Boeing 727 Fails to Properly Land at Tuscaloosa Airport - Kalitta Charters Flight 9720

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 4 фев 2024
  • A Kalitta Charters Boeing 727-2B6F landed with an inusual configuration on runway 4 at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport (TCL), Alabama. Subscribe, like, comment and share for more videos!
  • КиноКино

Комментарии • 130

  • @johnwhitmore5408
    @johnwhitmore5408 4 месяца назад +36

    The most dangerous people in the skies are high time, arrogant, Captains.

    • @robertcharlessceats3647
      @robertcharlessceats3647 4 месяца назад +2

      Yes, no finer example than the KLM 747 captain at Tenerife in 1977

    • @chrisstromberg6527
      @chrisstromberg6527 3 месяца назад +2

      Works both ways unfortunately, look at American Airlines Flight 1420 Litttle Rock for example!

    • @lilibethdoherty295
      @lilibethdoherty295 3 месяца назад +3

      Having Driven a Cab 22 Years and Transporting Flight Crews every single Day these Pilots seem to have a Disdain for others they work with. They are not just Grumpy they seem to be very Unhappy and Arrogant people. The young Navy Pilots just have a very Antagonistic mean streak and are not well mannered at all.

  • @peterdaba6651
    @peterdaba6651 3 месяца назад +19

    As a retired Airline Pilot having a lot of hours in 727's and 737's a big hint that the Nose
    gear has gone down is hearing the Air noise when the gear doors open and as in 727 and
    737 the nose gear is almost directly below the cockpit .But without 3 green one would
    want to abort the landing till you checked if the gear was in fact down.
    but those who think all older pilots are prone to these types of mistakes is
    untrue and unkind . One bad pilot don't make all of us bad.

    • @rogerbrown7659
      @rogerbrown7659 3 месяца назад

      A totally unrelated question but since you flew the 727 . Could a 727 fly out of John Wayne or is the runway too short?

    • @eucliduschaumeau8813
      @eucliduschaumeau8813 3 месяца назад

      This might be a stretch, but maybe the Captain wanted to retire both the plane and himself in the most dramatic way possible. People can be complicated, plus the plane had to be at the end of its useful life anyway. With 57,932 hours and 42 years in service, that plane had to be near retirement.

    • @peterdaba6651
      @peterdaba6651 3 месяца назад +4

      @@rogerbrown7659
      John Wayne airport has a 5700 foot main
      Runway so yes a 727 or 737 could use
      That airport but would not be able to
      Carry a full load . LaGuardia airport in
      NYC with it's 7000 foot runways had
      DC -10 and L-1011 flying out but could
      Only fly as far as Dallas or Chicago
      Due to weight fuel/passengers .

    • @rogerbrown7659
      @rogerbrown7659 3 месяца назад

      @@peterdaba6651 Thanks for the reply .
      I fly out of Santa Marta Simón Bolívar Airport (5500 ft)
      several times a year. Enjoy the take off as the A320 rotates at about 25 seconds.
      I thought that was pretty quick until I just saw this video of 737-800 at John Wayne
      rotate at 18 seconds.
      ruclips.net/video/lcEtM8T0n3E/видео.html

  • @jeanneewaseck6635
    @jeanneewaseck6635 3 месяца назад +8

    He sure did smell smoke - that was his career going up in flames.

  • @jugheadjones5458
    @jugheadjones5458 4 месяца назад +25

    If I was the First Officer I would’ve felt like turning to the captain after they stopped and said “You effing idiot.”

    • @klyvemurray
      @klyvemurray 4 месяца назад +7

      CVR indicates that was EXACLY what the first officer said! And the flight engineer, too

    • @chuckinhouston9952
      @chuckinhouston9952 3 месяца назад

      “Captain, here’s a number to call: 1.800.ass.whup.”

    • @pcwillie2855
      @pcwillie2855 3 месяца назад

      In addition if i had the been the F/O I would have cycled the gear whether he liked it or not and if it still was showing red and he still wanted to land i would take the contols and go around, then get the emerg. checklist out go throught the procedures and verify its down before you land ! What an idiot, 'fing is right on the capts. part but as a a F/O your ass is still on the line.

    • @alantorrance6153
      @alantorrance6153 3 месяца назад +2

      Paying attention to the landing gear lights is one of the first things you learn when getting your type-rating on a retractable gear plane. So, yes, that captain was an "effing idiot". Maybe he wanted to "go out" with a smash hit.

  • @paulboulter7823
    @paulboulter7823 4 месяца назад +16

    Captain refused to believe his instruments & now the B727 stretch is reduced to soda 🥤 cans!😫

  • @Cl4rendon
    @Cl4rendon 4 месяца назад +19

    "It wasn`t down"
    Had me laughing.

    • @RossPayne
      @RossPayne 4 месяца назад +4

      Yeah, I was surprised the copilot didn’t say “no shit.”

    • @bigB6flyer
      @bigB6flyer 4 месяца назад +3

      Capt.Obvious 🤣

    • @garywalters3007
      @garywalters3007 3 месяца назад

      well, it wasn't not up

  • @TheRealNatNat
    @TheRealNatNat 4 месяца назад +15

    I guess that poor old 727 never flew again after that one..

    • @robertclark9
      @robertclark9 3 месяца назад +1

      That’ll buff right out. Just ask the Captain, he’ll tell ya. 😂

  • @wayback75
    @wayback75 3 месяца назад +6

    I am an old 27 mechanic and if memory serves me there are 3 inspection covers over each landing gear whereby you remove the cover and can inspect the landing gear to ensure it is over center meaning it is down and locked and at night there is a light switch on the FEs panel. These inspection covers are easy to access. In this video, there is no mention of them. They wound up writing off a beautiful airplane.

  • @getmeouttatennessee4473
    @getmeouttatennessee4473 3 месяца назад +4

    I am an obsessed AvGeek, watch every vid I can and just this week was the first time your channel showed in my feed.
    I don't understand it at all.
    Wonderfully talented, thank you so much!
    Look forward to all future videos.

  • @jamessimms415
    @jamessimms415 4 месяца назад +8

    @ 10:52…no sh*t Sherlock. I live in Tuscaloosa & remember this event. It was carrying parts for the Mercedes Benz plant outside of Tuscaloosa. Currently @ 6500’, the main runway is being extended in the future to 7700’ .
    Normally, the biggest planes using TCL are B-757, B-737, or A-320 football charters in the Fall. AF1, utilizing the B-757; have used TCL a couple of times in the past.

  • @bbigjohnson069
    @bbigjohnson069 3 месяца назад +5

    A Kalitta 747-200 used to always come in to LAX about 10:30 PM. I knew it was him bc he always went over at 3000 not 3500-4000. One night it was 2200 scared the hell out of me.louder than F--- Im 14 miles from LAX.

  • @WendyKS93
    @WendyKS93 4 месяца назад +8

    From watching videos such as this I have learned that the fault often lies with the extremely experienced Captain. Over confidence, ego and complacency are often to blame. Even with CRM, First officers still do not assert themselves and speak up or even takeover when they should. It's as if they are still afraid to.

    • @thesagefoxbat
      @thesagefoxbat 3 месяца назад +1

      Yes. One starts to feel really super at around 500 hours from ab initio! Happened to me!

  • @Dan_Bender
    @Dan_Bender 4 месяца назад +8

    Lack of CRM in a Kalitta bird. Shocker...

  • @Andrew-sv6zq
    @Andrew-sv6zq 3 месяца назад +5

    I like your high quality videos. The graphics are incredible!

    • @MPCFlights
      @MPCFlights  3 месяца назад +1

      Thank you very much!

  • @roxannephillips-moore2939
    @roxannephillips-moore2939 4 месяца назад +9

    Beautiful plane, such a shame it ended it's days like that 😢 Also aren't the pilots supposed to read the incident log for any recent issues as part of the pre-flight assessment? Assuming it has been noted in there he would have seen the same incident 2 days ago and that it was resolved by cycling the gear. Or did he read it but just assumed that was a faulty switch too?

  • @stephencoogle2732
    @stephencoogle2732 3 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for these great videos. Very thorough and interesting

  • @mikedriggers3635
    @mikedriggers3635 4 месяца назад +18

    These ego maniac captains, I don't get it. This could have been catastrophic. I'm not riding down with them. Fire me later, but I'm alive.

    • @malcolmwhite6588
      @malcolmwhite6588 4 месяца назад +6

      Back in the day as a private pilot, you could often get a ride in the jumpseat of commercial airliners been with a few captains when they’ve given a briefing before the checks are read they have said to the first officer “I’ll be handling the take off and I want you to immediately speak up. If you see anything you are not happy with or that differs from the items we have briefed with the aircraft “ which Plants in the first officers head a total authority to intervene to the captain and formalises that process, so that it will be automatic for him or her

    • @daktarioskarvannederhosen2568
      @daktarioskarvannederhosen2568 4 месяца назад

      @@malcolmwhite6588 vvitch items?

    • @milesaway3699
      @milesaway3699 4 месяца назад

      A non nose gear landing isn’t really that big of a deal. Sure they could’ve gone around and cycled the landing gear up and then attempted to lower it again but if the nose gear was malfunctioning a nose gear up landing was inevitable.

    • @daktarioskarvannederhosen2568
      @daktarioskarvannederhosen2568 4 месяца назад

      @@milesaway3699 tipi yaya

    • @daktarioskarvannederhosen2568
      @daktarioskarvannederhosen2568 4 месяца назад

      @@milesaway3699 madame perquacky

  • @analucrecialinares5948
    @analucrecialinares5948 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for this content I am a follower of yours in Spanish, both channels have a good descripción of eventos and proper language usage. Best regards from Guatemala.

  • @carel20081
    @carel20081 4 месяца назад +11

    The captain was an idiot....

  • @ronduncan9527
    @ronduncan9527 3 месяца назад +1

    After a long career like that a pilot can feel and hear when the nose gear comes out!

  • @SKYKOP1972
    @SKYKOP1972 3 месяца назад +1

    This was no accident. Or fortunately depending on how one looks at the facts. It certainly was a tragic unnecessary end for both the Captain and a most beloved and admired airplane with over four decades of service. Thank God the Captain's inexcusable actions didn't lead to 4 crew deaths. Possibly a completely preventable crash. Good video.

  • @irasemamendez95
    @irasemamendez95 4 месяца назад +3

    The most time of flying some captains have, they becomes so confident ,they only cause accidents, at least in this case was not fatalities

  • @rogerlee3941
    @rogerlee3941 4 месяца назад +8

    No excuse for that!

  • @cogitoergospud1
    @cogitoergospud1 3 месяца назад +4

    This might be the dumbest actions of a captain I have ever seen.

  • @ericdunn555
    @ericdunn555 3 месяца назад +1

    ATC:
    "Kalitta 9720, I have a telephone number for you ... "

  • @claytonsanders508
    @claytonsanders508 3 месяца назад +3

    I would have said to the Captain, eff you, you fool you almost killed all of us!”

  • @stevesebek7962
    @stevesebek7962 3 месяца назад +3

    definitely the captain , don't want to be flying with ! at least he didn't kill everyone !!!

  • @robertsnorrason2494
    @robertsnorrason2494 4 месяца назад +2

    3 warnings from the first and second officers, as well as a clearly unstable short final = recipe for disaster.

  • @57silverwings
    @57silverwings 4 месяца назад +6

    Surprised he didn’t try to taxi it off the runway. Manually cranked the gear down on the old 3 holer more than a few times. Get the hand crank out and start turning. Works great.

    • @genehorne1956
      @genehorne1956 2 месяца назад

      You're gonna need a bigger jack.

  • @JackieontheTrunk
    @JackieontheTrunk 3 месяца назад +2

    I like this - simple, to the point with specific transcripts. And the music is nice. Too bad about this ol' 3 hole - didn't deserve this. A follow-up would be to see previous incidents with this former captain - a tiger doesn't change its stripes.

  • @MilesNauticus
    @MilesNauticus 3 месяца назад

    Excessive confidence of the captain.

  • @michaelwilcox5045
    @michaelwilcox5045 4 месяца назад +6

    That's why he was flying for the freight dogs... couldn't get hired by a major thank god with people onboard.

    • @lrparrish227
      @lrparrish227 4 месяца назад

      I prefer the freight flying one passengers any day.

    • @Bren39
      @Bren39 3 месяца назад

      @@lrparrish227 Both have pluses and minuses. I think I would like the fact that you only have to deal with other pilots - no FAs and pax. much more relaxed - go to lav anytime - eat anytime. But the night flying - no thanks. Also, if I was a young pilot - i would not plan on staying at these cargo airlines. Automation or single pilot will come sooner than you think.

  • @robertclark9
    @robertclark9 3 месяца назад

    “It wasn’t down”….YA THINK! 😂 😂😂

  • @CoolMotoRiderGTPRO
    @CoolMotoRiderGTPRO 4 месяца назад +3

    There are moments that the Captain is better than his instruments. The instruments are lying. As a pilot myself, my first response is to trust my instruments, identify then verify.

  • @finnmacs
    @finnmacs 4 месяца назад +2

    Emm... My bad it wasnt down...lol had me in tears

  • @dodahspeak
    @dodahspeak 4 месяца назад +10

    An excellent example of poor airmanship all round and lousy CRM. I also blame the F/O and Flight Engineer for their lack of assertiveness. This Captain was not fit to command an airplane. A fine example of CRM at its worst.

    • @malcolmwhite6588
      @malcolmwhite6588 4 месяца назад +4

      Hundred percent instead of actually troubleshoot shot it They should’ve realised it was a physical problem -if it was just a light out Generally you would not get any horns or alarms because the limit switches are all met if the light is out and it is a mechanical problem, then you would get the horn.

    • @wayback75
      @wayback75 3 месяца назад

      Don't forget they had a mechanic on board and he should have spoke up.

  • @sarge6870
    @sarge6870 3 месяца назад +1

    I'm sure the pilot retired along with this plane. They both had too much flight time for their air frames to handle!

  • @MikeX3000
    @MikeX3000 3 месяца назад +2

    Surprised there were no sparks on the runway when nose touched down. Does that normally happen that way?

  • @gregbarnlund4102
    @gregbarnlund4102 3 месяца назад

    ...typical for Kalitta. Why am I not surprised?

  • @hairmetal2
    @hairmetal2 3 месяца назад

    IF not engine fire suppression ,how not have upper inter wing foam suppression that could SPAY OUT WHEN fire to help ones exit a plane on fire on the ground ?

  • @Torontotootwo
    @Torontotootwo 3 месяца назад +1

    Plane retired and dismantled. Captain retired, reputation dismantled.

  • @LaredoAirlines
    @LaredoAirlines 7 дней назад

    I remember when this happened

  • @flyingtigerline
    @flyingtigerline 4 месяца назад +1

    I did social work inside a state prison for 15 years. We had precisely the same problem there..... in spades.

    • @Bren39
      @Bren39 3 месяца назад

      What? Nose gear problems?

    • @MeaHeaR
      @MeaHeaR 3 месяца назад

      Conn Airé

  • @megadavis5377
    @megadavis5377 4 месяца назад +2

    It baffles the average mind...Why? And where is he now?

  • @cslan4
    @cslan4 4 месяца назад +4

    What a bonehead pilot because of him the jet was scraped and cued of killed all them ,when there is no 3 green go around and try to check it out specially when al the warning balls go off WTF!!!!! Oh by the way another great video!!

  • @davidburke709
    @davidburke709 3 месяца назад

    Aww heck - the pilot was probably just a Bama fan eager to get to T-town.

  • @curtmeyer4894
    @curtmeyer4894 3 месяца назад

    You're Fired....

  • @alshotrodsandratrods8780
    @alshotrodsandratrods8780 3 месяца назад +1

    Does it take a lot of effort to recycle the landing gear? Don't you just flip a switch or push a button? He had time to recycle it and was told he should do it.

  • @gastankbassgtb3894
    @gastankbassgtb3894 3 месяца назад

    I'm guessing the captain was not offered a 709 ride from the FAA.

  • @TheMrdhyde
    @TheMrdhyde 4 месяца назад +3

    Pilot was probably sick of company ignoring problems and said screw it, this will wake somebody up.

    • @eucliduschaumeau8813
      @eucliduschaumeau8813 3 месяца назад

      He decided to retire the old bird...and himself, in one grand gesture. It's not really a crazy theory.

  • @fuffoon
    @fuffoon 4 месяца назад

    I wonder what el capitan was feel in his stomach as he slid down the runway. 😮

  • @sotm6078
    @sotm6078 3 месяца назад

    Cap: That's what they make warning lights and horns for DOH!!!

  • @normanfawley7379
    @normanfawley7379 3 месяца назад +1

    What a fool !

  • @eds1512
    @eds1512 4 месяца назад +1

    I always thought there was a way to deploy the landing gear manually. But I guess not.

    • @bigB6flyer
      @bigB6flyer 4 месяца назад +4

      There is. But you have to actually use some crm, go around and do the procedure, ie use some actual aeronautical skill.

    • @roxannephillips-moore2939
      @roxannephillips-moore2939 4 месяца назад +2

      I am not sure if it's on all aircraft but I know some have a manual release under a hatch in the floor. Then if that didn't work they could try and shake it loose.

  • @davidmccann9811
    @davidmccann9811 3 месяца назад

    "It wasn't down."
    No s**t Sherlock.

  • @JohnMonks-sb3bj
    @JohnMonks-sb3bj 4 месяца назад

    Crm failed! The Captain has all the responsibility!

  • @phillarnach9484
    @phillarnach9484 3 месяца назад

    Almost beyond belief. You can't fix stupid.

  • @BigEightiesNewWave
    @BigEightiesNewWave 3 месяца назад

    Never read the manual, do not deploy gear at idle.

  • @toddkallenbach3904
    @toddkallenbach3904 4 месяца назад +2

    hey let's all find different jobs.....!!!

  • @SootyGrouse
    @SootyGrouse 3 месяца назад

    “The captain thinks”….oops.

  • @colinmccarthy7921
    @colinmccarthy7921 4 месяца назад +1

    Accidents are caused by Human Error,Airplane Systems and Airport
    Controllers.

  • @cameraman655
    @cameraman655 3 месяца назад

    Alabama has airports…?

  • @paises_unidos_del_sur23
    @paises_unidos_del_sur23 4 месяца назад

    Emmmm Is it me or does this channel look a lot like a channel called mauricio pc

  • @johnkern7075
    @johnkern7075 3 месяца назад

    Fool Capt.!

  • @alinurumohamed2318
    @alinurumohamed2318 4 месяца назад +1

    Captain and co pilot were amazing

  • @gcvincent3989
    @gcvincent3989 4 месяца назад +1

    Did your computer make it?

  • @patrickcockell1217
    @patrickcockell1217 4 месяца назад +1

    Why the take off vid when it’s supposed to be about the landing? RUclips you really do take the biscuit!

  • @paulazemeckis7835
    @paulazemeckis7835 4 месяца назад

    Is this from The 80's?

  • @justinnelson7658
    @justinnelson7658 4 месяца назад

    Self centered arrogance, and no regard for the passengers, just glory hound egotists.

  • @feloniouscraphammer
    @feloniouscraphammer 3 месяца назад

    Wait until all the quota hires are piloting instead of the most qualified. Just wait, 'cause it's coming.

  • @boeingdriver29
    @boeingdriver29 3 месяца назад

    Totally inept and dangerous crew.

  • @MUFC1933
    @MUFC1933 4 месяца назад +1

    Even if they’d gone around there’s no way of knowing they could’ve sorted the landing gear out. So Bravo Captain for landing safely 👏

  • @wasatchrangerailway6921
    @wasatchrangerailway6921 3 месяца назад

    Active Information Avoidance!!!!!!!!!!

  • @carlosleonard6050
    @carlosleonard6050 3 месяца назад

    To my side..i always perceive go around is more dangerous than landing.....as long as am still on air...i dont feel safe, so if the plane is faulty but still able to land i would suggest better to land than fixing issue while still on air cause it may rise another issue....trust me , on land is safest place you will ever be , safer than in océan, safer than on air....Kudos to pilot for prirotizing landing👏👏...

  • @patrickcockell1217
    @patrickcockell1217 4 месяца назад +1

    I would feel far safer in a London cab than any aéroplane.

  • @Ironink
    @Ironink 3 месяца назад

    This carrier has nothing but bad luck. Crashes, accidents, near misses, flight crews who couldn’t master an aviation video game. After Aero Sucre this company is number 2. Interpret number 2 as you see fit. The word I’m thinking of rhymes with fit.

    • @gregbarnlund4102
      @gregbarnlund4102 3 месяца назад +1

      Bad management, not bad luck.

    • @Ironink
      @Ironink 3 месяца назад

      @@gregbarnlund4102 Well said. Is this the same company that owns an NHRA drag racing team? If it is, my condolences on the loss of Scott Kalitta, a great driver and a great guy.

    • @gregbarnlund4102
      @gregbarnlund4102 3 месяца назад

      ​@@IroninkYes, the Kalitta's have been in drag racing since the 1960's and tragically lost Scott in a racing accident.

  • @ProJanitor
    @ProJanitor 4 месяца назад +1

    40-year-old aircraft good lord

    • @jamessimms415
      @jamessimms415 4 месяца назад +1

      If properly maintained, it could fly for a very, very long time. There are DC-3’s, B-52’s, KC-135’s, DC-8’s, & DC-9’s over fifty or sixty years old & still plugging away still earning their keep.

  • @MKHNitro
    @MKHNitro 4 месяца назад

    Incompetent pilots in both front seats - take both their licences

  • @user-ug7jx1er6h
    @user-ug7jx1er6h 3 месяца назад

    I hope the captain lost his license.