZZ3
      @POKEMANZZ3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@GintaPPE1000 in fairness this was season 1 and only about a year after the incident, heck the Portuguese didnt even release there report until 2004, i can totally get people who might have busy lives declining to be interviewed for show. also the investigators as well declined so idk
      that aside though, yes the pilots do deserve fault for this, but i wouldnt argue they are entirely to blame, it was a confusing situation to be in, and visual checks (abiet inherently useless ones because it was the middle of the night) did not confirm the fuel leak. they deffo should have cut off the cross fuel after no 2 flamed out though as that should have told them beyond doubt they had a fuel leak.
      that said, least they glided her into a landing safely

  • @lavernehoffman183
    @lavernehoffman183 2 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    This two amazing pilot are definitely heroes, the captain positive attitude and very calm approached in this situation helped his First officer to stayed focus and calm too. Thank God for pilots like these. I could have imagine how scary it must have been to everyone on board this flight especially those children. Love watching planes that survived and no fatalities at the end.

    • @antoinettesera9390
      @antoinettesera9390 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Angels were there for them

    • @squares4u
      @squares4u ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Pilot error was part of the reason this happened. Nevertheless they saved everyone on board.

    • @raulko4898
      @raulko4898 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The pilots did everything right from the moment they decided to declare a Mayday Fuel on, up to the amazing glide and landing at Azores... the pilots had questionable judgement and mindset prior the fuel problem escalated, contributing with their decision making to the total fuel starvation, which put them in a much more dangerous situation than the loss of the right engine and the right fuel tanks... the pilots thinking the issue was merely a faulty instrument reading falls as a very questionable judment, specially from the moment they opened the X-fed valve and saw that the situation was not fixed, showing a big deal of confirmation bias in their decision making.

    • @37rainman
      @37rainman ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Both would likely reject being called "heroes". (Generally speaking, heroes are people who willingly put their own lives at risk to save others' lives. This was obviously not the case here -- they had no choice -- they could not have bailed out and left the passengers to their own devices). If they are to be classed as heroes, literally everyone who becomes an airline pilot is a hero for becoming a pilot.
      Of course we all can have our own definition of what a hero is
      They were both good pilots doing their jobs well. And with some very good fortune it all ended well. If the plane had lost power just ten miles earlier there would have been a great many deaths -- jet airliners historically do not ditch well either on land or on water. (FI, if the plane had not been rerouted due to congestion, more than likely all those people would have lost their lives).
      As the title indicated, it could be called a "miracle". But the pilots really did not cause the miracle. It was more a chain of unfortunate, and then fortunate random events, and the pilots were really just along for the ride.

    • @armin3057
      @armin3057 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@37rainman
      although one should say that for instance as a pilot if you ditch the airplane you will be the last one to get out of the airplane usually, just like the captain of a ship, that requires heroism. in general (Although not always) people who are ready to become pilots or other high risk occupations def need that heroic mindset.

  • @cornishpapercraft
    @cornishpapercraft 2 ปีที่แล้ว +760

    Glad the pilots where rewarded with honours, they absolutely deserve them for landing and getting that plane on the ground with no lives lost

    • @NotEvenDeathCanSaveU
      @NotEvenDeathCanSaveU 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      I cant really agree with that.. Anyone with thinking of their own knows pilots decisions were irrational, because of that they lost all the fuel and were forced to land in a way that could have ended in a catastrophe.. They were lucky the landing went as smooth as it did, if they were further away from the airport, the earlier decisions they made would have costed them their lives.. Thats the principle which matters in this case, not the outcome

    • @thewhitefalcon8539
      @thewhitefalcon8539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Except for the part where they had two symptoms of a fuel leak and then decided to assume there was no fuel leak? And then PUMPED fuel straight overboard for 15 minutes before attempting to calculate whether there was any problem!
      I would think at the very least, upon suspicion of a fuel leak, they should calculate the rate they're losing fuel at!

    • @Emsev100
      @Emsev100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@thewhitefalcon8539 Exactly! 😑

    • @JACQUEZJOHNSON23
      @JACQUEZJOHNSON23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU we have hater here everybody

    • @JACQUEZJOHNSON23
      @JACQUEZJOHNSON23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@thewhitefalcon8539 hater

  • @sharlawilliamson9609
    @sharlawilliamson9609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    I used to work for Transat as a Flight Attendant. We were not allowed to speak with media. Some people made comments about the flight attendants crying. That is because during training, you are basically told that when you ditch, you die. You are shown videos to ensure that you really know the possible situations you may encounter., which also weeds out anyone who can't handle it. As well, there is a flight only of employees where they subject you to G forces as much as one of the big Lockheeds could handle, and if you get sick, you're pretty much going home. Then missed approach etc. That is also why Sully's landing on the Hudson was so incredible. I recall when this happened, I was not working that day, but had a colleague tell me about it, and then also when this episode first was aired. When you know that you could easily have been one of the FA's on board, it gives you chills.... as my very first flight was to Ponta Delgada, on the Airbus, with Cpt Piche flying...

    • @iagree5313
      @iagree5313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes, thank you Sharla for sharing this. It is about how much money is being lost whilst a plane is incapacitated for whatever reason. Then damage control atf.

    • @davidturner4610
      @davidturner4610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Looks like they were X feeding into the leaking engine, but on the other hand they initially followed airbus’s protocol. If they let that engine flame out they could have continued safely on one engine. It’s a remarkable story!

    • @ilkerismail1690
      @ilkerismail1690 ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting, PDL was a regular destination at the time which means the pilots were familiar with the area? The accident investigation report included the set of aeronautical charts for "Terceira, Lajes" used by the pilots, it was from Air Canada‘s “route manual” and licensed for use by Canada 3000. Lajes was one of the regular ETOPS diversion airfields on the route to Lisbon, and is apparently not a military-only air base (anymore?). Recently a TAP Portugal A321neo coincidentally headed for Toronto landed for a refuelling stopover, I suppose.

  • @jasrai3934
    @jasrai3934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    Gotta love when they said "small mistake".
    It's not a mistake. It's deliberately putting costs over lives, it amazes me how many accidents happen in aviation due to cutting costs even in the smallest ways.

    • @acr98disc
      @acr98disc 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's why I never wanted to be a pilot because there are so many people involved with aircrafts, and then by the end, a pilot is the one who must ultimately pay for all of their small mistakes with his life, not to mention passengers too.

    • @rhamlet5290
      @rhamlet5290 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@acr98disc Or her life...

    • @ElonHusky
      @ElonHusky 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@acr98disc you can fly general aviation planes

    • @acr98disc
      @acr98disc 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @joey8435
      There is no point for me for this now.

    • @acr98disc
      @acr98disc 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rhamlet5290
      A woman never deserves it for this.

  • @denisestickel6288
    @denisestickel6288 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Such a terrifying event I couldn't even imagine. However I do believe the first officer was much more on point and suspected something more serious was going on. Once they realized the severity then they knew what had to be done. This was truly miraculous intervention.

    • @bambilackner
      @bambilackner 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You do know this is a recreation, there were no interviews or anything. They’re just going off what they believe happened.

  • @judesy2674
    @judesy2674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +445

    I love how they deploy that little propeller to run the plane, made me laugh.

    • @uchrisdaley
      @uchrisdaley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hahahahaha

    • @mikefoehr235
      @mikefoehr235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      APU

    • @jerry9535
      @jerry9535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I think they should have given that propeller an award don’t you??? Love these !

    • @bobac1083
      @bobac1083 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      If it works, dont fix it right? Its a backup for a reason.

    • @Cloudrak
      @Cloudrak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ​@@mikefoehr235 ram air turbine

  • @Vespyr_
    @Vespyr_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    Smart co-pilot. Obviously a math geek. Flights like this clearly need a third flight officer like back in the DC10 days.

    • @brendamyers6320
      @brendamyers6320 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Maybe add a computer engineer.. sounds like a safe bet..

    • @claudeyaz
      @claudeyaz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      $$$ people don't like spending that much to fly. This isnt the days of the first jumbo jets with like 6 or 8 people in cockpit

    • @n7meg
      @n7meg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just finished watching the episode of the engineer that tried to commit suicide by crashing a fed ex jet. He's the reason you don't have a third

    • @Vespyr_
      @Vespyr_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@n7meg The reason we don't have a third is because of automation. But yeah we can pretend.

    • @Vespyr_
      @Vespyr_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@claudeyaz That's too bad. We should just deal it.

  • @owls381
    @owls381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    My son has to fly several times a year to see his dad…watching so many of these has given me a strange sense of peace about letting him fly. Yes, even after watching the crashes with no survivors. I think part of it is knowing so many of these pilots are doing everything they possibly can after errors or malfunctions are realized, and the other part is knowing that we learn and attempt to do better for future flights and passengers.

    • @mikoto7693
      @mikoto7693 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Watching air crash documentaries with my parents growing up had the opposite effect on me. After seeing the tiny things that can cause a plane partially led to my fear of flying above the clouds.
      This video identified the other reason that I didn’t know until now. The lack of control and hoping the pilots can save us. I’d never want that ever. I’d want to be in the cockpit flying it myself as a trained pilot. I’d want to fight to survive.

    • @owls381
      @owls381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mikoto7693 I totally understand that and I thought that’s where my thoughts would be after watching. No doubt it’s gotta be some sort of coping mechanism my brain is using, since I have no choice about my son flying across the county to his dads several times a year ☹️

    • @ryanbeckwith4702
      @ryanbeckwith4702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I fly twice a month for work and watch these pretty much every flight haha. Have gotten some funny looks.

    • @richdaley9982
      @richdaley9982 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I feel the same way as a regular passenger and I have never been able to put my finger on exactly why. I think in part it is just having a better understanding of aviation in general gives me a sense of what is happening on the plane at any given time. I can feel them changing the power settings, feel the turns, moving the flaps and gear etc and I know things are going normally. It gives me a little big of feeling of control like riding in a car when someone else is driving (except my ex-wife haha). I know what the driver is doing so I am less worried.
      I know deep down that fear of flying is really irrational as there are thousands of flights just in the US every day without incident so the fear for me is more about not being in control.

    • @_Shadoh_
      @_Shadoh_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Then you probably haven't seen the many many cases of total incompetence and massive failures by some pilots who got everyone killed. I mean good for you that you feel better concerning your son flying, but I'm sure as hell never flying again in my life!

  • @gabe-po9yi
    @gabe-po9yi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The Captain motioning for the lead flight attendant to join him and the F/O in the press conference photo says a lot. That’s somebody who sees himself as a member of a team - yes, he’s the leader, but he knows it takes all of them to accomplish a mission.

  • @JavierBonillaC
    @JavierBonillaC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I landed in a big plane in the Azores but due to a passenger having a heart attack or something similar. He survived because they informed us on the second leg of the trip. This was 40 years ago, I was 17. It was surrealistic because the doors opened and into the plane start jumping baseball players in uniform. Turns out the medical baseball team was playing on the field and came to the rescue dressed as they were. I perfectly remember that cliff at the end of the runway; as if I had looked at it yesterday.

    • @brianarbenz1329
      @brianarbenz1329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wow, that's quite a memory. Thanks for sharing. It must have been otherworldly to expect medical personnel and get baseball players running in.

    • @JavierBonillaC
      @JavierBonillaC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@brianarbenz1329 it was like a dream…. :)

  • @gufu21
    @gufu21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    51:08 That second-to-last guy nails it: "Do I think he's a hero? No. Do I think he's a hell of a pilot? YES." It sure seems that the pilot made some serious errors (like not shutting off crossfeed when the problem continued to get worse or even after one engine flamed out). But that's some amazing skill being able to glide and land that thing in one piece.

    • @vitortonera
      @vitortonera 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      That guy summarized this entire episode moral.

    • @00000EDDY00000
      @00000EDDY00000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Exactly! 👏🏻

    • @deprofundis3293
      @deprofundis3293 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactly. Nailed the whole situation in a couple sentences!

    • @BXgek
      @BXgek 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And I don't hear anything in the movie about starting the APU, does this plane have no APU?? Why just a RAM?

    • @bobjones-ey5gl
      @bobjones-ey5gl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@BXgek The Airbus A330 does have an APU, which like the main engines, runs off fuel from the main fuel tanks. NO FUEL = NO APU (or main engines). See Air Canada Flight 143 (Gimli Glider) a Boeing 767 which also ran out of fuel (in 1983). Also in this case, the 767's Ram Air Turbine was deployed and enabled the pilots to land the plane and save every life onboard.

  • @-frostyfire-5449
    @-frostyfire-5449 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    These pilots is amazing. Even though,they made some errors some said, but in the end the fact they landed safely and saving around more than 300 passengers lives in one faithful day. Respect to the both pilots and the crews.

  • @mimmu8701
    @mimmu8701 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The fact that I will never be as cool as that captain with his sunglasses haunts me.

  • @AriesYT10
    @AriesYT10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    The captain: "I don't think these airplanes(a330s) would make a good boat"
    ...well said my man, well said

  • @reeeonidus8665
    @reeeonidus8665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +682

    I was actually stationed there and watching as they landed, no - slammed into our runway. It really was a miracle. They were so lucky by so many factors - even fully functioning pilots have a tricky time there with the extreme winds and low visibility most of the time.

    • @connorawalsh
      @connorawalsh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      So why did engine one cut too? did they forget to stop the fuel transfer until it fuel was completely gone from the aircraft????

    • @BlazingDrag00n
      @BlazingDrag00n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@connorawalsh Your question was answered in the video. Yes, the crossfeeding was never closed. Why it wasn't closed is still unclear. Can only speculate if it was the stress that simply made them forget about it or if it was on purpose to get the engines running for as long as possible because they did not know where exactly the leak was or if it was because in no instruction was it stated to close the crossfeeding once it was open... your guess is as good as any other.

    • @circuitdotlt
      @circuitdotlt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      did they have to scrap the airplane due to rough landing?

    • @reeeonidus8665
      @reeeonidus8665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@circuitdotlt not sure, I was just one of the grunts that had to get the runway back in shape lol

    • @neuralvibes
      @neuralvibes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      ​@@BlazingDrag00n Probably why the pilots and airline representatives refused to participate 😉 In these situations there's usually a very thin line between ending up as a tragedian or a hero...

  • @ladytamaya4737
    @ladytamaya4737 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    A saw this video report three times in various YT channels and each time I have tears in my eyes. This captain together with his first officer and crew staff, saved over 300 passengers and the captain in particular, deserves a huge hug !!! What a man :)

  • @roycarter4058
    @roycarter4058 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    The crew did a really magnificent job.

    • @Duphe
      @Duphe ปีที่แล้ว +6

      except for not closing the crossfill after discovering that they keep losing fuel...

    • @marciadiehl5733
      @marciadiehl5733 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Duphe They didn't believe or trust the plane's computers.

    • @Duphe
      @Duphe ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@marciadiehl5733 that does not make sense. either they trust the computer and refill the wing or they dont trust the computer then they dont need to refill the wing. they were assuming too much and basically throwing away all their fuel.

    • @marciadiehl5733
      @marciadiehl5733 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Duphe I agree with you. It doesn't make sense. I was only repeating their excuse given in the film.

    • @kailashrao1311
      @kailashrao1311 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Duphe confirmation bias after all we are humans

  • @aviationdude1
    @aviationdude1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +649

    “This is what happens when an airliner attempts a controlled ditching on the water.”
    Captain Sully: *Hold my airplane*

    • @deadlineuniverse3189
      @deadlineuniverse3189 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      God: No Sully, I got a few birds stuck in it, I’m not gonna hold it, Imma gonna drop it. You can figure out where it drops.

    • @Lucas_Tulic
      @Lucas_Tulic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Sully's plane had just taken off from the airport. It was at low altitude and low speed, and ditched in calm river waters, so you cannot compare that to a plane gliding down from 12,000 meters that could've hit the freaking ocean. If this plane hadn't reached the airfield, it would've hit the water much faster than Sully's plane.

    • @ideitbawxproductions1880
      @ideitbawxproductions1880 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      they call him Captain Knowsitall
      he is so eloquent
      perfection is his middle name
      and whatever rhymes with eloquent

    • @NoOne-xb3jo
      @NoOne-xb3jo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Lucas_Tulic just slow down the plane 4head

    • @gweilospur5877
      @gweilospur5877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Landing on a river where the water is totally flat is very different than landing on the ocean.

  • @rmaddendesign
    @rmaddendesign 2 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    I can't imagine the trauma these people endured. Landing in the Azores meant that they'd have to fly to get home. Then, a month later, 9/11/2001 happened. I don't know how any of them managed to get on another plane ever again.

    • @Furyfoe
      @Furyfoe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Wasnt even two weeks later, some of them might not of gotten home by then

    • @Furyfoe
      @Furyfoe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oops saw 28th at some point, see now it was the 24th.

    • @beeman1246
      @beeman1246 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes you are right. One passenger wanted to return to Canada by crossing the ocean in a kayak, but was eaten by sharks.

    • @carolramos4877
      @carolramos4877 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      _.

    • @deprofundis3293
      @deprofundis3293 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@beeman1246...sure, lol

  • @forestrot666
    @forestrot666 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I was actually terrified to fly across the Atlantic in 2005 because of this flight. I did it and it was worth it (even with being 16 hours in the sky..) I love flying now. Hats off to passionate and committed pilots.

    • @Lobos222
      @Lobos222 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I have only flown over the Atlantic once and that was in a C130 military prop plane. It flies at a lower altitude, with pressurized cabin, but what is interesting is at the back, were the ramp is. One have a huge metal square cage for our luggage. The reason it is in a specialized box at the back and close to the ramp isnt because of seating, but because if there are engine problems or whatever. They will lower the ramp and eject the box with luggage for 25 people. On such a flight you need to use ear protection because of the loudness of the engines. Much more than a passenger jet. There you are mostly in your own head watching people around you and that gigantic cage at the back that is only there, like that, in case of problems and needing to ditch in the mid Atlantic. LoL

  • @nicholasbutler153
    @nicholasbutler153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was redone in the most recent season, despite being done in Season 1. I'd love to see this one redone, with all the information available from the final report. Much of it substantially diverges from what is depicted here. For example, the situation deteriorated far, far, more quickly than what is depicted here. Also, the pilots knew they were in massive trouble well before even the failure of the first (right) engine. They prepared for a ditching at 6:01 am, 12 minutes before the right engine failed.

    • @EdPMur
      @EdPMur 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Also, the investigation was not completed when the episode was released

    • @bernlin2000
      @bernlin2000 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I totally agree, and the fact that none of the management involved (including the investigative organizations...which I thought were government and accountable to the media but whatever) participated in this episode almost demands a second look.

    • @libbybollinger5901
      @libbybollinger5901 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@bernlin2000 I wonder if the reason none of the officials from the investigative organisations were interviewed might be because the investigation was still ongoing.

  • @chauncy1582
    @chauncy1582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    It’s always reassuring when you get interviews from the passengers

    • @tinman3747
      @tinman3747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's kind of a spoiler tbh.

    • @japhethmoses5185
      @japhethmoses5185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kurisu is never wrong

    • @annarubin4089
      @annarubin4089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The 5 minutes in the spotlight when everyone becomes an expert LOL

    • @mihamarie8845
      @mihamarie8845 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tinman3747 puyu ppu

    • @laethe230
      @laethe230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I just specifically chose this one because of "miracle" in the name. Just binged like 3 with no survivors, need some souls to make it this time

  • @tilly4rilly
    @tilly4rilly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    The tires bursting probably is what saved them by adding massive friction to the roll.

    • @rhinosaurpt
      @rhinosaurpt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      That and the wheel rims plowing into the tarmac (which got destroyed and put the runway out of service for a few days) helped as well.

    • @johng669
      @johng669 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you know how much those tires cost?

    • @SisuTheShattered
      @SisuTheShattered 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@johng669 You know how much those human lives cost?

    • @johng669
      @johng669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@SisuTheShattered I'm sorry . I just love planes so much. I'm glad everybody survived.

    • @SisuTheShattered
      @SisuTheShattered 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@johng669 My favorite is the Convair B36, so I feel you. I apologize if my reply came off a little harsh, but I'm glad you were able to recognize my point. Airplanes parts, while expensive, are replaceable. Humans... we're fragile

  • @o.portista
    @o.portista 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    As a Portuguese, who often used Air Transat, and still do, truly never forget these things. Wish they got actual Portuguese Passengers on the episode 🤷

  • @adzcop8461
    @adzcop8461 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This is my favourite episode of Air crash investigations the pilots did a great job in landing the plane with severe stress apon them , losing 2 engines while flying above the ocean is not an easy task to deal with .

  • @detectivemarkseven
    @detectivemarkseven 2 ปีที่แล้ว +253

    Thug life moment @ 30:57
    Narrator: "There is no room for error, without power the pilots have only one chance for landing."
    Pilots: *puts on sunglasses* 😎

    • @pvanpelt1
      @pvanpelt1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      “We’re diverting to the Azores, we got an empty tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark…and we’re wearing sunglasses.”
      “Hit it.”

    • @christophersanders3252
      @christophersanders3252 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@pvanpelt1 "We're on a mission, From God."

  • @moxtheox471
    @moxtheox471 2 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    26:08 “I don’t think these airplanes will make very good boats.”
    -Sully Sullenberger “Hold my coffee”.

    • @kathy8770
      @kathy8770 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      First of all sully was flying a A320, Not a A330. Plus landing on a ocean is different then a river. And the Hudson River miracle happened 8 years later

    • @Areyoumadnott
      @Areyoumadnott ปีที่แล้ว +1

      “ hold my airbus “

  • @tesssanders7993
    @tesssanders7993 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wow! 75 mile glide of a plane almost the size of a Boeing 747 INCREDIBLE

  • @shadrecklungu9384
    @shadrecklungu9384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Good chemistry between the co - pilot and the captain. Co - pilot was very great during the entire journey.

  • @cleopatraoatcake7364
    @cleopatraoatcake7364 2 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Yes, it was a chain of events, but it started with "it would be too expensive to do the right/safe thing"!

    • @Julie-gx8ju
      @Julie-gx8ju 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      LIKE YOUR NAME.

    • @dertfert745
      @dertfert745 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Almost always does sadly

    • @4nn4h
      @4nn4h 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Capitalism strikes again

  • @adielstephenson2929
    @adielstephenson2929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    This captain was just the coolest cat who ever lived. You got to love him.

    • @MaliciousSRT
      @MaliciousSRT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I believe there was a movie made about him

    • @tiineetussy
      @tiineetussy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      The ppls lifes, who he put in danger, bc he just didn't want to rely on the monitor or any warning that was obvious, must love him as well..

    • @jonathanprince2667
      @jonathanprince2667 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      you mean the co-pilot

    • @wernerfoerster3666
      @wernerfoerster3666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      wait ... an idiot who wrongfully puts peoples lives in danger should then be praised because the people did not die???

    • @tek5670
      @tek5670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      The captain was a moron

  • @LylaRose485
    @LylaRose485 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was The Hand of God working through men, to get these people down safely!

    • @maxvandenberg955
      @maxvandenberg955 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Eh no, just no. It’s called training and experience.

  • @anilarkay
    @anilarkay 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Captain and the first officer, Heroes!!👌👌

  • @lochlord
    @lochlord 3 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    "mistake"? That was no mistake. That was saving a couple of dollars at the expense of safety.

    • @kyleanderson4268
      @kyleanderson4268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      thats sadly a very very common thing in aviation

    • @mrdoggy8801
      @mrdoggy8801 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      the cost was actually the out of service of the plane, but your point still stands

    • @jacobsaccount9353
      @jacobsaccount9353 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mrdoggy8801 naming your TH-cam account after you favourite sexual position, NICE! 👍

    • @Tristanimator_
      @Tristanimator_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@jacobsaccount9353 have you ever heard of an animal called a "dog" ?

    • @jamesa.2880
      @jamesa.2880 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cash before lives....the ultimate greed!

  • @bernlin2000
    @bernlin2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    Truly one of the most terrifying experiences I can imagine: at least an explosive decompression would cause an adrenaline rush. But to have the entire plane lose power and to not hear the engines running when you're 30,000 feet in the air? Just horrifying.

    • @ambisoulmusic
      @ambisoulmusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Haha, that's probably true, but personally I would have been more afraid of an explotion due to what the damage could do to the aircraft structure and the control systems of the plane, which damaged can be unrecoverable! Luckily many planes are designed to cope on one working engine, and pilots are spesifically trained for varoius complications during flight, like engine loss. Both engine failing will definitely shrink the time frame of finding a place to land, but it should not prevent the plane from being airborn itself, given a slight steady descent that would encreas enough speed for the aircraft to updrift its wings. Being that many feet above ground definitely gives the pilots prescious time adrift, searching for problemsolving solutions, as well as notifying the ground to ensure the best possible choices moving forward, and preparing the emergency department(s) for safety precations. There are scenarois were the probable outcome would be way worse than this one. Luckily it happened where they where, and good thing significant failiures don't play out that often.

    • @michaelvedal1907
      @michaelvedal1907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Happened once to me over Russia en route to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific. I got no idea of what the problem was, but we went around 5 minutes with the engines shut down (or at idle). Then they stated up again and we went to Hong Kong as planned. Still, the plane becomes SOOOOO silent without them engines running...

    • @paulortiz2035
      @paulortiz2035 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just horrifying? Shouldn't be!
      A 747 can glide! And they have!
      With an experienced pilot running things a plane is able to glide smoothly, for great distances! A plane doesn't just drop like a rock to the ground!
      And if you get so anxious, you won't be able to follow instructions or make good decisions when evacuating from the plane!!!
      Keeping your wits is a huge help in your survival!!!

    • @mikoto7693
      @mikoto7693 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sweet holy mercy that backup propeller is brilliant.
      But I think this episode highlights why I fear flying like I do. I finally know the reason for it. The lack of control. I can do nothing but wait and hope the pilots can get us out. I’d want to be fighting for my life. I’d want to be the pilot trained to fly.

    • @joinjen3854
      @joinjen3854 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikoto7693 you are not in control in any public transit and your odds of driving an auto and crashing are 1000% higher. Are you 12 years old?

  • @SilverGoth
    @SilverGoth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The expert pilot that they brought in to talk about conditions on board was great!

  • @stevethompson943
    @stevethompson943 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    This captain is not human. this man is build different 😮

  • @yatingrover8301
    @yatingrover8301 3 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    They had clear weather, that was an added blessing and advantage.

  • @GefteMachivene17
    @GefteMachivene17 2 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    I'm addicted to watching these plane crash documentaries. Yet I'm not scared of being on a plane again

    • @Tzshchsjsjxijyo
      @Tzshchsjsjxijyo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      same

    • @brielledrennon
      @brielledrennon ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same here

    • @kaleryan1
      @kaleryan1 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I think these are a good thing for people to see. Every single airline/policy/agency exists because of issues like this. All our planes are safer today because of these crashes. It does make me happy I didn’t fly in the 70s-90s tho! 😵‍💫

    • @laurakastrup
      @laurakastrup ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Personally, if it’s a big enough scandal to be made into a TV show, it’s probably not gonna happen again. Because planes can kill up to 500+ passengers at a time and many of them are different nationalities, a plane crash is definitely the more outcried catastrophe, like more people die from car crashes in a year than plane crashes yet we don’t have tv shows about “the 4 wheeler killing 6 pedestrians”
      That’s my reasoning for not being scared of flying. Maybe also the fact I’m of an aviation family

    • @rextho3656
      @rextho3656 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too

  • @user-op5kg7ht1y
    @user-op5kg7ht1y ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Two pilots are very calm and cooperative, which save all lives, great achievement. They are great.

  • @TheRockprincess1697
    @TheRockprincess1697 2 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    Me when my engineering calculations fail: "It must be the computer"

    • @Songs-lr4wt
      @Songs-lr4wt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      We should never praise the lead pilot, he kept delaying declaring an emergency. He ignored the indicators, calling it computer glitch. .... why the hell we have indicators if you aren't gonna use it...... how can he kept denying there can't be a fuel leak....

    • @matthewh2941
      @matthewh2941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Songs-lr4wt What if it was

    • @somedudeMC
      @somedudeMC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@matthewh2941 whatifism

    • @Willaev
      @Willaev 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Songs-lr4wt Anomalous indications that have never been heard of, seen before, and are not explained in the aircraft manuals....of course he questioned it. Even AirTran maintenance didn't have a clue. And neither do you.

    • @louissikkema5399
      @louissikkema5399 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Songs-lr4wt you know that ecam error messages are quite normal and freaking out because of one does not help.
      When the first warning came, they were beyond the etops midway point, so they could not return anymore and had to continue anyways.
      Also declaring an emergency would not have helped at the time he waited, they already were flying to the closest airport and declaring the emergency would not have speeded up anything, so he waited. Declaring an emergency is important if it helps speed up matters, like in a congested airspace where you get priority but not here.

  • @kimmccabe1422
    @kimmccabe1422 2 ปีที่แล้ว +443

    Standing ovation!! I like when the Capt said, "It's all about all those passengers." How did he glide such a heavy plane so long and perfectly onto the runway? No gas. No engines. He kept the nose perfect. Wow. Do you know how many maintenance workers are responsible for crashes? For whatever reason. My uncle maintained major planes and he was a drunk. We had to report him!

    • @flight101
      @flight101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Well done to you.. what a really brave but correct comment. You saved lives .. Thank You x

    • @speeddrawingamateur688
      @speeddrawingamateur688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      ❤❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏👏All my heart for you and your family for your good example and atitude!

    • @paulortiz2035
      @paulortiz2035 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The pilot was also an experienced glider pilot, I think. So not out of his ballpark!

    • @thhomasmarks
      @thhomasmarks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      is running out of gas emergency? why not jus roll to a stop?

    • @RockmasterVideos
      @RockmasterVideos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thhomasmarks LMAO! Good answer. LoL!

  • @dickmick5517
    @dickmick5517 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have lost count of the military battles that were lost because the generals didn't believe the data. Got lucky on this one. Thanks for the great video.

  • @GooseCarpet
    @GooseCarpet 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The things you learn about planes in these documentaries makes you feel like an pilot

  • @Dutchy-1168
    @Dutchy-1168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    The one senior Pilot best summary was correct.......
    A series of events almost caused a crash, but a series of events also saved the day ‼️👌🇨🇦

  • @sushiljoshi2326
    @sushiljoshi2326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +492

    Good teamwork showed by the Captain and the co pilot. They saved lives of 300 people. Doesn't matter they could have handled it in better way earlier because this we can say when we are here on ground. It were those pilots who were in 39000 ft in the air, facing challenges in extreme pressure.

    • @gadgetsglamour269
      @gadgetsglamour269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Absolutely bro..
      It is to say or Comment, being on the ground. Equally skill needed when you are 39000Ft..
      Truly said bro...

    • @LightshamanaDhyana
      @LightshamanaDhyana 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      The pilots are responsible for the safety of passengers and airplanes. Also responsible for flying time, efficiency of the flight and navigating between computer sensor readings, error messages, and prior experiences. It is not an enviable position to be.
      Conflicting requirements and human error also plays role.
      We shouldn't be so quick to blaming the pilots.

    • @Raptor747
      @Raptor747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I mean, it does matter that they could have prevented the crisis by either not doing the crossfeed, doing the crossfeed properly (as in, not keeping it on for more than a few minutes), or just not leaving the crossfeed on literally the entire time even after they KNEW they had a fuel leak. Still, they handled the emergency very well aside from that.

    • @Preservestlandry
      @Preservestlandry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes of course it matters, as they pointed out on the show, if they hadn't been redirected they would all be dead in the ocean right now. It was just luck.

    • @linda_smilesrfree2744
      @linda_smilesrfree2744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Preservestlandry You call it luck; I call it a miracle, and I thank GOD for the experience and judgment of the crew, who safely glided that plane to a safe landing. 💛👍🏾👏

  • @averagejoe7860
    @averagejoe7860 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    the captain seemed like a cool dude. he saved 300 people and then was just chilling at the press conference

  • @lorigarza9971
    @lorigarza9971 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I can't imagine the effort it takes to learn that level of self control to keep calm and do so many necessary steps and trouble shoot ect..when your own life is at risk. Takes a remarkable person and great skill I believe.

  • @Sodi_Pop.
    @Sodi_Pop. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    I’ll never in my life forget the feeling of hearing no engines running in an airplane. I had an experience in the mid 2000’s flying to Austin Tx. from California, our landing gear wasn’t working right and they cut the engines before decent for around 45 min. I remember talking to the passenger beside me and he was equally freaking out inside. I kept looking out and just saw the ground getting closer (we were still very far from the ground though) Eventually the started the engines back up and we landed. It was a very fast and bumpy landing and their were rows of fire trucks and emergency vehicles waiting on the runway. Thank GOD nothing happened 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Scariest flight of my LIFE!

    • @survivallife7401
      @survivallife7401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I feel you. I was coming home from the service one time in the middle of winter. We were ready to land and as we were almost landing, I found out later that visibility was like zero and the pilot took the plane back up it felt like we were straight up and down and the G force was freaking nuts. Scared the heck out of me and I try not to fly unless it’s absolutely necessary.

    • @gavinsingh4450
      @gavinsingh4450 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Kim C, I call bs on your story description!!!

    • @danlen1118
      @danlen1118 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @Kim C Not saying I don't believe you, but since I know or two about aviation, I HEAVILY, HEAVILY doubt your story. There should have been NO REASON whatsoever for the pilots to shut down the engines due to landing gear problems, let alone before landing. That would never happen, Literally never. One thing is taught in pilots school, No engines, no flying. Now, if you could tell me your flight number I could validate it, but as i Said, your story sounds fake to me.

    • @survivallife7401
      @survivallife7401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@danlen1118 Maybe she mistook the story a bit. Fear or lack of knowledge could have played a roll in her mistaken what might have happened on her flight. In any case a bad flight is a bad flight to those who have a fear of flying.

    • @mariatsandman
      @mariatsandman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

  • @teenice894
    @teenice894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    For the passenger that said that pilot was not a hero is understandable is the standable as a passenger but considering he glided that plane further than anyone else in history and didn't lose his cool.. I would say he's a hero..

    • @QuintonDeLauda
      @QuintonDeLauda ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That passenger is a thankless smug, his facial expressions and over the top eye rolls make me want to punch his face.

    • @TheGabRoyale
      @TheGabRoyale 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Is it the woman who only cares for her honeymoon

  • @pomegranteappleson1628
    @pomegranteappleson1628 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I’d like more episodes where EVERYONE SURVIVES.

  • @EquineMetalhead
    @EquineMetalhead 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Maintenance nearly caused a deadly crash! Kudos to the pilots for landing the Airbus safely without hurting anybody. I’m glad nobody got hurt❤

  • @jd_kreeper2799
    @jd_kreeper2799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +605

    It's honestly kind of sad how the pilots hesitated to declare an emergency landing because they were afraid is wasn't an emergency.
    Landing on the military base to make sure everything's alright is an incredibly minor inconvenience compared to what can happen, or, in this case, what did happen.

    • @IrishmanAC
      @IrishmanAC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I was wondering why they would get honours if they made a decision like that so I looked it up. The airport that they landed at WAS the military air base in the Azores that was mentioned near the start of the program. They did declare an emergency and divert there, it just shows how much fuel they ended up losing before they got there. They made a good call in that regard. Note that the program does show that they did land there but I almost made the same assumption you did because of how they portrayed it. Little misleading of the program to imply otherwise.

    • @farooqishaq6974
      @farooqishaq6974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      THe culture of shame and fear has consumed many lives

    • @solomonfrancois1418
      @solomonfrancois1418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      They were afraid to declare an emergency bcs if it was not and there were actually fuel in the engines , the plane would be heavy and would break the gear and prolly kill everyone yeah? 🤔 So they had to be sure that there is not indeed fuel 🤔

    • @abhi.shekdubey
      @abhi.shekdubey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It's not about inconvenience at all, you just declare emergency only when you're utmost sure, regardless of the fact it's military base or airfield. Mayday call is enough to alert air traffic control and then they can help you in anyway possible also none of the other flights or pilots would disturb them, also arranging emergency services, on ground staff, firefighters. It's just emergency aircraft is topmost priority and threat in air.

    • @AbigailRTeh
      @AbigailRTeh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@solomonfrancois1418 the pilot also said if they divert, and it turns out there was nothing wrong with the fuel, it would cost Airbus money and they would probably get fired

  • @gencass111
    @gencass111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Let's appreciate how calm the Captain was. Deserves my respect. 💪👍

    • @petemchardy619
      @petemchardy619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes i agree

    • @QuBeeni
      @QuBeeni 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      💪👍

    • @johnwolf2349
      @johnwolf2349 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Respect Lol.
      Absolutely shameful he turned a single tank fuel leak into a potentially lethal emergency he then 'saved' everyone from.

  • @zzoinks
    @zzoinks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    According to Wikipedia, the captain of this flight is an experienced glider pilot!

  • @AxionSmurf
    @AxionSmurf ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is a great story. I think the people who ordered that a substitute to be used for the hydraulic and fuel line separation due to cost are overwhelmingly the most at fault, and that the crew would have never been exposed to the highly stressful and uncertain situation they were put in had that substitution not been made.

  • @xinghuali2842
    @xinghuali2842 2 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    I used be too excited going home….but After watching numbers of these ✈️ documentaries, I realized that sometimes we need to stay where we are and make the best use of Facetime 😂

    • @Fay7666
      @Fay7666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You see documentaries regarding air crashes because of their overly complex characteristics that make such events so uncommon and such interesting crashes.
      What you don't see, is a documentary for every car crash. For the vast majority of car issues and accidents, that's just Tuesday. Yes, there's aviation-like examples of issues in cars, like the Ford Pinto, or the Chevy Bolt, the early 00s Ford Exploder tires, Goodyear RV tires, etc. But the vast majority of crashes are uninteresting / uneventful human errors.

    • @shellyoliviaLOA
      @shellyoliviaLOA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I’m with you. FaceTime is best lol

    • @Viv-no-pain-no-gain
      @Viv-no-pain-no-gain 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂😂😂

    • @Huebert200
      @Huebert200 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lol

    • @ILOVEMFEO
      @ILOVEMFEO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      well then, how about watching earthquake documentaries where buildings collapse like a deck of cards and some survivors are rescued days later? :)

  • @galloviking4766
    @galloviking4766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    You know, instead of scaring me, those videos somewhat reassure me. Catastrophic events are always human errors, be it mechanical or economic related. Pilots are experts, and probably the most stress-resistant people in the world.

    • @rye5308
      @rye5308 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree, but I can't just shake off Air France 447

    • @howmathematicianscreatemat9226
      @howmathematicianscreatemat9226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes. On western airlines, pilot truly need to go through a literal coolness test to be allowed to lead commercial airlines. True coolness means being calm even in extremely dangerous conditions.

    • @user-bn1jf5mn2i
      @user-bn1jf5mn2i 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Couldn't agree more. Im a nervous flyer.

    • @user-bn1jf5mn2i
      @user-bn1jf5mn2i 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Couldn't agree more. Im a nervous flyer.

    • @antoinettesera9390
      @antoinettesera9390 ปีที่แล้ว

      True

  • @ThatOneElement
    @ThatOneElement ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Once they spotted the airport I suddenly had an eerie feeling come over me. It was such an ominous vibe in the cockpit. Barely any music, the sound of the wind, and just the tension gave such a weird feeling.

  • @majorieterrazola2842
    @majorieterrazola2842 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I felt like I was on the plane with them. That was terrifying! Good job guys. 👏👏👏

  • @stephanboxall4541
    @stephanboxall4541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Seems like the first officer should have been calling the shots; he seemed to be more concerned about the fuel readings, the landing speed etc. the pilot was more like, ‘yeah... we’ll be fine...’

    • @Grandmaster_Dragonborn
      @Grandmaster_Dragonborn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Not exactly. The Captain, being more experienced, was more at ease. He knew computer errors were likely as the prior checks showed no sign of any leaks.
      A calm and collected pilot is what you’d need in a crisis like that.

    • @jimthompson8947
      @jimthompson8947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Each have their roles. Usually the captain is final say due to years of experience and to take responsibility for faults and focus of task.
      1st officer to do minor calculations and take mental burden from captain for smail duties and captain's burden for the end goal for all : land with all aboard alive.
      Roles. Why the military has chain of command; same principles.

  • @SeriousSchitt
    @SeriousSchitt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    To me you seemed 'damned if you do and damned if you don't'. If you trust your instruments, and they're faulty, then you're condemned, and if you don't trust your instruments, and they are correct, then you're also condemned. As a pilot, you can't seem to win!

    • @carolewilson1311
      @carolewilson1311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's when it so unfair

    • @willschultz5452
      @willschultz5452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Sometimes you have to use common sense, they didn't at first! Luckily they used some skill afterward and all was ok

    • @sofiepan847
      @sofiepan847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      So true!! If you don’t follow the manual/checklist you will face grave consequences, If you follow them and things don’t go perfectly, you still face grave consequences

    • @sofiepan847
      @sofiepan847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@willschultz5452 Keep in mind this is the first they experienced this and they are not trained for any of this. If they make one single wrong move, it can mean death or heavy consequences

    • @willschultz5452
      @willschultz5452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@sofiepan847 Yes and that is why they should have thought before they turned the cross feed on and then left it on, They weren't using common sense and that could be deadly. It's kind of like watching the fuel gauge go down to empty in your car quickly while you're driving, your first thought would be fuel must be leaking out somewhere not "I guess the fuel gauge isn't working right"

  • @paulaorty6761
    @paulaorty6761 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The pilots did a fantastic job bringing down the plane safely!! Both of them.

  • @ayakotami3318
    @ayakotami3318 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is my favorite of the documentaries. I've been on a flight where we lost power but it was on the runway thank goodness. I cannot imagine being 30000 feet in the air with no power and basically on a humongous glider. That's so much different and I'm glad everyone survived.

  • @MrsMacWifey
    @MrsMacWifey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    If there's one thing I've learned from these shows, it's that you always declare an emergency immediately. Weird instrument reading? Declare an emergency. Someone sneezes? Emergency.

    • @howmuchmorecanItake
      @howmuchmorecanItake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The coffee the flight attendant brings you is cold? Emergency.

  • @AlexanderGeogaddi
    @AlexanderGeogaddi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    *Interesting fact:*
    In the computer game "Microsoft Flight Simulator X" there is a similar mission to this incident, for the passage of which the player receives the award "Pilot of the Century". The game involves a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and a maximum distance of 80 miles (Flight 236 planned for approximately 65 miles)

    • @aarnage2189
      @aarnage2189 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thanks for the info :)

    • @adityanrajesh2634
      @adityanrajesh2634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      And I completed the mission after 4 attempts

    • @ilkerismail1690
      @ilkerismail1690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Ah yes Great memories, but it’s in the Maldives
      It is possible to reach both Male International airport as an alternate and the infamous other airfield
      The mission is much easier to finish if you firewall the engines and climb slightly higher as soon as the flight starts, it doesn’t change the rate of fuel loss

    • @Ttcopp12rt
      @Ttcopp12rt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I completed the mission after 3 attempts 😅

    • @carolewilson1311
      @carolewilson1311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Then if game based on that the piolets deserve some royalties

  • @bettyennin6335
    @bettyennin6335 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I thank God for the pilots and flight crew. It was a great miracle! They have to keep their emotions under control while under extreme pressure to help and assure passengers that they will be okay. I ALWAYS pray for a safe trip for passengers and flight crew each time I see a plane in the sky even if I don't know anyone on the flight.

  • @matimbabaloyi2916
    @matimbabaloyi2916 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When he waa transferring Petrol to the other engine i felt like telling him to stop lol this documentaries make it feel like your right there

  • @leslieferrao269
    @leslieferrao269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    Calm & Steadiness is essential in any crisis situation and the Pilots proved this point. God bless all the Survivors !!!

    • @lauraturner9281
      @lauraturner9281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not if you're Valerie Marrs 🙄

    • @tlmellis1973
      @tlmellis1973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, it's not fun on a flight with a freaked out pilot, that's for sure!!

    • @thewhitefalcon8539
      @thewhitefalcon8539 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Calmly and steadily pump all your fuel from the good tanks into the leaky engine, one gallon per second.