Deadly Flight 529 Crash Leaves Passengers Trapped in Burning Plane | Mayday | Wonder
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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2024
- Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 was an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft that crashed near Carrollton, Georgia, on August 21, 1995. Nine of the 29 passengers and crew on board were killed as a result of the accident.
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Whenever you get an interview with one of the pilots you can breathe a sigh of relief that the aircraft at least did not nosedive into the atlantic
Kurisu best girl
lmao
Yes xP
Yesss like stupid French pilot bonin who doomed the perfectly fine jet liner in Atlantic. Killing all.
Bonin = I should just keep pulling control stick up till the end that will save us........ My God who put him there
If it looks like a video with no survivors, or is titled in a way that makes me think that, i dont watch it.. I like seeing the "happier" endings.. although, sadly there is usually some causalitys in each..
"Will they be able to get the copilot out in time?!" Well...since you've been interviewing him the entire episode...I say yes...
I thought the same thing. I was like "But what about the captain?" So sad he was the first to die. RIP.
what if they interview the copilot before the incident right! im smart..
@@mannyfresh2deff they’re just actors recapping what actually happened. show some respect to the captain who actually died in the accident.
@@RR-dq6tb by golly, I think you’ve solved it
@@connermckinnon5520 yeah right... Im really smart and witty hehe
The fact that David hesitated to help the First Officer is what truly makes him a hero for me. Many good samaritans will say they just had the instinct to help and did not think of the risks at the moment. This guy KNEW HE WAS RISKING HIS LIFE. He felt the fear, saw his own life on the balance, had no crowd cheering him on or pressuring him to help, and still chose the noble path. That's real bravery.
Many people would have walked away or run away, and I wouldn't blame them.
Dude HAD NO CHOICE, "but" do what he did.
After the pilot asked "you're not gonna let me die, are you?", he probably wondered if it was better to play it safe and have a lifetime of nightmares and guilt, or to just take the risk. I don't know what I'd do. I'm just glad they both made it.
He is a TRUE HERO for the simple reason that he wasn't being paid. IT WASNT HIS JOB BUT HE DID IT FOR ANOTHER'S LIFE. And, they should make a movie about Captain Galloway's incredible skills.
Integrity at it's finest.
"Tell my wife Amy I love her."
"No, sir, tell her yer self."
Wonderful and heart-breaking at the same time.
I don't think most people realize how much first responders, emergency personnel, doctors and nurses are traumatized by this kind of tragedy. There were a lot of heroes in this story...the pilot, that selfless flight attendant, some of the passengers, the police, fire & rescue, doctors, nurses and even some of the residents of the town.
@Crystal Franklin
I Agree with you 💯
Me also!!🥲
I feel so bad for them! Just hearing Doctor Mitchell from the small town hospital was crushing!
Yes 👏👏👏
Of course ppl realize that. You're not special.
We shouldn't forget this : David Mcorkell was also a hero! He didn't had to do it but he still tried to help the first officer despites all the risks! Sure he hesitated but who wouldn't in that situation? He still did it in the end and that's what mattered!
I wonder if the copilot really said “Are you going to let me die?”, or was that a bit of dramatic license? 🤣
@@Big_Tex they stick pretty closely to the voice recordings and I think the black box would have still been recording? Don’t let me die is not an unusual or dramatic request lol
@@jennifermcgoldrick6323 The last words on the CVR were "I love you Amy" from matt. So the black box would not have recorded any of the conversation involving evacuation. Which makes sense, because the blackbox is in the tail of the aircraft and it cant record from a microphone in the cockpit once the plane splits apart.
@@jennifermcgoldrick6323 The CVR consist of recordings of the last 30mins (Now 2 hrs, from 2003). And once a plane crashes even if the 'wires are not fractured' the mechanism is such that after an impact it autocuts the connection conserving the data of the final minutes before the impact.
@@jennifermcgoldrick6323 Black boxes are embedded with low level system code instructing the box to stop the recording upon loss of wiring/impact - when the plane broke apart the box was not recording. When the evacuation began the box was not recording.
"Mathew actually took his burned hand and wiped a tear away" This brought tears to my eyes, what a beautiful moment when a dying man comforts the first responder, even the best writers couldn't have scripted it better.
Thankfully matt survived
This is INTENSE. Surviving the crash is one thing, breathing in the FUMES IS just as DEADLY.
That’s horrible that the control tower didn’t contact emergency services, everyone could have been saved and fewer people burned.
I can't fault the controller for simply forgetting. The Air Traffic Controller had too much to jumble a bunch of requests at once and simply forgot. Keep in mind he's also watching other planes in his airspace. Weather or not something can or should be done about that part in the accident remains to be seen.
@@tidan4575 yeah I’m not placing blame solely on him, some thing like that is due to a sequence of things gone wrong. Domino effect.
That mistake may have actually saved some lives. The crash happened pretty far out from Atlanta in a more rural/suburban mixed area. So the Fire Services are pretty widely spread out. If he had made the call it would have positioned all of the Fire and Rescue Units at the small local airport. But the plane didn’t come down there. Where it came down the first 1-2 units were responding from their stations, which were much closer to the crash site than the airport. So the first due units had a shorter response time. While subsequent units were responding in from further distances. The real problem was and always was going to be, Water Supply. Normal regular city fire trucks carry 1500 gallons of water each, and at best just enough foam to put out a bad car fire. So each truck had about a 2 minute water supply, and even less foam, until the next in units can find the nearest hydrant and lay in the supply lines. The big airport trucks with lots of foam were fifty miles away at Atlanta Hartsfield airport. And they need a steep downgrade to hit 40 mph.
Well, they ended up landing miles short and no one knew precisely where at first, so if everyone HAD been mobilized and waiting they'd have still had to travel to reach the plane. The result would have been much the same.
Why didn't do it ??? It's pure logic even on minor accidents to call for emergecy help !!!!
The acting in ONE of these episodes is better than in any cable network show these days
But the last act at 48:56 is absolutely horrifying..... David McCorkell has reconnected AND remarried his ex-wifey. Woooza!! That's like selling your old beat up car then buying it back again and pretending it's new again. ha-ha-ha jk
I was brought to tears by the reenactment of another flight documentary they did.
@@BillAnt Bill. I'll bet you are a hoot to party with. 😂 🎉
@@stevetakacs654 < A real blast of fun! ha-ha
@@BillAnt uuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhyhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
What's the worst way to die?
Me : A plane crash
Also me: watches every single episode of Mayday in 2 days.
You watched 180 episodes of Mayday in 2 days? Damn, that's dedication.
@@amdhuntmc Yes that’s correct. My eyes are burning. I’ve lost 5 lbs. Time does not exist. The marathon continues.🤣🤣🤣
honestly if i would survive then i think being in a plane crash would be kind of interesting, probably makes you think about what really matters on a deeper level.
as they say: curiousity kills the cat xD
@@stonksrgud7645 + you could also make it onto the show
Dude just a disclaimer, Airplane crashes are rare.
29:06 made me tear up.
You can see the trauma in that mans eye's. You can see the pain and the PTSD rooted within himself after this tragedy.
The way he trailed off after talking about the guys skin, you can just tell he won't forget that until the day he dies.
Yet there are scores of know-it-alls that have never experienced anything worse than being out of their favorite breakfast cereal, who claim PTSD is made up.
That got me as well 😰
I am. Not gowing. On a plane
@@devon9448 the chance that that something might happen to you is quite remote, with ever evolving safety regulations and technical improvements.
Ok philosopher, can you STOP going into extreme detail? /sarcasm
Wow, I was optimistic when they were interviewing survivors....but that took an unsuspected horrifying turn.
They really know how to do intense crash scenes in this show. I feel so stressed watching them
It puts you right there with them, for sure. Shew. So sad 😭
The old mayday episodes were really great
Me too! I like it though - such suspense is addicting
@@rosemaryangela1825 Yea the show is great. I watch all the seasons and there are A LOT!
Ikr,, 😭
I'm a former Brasilia pilot. They still have no way of preparing us for this sort of emergency. I think all of us have ideas of what we can do to make the drag more symmetrical and maybe increase lift on the down wing, but they really did face The Impossible. I've met first officer Matt, and you can't help but take your hat off to those guys.
I’m glad you were safe during your flights 😳 absolutely terrifying to watch as a pilot working for the company, RIP the lives lost ❤️❤️
As a mechanical engineering student, what I find completely unconscionable is using 1940's manufacturing methods and chlorine to assemble the engine blade balance weight assembly, especially as no changes were instituted after two severe accidents involving sudden catastrophic failure of propellers involving chlorine corrosion that, if you're versed in the internal structure of the blades the origin of which is self-evident. A aerospace manufacturer such as Hamilton Standard has highly trained metallurgy and material science experts both on staff and easily accessible through engineering science faculties of major universities and through sub-contract consultant basis with the snap of their fingers, and in the early 1990's innumerable number of various plastic composites and high-durability corrosion resistant metal alloys were not only commonly known in the industry, but easily available at near trivial cost. Most plastic composites being often cheaper than chlorine dipped cork especially due to economy of masses. And since you have to go through a rigorous certification and licensing process, to make anything for an aircraft; there really is no excuse for not bothering. The documentary doesn't go into it, but that NTSB ruling and FAA report which condemns Hamilton Standards manufacturing and maintenance practices, should've lead to criminal charges for whoever was responsible for this calamity and outright criminal negligence, both in management and engineering departments of the company. As I am new to the field, I'm not yet induced to various metal corrosion scenarios and the chemistry involved, but it could not have been a new discovery that chlorine erodes high-carbon steel. And since, as you well know, this is a blade subjected to extreme vibration, temperature and impulse forces in standard operation and as per airplane safety regulations of even the era need to be rated to take even higher levels of stress (Bird strikes, etc.); When the blades were originally being developed for this aircraft, significant R&D resources should have been devoted to looking for a non-corrosive adulterant for the balance weight cork. Or, better yet, replacing them with plastic composite versions that mechanically expand and self-seal once installed, instead of depending on chlorinated corks. These kinds of issues were, literally, why the Apollo space program lead to the advent of Nylon, Teflon and Kevlar and derivatives there in by Dupont. And knowledge of them and their appropriate use and benefit in such an application had to have been common knowledge to any engineer working in aerospace research and development when those planes were in the prototype stage. The rest of what I have to say won't pass filters, so I'll leave it out. But I hope some one was brought to justice for this, since propeller blades snapping off from passenger aircraft due to chlorine corrosion because of ridiculously outdated manufacturing methods are completely avoidable and unnecessary incidents. That is not to say, something like this could not happen at all, due to some other causal chain, or that pilots training for the unimaginable aren't needed. But, seriously. Someone who was paid not to drop it, dropped the ball on this thing. And then neglected to inform those whose lives depended upon him to hold it, about it. And that's just unacceptable.
@@Meton12765 I Love you
I guess that plane is unable to dump fuel
@@tammiadams4001 Thats correct.
I've watched many crash videos but this one really gave me tears. When seeing the old farmer trying to explain what he seen but not being able to. You could see the hurt in his mind. RIP to all who died and God bless to all who witnessed the tragedy.
Absolutely, the first responder was very descriptive about what he witnessed. 😢😭😭
Wow. I’ve watched episodes where hundreds died so this death toll is much smaller in comparison. However, this episode focused so much on the traumatized witnesses and first responders. Their pain was so visceral through the screen that I could not help but cry with them.
It reminded me of when I was a child and involved in a drunk driving accident (the other driver was intoxicated). I was 8 or 9 years old, just regained consciousness and was temporarily blinded from a head injury. I remember a woman, a pedestrian witness, had held me while I cried and comforted me because I did not know where my dad was. I never got to see her face or know her name but I remember how soothing her voice was and how soft and comfortable she felt. After I was taken in an ambulance she was gone. I hope she knows what great kindness she did for me that day. Thankfully no one died. I was the most severely injured and was able to go home that night.
It never fails to amaze me how much compassion we can feel for total strangers in suffering. It was touching and sad to see how emotionally affected all these responders, both professional and those there by chance, were by this accident
Oh my hell that’s so scary. I’m so glad your ok. ❤
The older gentleman touched my heart when his voice started quivering. It truly exposes a snapshot into his heart!!! God bless him, his wife, the captain and all of those of whom succumbed and their loved ones!!! ❤ 🤍 💙 🧡 🖤 ♥️ ❤ 🤍 💙
Yeah that part broke me. Reminded me of my grandfather breaking down in tears over his dead battle brothers decades after ww2.
Pure pain.
It hit me too, poor people 😢
Yea and he wasn’t even on the plane. Imagine a jet landing in your yard?? Wow!
Captain Ed Gannaway will never be forgotten for his bravery and heroism. Rest in peace to the beautiful souls who lost their lives.
Of cos we wanna makeeeee it 😔🤭
Yes, it's so important to give him credit. They all survived upon landing. That's incredible, given how crippled the plane was.
I am kind of glad that he never regained consciousness, hopefully he didn't feel anything.
I am a flight attendanf myself for 13 yrs.. Thank God I have never experienced any serious emergencies and hoping I will never. But incase something like this happens to my flight, I hope I will have the same courage and determination as this flight attendant. Kudos to her.
The fact that the 1st officer can still smile while talking about this is remarkable.
Woah, I got really upset and almost teared up when the Doctor said: "You were the hero, captain ghanaway"
Me too
Same here
I teared up, too. That was the most moving thing I've seen yet in these shows. There was something so touching & authentic about the way he spoke to the body of this complete stranger.
My big respect to Captain Ed Gannaway🙏🙏🙏 You are a real hero Sir🙏🙏🙏
Agreed
I hope God gave him a straight ticket into Heaven. He saved a lot of lives
YES I AM AGREE WITH YOU
Both polits are heros!
More like a zero for not realizing engine failure early.
You have a plane returning to make an emergency landing and you "forget" to put emergency services on standby!?! RIP Capt Gannaway!
Not the first time, they really should start evaluating their skills
he forgor
These episodes make me cry. The vast majority of people are truly good. They try to help and feel guilty for not being able to do more. The flight attendant who wanted to make sure her passengers were helped before herself is such a credit to her profession.
My cousin is 82 now a retired flight attendant and had witnessed international flight emergencies and saved passengers. They are basically good hearted sincere people.
It is rare that I cry with my 70 years of experience in the ups and downs of life.
Today was one of those days.
The Pilot loved to be in the sky, may he rest in peace there 😢🌌
This one made me cry too. The fear and pain those people felt,just awful
You are not alone in this. I am 56.
Those farmers were so calm reporting a plane crash in their yard and going to help
Yea old folks like that you could hit them with a brick and not phase them
Good country folks!
They had more common sense than the air traffic controller who FORGOT to call emergency crews to be on alert & tell them the trajectory & current location of the plane.
Air traffic controllers mostly forget to make emergency alerts becoz of their frequent coffee breaks....
No nonsense down home folks, those farmers.
This is by far, the best produced and comprehensive crash investigation episode I have ever seen. All of the followup interviews etc makes the ending feel very complete!
My Dad was burnt over 62% of his body and I can tell you it is a horrible sight. Thank God he lived. I can’t imagine how horrible the pain was. God help them all…
Ohh my god. I hope he is fully recovered. I am tearing up while writing this. This accident was truly tragic.
I Hope He's Ok..
Big respect to the captain Ed Gannaway. It takes more then a courage to give your own life for the sake of others!!.What a legend he was
He did'nt give up until his hands were literally forced off the controls. He was getting that plane down and safe as best as he could despite the horrible situation.
The pilots were able to save lives of passengers, its the fire that caused deaths and serious injuries. This episode saddened me. All plane crash episodes I saw all people either die or live without much injuries. This was the first one with so much sorrow.
I mean, this one is far from the worst. There are many accidents where everyone dies on impact. But those don't really make for interesting documentaries.
@@iClone101 knowing that people have to deal with many serious injuries instead of dying makes me feel worse idk why
Japan Airlines flight 123 is also pretty bad. Some passengers survived the initial crash but died overnight after an American military rescue team was told to turn back.
I still think the collision of the DHL flight and the Russian flight is the worst. So many children lost, an ATC murdered because of a mistake that wasn't really his fault.. it is a harrowing tale
there was flight 603. An aircraft was found almost intact at the bottom of the sea which suggest that passengers might have survived impact but died of drowning.
the interview with the Dr. Mitchell was beautifully done. there's no facade to be found here, a genuine human with a caring spirit; the community in which he works and lives must be blessed beyond measure. RIP to those lost
The technician agreeing to be interviewed was selfless and noble.
Im with the guy who chugged his drink 😂
I'll b like, just give me the whole bottle of whiskey...if not, I'll b appropriating all then drinks around me.
BOTTOMS UP...
Briana, I Love you
@@juanpedro4083 What
Hey, ya gotta do, what ya gotta do! Need to get rid of an acoholic drink, I'd say that was the best option!
@@juanpedro4083 Simp
So sad the Captian died !!! What a hero !!!
Only cause Emergency Services didn't get to him in time cause the Control Tower didn't notify them.
@@henryhill3778 I also think the smoke got him before they could even get him out
Seriously, the captain did everything he possibly could. Shout out to both pilots in general, they're heroes for sure.
@@shabberplasm32 why is everyone calling the pilot a hero? Did I miss something? I thought he got knocked out after impact?
@@slavikk6712 I haven’t gotten to the crash yet but I assume he’s a hero because of his refusal to let the plane crash
I feel so awful for the mechanics. They are so willing to take acountability for thier "oversights" yet higher ups dont want to even touch it with a ten foot pole even though they are likely to have put stress on said mechanics.
Rest in peace to the pilot and victims.
Its part of the job. The thing is, there are strict instructions and procedures for inspections and repair of aircraft components. The other thing is after the first one or two propeller failures, there should have been a life limit placed on those components that take the propellers out of service at an interval well before the metal fatigue could cause catastrophic failure like this. But unless that happens, maintenance has their hands tied
It’s not that “mechanics are so willing to take accountability for their actions”, than it’s that everything an aircraft mechanic does, is logged and signed off by that mechanic. They’re responsible for their work. At the time, they were considering prosecuting this mechanic criminally. It’s not that they so willingly take responsibility, but when the FAA & NTSB investigators come knocking on their door with all the documentation showing they alone are the person who did the work on the failed part, they don’t really have any other option than to say “Yes, I worked on that aircraft last and certified it in good condition”. Most will then start showing signs of remorse, whether it’s genuine remorse or not, only they know. It’s not like they come forward and say “Hey guys, I’m the mechanic that last worked on that failed propellor”….
These documentaries are so well done. The acting is excellent, the recreations are excellent, the narration is excellent. The amount of research and work that must´ve been done for each one is impressive.
Well done 👍 l love airplane I love this stories they are so heartbreaking and amazing to hear stories that real people have gone through and to hear their stories it's amazing well done
Ive changed several windshields on aircraft. Theyre very thick & strong. I saved 2 cracked ones as tables in the living room.
22:33 not sure, that lone scream didn’t work as a piece of drama. I would think the interior of the cabin due to the engine disaster would produce a loud vibration & tearing sound. You wouldn’t differentiate a loud, individual scream.
This has been hands down the most difficult to watch. Hearing the first responders...
Yes the details are some of the most horrible in any of the episodes
I haven't heard if this crash and I'm in shock. I usually don't have much of an emotional reaction cause depression makes me numb but this is a whole new level. The amount of loss is incomprehensible.
@@dschroeder4380 same, I felt so bad I had to stop watching it cause I needed a break :/
Paramedic JOAN CRAWFORD! Ok, what's the story? ........
Do we have any actors that have a mustache? No? No problem, we can use a glue-on; it'll look perfect.
That mustache looks sooooooo bad. lol
Lmao. I thought the same thing !
OMG I’m so glad I’m not the only one who noticed 🤣🤣🤣
Little known fact - The Mayday show didn't have enough legitimate traditional actors so they had to use an old school "adult" film actor. I think his name is Richard Rammings.
@@frankkolton1780 There's a cockpit joke in there somewhere
This was one of the more horrifying episodes of ACI. People surviving the initial crash only to leave out burning to death. Sheesh!
Sincerely as I watch this report of 529 one thing comes to mind. How vulnerable we human beings truly are and how imperative it is for us to love one another in the now moment, each and every moment that we are alive.
We can do this as soon as we make up our minds to treat each other the way we want to be treated, regardless of our differences 😢 So sad.😢😢😢😢😢😢
Yes, this 150%. Each one of us is vulnerable, here to help one another. As a species we need to take this further and focus on the complexities of the human nervous system, and to take it into account much more often - as often as we can. Far too many are paralyzed from trauma. This is the next frontier.
really so sad
Of Course We are Vulnerable When Flying in Mid Air Like a Bird in a HUGE Metal Missile With Wings...This Form of Leisurely Passenger AIR Travel is Insanity
Amen.
The pilots were so composed; holding on till the end.
The flight attendant was excellent in her service.
RIP to the dead.
Rest in Peace Captain Gannaway and 8 others
Thank you.
@@juanpedro4083
Oh knock it off, Pedro!! I have seen your comments on every episode!! You were not on ANY of the flights!! Maybe on the one where there were no survivors!! Must be a ghost then...🙄
9 others*
@@gielgielis8868 Captain and 8 passengers
@@Interdictiondeltawing didnt they say 10 people died?
This pilot's last words about loving his wife (twice)--so awesome!
To think possibly everyone would’ve survived had it not been for that damn fire
ya.. the fuel should had been dumped.. pilot error or design flaw
@Quraner Alo I thought so. Does that model also not have a "battery master on/off" so, just before impact the battery could have been disconnected, thus preventing flappy live wires to ignite the fuel.. They basically had a perfect crash site (soft fluffy grass). The APU was already shut down, the engines were not burning. Pilot error!! Sad!
The air traffic controller who FORGOT to call emergency services to come for an EMERGENCY was extremely derelict in his duties. It the fire department had already been on alert & following the trajectory of the plane, then they could have put out the fire and/or helped evacuate people. It certainly wouldn't have grown into the conflagration it became if trained firefighters were there to control the fire sooner.
@@DonnaBrooks Absolutely, however, had the incident happen in a far more remote area, it was the pilots/flight crew, sole responsibility to protect the passengers. Had he immediately visually inspected the port side problematic situation, he would have noticed a nest of problems, including loose wires. flapping in the wind. Keeping that in mind, prior to impact, all power sources should have been turned off. If pilots can not handle the pressure of emergencies, then they should only be ground crew. Pilot error.. jail time, had he lived.
And the controller failed to call emergency services .
Finally, a channel with quality content, not all heros wear capes, keep it coming 😀
Im still surprised to see a youtube channel with these episodes available.
It’s a whole fricking high budget TV show
God this is one of the most heartbreaking episodes I've ever seen
My chest hurts from the reenactments, the pain is so visible
Since many people are complimenting the pilots, which definately deserve it, I want to bring to attention Robin, who even when hospitalized valued the safety of her passengers. Hats off to her.
This has got to be the best well written and put together aviation reenactment documentary I've ever watched. Ive watched many!
That was great acting like a movie.
PILOTS ARE UNDERPAID. Captain Gannaway you are a hero, sir. May your soul and the others who died be at Peace ❤️ you flew that plane to the very best of your ability and then some! A beast!
This story caught me up!! So sorry to the people who passed and those who suffered. Thankful for the pilots and people on the ground who helped save as many people as possible.
Bless the small town doctor, Bobby Mitchell, too. He has more compassion and love for his work than any 10000 other doctors out there.
“Unfortunately, it was not a conspicuous success.” On screen: plane engulfed in flames. Omg. Best documentary writing ever!!!
It actually was a success (the new fuel additive burned out much more quickly and would have saved lives), the problem was a fault in the drone plane which, rather than passing over a set of knife-like rods designed to open up the fuel tanks followed by a set of arc lamps to ignite them, landed heavy and tore one of its wings off.
massive respect to the actors. making it all look so real.
Except that moustache…
This is one of the episodes where tears trickled down my face. The music, the emotional interviews from the victims and rescuers and that picture of Capt Ed Gannaway hits the heart.
This episode made me so sad. Everyone could’ve survived 😪 RIP to all those who passed away.
This show really does justice to the crashes, I'm glad that they interview survivors :)
I'm literally crying, those poor people may you all RIP
And they all could've survived in the fire was so huge.
No one rests in peace unless they’re saved, have confessed their sins, repented and had asked Jesus to save them, and put their faith in him.
I agree with your comment, but i couldnt help read it in my head as " may you all rip"
Being from Bama, I know the kindest of the Southern people. These are great folks that aided in this disaster.
Salute, neighbor! Born in Atlanta myself! And yes, I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad I'm from the south! The kindest people you'll ever know! TWO first responders in this family, BTW!
Lived in gulfport 3 years nice people for sure katrina chased me out cool place
Respect to each one of them:-)
I live in the south. Not everyone is nice
@@blacklight310 They are transplants from the northeast.
This one really moved me. The captain is a hero. I feel bad for Robin for some reason, like her dream to fly was shattered for life. At the same time I'm happy for the co-pilot who had got back in action. And for David Mcorkell reunited with his family. Such a shame that ATC didn't declare an emergency… God bless the souls of the victims.
Not declaring the emergency was shocking and cost multiple lives.
I don't no now if ATC alerting fire service would have helped since they did not reach the airport anyway. I wonder which was closer the field or the airport.
Dr. Mitchell is such a classy and humane guy. His tribute to Capitan Gannaway was so touching and absolutely true, in trying to save his passengers he sacrificed his own life.
"The pilot isn't aware that the engine is damaged"
Every. Air crashes. Documentary. Ever.
Man if it's now mandatory to have backup cameras on all cars can pilots get frigging external cameras to see the outside of their planes already?
possibly messes with aerodynamics. while making aircraft and spacecraft, you have to be very very picky...
@@kosmique the A380 has external cameras!
@@kosmique Not at all. Rear-facing cameras can be streamlined so their effect on airflow is negligible. I have been saying airplanes need exterior cameras for decades. It appears the A380 has them, finally.
When you invent them I am guessing airlines will start using them
This is one of the first I’ve seen that they didn’t know you’re being a little dramatic..
"Ma'am do you accept responsibility to open the door?"
No
Well okay then
Cute
It's not a big deal if you say no. Better to get someone who's mentally equipped to function in such a situation to be in charge of it.
@@november132 Yep! Absolutely.
Or physically equipped. I was once assigned a door seat on a small plane as a petite (98 lbs or so) young woman with a neurological condition. No way in hell should I have been responsible for the door. A heavy door requiring manual dexterity to open - in an emergency? Ha ha ha, no.
It's definitely for the best that they don't make a big, pressure-filled deal of it. "Okay" and then finding somebody who *can* do it is exactly the right answer. No pressure, no guilt, nothing; if you can't do it, you can't do it.
If you think you can, but the flight crew disagrees, however, they can overrule you. Which is a bit of a stickier situation, but *also* for the best.
@@november132 Every time I have ever flown, they ask that question before the plane leaves the ground, this being done in the documentary tells me they actually did make the switch while the plane was crashing. Kudos to that woman who said she couldn't do it, it took more guts to say no than to say I will try!
Better than saying yes then choking, at least they had time to swap for someone willing to do it. I'd have said yes because then I could have jumped out first thing! But I'm super paranoid and would have preferred to sit by the emergency exit from the start, in fact I'd prefer to never fly again. Not that I'm terrified of planes or don't know the statistics, it's just that if something goes wrong there's so little I could really do about it. If I was on a ship, at least I know I can swim (okay, float.) very well. But I sadly cannot fly, and you don't generally get a chance to "abandon plane" and survive until it's on the ground.
So sad the pilot died. I hope he knew that he didn't die in vain. He did his best to save them.
The very real people who witnessed all of this in their small town...all of them spoke with so much heart and sincerity. Bless them.
I think that when an emergency situation happens like this one the controller needs to get supervisor and additional help to call other airports and get all rescue personnel set up. This controller on this case did none of these important things.
I don’t understand wth the controller was thinking!!!!
This was a crucial mistake. 😔
Seriously, I hope he got fired for such mistake.
@@RutujaDicholkar If we fire everyone making mistakes, we'll all end up unemployed.
@@ogrig3430 but that's not an ordinary mistake. He could have saved lives.
This is an excellent recreation of the flight & crash. Not overly dramatic, factual & I was glad to hear from some survivors. You can tell how a tragedy like this affects people years later. The farmer will never be able to forget what he saw, smelled & the feeling of helplessness that he couldn’t do more. I pray they all continue healing & obtain peace.
It's so important to give Captain Ed Gallaway credit. They all survived upon landing bc of his skills. That's incredible, given how crippled the plane was. And flight attendant Robin was a hero as well; I'm so sorry that it had to kill her career, but I understand completely. And others really stepped forward, the passenger who risked his life and helped keep the FO alive until rescue service came. The doctor and the local farmer, who clearly did everything they could and appreciated the gravity of the situation. Really touching event, despite the heartbreak.
The mother-daughter depicted here? In real life both survived, although the mother died of a heart attack four months later. She is officially counted as the tenth death.
Thank you for the information. I was looking for comments in the thread to find out exactly that.
She initially criticized the flight attendant for not helping the mother. But it was proving she was helping other passengers.
So sad that some of these folks had to die. My heart goes out to them and their families. The pilots are true heroes!
Rip Captain you saved many passengers
Kudos to both captains for keeping that plane flying.
I can't believe all passengers survived the initial hit. The pilots did so well given how screwed they were. I'm so glad I have no desire to fly anywhere. There are so many heroes in this story, it's wonderful to see so many people helping in such a horrific situation. They would have had to ignore so many instincts and cope with sights and smells no one should ever be exposed to.
What a show! I wonder how many seasons Wonder has bought.
2 at most. The Weather Channel has season 7, and Smithsonian has the other 18 seasons.
@@amdhuntmc How do you know?
@@somethingelse9228 because I’ve been following this show for over 12 years.
@@amdhuntmc 😎
@@amdhuntmc And Nat geo of course has all seasons like season 21 their newest.
Thank you Wonder for uploading the MAYDAY series. I'm to cheap to pay for the whole season at once so this is perfect.
this if the first mayday that has made me truly sob, and i was so sick for all the people on that plane the whole time. the people in that town seem truly kind & helpful, you can see how much it still effects them today :( RIP to the Captain, who made the best landing he could, I'm only relieved to hear he never woke up after hitting his head during landing & didn't have to be awake for the rest
This episode debuted in 2005 and I remember watching it around the time it originally aired. 17 years later I have remembered this incident pretty vividly. Ive seen dozens of the Mayday and Air disaster series, this is one of the most chilling to me. The pilots fighting for control, the horror of enduring the initial impact, the element of fire and being trapped makes this much more surreal to me. Also, having survivors to paint the picture of shear terror in the air and on the ground makes it even more haunting. I have had to fly on many small, regional jets in my life and have always been uneasy during the flight. The age of the smaller planes and significantly increased rattles, squeaks and vibrations over the larger planes leads me to believe they truly are not as safe all things equal. This accident here is just one more reason to support that theory.
I think they don't maintain them as frequently as larger commercial airplanes.
Thank you doctors, firefighters and nurses, for taking good care of the people.🌼🌼🌼
RIP to all, and prayers and condolences to all the victims and families and responders. Like the good doctor said, The Captain and FO ARE heroes and damn sure deserve the awards. Now, I gotta go see what's in my eyes, making them water so much...
I give Bender a lot of credit for coming on for interview.
The flight attendant deserves recognition here. Here's the wikipedia section on here:
"Many surviving passengers credited Robin Fech, the flight attendant, with saving their lives. Tanner Medical Center treated Fech's broken wrist and other lacerations before releasing her. The Georgia State Senate passed a resolution honoring Fech.[14] The NTSB accident report commended "the exemplary manner in which the flight attendant briefed the passengers and handled the emergency." However, passenger Dawn Dumm (who was also the daughter of the passenger who died of a heart attack following the crash) initially criticized Fech; she cried futilely out to Fech, who was with other passengers in the hayfield, to help her and her mother. Later, she reasoned that Fech could not hear her screams and/or did not see her through the thick smoke. In addition, Fech was proven to have been assisting passengers at that moment. Fech stated that Dumm's criticism upset her. Fech never worked as a flight attendant again after the ASA 529 disaster."
Never assume anything during an emergency...never...every small bit of information is crucial
The biggest danger in a plane crash is the fire that starts after the fall, so you're supposed to get out of the plane ASAP!
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Plane (ASAP)
A lot of heroes in this story. I'd like to acknowledge Robin. I hope she got some recognition for her performance and has closure now. This wasn't the worst crash, but there's something particularly haunting about this episode.
I think this episode is far more personal than most others. Particularly the newer seasons.
The way that dude downed the drink instead of pouring it in the pocket - that's a whole moment right there. If I was in a crashing plane, I'd be downing it too and I've been sober from booze for over 10 years
I wouldn't blame you
Me too. Can't waste a drink. He thought he was gonna die anyway. After crash he even lost weight. Maybe quit drinking.
I can't wait for more, I love this show and I'm glad to watch it again.
Me too. Please unveil more episodes. PLEASE
20 season are thr free on telegram😃
Me too this is the best.and I shouldnt be alive
@@depressedsoul1 what's the name?
Every show is available in facebook including season 21 the newest season.
That's so sad. To think that all may have survived with minor injuries if emergency services were notified sooner.
OMG, I'm sobbing. I've watched a lot of these episodes, but this one has torn my heart apart.
Engine explodes, "What I saw was very alarming"
The disaster that was mentioned at 38:37 to 38:54 of this episode was ASA Flight 2311. (crashed because the left propeller feathered itself due to mechanical failure.)
It would eventually get it’s own episode in Season 15.
This brought tears to my eyes and but seen how people come together in times of crisis. I am taking notes if this ever happens to me. RIP Captain Gannaway.
Imagine being a nervous flyer and then you go through this.
on every flight there'd be a few - and of these, some first-timers!
the track coming in at 7:30 is neat. whatta bassline.
Co Pilot Matt could have a career in reading a phone book. I could listen to his voice all day.
He would have been a voice over man if he had not been a pilot.
@@pauljordan4452 Right? His voice is amazing!
Definitely. There's a kind of rich texture and warmth to his voice, it's quite special.
His voice reminds me of Jack Nicholson
I literally cried the whole video...
Why, the whole video?
@@naty1135 it is heartbreaking the whole chain of events
Me too😭
U cried 51minutes straight ?
@@g-lock6676 most of the time, yes
The way these people speak about what they were able to do and what they wished they could do (save more lives), it’s a beautiful example of the compassion that man can have for one another.
I was on a passenger jet exactly 12 days before 9/11 and have sworn never to fly again and it has been 20 years now since I last ever flew. These stories haven't deepened my fear of flying, nor has it lessened it. But they are most interesting. Many I had never known about. My stance on flying wont ever change but I do have great respect for those who brave the skies and go above and beyond the call of duty when problems occur, even if efforts may seem futile, it is still amazing bravery.
My husband and I flew out of NYC on 9/10. We’ve flown many times since but I’ve never been fully comfortable and without anxiety.
“Muh 9/11”
Get over yourself, Christ
It sounds like you've already decided to not fly. One important aspect of any plane crash like this is what we learn from it and change. 9/11 didn't happen because of mechanical or pilot failure. It happened because of security breaches that would be forever improved as a result. The requirements just to board a plane today are much better than before. This sometimes means long lines getting through security, but it also means the chances of this happening again are greatly reduced. I couldn't feel safer anywhere than on a modern passenger jet.
I was born with arms, not wings, my place is on the ground. To each his own though.
Omg 😱 these shows are sooooo well made.
@Helping Heroes Hatzidakis yes🤣
Great reenactment, placed me in the scene and helplessly watched the co pilot suffer, bringing me to tears.
The pilot is truly the hero, may he rest in peace.
When the neighbor started to get choked up remembering the sight of the passenger and his skin. ❤️🩹 that broke my heart even more. Bendito was a sweet man. Glad he was there to help.
The physician account of the following treatment of the patients and the autopsy of Ed never fails to bring me to tears, I can't imagine going g through that amount of grief and pain and not having been even a part of the actual accident but only being witness to the devastation it left soo many with
This channel is the most realistic, accurate and terrifying...sit on the edge of your seat documentary I have EVER watched!!!! Thank you Wonder!!!! You are Wonderful!