Hot Landing On A Cold Night | Southwest Airlines Flight 1455
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Southwest Airlines Flight 1455 was a scheduled passenger flight from McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada to Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, Burbank, California, that overran the runway during landing on March 5, 2000. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-3T5, registration N668SW, came to rest on a city street adjacent to a gas station. The National Transportation Safety Board found that the incident was due to the pilots attempting to land with excessive speed. They also found that the air traffic controller placed them in a position from which their only option was a go around. Two of the passengers were seriously injured, and there were many minor injuries. As a result of the incident, the airport installed an Engineered Materials Arrestor System (EMAS) at the east end of the incident runway. The aircraft was written off, making the incident the 10th hull loss of a Boeing 737-300.
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Alec, you’ve outdone yourself again. Love how you treat the subject matter with just enough of a technical description, and yet never fail to be compassionate even when pilot(s) are clearly in the wrong.
So glad everyone lived; hopefully the injured recovered nicely.
A final thought: Glad they changed SWA’s livery!
gomphrena -beautiful flower- I heard this was the last flight of the 737-300 for SWA
I'm glad they did too. Purple looks so much better on the 737s than that nasty beige color 🤢🤢
I like the old one better tbh
@@SiegeRock Not the last -300 flight although they are retired now.
Yes I got my facts wrong.
This pilot is a real man, and accepted full responsibility. And everyone lived.
Good point, Htos. The pilot knew as soon as they stopped that he was done. The co-pilot was properly dismissed too- you succeed or fail as a team. Hopefully, both were able to find something else in aviation...
@Htos 1av
Yes, he is. It is rare as can be today for people in any field or life in general to accept full personal responsibility for their mistakes. I actually hope he learned his lesson and was hired at another carrier.
He took responsibility. He owned it. But, the pilot and the co pilot put everyone at risk. People could have died from this.
tinwoods Mistakes happen in every profession, unfortunately on this day on this flight the mistakes were costly. That said, no one was killed and the both pilots lost their jobs. It lead to future improvements at the airport that also saved airplanes and possibly lives. The Captain took responsibility, everyone makes mistakes I don’t care what their profession is.
@tinwoods : Even "real men" make mistakes. "Real men" are not fantasy superheroes. They're just human beings. The question is what does a real man *do* after making a mistake, and accepting responsibility is part of that.
7:20 Oh my god...
Look at those gas prices
That meme is everywhere
come to st louis, mo. they're not far from those prices today.
About half of what they are in Indianapolis right now.
A section of this aircraft is now a flight attendant trainer at Southwest’s headquarters in Dallas.
7:35 - Auto mechanic - "so what caused the dent in your hood, and broken headlight?
Owner - "an airplane"
I can only imagine the insurance claim for that one.
"Yeah then while I was pulling into the Chevron a 737 hit me."
"Oh? What make of truck is that, I've never heard of it?"
"Boing I think."
"You expect me to believe that an AIRPLANE hit your car... At a gas station."
@@baddiematty5289 luckily the driver was determined to not be at fault, because they found the pilot of the 737 ran a red.
Baddie Matty a driver actually had to use that in Chicago.
@@TheSjuris I'm not surprised. They keep building airplanes bigger and airports smaller, bound to cause problems. We just have to hope they won't get deadly before someone wises up.
Baddie Matty Midway was built in the 1930’s.
Weirdly, though, the stupid actions of the SWA pilots ultimately made the airport take notice and install a system that has gone on to save lives.
It always takes an accident to change things.
True.. Nobody was killed on the plane and it might have saved the lives of future passengers so I would say that's about all of the positive you can ask for in a situation like this
Every safety feature on every piece of equipment represents a mistake or an accident somewhere in the past.
I have been flying for over 40 years and I have never liked down wind landings. Why would the Tower change and use a shorter down wind runway when the longer runway is upwind?
@@johnemerson1363 Excellent question. I have another - why no mention of thrust reversers?
I live about 20 minutes from Burbank airport. I've flown in and out of there numerous times. It's a tricky airport, surrounded by mountains and the runway is pretty short. A few years ago there was a meme making the rounds on the internet with a picture of the plane crashed through the fence. The caption at the top read "WOW, would you look at that" and on the bottom it read "LOOK AT THOSE GAS PRICES!" Well, LOOK at those GAS PRICES!!
rf101259 $1.79/gal for premium? No wonder they landed near the gas station, they wanted a deal
Funny thing is that the first time I watched it, I, too, noticed those gas prices!
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What they are today, 4/10/20 in Texas.
It's at $2,59 at its cheapest here in LA.
Sounds like the captain knew right away he was in the wrong in at least one aspect of the overrun. Respect to him for taking responsibility for it.
Sure wasn't a liberal
@@XxMrRoachxX Personally, I find people who bring politics into a non-political situation quite obnoxious. And blanket statements about any particular group are grossly incorrect. Nice way to stir the pot.
@@AmyAnnLand Yeah that's what any liberal would say. Good luck 2020 MAGA KAG
Let's analyze this for a moment. The captain was a former Military pilot (hence likely conservative of nature) taking the full blame on his actions in this case where nobody died (Good job for keeping everyone alive Cap!!! hence most likely not a libtard). I digress. open for further suggestions. (and btw Epstein didn't kill himself and Biden touched women inappropriately but no one bats an eye). Hypocrite Idiot!!!
@@XxMrRoachxX So just a few sentences and you've got me pegged, huh? People who slander and spew vitriol/hate towards those who they think may have differing political ideologies are what's really damaging to our society. Why can't we have constructive discussions (albeit in the appropriate setting, not necessary on this video) without resorting to name calling and grossly immature behavior? It doesn't lend well to a positive view of your side or political affiliation.
It's a miracle that plane stopped when it did. That easily could've turned into a much bigger tragedy. Great video Alec!!
Damn, $1.59 for Regular..near the airport
[Sigh] Those were the days....
It was $1.39 last time i looked at the pump prices. Self isolation and all etc....
@@steingat : Seriously? You mean like right now? Where are you located?
@@Milesco Yeah, it's down to £1.07 a litre round here, lowest it's been since about 2009.
@@Tevildo : Yeah, oil/gasoline/petrol prices are way down right now. But $1.39 per gallon is unheard of. Where I am, in the Central Valley / San Joaquin Valley of California (somewhat less expensive than the relatively nearby San Francisco Bay Area), it's around $2.49 per gallon, which is very low (historically speaking). But $1.39? That's almost half again cheaper. That's unbelievable. I'd like to know where "steingat" is located. I know California is notoriously expensive in general, and especially for gasoline, but _still...._
Dear all. I retired one year ago after a 46 years career as an airline pilot, and I am proud about the fact that I never put a dent on an airplane and that all my passengers and crew made it alive, the reason for that: I never took a chance, I always followed SOP's ( Standard Operating Procedures ) and in the end, if it did not look good, I EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH and tried again under better conditions. Please guys, do the same and unlike what that Captain said on the CVR, at the end, you will be able to say: " I had a fantastic career as a pilot". Thank you God for being my co-pilot.
Sorry Pierre - I've been an expat pilot for 24 of my 45 years and working in some of the most harsh conditions known to man - I would never minimize God's importance as a co-pilot.
Everything is a technicality until something goes wrong. Humans and nature are the two major unengineered parts of aviation; we can only evade nature but we can follow the procedures as humans.
Dear Robert, maybe our path crossed at some point. I was also an expat pilot for 25 years ( Saudia). I am just glad God kept an eye on me and kept me honest. Your comment was well received. Take care and enjoy retirement.
That's awesome! I can't even pass the check ride on Flight Sim.
You were God’s copilot.
Ryanair: I'm the king of hard landings
SW Airlines: Hold my runway
Im no pilot, but when you have a tailwind, your approach speed is too high, your landing in the dark, and at an aiport with a short runway, that sounds like a recipe for disaster
Idea: Instead of putting gas stations at the ends of runways, why not put gravel traps?
12:25 looks like Burbank Airport implemented essentially that idea...and had at least two successful uses of it, too.
Gordonblues That’s basically what that EMAS system does that was installed at the end of the runway after the accident.
I vote for nuclear power plants. ;-)
@@robs5688 yeah great idea for a nuclear plant to get hit by a large jet /s
@@radon360 That's good to know. I think it should be standard at all airports. Could've saved many planes and heaps of lives by now.
BUR was built in 1930 long before the jet age. Less traffic and much lower landing speeds. The turn off to the terminal is probably 150 yards give or take. No modern-day airport will ever be built with the terminals that close to the runway.
I worked for 10 years about a 1/2 mile from BUR. I had flown in & out of it many, many times. Most in GA aircraft and commercial flights were mostly on SWA. Every time we landed on runway 08 in a 737, you had to kind of dig your heals in really hard on the floor because of the hard braking including full reverse thrust. I never did worry about incidents like this happening but always felt in the back of my mind that it's inevitable that this scenario would play out.
SWA likes to have their planes run off the runway. At least nobody died in this one unlike the SWA plane that ended up on Cicero Avenue.
Cities need to stop putting gas stations that close to airports! It is a massive safety concern! Unlike the American Airlines Flight that collied at a Shell gas station at St. Thomas back in 1976
Gas station so close to an airport runway...... 😖😖🔫
Gas stations should never be close to the Airports. If the crashes near the Gas Station. The Gas Station will blow up. And burn to the ground.
hey man, people got to refill those rental cars somewhere! Gotta avoid that gas refill surcharge right? Ha. But seriously, I know some airport rental companies actually want to see a receipt you filled up within 7miles of the airport or some crazy thing like that.
airplanes run on gas
Yep, AA flight 625 with a 727-100 and 38 casualties…
It’s always a treat to see a new creation pop up from you Allec. In this instance I am assuming that the captain, like myself, was heavily distracted by the Chevron sign. I mean regular gas at only $1.59 in the greater Los Angeles area???
SWA Pilot, in an alternative universe:
(About to touch down at 200 kts): “I like this stuff. I really get it. People are surprised that I understand it. Every one of my flight instructors said, ‘How do you know so much about this?’ Maybe I have a natural ability.”
(While careening down the runway at 180 kts) “We have it totally under control. It’s going to be just fine.”
(1500 ft from the end of the runway): “This is a very fast landing. It’s incredible. But it’s something that we have tremendous control over.”
(1000 ft): “I think the numbers are going to get progressively better as we go along.”
(Nearing the end of the runway at 80 kts.) “It’s very much under control. The situation is starting to look very good to me.”
(After running past the end of the runway): “I’ve always known this would be an accident. I felt it was an accident long before it was called an accident … I’ve always viewed it as very serious.”
(After coming to a stop, just short of a gas station): “Some passengers will have injuries at a very light level and won’t even go to a doctor or hospital, and they’ll get better. There are many passengers like that.”
(Later): “Because of my quick action, applying those brakes early, we prevented a much more serious accident.”
“I applied the brakes before anyone else thought we should. I was the first one to think of applying the brakes”.
(Still later): “No, I take no responsibility for the accident. We inherited a terrible situation from the maintenance crew. They left that airplane in terrible condition. “
I’m _so glad_ we don’t live in that alternative universe.
THAT would be a terrible universe to live in!
MendTheWorld Sad truth. Behavior characteristic of a certain type of “rational human being”: the self-sufficient. The same as asshole.
Thank you, Thank you, you very stable jenius. Who would have guessed that landing a plain would be so difficult?
Jeff Miller No one knew. Health care as well.
You know, your alternate universe pilot sounds like Trump 😂
My grandfather was at a friend's house just down the road from the airport when this happened. He could hear it.
My friend's dad lived to tell the story of the crash
I head it sounded like an elephant farting.
Also his dad was on the plane
I hate it when people try to associate their own lives or family with any such videos....who cares!?
@@frankly5171 how dare anyone find a RUclips video relatable, amirite?
Stfu
I worked for southwest when this happened! So excited to watch another video sir! Thank you so much!
You've got to know when your approach is just plain shot and not recoverable and utter those famous words: GO AROUND.
It’s kind of relieving how the gas station didn’t explode. I’ve heard that Brazil was not so lucky, considering how TAM 3054 had a similar incident but the gas station blew up.
did i miss something or was there no mention of thrust reversers deployed?
I was wondering about that myself!
Good question
No mention here, but according to wikipedia they were deployed.
I wondered the same thing...seems so obvious it wasn't happening.
@@jaimhaas5170 : _What_ wasn't happening?
Each flap setting has a maximum extending speed. 6:07 When they wouldn't go at 30º and then 40º, that was a major clue. Missing the target speed by 15 kts is bad, but 44 kts is truly WTF.
Coming in excessively hot with a tailwind on a short runway......what could possibly go wrong!?!?
1.59 for gas! wow! the good old days! and California, too!
I paid $1.09 yesterday. (Not in California of course lol!)
..Hell its been (approaching) $1.59 for 2 years now in alot of the US, even before this...disease
@Gary McMichael That was my point
Travis Ryno the Saudis and Russians don’t want Americans to make the oil so they lower the prices below the point that it can be made profitable.
I earned my pilots license flying out of Burbank. I always had a healthy respect for commercial flights landing on rwy 8. It is a short runway, and not very forgiving of less than proper glide path, and proper airspeed.
I always had a feeling this would happen one day, it was just a matter of when. I was on a Southwest flight from Los Vegas, landing runway 8 at Burbank. The landing approach was high and fast, and I prepared myself for an outcome like this one. After we landed the lead flight attendant got on the pa system to announce the really hard landing wasn't her fault, nor the catains fault, it was the asphalt. It was the hardest landing I have ever experienced. Soon as we got to the gate, the pilots quickly moved to inspect the landing gears. Burbank can be a challenging field to land at. I feel sorry for the crew running 2 hours later, probably unhappy passengers, trying to make them and the company happy. Then one error piling upon another, and before you realize it your goose is cooked.
My CFI was always counseling good landings come from stabilized approaches. And if your approach isn't stabilized go around, cool down, and make the right approach for the right landing.
The blast fence did its job. Thankfully all aboard survived. Negligence often ends up with a great many casualties and this one did not.
The captain was probably correct, this incident ended his career. Southwest has had issues at Burbank and Chicago Midway both runways around 6,000 feet long
I was waiting for "Everyone on board survives!" YES!!
Petrol stations and runways have never been a happy marriage, it amazes me how often they coexist.
Indeed. See American Airlines Flight 625 into Harry S Truman airport, St. Thomas (1976). (Often referenced as "No Clear Option") 727 overran the runway and plowed into a Shell gas station, killing 37 passengers and crew.
@@Milesco … And also someone on the ground.
@@julosx : According to Wikipedia, one person on the ground was seriously injured, but not killed.
Keep up the great work, Allec!
I love your videos.
YAAAAAAAAS!!! WE WERE THERE!!! I mean we didn't see the crash itself, but we got there that night and took great photos! They let us actually fairly close (within a block) after they made sure neither the plane nor the gas station was going to blow. We had gotten our first video camera about three days prior to this crash. I heard about it on the news and my wife was working on a TV show, I was almost screaming waiting for her to get home. When she pulled in the driveway I ran down the stairs with the camera and just yelled DRIVE! DRIVE! I told her about it on the way. We got GREAT shots. This is one of the greatest memes in the world if you get the shot of the nose next to the gas prices which were maniacally low compared to today, and that poor bastard whose car had crashed into the fuselage, gleefully wishing to hear THAT phone call to the insurance company the next day. Two people on the plane actually literally 'ran away,' they had to track them down because they, um, hadn't wanted to be found (a man and woman) but they got caught simply because their plane crashed. Not many people looking at it by the time we got there that night, it was like looking at a sleeping animal at the zoo - it's interesting and great that it's across a major arterial, but otherwise the novelty wears off in about 15 minutes. It was there for awhile until they could crane it off, disrupted a lot of traffic.
I was there that night as well with my roommate. We were in Sharman Oaks and just had heard the news on the TV. We looked at each other and he grabbed his keys. There were quite a few other lookey-loos milling around who had the same idea we did. Firefighters were warning everybody to stay back since they didn't know if there were fuel leaks. People largely ignored them and tried to get a closer look from a different angle.
SWA Pilot: “Hold my beer and watch this”
Alec Joshua Ibay you are an amazing youtuber who was able to create awesome videos. I would rate you one of the best Airplane Disaster Channel
Amazing content as always!
I'm an ATP rated pilot, an I've flown into Burbank many times. I live in Northern California, and I remember this event. My first remark to my wife when I saw the video of the plane by the Chevron station was, "Look at the price of gas in Burbank!"
Heart goes out to the crew and folks on board who had to go through that! Tough tough lessons!
I remember when this happened. Years later I ended up working at the Marriott hotel across the street from the accident scene, and talked to one of the staff members who was there when it all went down. It made a helluva racket.
Good ol Bob Hope Airport I really love flying in and out of there, I've taken that same SWA flight home from Vegas a few times. So much better than LAX, the plane just taxis straight to the gate from the runway, they use boarding ladders at the front and rear so it's very fast. The baggage claim is in a patio outdoors, 20 feet from the curbside pickup and parking structure. You can go from the plane to your car in 15 minutes. Pretty much the easiest major American airport to get in and out of.
ANOTHER great episode, Alec.
SWA also put one through the fence at Chicago Midway, the EMAS was installed shortly after.
Not just through the fence, but onto the road killing a kid in a car.
Allec, I simply can't get enough of your videos. So insightful, excellent graphics and the music is a perfect match. Bravo and thank you for providing such excellent work and storytelling.
Awesome Allec👍👍. Keep up the amazing work
Allec, you are exceptional at what you do.
Great video allec! Keep it up!
I love the amount of detail and explanation that is provided in these videos.. it makes it more interesting to someone like me that doesn't know anything about aviation
Good lord, two EMAS catches since it was installed? You’d think it was part of SOP there!
Especially with such a short runway and no safety area.
Agree - That is NOT a very long runway, plus ATC allowing a tailwind landing? There are some serious "structural" issues working against pilots landing at Burbank.
Having most of all the commercial operations at BUR, I can tell you, the airport is a very small target for a lot of big aircraft. Add on top that the terrain any aircraft has to avoid and the wind tunnel effect that it causes, and landing at BUR with B737 family or an A320 family bird, and you're going to have trouble at some point. My safety manager at the station actually has a lot of photos of the 2018 incident. The recovery team used two my GT35s to pull the aircraft out of the muck and back onto pavement.
Its just a small, very compact airport. My teams often get sited for runway incursions during pushbacks on narrow bodies, because the taxiway/runways are literally 50 yards from the SIDA doors/gates. Drivers can usually avoid putting the wings over the line, but if they are too close, it puts the wing walker right on the hold short lines, and tower dings us for it.
@@65SATisfaction ATC does not have the authority to allow or not allow tailwind landings. It's up to the pilot and dispatchers to make that decision. The only unobstructed, straight-in, stable instrument approach to Burbank is to Runway 8, because of the high ground in all other directions. If Runway 8 has too much tailwind, the airplane must either divert elsewhere or circle to land on Runways 15 or 33 -- that's what this crew initially planned (landing 33). Most airline ops specs don't allow circling to Runway 26, because of especially close terrain.
I lived near that area all my life and never heard about that incident. Very interesting and a great video, thanks Alec!❤️👍✈️
thank you idol.stay safe
Great work Allec - you bring the CVR and recordings to life with your animations
Good Friday and Happy Easter y'all! Again, Allec, I commend you for posting such fascinating and intriguing air accident videos, and I continue to look forward to them in the near future. Glad everyone survived this one! And I must say, had this accident not occurred, those two other accidents mentioned may have actually had far worse results than this one had. Stay safe and clean everyone, and I look forward to the next episode!
I never really remembered until now that I flew on this plane on a different route, long before this incident occurred. Sends chills up and down my spine just thinking about it.
I flew on her back in August 1985, not long after she was first delivered to Orion Airways. Registered as G-BLKB in those days. I remember how proud the flight and cabin crew were as she was one of two (I think) brand new 300s in the fleet and considered very advanced at the time. We went from Manchester to Beziers in the South of France on a school trip charter. I'll always remember as I was so excited as it was my first ever flight. I grew up near Manchester airport and was a "spotter" from a young age making regular trips to the spectator piers there in the late 70s and early 80s. We made the return trip 2 weeks later on an Air Holland 727, as all 737s had been grounded following the Manchester Air Disaster on 22nd August 1985. I was very sad to learn that she ended her flying days like this but also extremely grateful to know that no souls were lost as a result.
I flew on her back in August 1985, not long after she was first delivered to Orion Airways. Registered as G-BLKB in those days. I remember how proud the flight and cabin crew were as she was one of two (I think) brand new 300s in the fleet and considered very advanced at the time. We went from Manchester to Beziers in the South of France on a school trip charter. I'll always remember as I was so excited as it was my first ever flight. I grew up near Manchester airport and was a "spotter" from a young age making regular trips to the spectator piers there in the late 70s and early 80s. We made the return trip 2 weeks later on an Air Holland 727, as all 737s had been grounded following the Manchester Air Disaster on 22nd August 1985. I was very sad to learn that she ended her flying days like this but also extremely grateful to know that no souls were lost as a result.
I love the sound effects the plane makes when it crashes or over runs the runway. It’s always the same sound. Lol
Admittedly, I'm not familiar with the airspace or other airport restrictions, thus my question: Why wasn't the airport landing traffic in the opposite direction into the wind?
They would tend to fly into the wind because it increases the liftbifvthe aircrwft at low speeds
not possible for rwy 26. there's a big hill really close. you cannot land a jetliner on it
acbulgin2 It’s a very common thing among pilots, and people in general. Normalizing devations always comes back to bite you.
@Too Sense Wirth LOL !!! Good one !
They were told to maintain airspeed of 230, and during their descent and eventual approach the pilots never mentioned that the airspeed needed to come down significantly. The
copilot said the aircraft was at 190 in an interview?? Did they have enough distance to get down to the necessary speed for the final approach and just simply forget about it???
When they were "cleared for the visual", the speed is then at the pilots discretion.
Kinetic energy is a real bitch. You just can't over-ride it no matter how much you want to. It is difficult to really grasp how much mass is hurtling down the runway during an airliner landing. Thanks Allec, great work.
This is a really well put together piece. Great job and very informative
Everybody who has ever flown into Burbank knows how short the runway is. The pilots landing there reverse engines the second they touch down. Every time I land at Burbank I wonder how the plane doesn't end up on Hollywood Way.
Sad story .
I was fortunate to fly in the flight deck On a weekly basis with southwest commuting from Dallas love to Houston.their pilots where friendly and very professional.
One big mistake can cost a lot to pilots.
Cheers from France America
Outstanding vid. You go through a lot of trouble making these and just present the facts with a great replay of the flight. Im sure your vids are being played in ground schools all over the world at aviation training places! Keep up the good work!! Subbed!!
LOVELY JOB, As ALWAYS
Allec, You have did a great job Im planning to become a pilot one day and i love seeing planes in action this really helps by telling me what you do on a heavy plane and tells me to use computer im writing down the information Thanks and this was very useful while it tells me everything you use in high winds.
Great story, great graphics, great detail. I used to fly into Burbank.
You are the best 😘 always appreciate you 💯💕
All the videos that Allec post make me really wants to play FSX.
Very nice video,allec
Well done Allec, excellent reporting and a beautifully presented video.
A blessed Good Friday to you all from a locked down South Africa ✝️👋🇿🇦♥️
I pleased the airport installed the special fluffy type of concrete used to stop over runway running airplanes! It is a very clever way to slow and stop the planes without damage to them or the crew and passengers... They need these every airport runway and also some form of safety netting system well to slow the plane if need be? And really there should be sensors fitted to the sides of the runways that send real time wind speeds and gusts etc. to the landing planes done as clear voice call out and displayed on a clear head up in the front of the window view of both pilots so they know the local wind etc. and adjust their landing. And also really there should be pipes running water under ground to the sides of the runways in fine spraying units to auto detect any plane on fire and spray foam and water onto the right place of the runway saving people before the fire service can get there? Not hard to do or pricey tech.
i remember this, my grandparents had just flown into Burbank a few hours before it happened
I always liked landing at Burbank full brake and thrust reverse.....
Very Nice with Clear and Simple Descriptions.
I have always liked 737's. Nice aircraft. Thankful for no fatalities .
Hello Allec! Great video, could you please send a link to the references used?
A lot of heat on the Captain who was several times directed to maintain high airspeeds by ATC. Kinda tough to go slower and faster at the same time! Sure, adter-the fact, all the calculations say he did not have enough runway. But when being vectored for final by ATC you do not have a ton of time to study the manuals. Yeah, he should have gone around, but that is an easy call sitting at a computer at home!
I traveled that stretch of Hollywood Way frequently in those days and know the area well.
Hello Joshua!!! Nice video!!! And keep the videos up! Also I was onboard the plane! 😬
It honestly sounds like this runway is just a bit too short. Mistake were made, yes. But the shear volume of these runway excursion events suggests there may be an issue with runway design/length despite the many safe flights taking place there typically.
Wonderful vid, Allec. Awesome. I always get into every video you do... I try to live it as someone just in the plane, a fly on the wall. Best 13 minutes I've spent in a while watching this one, which thankfully had a happy ending- everyone lived. And it led to good improvements... the stopping area, closing that gas station ($1.59 for regular in Cali- sure was a long time ago lol), & those 2 pilots being sacked. They messed up, & the captain was right with his "There goes my career." Btw, the Chinese restaurant (see the sign?) they ended up next to would've been good after such an experience lol. Again, Allec, very nicely done. I'm following you on Twitter, too...
Cool video
who else likes the old southwest paint scheme the best?
Thank you for your comment. This has absolutely nothing to do with the video.
tijmen2106 Give me a break. Don’t act like you didn’t notice that sweet livery with the gold and red scheme. You wouldn’t be watching these videos if you didn’t.
I prefer the newer livery with that nice beautiful blue color.
probably because gold and cardinal are the colors of USC.
Me
Well done!
It's sad to see a CVB (cat vomit brown) go down like this.. my grandma lived on screenland ave about 1 mile south of the Burbank AP. In between her and the airfield is the Amelia Earhart mosulium and one day after school My father saw a Cessna flying way low and hit the doMe on the memorial and said he could hear the pilot screaming from his moms house a block away.
Did the city of Burbank ultimately win their argument for SWA to pay the expenses? Great video by the way.
Coulda been really ugly had the fuel tanks ruptured or the gas pumps caught fire!
That happened once in Brazil. Runway overrun, hit a gas station. Everyone died, many from burns- almost 200...
What if there would have been a bus full of handicap kids going to the special Olympics at the gas station at the time? Did you think of that. Oh the calamity!!
@@aflacduckquack TAM Airlines, flight 3054. July 17, 2007. 187 fatalities, no survivors. I find shocking that this crash happening on such a recent time.
When this happened. I used to live not far from this Airport. I have flown in and out of it quite few times. I was at home watching TV. Then I saw the Special Report break into what I was watching. And since I was a press photographer at the time. Once I saw it I grabbed my camera bag and my press card. Got in my car and was at that airport in about 15 minutes. And I got some great shots of that airplane parked at the gas station. They're around here somewhere. I remember the nose of the plane was so close to the gas pumps. God must have put his hand down to stop that plane. I have no doubt about that. To see something like that in person. And be on the scene of something like that. It is not something you will ever forget. That could have been such a tragedy. But God saved the Day and all those people on and off the plane. Amen.
There goes my career said Captain Pearson. He was right but at least he had his life!
My father saw that at the airport bar and it was at the end of the runway. And it was going pretty fast. He thought that plane wasnt gonna stop. So he ran to the southwest counter and said "Listen, I know that there will be no more flights so could I please have a hotel room?" that was his flight and he was going to a friends wedding. This was back when he flew alot.
She touched the runway very smooth 👍, but some problems while approaching were made over run ?
- Tail wind
- Weight
- Speed
- flap.
But pilots did Very hard to Survive and all survived 👍😍
Cool !
Very educational video! I actually somewhat miss the old livery that Southwest use to have. Regardless of what happened here, Southwest Airlines is my family's choice for domestic travel in the USA (Hobby Airport, Houston, TX). We enjoy the convenience and setup that Hobby has compared to IAH.
There are procedures for a reason. These guys didn't abide by those procedures. Sadly, it cost both of them their careers. When people make mistakes like that, they generally learn from those mistakes, and become better at what they do. I hope that both of these guys found other "gigs" since from that day forward, they were better pilots.
Was upcoming video was UA flight 173?
Burbank: You owe us $40k
SWA: Talk to our head of disbursements - Helen Waite 😂😂
Would have been the meme of the century if the pilot had jumped out of the cockpit and said; "Fill 'er up!". 😁
So this being a "tricky" airport to begin with, adding adverse weather conditions making it more so, a go around or divert to another airport if possible would seem to be the better alternatives.
Excellent
ATC brings them in hot, to a short runway, with a tailwind. On a visual with no real time to slow down. Gear down at flaps 5 was the first indicator. Typically don't do that until flaps 15. He was trying to slow the airplane down quickly and simply ran out of time. The rule: final configuration with flaps, gear,on speed and on GS (Or PAPPI for a visual) at 1000 ft. These guys weren't even close.
Captain tried an impossible landing with a tailwind on a short runway at over 40 knots over Vref. Idiot. Touched down at 182 knots WTF. He was lucky the tires didnt all explode making the needed braking impossible and exploding deeper in the gas station.
@Eric Velasquez Of course he knew he was going superfast. But stupid he though that was alright for a short runway. No brains used..
I do remember this accident being prominently reported by the British press with the pictures of the aircraft having come to rest in the Chevron gas station. Readers were shocked at the cheap price of the gas shown on the fuel pumps compared to the heavily taxed price in the UK. This provoked lots of online comments.
No it didn’t
nicely done
Man, I would hate to be a pilot. Perfection in performance is not something that can realistically be achieved. A mistake that caused no casualties could be handled a different way. Write-ups, demotions, extra training, more oversight, not putting those two pilots together again are all realistic options.
Having watched so many of these, absolutely no. The correct action was taken in firing these two idiots. Time and time again deficient pilots get passed around until they kill innocent people. Why didn't they just go around? They knew they were too fast before touch down, they applied brakes at 180kts instead of applying power and going around!
No, they did almost everything wrong. This wasn't a momentary lapse. They destroyed an aircraft, severely injured passengers and put lives at risk in a landing that should have been routine.