A Routine Takeoff Turns into Every Pilot's Nightmare (With Real Audio)

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  • Опубликовано: 16 мар 2022
  • Find out how a distracted air traffic controller cleared an Airbus A330 and a Boeing 737 for takeoff and sent them on a collision course at Logan Airport, Boston.
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  • @rxw5520
    @rxw5520 2 года назад +275

    The FO who noticed the other aircraft and said to keep the plane down was Jim Dannahower. He saved 381 lives.

    • @marylou931
      @marylou931 Год назад +16

      Jim Dannahower, God love and keep you... ALWAYS! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥲🥲🙀💖💖💖

    • @HollywoodConnection-JAST
      @HollywoodConnection-JAST Год назад +2

      he sure did.... even if he had overshot the runway before wheels up , lives still would most likely had been saved as well. Water collisions are dangerous at those speeds with a dramatic slow down but would've been pale in comparison to hitting another jetliner.

    • @michaeldennisramos8915
      @michaeldennisramos8915 Год назад

      Off way!!

    • @jasontimperley9199
      @jasontimperley9199 Год назад +1

      Great work Jim and FO! Literally saved many lives

  • @jjohnston94
    @jjohnston94 2 года назад +941

    I can't imagine anybody thinking that having separate tower controllers managing intersecting runways on separate frequencies was a good idea.

    • @marybarry2230
      @marybarry2230 2 года назад +41

      I do wonder about that!
      Doubt that that is the only near miss they've ever had at that airport!

    • @sliferxxxx
      @sliferxxxx 2 года назад +19

      That's quite normal actually, plus there are measures in place to prevent accidents. Unfortunately, one of the controllers made a mistake. Sucks but it happens...

    • @sliferxxxx
      @sliferxxxx 2 года назад +2

      @John Smith i meant that it's normal for locals to be split at your core 30/busier 30 airports.

    • @mindyschocolate
      @mindyschocolate 2 года назад +7

      Yeah, I was appalled reading that too. I can’t believe how unbelievably lucky people have been not to have had earlier collisions either.

    • @scottrevell2706
      @scottrevell2706 2 года назад +15

      It's Boston, lots of things there don't make sense lol!

  • @kikieran
    @kikieran Год назад +31

    There’s another collision at 2:36 that needs to be discussed 😂

    • @vacman11
      @vacman11 Год назад

      bwaaaaa

    • @balaviswanathanv2379
      @balaviswanathanv2379 Год назад

      This reminds me the climax of the movie 2:22

    • @johnrogan9729
      @johnrogan9729 Год назад +2

      Hahaha 😂😂😂😂 took me a few times looking at it but when I saw it 🤣🤣

    • @midgie1166
      @midgie1166 Год назад

      I saw that too

  • @DurhamGooner
    @DurhamGooner 2 года назад +51

    You're talking "Tenerife" levels of disaster there. Amazing work by flight 1170.

    • @krashd
      @krashd 2 года назад +5

      Tenerife was two 747s, the deaths here would not have been as high as Tenerife but still would have easily became the worst accident in US history had both planes been lost.

    • @dx1450
      @dx1450 Год назад

      @@krashd What could have been the worst air accident in history (not just US) was when the Air Canada pilot lined up to land on the taxiway in San Francisco which was parallel to the runway where numerous fully loaded and fueled airliners were lined up ready for departure. Thankfully the Air Canada pilot realized what he was doing at the last minute and pulled up, missing the waiting aircraft by like 70 feet or so.

  • @MsAreejali
    @MsAreejali 2 года назад +1143

    Hats off to US Airways Pilots, they had saved lives of two planes. Great job Flight Channel.

    • @TomRxtroWav397
      @TomRxtroWav397 2 года назад +28

      It give me flashback worst airline accident where two planes crash each other during foggy weather.

    • @MsAreejali
      @MsAreejali 2 года назад +7

      @@TomRxtroWav397 yes I remember.

    • @marpass8763
      @marpass8763 2 года назад +14

      @@TomRxtroWav397
      In Tenerife

    • @TomRxtroWav397
      @TomRxtroWav397 2 года назад +6

      @@marpass8763 Yes. I lost middle of spelling lol.

    • @marpass8763
      @marpass8763 2 года назад +3

      @@TomRxtroWav397 😉👍

  • @kylebieth3678
    @kylebieth3678 2 года назад +437

    Can you imagine being in that cockpit? Not only did you just avoid slamming into another plane but now you have a couple if seconds to rotate before you end up in the fucking drink! Incredible skill set demonstrated.

    • @rich_edwards79
      @rich_edwards79 2 года назад +3

      Or on the AL plane, fervently praying that the US pilots had seen you and delayed their own rotation. Clean underwear required all around I suspect.

    • @DCM8828
      @DCM8828 2 года назад +50

      At least he had lots of velocity so when he rotated, lift-off was immediate.

    • @JK-js2td
      @JK-js2td 2 года назад +5

      Amen!

    • @JK-js2td
      @JK-js2td 2 года назад +9

      @@DCM8828 good point!

    • @afrahhajira1254
      @afrahhajira1254 2 года назад +9

      Ikrr, there's just so much that could have gone wrong

  • @FiggyDRandoms
    @FiggyDRandoms 2 года назад +73

    There was a crash at 2:36 involving two vehicles, apparently everyone survived.

    • @g_br
      @g_br 11 месяцев назад +1

      haha

    • @macioluko9484
      @macioluko9484 Месяц назад

      Two bags had a ripped zipper…

  • @clairewilliams9416
    @clairewilliams9416 2 года назад +63

    Happy to see the pilots who saw the conflict coming and kept the plane down until they passed were recognised for their action, that was some good work in a potentially terrifying moment.

    • @HollywoodConnection-JAST
      @HollywoodConnection-JAST Год назад

      100% agreed. I think the FAA needs to regroup and extend these runways another 1,500 feet at major airports so these incidentals have recovery time. I know that may see impossible to some of these airports that have been around for years around ponds and marshes and bays, but having extra runway would help out so much. More expensive in real-estate, yes, but geesh why construct bare minimums on runway lengths?
      Case & point - BUR- Burbank, Ca near where I live is always a hard landing every time. Overshooting the has happened more than once. Runway 15/33, which is 6,885 feet long and aligned in a northwest-southeast direction, and Runway 8/26, which is 5,802 feet long and aligned in an east-west direction.

  • @watershed44
    @watershed44 2 года назад +474

    *Hats off to the FO on USAir, he has a GREAT pair of eyes and was doing an incredible job of monitoring the airfield!*

    • @selftrue670
      @selftrue670 2 года назад +27

      Not just his eyes--his brain and his balls. The intelligence and guts to say, "well, I'll just go under him then."

    • @chrisclermont456
      @chrisclermont456 2 года назад +24

      They are also lucky in 3 ways: the Aer Lingus pilot did not delay getting off the ground soon enough for US Air to pass underneath, there was daylight, and the weather was clear!! God.bless them all!!!

    • @Thebowzer221
      @Thebowzer221 2 года назад +6

      Amen to that.

    • @santstravels
      @santstravels Год назад +5

      @@user-lp3cf5yn5b The Air Lingus was pretty much already rotating when the US Air spotted it. The two aircraft were on different frequencies.

    • @hb1338
      @hb1338 Год назад +4

      @@user-lp3cf5yn5b The two aircraft were on different frequencies - there was no means for them to communicate with each other.

  • @josephconnor2310
    @josephconnor2310 2 года назад +469

    USAir pilots perhaps come from a top-notch safety culture regarding airmanship. Sully was a pilot for that airline, too, for example. Great video and audio, Flight Channel!

    • @howardtucker2423
      @howardtucker2423 2 года назад +13

      GREAT JOB, FLIGHT CHANNEL. THANKS! AND YES CAPT. SULLEY WAS FROM THAT WELL TRAINED GROUP!

    • @Dan_Bender
      @Dan_Bender 2 года назад +3

      @@emergencylowmaneuvering7350 really? I've flown with a lot of military pilots who sucked at flying. You can't say "Not USAir at all". Sully had 100 times more flight hours in commercial aircraft than military aircraft.

    • @emergencylowmaneuvering7350
      @emergencylowmaneuvering7350 2 года назад +1

      @@Dan_Bender Air Force mild maneuverng pilots. Like transports with 3 pilots on board. Navy? I think better. Aircraft Carriers dont pass the cunts.

    • @pb12661
      @pb12661 2 года назад +1

      yep, it's called the military.

    • @rick15666
      @rick15666 2 года назад +10

      Expert airmanship is an understatement. Wow. Imagine the responsibility of having just one “off” day where you’re just not feeling it, just goin through the motions, not really paying attention. Nope! Not these USAir pilots, brilliant
      call to keep it on the ground, without s second guess the pilot followed instruction, quickly rotating once clear, averting absolute catastrophe. Kudos

  • @BowlerScott
    @BowlerScott 2 года назад +17

    Some of the best advice I've ever been given was "We all make mistakes. So when you make one, don't try to fix it with another mistake (lying, cheating, etc.). Own it, and then make it right the best you can." Well-done by the pilots.

    • @chrisnstar
      @chrisnstar 2 месяца назад +1

      My dad, an airline pilot, had a message about mistakes he learned from his Air Force flight instructor. "You can't live long enough to make all the mistakes yourself."

  • @wadehiggins1114
    @wadehiggins1114 Год назад +11

    This is why I have so much respect for Pilots! Quick thinking saves lives, luckily they didn't use up too much of the runway and had enough to takeoff.

  • @tomwilson2804
    @tomwilson2804 2 года назад +163

    That luggage conveyor vehicle at 2:32 to 2:45 seemed out of control, especially when it plowed right through that luggage cart.

    • @Veldrusara
      @Veldrusara 2 года назад +15

      lol---A fine observation!

    • @fluffy-fluffy5996
      @fluffy-fluffy5996 2 года назад +15

      Saw that too lmao

    • @SpidaMez
      @SpidaMez 2 года назад +37

      Rip everyone who passed on board the 2 cars. There may have been a near airplane collision, but this. This is just tragic.

    • @districtline
      @districtline 2 года назад +10

      Good, it wasn't just me. I thought my eyeglasses were playing up.

    • @senilyDeluxe
      @senilyDeluxe 2 года назад +16

      The pilots must've seen this as an omen, otherwise they wouldn't have seen the collision coming and react as fast as they did :-)

  • @WayneM1961
    @WayneM1961 2 года назад +476

    Talk about the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. In this case, a near miss resulted in a change of proccedures, it could have been a complete catastrophy with the loss of many lives that forced this change. Brilliant airmanship and awareness on the part of the USA crew and a well deserved commedation. Superb as always TFL

    • @donnabaardsen5372
      @donnabaardsen5372 2 года назад +5

      Thanks for the spoiler. Now I don't have to bother watching👎

    • @brianp6965
      @brianp6965 2 года назад +36

      @@donnabaardsen5372 Everyone knows you stay out of the comments if you haven't finished the vid!!

    • @michaellee860
      @michaellee860 2 года назад +12

      As George Carlin asked, why do they call it a near miss? It's a near hit... If they "nearly(almost) missed" each other there would have been an impact. That's a near hit.

    • @kebab8660
      @kebab8660 2 года назад +11

      ​@@michaellee860 Near doesn't mean "nearly" in this case but is an indication of low distance between two objects. So near miss is correct. "Near" (object was close to impact point) "miss" (object did in fact miss)

    • @elliotoliver8679
      @elliotoliver8679 2 года назад +10

      Intersecting runways does seem to be an accident waiting to happen, or at least a little bit risky

  • @austinpacheco7214
    @austinpacheco7214 2 года назад +31

    I am sure there is plenty commercial rated pilots following this channel also but damn, the US Airways pilot made so many right decisions. He saw the other plane departing the other runways, at that time, he judge the trajectory of it, looked at his V1 speed, then analyzed they wouldn’t be on a crash course of each other. Then obviously rotated after the near miss. I mean wow….. incredible

  • @tobymiller2340
    @tobymiller2340 2 года назад +2

    The US air captain and first officer are officially some goddamn heros! Well done gentleman. Well done 👏👏

  • @Dash8Q400Channel
    @Dash8Q400Channel 2 года назад +254

    As a Irish pilot it's nice to see my own country's airline on The Flight Channel with a good outcome.

    • @possiblepilotdeviation5791
      @possiblepilotdeviation5791 2 года назад +6

      But, to make this channel usually means something bad happened. Good outcome in this case (lucky some might say), but I wouldn't always be so happy.

    • @Dash8Q400Channel
      @Dash8Q400Channel 2 года назад +13

      @@possiblepilotdeviation5791 I wouldn't have mentioned it had it been catastrophic and I edited the comment for you, I mean I'm not stupid like.

    • @SpidaMez
      @SpidaMez 2 года назад

      that's... That's not a good thing.

    • @Dash8Q400Channel
      @Dash8Q400Channel 2 года назад +1

      @@SpidaMez What's not a good thing ?

    • @SpidaMez
      @SpidaMez 2 года назад +1

      @@Dash8Q400Channel usually in his video, the plane crashes and everyone dies soooo

  • @CaptainRonAhoy
    @CaptainRonAhoy 2 года назад +337

    at 2.35, you'll see a truly horrific loss of separation by an air-stair and luggage tote. To my knowledge, there was no loss of life, but several suit cases are unaccounted for to this day.

    • @gary1961
      @gary1961 2 года назад +19

      I spotted that too. Still a cool video though, as always.

    • @Broker205
      @Broker205 2 года назад +21

      I thought I was the only one that saw that!🤣🤣🤣

    • @teamground0229
      @teamground0229 2 года назад +9

      Good catch!

    • @Indrakusuma_a
      @Indrakusuma_a 2 года назад +32

      At that moment, one of them activated phase mode to avoid physical collision.

    • @CaptainRonAhoy
      @CaptainRonAhoy 2 года назад +15

      @@Indrakusuma_a Do you think Captain Kirk was somehow involved?.....

  • @paull502
    @paull502 2 года назад +9

    Major kudos to the US Airways crew. That the First Officer, with all the responsibility he had during the take off, managed to spot the Aer Lingus flight was in itself remarkable. Professionalism personified on the flight deck that day.

  • @bruceaisher
    @bruceaisher 2 года назад +1

    Lol at the ATC response - it was akin to "sorry brah..."
    Hats off to the U.S. Airways Pilots - they saved the lives of many!

  • @javianjohnson8746
    @javianjohnson8746 2 года назад +383

    Man, the amount of in-depth research that goes into these videos has to be astounding. Hats off to TFC for all the work that you do to pump out accurate content and education to us.

    • @reshpeck
      @reshpeck 2 года назад +14

      You mean how the content is copied, sometimes word for word, from Wikipedia? There is almost no research conducted in the making of these videos. The visual representation of what those Wikipedia pages explain, on the other hand...

    • @kartikvenugopal3211
      @kartikvenugopal3211 2 года назад +4

      @@reshpeck Yup, Wikipedia and / or the Mayday (Air Crash Investigation) documentary series. Word for word, like you put it.

    • @WaveFlightSimulations
      @WaveFlightSimulations 2 года назад +3

      @@reshpeck You mean the 500 page NTSB report, ive done a doc on my channel as well using the ATSB report

    • @cameron8679
      @cameron8679 2 года назад +6

      @@kartikvenugopal3211 *Hah yeah, I noticed that right away when I started watching a year and a half ago. He uses the same words, titles, and names from different episodes of Mayday/Air Crash Investigation/Air Disasters which is actually pretty cool. But yeah, absolutely no real "reasearching" is done, but there's nothing wrong with that.*

    • @kartikvenugopal3211
      @kartikvenugopal3211 2 года назад +8

      @@cameron8679 Yeah, nothing wrong with it. The visuals and the way the info is presented make watching these videos worthwhile. I just wish he would list his sources of info ... not a big deal, though.

  • @theycallmetundraboy914
    @theycallmetundraboy914 2 года назад +49

    Also, love that TFC saved the Aer Lingus incursion for St. Patrick's Day! ☘️ ☘️

    • @Samxd90
      @Samxd90 2 года назад +1

      Cool

    • @K1OIK
      @K1OIK 2 года назад

      TFC?

    • @Roundholesinsquarepegs
      @Roundholesinsquarepegs 2 года назад +1

      @@K1OIK the flight channel

    • @K1OIK
      @K1OIK 2 года назад +1

      @@Roundholesinsquarepegs I wonder what he did with the time he saved not typing he light hannel
      REPLY

    • @V12BENZ
      @V12BENZ 2 года назад +1

      Cant crash a lucky plane

  • @2660016A
    @2660016A Год назад +2

    To not rotate the aircraft as they had done hundreds of times before, an action which is hard wired into pilots at this point on the takeoff roll, and to suppress that motor skill with almost no time to process what was going on shows amazing mental dexterity on the part of this crew.

  • @paulin1606
    @paulin1606 2 года назад +5

    Right after I read " the FO notices the A330, I thought to myself: "keep your plane on the ground, keep it on the ground as long as possible../" what the captain did, good job, good reaction!!

  • @vijayaraghavang5112
    @vijayaraghavang5112 2 года назад +61

    It was fortunate that enough runway length was available to the second aircraft (US Airways) to take off.

  • @ferrydaddy
    @ferrydaddy 2 года назад +184

    Excellent job by the US Airways Pilots.

    • @rnsteve2265
      @rnsteve2265 2 года назад +4

      Thank you

    • @Broker205
      @Broker205 2 года назад +1

      @@rnsteve2265 🤣

    • @cynthiadavid5282
      @cynthiadavid5282 2 года назад +2

      God bless thses pilots for dong a great job god waa warching over u

    • @musefan12345
      @musefan12345 2 года назад +5

      @@cynthiadavid5282 god had nothing to do with it. This was all down to good airmanship and remembering their training. If god plays a part in aviation, why does he allow so many accidents?

    • @nicolestewart2274
      @nicolestewart2274 2 года назад +1

      @@musefan12345 Stop being triggered. God loves you too!

  • @rich_edwards79
    @rich_edwards79 2 года назад +31

    In loving memory of the 300+ pairs of underpants that were soiled that day 🩲
    On a serious note, I used to fly in and out of Logan semi-regularly pre-Covid. Met my wife online in 2005, flew home to the UK after visiting her in Boston for the first time a week or so after this. (Wasn't even aware of this incident until I watched this video.) For such a major airport it's very constrained being located on a reclaimed peninsular of land jutting out into the harbour. Landing in particular always feels like you're going to end up in the drink. Very impressive view of the downtown skyline though I you happen to be sitting on the correct side of the aircraft. On the other it's just a few houses and small boats!

  • @johnmehaffey9953
    @johnmehaffey9953 2 года назад +1

    Kudos to the first officer doing his job very professionally and the captain listening to his first officer and not questioning why

  • @FrankRuiz66
    @FrankRuiz66 2 года назад +64

    US Airways had some great aviators. This is yet another example of their proficientcy

  • @supafly322
    @supafly322 2 года назад +26

    An Aer Lingus plane on St.Paddy’s day!

    • @tomwilson2804
      @tomwilson2804 2 года назад +5

      To demonstrate the luck of the Irish? Or to sing the song "we're flying over a runway crossover that ATC overlooked before"?

  • @kevinpatterson453
    @kevinpatterson453 2 года назад +17

    I've always wondered why these are called near misses, and not near hits. I worked in an industry with the same terminology and it always struck me as odd.

  • @tootsd
    @tootsd Год назад +4

    It is hard for me to imagine that anyone would want to be either a pilot or an air controller. So much pressure. The pilots who got the awards were deserving of them.

  • @hellosweden8786
    @hellosweden8786 2 года назад +32

    Oh this is the one where the US Airways pilot was cool as a cucumber!! I love this one! I really hope he never runs out of free beer.
    The graphics in your videos, TFC, just blows my mind. You are insanely talented and meticulous! THANKYOU!

    • @bikeny
      @bikeny 2 года назад +1

      They are outstanding. But in this one, there's a tiny collision at about 2:36, where the ladder truck drives sorta through the other vehicle. The quirks of computer graphics.

    • @darensmith6705
      @darensmith6705 2 года назад

      The US Air pilot was probably a former military pilot! Like the woman who was a US Navy fighter pilot and landed that damaged jet in Philadelphia a few years ago! GO NAVY! ⚓⚓⚓⚓

  • @elanrebsky5197
    @elanrebsky5197 2 года назад +4

    That was sure death and destruction for hundreds of people. The US Airways pilot was just calm and cool. " Probably no need to say this, but there was a near-miss there on take off.".

  • @LV2UJC-FM
    @LV2UJC-FM 2 года назад +21

    This was scary! These pilots saved all passengers aboard both aircraft's lives! At busy airports like Boston Logan and Kennedy, the pilots have to be the best of the best!
    Always fix the problem after the near-disaster would've occurred!

    • @leslieolson2222
      @leslieolson2222 2 года назад

      Wow!!

    • @mikeprevost8650
      @mikeprevost8650 Год назад

      Often, you don't know that a problem exists until a disaster, or a near disaster. Take the case of the DC-10 cargo door. It only became known as a potential hazard until it failed the first time on that American flight out of Detroit, that the pilots saved by reacting quickly and using differential throttle settings on the wing engines to control the plane. Even so, it wasn't rectified by Turkish Airlines before it happened again, and the worst single aircraft loss of life happened outside of Paris.

  • @maxtornogood
    @maxtornogood 2 года назад +3

    That could have ended in flames (collision) or in the water (runway overrun). The US Airways liftoff was timed perfectly!

  • @akira808state4
    @akira808state4 2 года назад +108

    Great job of the pilots of US Airways Flight 1170 for detecting a potentially dangerous situation that could have resulted in a loss of life. They kept their plane down until they passed the intersection. Just 70 feet of separation is too close for comfort, and they were able to take off with room to spare. This should never happen, and I’m glad that tragedy was avoided. The controller was to blame for this incident, hence the change, which prevents this from happening again. Great job and Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!

    • @RLTtizME
      @RLTtizME 2 года назад +4

      Do you write for Cliffs Notes?

    • @annemary9680
      @annemary9680 2 года назад +4

      A little bit of luck mixed in too, if that aircraft was anything larger than a 737 it might not have had the same ending.

    • @adotintheshark4848
      @adotintheshark4848 2 года назад

      70 feet? That's nothing. There was another incident where a plane began banking uncontrollably just ten feet off the ground due to a malfunction of the controls.. The first officer saved it.

    • @blackwidow8412
      @blackwidow8412 2 года назад

      @@RLTtizME Hahaha Haha 😂😂

    • @Trust1878
      @Trust1878 2 года назад

      You watched that video, too?! Wow, what a coincidence!

  • @rastachicagomataderos
    @rastachicagomataderos 2 года назад +8

    Imagine if both captains (both planes) takes the same descition to stay down. Everybody dies and even that , you have to award the captains beacause after all both had the same Quick reaction. Mindblowind

    • @fluffy-fluffy5996
      @fluffy-fluffy5996 2 года назад +9

      I think the Air Lingus was already off the ground, and likely did not see IS Airways.

    • @Samxd90
      @Samxd90 2 года назад

      The second tenerife

    • @rastachicagomataderos
      @rastachicagomataderos 2 года назад +1

      @@fluffy-fluffy5996 " you think" ok , case solve

  • @69k_gold
    @69k_gold 2 года назад +15

    The quick observation and response of 1170's captain that 132 was rotating and decided to stay on ground was incredible.
    It's very rare for the crew to have such good unspoken coordination with other aircraft

    • @rakurame6990
      @rakurame6990 2 года назад +7

      It is first officer who asked captain to keep down.

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 2 года назад +2

      Shamrock 132 already rotated, so its unlikely they see USAir 1170 oncoming.

  • @rajavivekmishra
    @rajavivekmishra 2 года назад +19

    Let me bow down in appreciation for the amount of efforts TFC has taken to make this video. The graphics, the research, the marvelous music and the flight audio. I mean it takes hell lot of the hardwork to come up with such a beautiful content with knowledge on RUclips

  • @JukeboxBalowski
    @JukeboxBalowski 2 года назад +48

    If I ever decide to take a plane, I pray these guys are my pilots!

    • @reshpeck
      @reshpeck 2 года назад

      Not saying they didn't deserve the award, but what pilot would have done anything differently? All they did was delay rotation a few seconds.

    • @JukeboxBalowski
      @JukeboxBalowski 2 года назад +13

      @@reshpeck It does seem like a simple action, but it's not about the specific action they took to avoid a collision. It's more about the fact that they were observant enough to notice the problem before it was too late, and were cool headed enough not to panic and to take find a quick resolution which avoided a potential disaster. Perhaps another pilot might have simply panicked and swerved the plane, or completely froze, or maybe would have just taken off as usual and hoped for the best. Very often a driver on the road will be hurt or killed in an accident that would have be easy to avoid with a simple manuever, but the driver either wasn't alert enough to spot the danger, or simply panicked (perhaps due to inexperience) and didn't respond correctly to the situation. So I give these pilots alot of credit.

    • @mawmawvee
      @mawmawvee 2 года назад +2

      @@JukeboxBalowski That's why Defensive Driving helps so much, while driving, but humans don't always have the time to avoid an accident. Sad, but true. The Luck o' the Irish be with everyone!!! (Yesterday was St. Patrick's Day 03/17/2022) 😀

    • @JukeboxBalowski
      @JukeboxBalowski 2 года назад +1

      @@mawmawvee Thanks, my friend. And you as well!

    • @mawmawvee
      @mawmawvee 2 года назад

      @@JukeboxBalowski 🥰

  • @ecclestonsangel
    @ecclestonsangel 2 года назад +33

    I guarantee you, both pilots were going, "Oh, shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!"
    This is the best airline channel, bar none! Come on, peeps, show TFC love and subscribe. It's free!

    • @alm5693
      @alm5693 2 года назад +2

      Imagine the passengers looking out the windows. 😮😮😮😮

    • @ecclestonsangel
      @ecclestonsangel 2 года назад +1

      @@alm5693 oh, hells yeah! I probably would have had a code brown!

    • @TheWPhilosopher
      @TheWPhilosopher Год назад

      To be fair if they had started rotating 132 may not have known about it, maybe some passengers but considering 132 didn't even radio about it I suspect the pilots once the nose lifted couldn't see the oncoming 1170. Wouldn't have been there error of they had collided. Nor 1170 but for smart thinking and observations they avoided an avcodent not of their making. Also goes to show importance of good CRM and flight prep. If they'd still be organising last minute paperwork etc the F/O might not have been keeping peeled for whatever it was got him looking at the window.

  • @TVHouseHistorian
    @TVHouseHistorian 2 года назад +12

    I fly to the east coast a couple times a year, and every time, I think about everything I watch here on The Flight Channel. Without this channel, I would never suspect all the errors (both potential and fatal) that go on beyond my notice. Scary stuff.

  • @robbes7rh
    @robbes7rh 2 года назад +6

    My God that was close! Kudos to the quick-thing US Airways pilots for effectively avoiding an unmitigated disaster. I'd like to think all pilots of commercial aircraft possessed this level of piloting.

  • @BrilliantDesignOnline
    @BrilliantDesignOnline 2 года назад +21

    I'll bet 1170 had an 'enthusiastic' rotation and climb out. Really incredible engineering TFC to be able to animate the near miss with two aircraft (on the sim) so accurately.

  •  2 года назад +55

    Wow this was a great one, these captains' reaction blew my mind. I don't think you can be prepared for that, they were just having a routine day. I seriously thought that they were going to end up in water, but they even managed to rotate safely. Kudos!

    • @mawmawvee
      @mawmawvee 2 года назад +6

      My husband says after their regular recurrent training time in the sim, the instructors will often throw out impossible scenarios just to see what the pilots will do.

  • @bikerbrisk
    @bikerbrisk 2 года назад +1

    Hats off to U. S. Airways captain n first officer...👮👮🔥❤️ What an airmanship..

  • @Captain_Prabakaran
    @Captain_Prabakaran 2 года назад +7

    The same incident held at Kempagowda International Airport, Bangalore on January 2022
    People onboard two IndiGo flights had a miraculous escape when the aircraft were cleared to take off simultaneously in the same direction from the Kempegowda International Airport's parallel runways on January 7.
    Luckily, a radar controller spotted the potentially grave error and alerted pilots in both flight decks. One plane swerved sharply to the left and the other to right to avoid a collision. The serious situation did not end then as local authorities allegedly tried to hush it up by not reporting it to DGCA, possibly to avoid a probe, and punishment.

  • @flight101
    @flight101 2 года назад +3

    He deserves world recognition.... what a hero.

  • @YHBW1001
    @YHBW1001 2 года назад +15

    Three hundred and eighty one people on board both those aircraft.
    Thank goodness for the quick thinking of the US Air crew.
    I’d call that a good days work….!

  • @TomGD
    @TomGD 2 года назад +2

    Great respect for the USAir pilots on this, they manage to help keep the aircraft down while the A330 rotates.
    This near miss reminds me of the movie 2:22

  • @peterfernandes8238
    @peterfernandes8238 2 года назад +2

    Well deserved award for the US airways flight crew. Bravo.

  • @cherylcampbell7495
    @cherylcampbell7495 2 года назад +27

    Held my breath on this one. Wow so happy they were ok. My sister flew for US Airways. Great pilots, flight attendants.

  • @daveworthing2294
    @daveworthing2294 2 года назад +11

    Another near miss at 02:36. The two service trucks, lower middle picture.

  • @beaudure01
    @beaudure01 2 года назад +1

    “Probably no need to say this, but …” are the funniest words uttered on this channel.

  • @mohabatkhanmalak1161
    @mohabatkhanmalak1161 2 года назад +7

    That was good airmanship by the US Air pilot, going at formula 1 speeds and yet keeping in control of the whole situation, while seeing the end of the runway approaching. He was calm too after the incident, our hearts go out to him.
    Its a weird system, maybe they should have a third controller keeping an eye on the two controllers.

    • @mikeprevost8650
      @mikeprevost8650 Год назад

      When you're facing 2 problems in quick succession, you have to deal with the immediate one before dealing with the second. If they cleared the intersection safely, they had more than enough speed to take off before overrunning the runway. If they didn't clear the intersection, the second problem would have been moot.

  • @bobbarker14
    @bobbarker14 2 года назад +3

    Boston tower at the end: Uhhh, Roger

  • @TheEternaut
    @TheEternaut 2 года назад +55

    If it was stressful for me just to watch your recreation, just imagine being in that cockpit at that moment...

    • @howardtucker2423
      @howardtucker2423 2 года назад +1

      WONDER IF ANY ALARMS OR WARNINGS WERE SET OFF ON THE FLIGHT DECK? Like
      "TERRAIN TERRAIN" PULL UP!

    • @squiggleworks9
      @squiggleworks9 2 года назад +2

      Imagine the passengers on the left side of the plane 😳

    • @mikeprevost8650
      @mikeprevost8650 Год назад

      I don't know if the pilots on Aer Lingus ever saw US Air

  • @tabby73
    @tabby73 2 года назад +1

    I bet that co pilot was no rookie. His quick thinking and calm demeanour is the result of many years of flying experience. Well done!

  • @michealclark4788
    @michealclark4788 2 года назад +2

    Something tells me the audio we missed in the plane that held to the ground was much more Intense. I. Betting the FO and captain had a bunch of words in those 20 to 30 Seconds🤯🤯

  • @kamyagupta4030
    @kamyagupta4030 2 года назад +6

    Salute to the US Airways pilots ❤️🙏

  • @kyunbhai49
    @kyunbhai49 2 года назад +38

    Must have been a heart in the mouth moment for the US Airways pilots. Terrific job, though.

    • @RPG-oh1yf
      @RPG-oh1yf 2 года назад

      Exactly. To know abandon take off or you will overrun the runway but hitting the other aircraft would be worse

  • @gsus4eternity687
    @gsus4eternity687 2 года назад +2

    With a lot of people dying nowadays, this story is very uplifting. Great job to the pilots with good instincts and calmly telling the controller they almost died. Ty TFC.

  • @nursesophie5254
    @nursesophie5254 2 года назад +2

    Its like a competition to see who can design the most confusing runway layout with the most similar abbreviations along with the fastest speaker. Logan wins.

  • @privatepilot4064
    @privatepilot4064 2 года назад +45

    Problem, solution, reaction. Learning from errors and utilizing what is learned has made flying one of the safest ways to travel. I would rather fly than drive any day of the week. Great video! Great channel!

    • @shannonquinn8687
      @shannonquinn8687 2 года назад +3

      Sure, flying a commercial airline is about as safe as you could ever hope for. But flying on a small aircraft - not so much. I seem to read about small plane crashes every other week. I will never get on one.

    • @thomasgrabkowski8283
      @thomasgrabkowski8283 2 года назад +2

      @@shannonquinn8687 Cause commercial airlines a lot better engineered and a lot more regulated. Also pilots need way less experience for small planes. To fly commercial airliner, they need years of training on either small planes or military planes first

    • @fruitygranulizer540
      @fruitygranulizer540 2 года назад +1

      @@shannonquinn8687 commercial airlines are piloted by very experienced pilots, who have to have thousands of hours as a FO and intense training. small aircraft on the other hand can be piloted by your average joe who felt like he wanted to fly one day

  • @vnp160666
    @vnp160666 2 года назад +6

    Yeah, that pilot is just too cool that he says probably there was no need to report the near miss. But excellent presence of mind and situational awareness on part of the first officer.
    Must say good job TFC in terms of content and quality

    • @Parc_Ferme
      @Parc_Ferme 2 года назад

      The pilot said "no need to say so" as a reference that the controllers already was aware of what happened. When said "for the record" he made clear that he made contact only to report the near miss 😉

  • @jennyt7612
    @jennyt7612 Год назад

    This is why we respect & admire these airline pilots.

  • @daneandkath
    @daneandkath 2 года назад +2

    Thanks to the pilots for saving the lives of all those Mothers, Fathers, sons, daughters, grandchildren, and everyone involved! God bless you !!

  • @theycallmetundraboy914
    @theycallmetundraboy914 2 года назад +273

    I'm sure it's probably good for productivity, but man, operating FOUR intersecting runways just seems unnecessarily dangerous. I mean, how hard would it be to just operate parallel runways???

    • @kewkabe
      @kewkabe 2 года назад +14

      In that configuration they normally just have two intersecting runways (9 and 4R) but the Shamrock needed the longer 15R (9 was too short).

    • @OfficialSamuelC
      @OfficialSamuelC 2 года назад +14

      It’s difficult and dangerous, but this rarely happens and many runways cross each over and managed fine every day.
      Unfortunately all it takes is one slip up and bad timing to result in such disasters, and pays to be a pilot who listens to the radio near take off. Plenty of pilots have aborted take offs at near V1 after noticing another rolling at the same time.

    • @SnakePlisskenDD
      @SnakePlisskenDD 2 года назад +13

      @@OfficialSamuelC They should really look into railway operations in a way that there are mechanical locks keeping a track to be cleared in two directions at the same time.

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 2 года назад +8

      @@SnakePlisskenDD Railways do not have to worry about wind direction, though. But your mechanical idea might be useful. Rather relying on voice, communication regarding runway status are indicated by lights, sort-of.

    • @makarov718
      @makarov718 2 года назад +2

      @@kewkabe speaking of runways why does 15L exist just seems silly

  • @noardjaloshi4446
    @noardjaloshi4446 2 года назад +53

    This is so creepy. Imagine seeing this as a passenger!

    • @wyseguy_
      @wyseguy_ 2 года назад +14

      exactly what i was thinking! especially as someone who isn't exactly comfortable with flying, that would've freaked me the hell out as a passenger

    • @BrilliantDesignOnline
      @BrilliantDesignOnline 2 года назад +8

      I would be saying out loud "This might not end well" as I shot it on my phone, and then immediately upload it to YT, after we lived.

    • @gary1961
      @gary1961 2 года назад +14

      Those seated on the right hand side of the Aer Lingus flight would have had a clear view of the approaching plane!

    • @gary1961
      @gary1961 2 года назад +6

      ... their story would be interesting to hear.

    • @Gunsandjewels
      @Gunsandjewels Год назад

      So press your imagination down a bit :)

  • @fyrman9092
    @fyrman9092 2 года назад +4

    A similar issue happened at Midway airport where planes with similar call signs almost collided because of crossing runways and one pilot not paying attention to their call sign takeoff clearance.

    • @nismo29
      @nismo29 Год назад

      Flew in midway plenty of times, and i can say for sure that runway is too short

  • @ilovetotri23
    @ilovetotri23 2 года назад +15

    Awesome video! The pilots of US Air did a miraculous job!!!! Realizing all of the dangers of split second decisions. It was interesting that the captain immediately followed his subordinate, the co-pilot. Clearly the pilots had excellent training, experience and worked with each other prior, I would guess.

    • @joelewis7941
      @joelewis7941 2 года назад +2

      Modern CRM. Something they've been working on for decades, and now bearing fruit.

  • @clarsach29
    @clarsach29 2 года назад +14

    Can't believe the US Air captain sounded so calm afterwards, almost laughing it off (I guess he was probably in shock to an extent!).....and the ATC response simply "Roger" because of course they knew what had happened and whose fault it was even at that stage. This could have been unbelievably bad had the planes collided or had the US Air flight run off the runway into the water. The US Air crew must have felt their blood run cold when they saw the Aer Lingus aircraft, they reacted commendably well.

    • @natanlieds4468
      @natanlieds4468 2 года назад +3

      I was wondering why he didn't say "sorry". Is it because he has already been replaced/relieved from service and it's a new controller? Or is it because he probably should not admit any form of responsability on record before talking to his lawyers ?
      Or is it just that he's still trying to figure what really happened in front of his eyes?

    • @blackwidow8412
      @blackwidow8412 2 года назад

      @@natanlieds4468 He would never admit it without a lawyer.

    • @clarsach29
      @clarsach29 2 года назад +1

      @@natanlieds4468 I think there must be some strict protocols to follow after a near-miss and you're right, the east and west controllers would probably have been immediately relieved of their posts (not least because they would be in shock too and not in a good frame of mind to keep working that day)

    • @tabby73
      @tabby73 2 года назад

      I wonder when they (or one of them) noticed their mistake. Apparently not right away or they would have told the pilots to abort the takeoff. The horror when they realized what they did ... then immense relief, total emotional rollercoaster. I guess they lost their job? Or at least the one who cleared the second plane?

  • @ronniecardy
    @ronniecardy 2 года назад +4

    These get more realistic. Today than the older videos. Good work on these thanks 😊

  • @Martin_Adams184
    @Martin_Adams184 2 года назад +5

    Thank you! A well-explained commentary and the supporting maps are excellent. It's especially helpful to have the abbreviations LCW and LCE etc. explained via footnotes on-screen. For aviation numpties such as I, who is very interested in the subject but basically ignorant of procedures, those explanations are a great help. And what a story this is!😧

  • @microulisninjaful
    @microulisninjaful 2 года назад +2

    I don't know exactly why but this is one of my favourite videos. Maybe it's because of the precise animations and multiviewing of the overflying moment or even that it was an "end well" situation...
    Can't wait for the next one!

  • @pooryorick831
    @pooryorick831 2 года назад +10

    Wow. This is the first I heard of this incident. That is truly chilling. Heads ups flying by that USAir crew. Kudos to them.

  • @simcastpodvids
    @simcastpodvids 2 года назад +103

    The work you put into your videos and the quality-YOU SHOULD HAVE 10 MILLION SUBS!

    • @Jijuane
      @Jijuane 2 года назад +2

      Does that discredit the others who put a decent amount of effort into their videos?

    • @Veldrusara
      @Veldrusara 2 года назад +11

      @@Jijuane Don't turn a positive into a negative for your own amusement, you twit. No. It doesn't.

    • @mph1ish
      @mph1ish 2 года назад +3

      @@Jijuane No.

    • @alarsenault1681
      @alarsenault1681 2 года назад +9

      I agree with you simcast there awesome don't mind the trolls

    • @elliotoliver8679
      @elliotoliver8679 2 года назад +1

      This channel is for connoisseur's, ACI is for the masses

  • @AviationShots._
    @AviationShots._ 2 года назад +2

    If both the pilots had taken the decision of keeping the plane on the ground, then also, the airplanes would have collided on the ground. They both pilots were lucky that they didn't took the same decisions. Hats off to the airmanship of the US Airways' pilots!!

    • @dbclass4075
      @dbclass4075 2 года назад +2

      132 already rotated, so they might not have spotted 1170.

    • @AviationShots._
      @AviationShots._ 2 года назад

      @@dbclass4075 Yes, even if they would have spotted each other and both took the same decisions, then the flights would have crashed into each other.

  • @joeydownunder2976
    @joeydownunder2976 Год назад

    How calmly that captain radioed to Air Traffic about the near-miss ... so cool under incredible pressure. Bravo.

  • @michaell.8938
    @michaell.8938 2 года назад +9

    OMG, that is terrifying. That could have been a huge disaster. Kudos to the pilots of the 737.

  • @dbsti3006
    @dbsti3006 2 года назад +4

    Some pilots are just really good at what they do. Most of them actually. That's why most flights get you home safely. These pilots were really good though.

  • @RedAurora
    @RedAurora 2 года назад +1

    That was a bright, blessed day for all 381 souls on board those two planes. Salute to the pilots of US Airways 1170!

  • @Doones51
    @Doones51 2 года назад +2

    This is very similar to driving a car in Boston, where the adage "the car with the most dents has the right of way" rules, and there are no readable signs and only locals really know the traffic pattern at merges. Just concentrate on not hitting someone else even if they break all the rules.

  • @Dr.Faran.Ophthalmology
    @Dr.Faran.Ophthalmology 2 года назад +10

    Wonderful video. This was the first time I saw an aer Lingus plane in TFC. It gave me goosebumps but I was happy to find out that everybody survived in the end. The best of aviation, keep up the good work pilots 👍

  • @insanomonkey
    @insanomonkey 2 года назад +10

    Although the planes avoided a collision, seems like the ground vehicles weren't so lucky at 2:36 😅

  • @rawdyrider
    @rawdyrider 2 года назад +1

    Well done US Airways crew.I also once had delayed rotation when i had spotted a large flock of birds overflying the runway just ahead of the rotation point.Helped save the day thank God!

  • @bryonslatten3147
    @bryonslatten3147 2 года назад +1

    "Expert adjustment of their takeoff maneuver". That's an understatement. I wonder if that was Sully too.

  • @jeremyacton4569
    @jeremyacton4569 2 года назад +4

    The intersecting layouts of the runways and the separations in flight control management of the airport were a disaster waiting to happen. I am not even convinced that the recommendations for change will prevent a possible future collision event.

    • @jaimhaas5170
      @jaimhaas5170 2 года назад

      This was all caused by ONE incompetent lady calling the control function. Design is NOT the problem.

    • @childofcascadia
      @childofcascadia Год назад

      @jaim haas
      The ATC that made the error was a man.
      But thanks for showing your biases anyway.

  • @dmitriivanov7143
    @dmitriivanov7143 2 года назад +23

    The successful resolution of this near-miss relied on pilots of one plane keeping it down, while others going ahead with take off. There was no way for pilots to actually coordinate this in time. They both might've just as easily kept their planes on the runway hoping for the other to take off. Scary.

    • @lisaa8795
      @lisaa8795 2 года назад

      Maybe that's why they ended up only 70 m apart; the AL flight delayed the start of the roll 1-1,5 seconds?

  • @paulr75
    @paulr75 Год назад

    There are many you tube channels covering a wide variety of video and information.
    There are few channels that can be as accurate or hard working as this to create and reconstruct these aviation incidents with breathtaking accuracy.
    well done TFC and continued success you deserve it

  • @lighthealerastrid1465
    @lighthealerastrid1465 2 года назад

    Incredible. Hats off to these calm and collected pilots.

  • @daveolson6001
    @daveolson6001 2 года назад +29

    I’m astonished that the US Air plane could leave the ground with so much scrotal weight in the front. You know, in the…uh, flight deck.

    • @daneandkath
      @daneandkath 2 года назад +1

      Totally agree !!!

    • @howardtucker2423
      @howardtucker2423 2 года назад

      YEAH DAVE WE GET IT..BALLS

    • @rick15666
      @rick15666 2 года назад

      scrotal weight.. must be an advanced avionics topic I haven’t come across yet within the texts lol.

    • @ideitbawxproductions1880
      @ideitbawxproductions1880 2 года назад +2

      "GET THE HELL OUT OF THE COCKPIT!"
      "Huhuhuh, you said-"
      "NOW!!!!"

  • @JL-db2yc
    @JL-db2yc 2 года назад +3

    Beautiful cinematics and music.

  • @hesamiar
    @hesamiar Год назад

    This is a brilliant piece of work, The Flight Channel! I was enthralled and totally absorbed by the tension and the graphics, as well as the music at the end. As far as the incident... YIKES! Just how pilots develop their nerves of steel and keep calm and collected is to be envied and lauded.

  • @mawmawvee
    @mawmawvee 2 года назад

    This has got to be my favorite airplane video because of the way the pilots of the smaller aircraft avoided a collision by their quick thinking. Love it and have watched it several times since finding it.🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @German_Shepherd_Mom
    @German_Shepherd_Mom 2 года назад +4

    Thank God for smart pilots, controllers who (hopefully) learn from terrible mistakes, and of course this great channel. Love the work you do putting out all these amazing videos. Thank you FC ✈✈✈

  • @bigguy1960
    @bigguy1960 2 года назад +3

    Love the detail of the 3d - especially when the baggage loader passes THROUGH the baggage trailer at 2:36!

  • @M777S7
    @M777S7 Год назад +1

    I worked 12 years for Us Airways! ♥️best airline ever .

  • @AlexJ1037
    @AlexJ1037 2 года назад +3

    Just watching this video made my heart race. How upsetting it must have been for the pilots of each aircraft! I hope that the passengers were blissfully unaware of how close they came to losing their lives.

    • @K1OIK
      @K1OIK 2 года назад

      Wimp

    • @AlexJ1037
      @AlexJ1037 2 года назад

      @@K1OIK Troll

    • @K1OIK
      @K1OIK 2 года назад

      @@AlexJ1037 if true better than a wimp, is your heart still racing?

    • @AlexJ1037
      @AlexJ1037 2 года назад

      @@K1OIK In your unimportant opinion. But now we know what gets your puny troll pulse racing. Buh bye!

    • @AlexJ1037
      @AlexJ1037 2 года назад

      @@K1OIK And one last thing: if things like this don’t get your heart racing, then you are a troll. Not human.