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She wasn’t sucked completely out of the window. Other passengers managed to pull her back in but she succumb to the injuries sustained. Cause of death was determined to be cardiac arrest. This is speculation but I believe heart failure came from the violent ejection from her seat causing internal damage. RIP
Damn, the captain's carrier history is insane. U.S. Navy flight instructor, aggressor pilot, time in a ground attack squadron, electronic warfare squadron and one of the first female naval aviators to qualify in the F/A-18. First officer is former Airforce, you could not have picked a better crew in this kind of situation, though it is a shame that anyone has to be.
I suspected she was former military with a few of the words i heard coming from her. Biggest giveaway was the "Say Again" You will never ever hear "Repeat" over a radio in the military unless its dealing with a fire mission
Needless to say the ATCs did their job remarkably as well. A dangerous emergency situation being handled by professional and well trained people all round.
How often do you hear "Good day" at the end of an emergency transmission? Incredible amount of professionalism by everyone involved. Rest in peace to the deceased.
The way I was trained you always say "good day" before a frequency change. Besides sounding polite, it gives the controller verification that you consider the interaction to be finished, and it gives them a second to cancel your frequency change.
Well, a year late but every emergency I've had with ATC has ended that way because I always say "good day" so the habit pattern kicks in. An emergency is no time to be thinking about how you communicate, it is time to fly the aircraft.
That "good day" literally made me gasp... Heart broke right there. "Keep your seatbelt fastened while seated..." takes on renewed significance when you hear of something like this.
Something you don't notice is that ATC was redirecting a very large amount of traffic away from the airport to give SW1380 a clear shot to the airport. I heard a snippet on another channel, and ATC did a phenomenal job of clearing a path for them. R.I.P. Jennifer Riordan, the passenger who passed away, and kudos to everyone for getting that plane down on the ground as safely as possible.
@@lochvids108 A human being perished, yet you flippantly make an ignorant off-the-cuff remark? You're a real class act. And since you're all okay with the use of expletives in your snide remark, you are hereby invited to go FUCK yourself, you Goddamned cretin.
I know right BK lol. Captain was great how she kept her cool. Not every pilot can do that. Hope everybody was OK in the end. I can't imagine how bloody scary it must have been for the person who almost got sucked out of that window? 😱
After Tammie landed the plane she went to her passengers and gave them hugs , thanking those who helped. The woman who passed away had a little girl sitting next to her and then a woman after the child. Both tried to pull the victim back into the plane but could not so they were holding her by the waist and belt loops to keep her in. What an amazing child instead of breaking down in terror (as I would have) she grabbed on to help. A lot of good people on that flight but RIP to Jennifer Riordan my heart breaks for her family.
@@U.s-epa The window probably broke at the same time the engine blew up, which is when the emergency started. I'm not involved in aviation at all, but I imagine they weren't flying in conditions that required them to wear a seatbelt.
the one thing i appreciate about tammie’s communication is how slowly and clearly she is speaking. so many of these videos have the pilots talking very quickly even without any emergency present. you can hear the experience and professionalism in her voice even after she clearly learns about the victim of this incident around 6 minutes into this video
I would have freaked out, due to my mild anxiety syndrome. If I was the pilot, I would have probably done a Mach 1 dive, to get to low altitude quickly, risking the airframe integrity. Thankfully I wasn't the pilot. Kudos to her skills and composure. God bless this person.
@@akureiokamii she didnt know what happened until the cabin crew got in touch, which doesnt happen until after the flight crew run through the checklists they have
"part of the aircraft is missing" is one of those sentences that you never, NEVER want to hear. You could tell everyone got a little rattled when she said that, but they still did an incredible job staying calm and getting the plane on the ground safely. RIP Jennifer Riordan.
Yeah, they tend not to put a lot off unnecessary pasts on airplanes. But for another crazy partial airplane video, do a search for the video of an f15 that successfully flew 15+ miles and landed safely on a runway with only 1 wing. It sounds pretty bad, but when you see the picture, you realize that it didn't sound half as bad as it should have. I pull up that picture now and then to remind myself that nobody is going to die a single second before their time.
@@desertrat7634 Yeah, I think the guy's upstairs couldn't believe the field reports. I can imagine the engineers scratching their heads going over the reports and trying to figure out how to explain this to the upper brass in the military.
Adapa yeah it didn't take her out the passengers got her back in. But regardless I can't even imagine, even more disturbing she was probably setting next to her family.
She's so calm the whole time, but you can still absolutely tell when she got the news of someone potentially going out the aircraft. The upset she's pushing down to keep calm and save everyone else is incredible..
@@akureiokamii it’s assumed… I had a non annunciated depressurization at altitude and just told Boston center I was descending. They understood and declared for me. Same situation here.
@@akureiokamii It was abundantly clear to all involved that this was an emergency. She was getting priority handling, stated the malfunction and it was well understood. Res ipsa loquitor.
Wow, the whole time, the tone in Captain Tammie's voice didnt change save for the request to keep freq changes to a minimum. Professionalism at its best!
Phoenyx 787 I had an emergency last week. You don't really have time to panic. Another pilot told me I was calm until I was on the roll out of landing and I knew I was safe. My flight was a solo. No passengers no other crew on board. The jest of me telling this is in the moment all of your senses go into full overdrive the number 1 priority is flying the airplane. Like this pilot requested no frequency changes. She didn't want anything extra when her hands were already busy flying and setting up for the landing.
David Michael But the reality is some people do panic. Probably not at her level though. She's a former naval aviator so she was the right person to be in that seat when it happened.
J Shepard yes some do. But in the moment you panic you die. Hell of an option but in an airplane the first thing you have to do is stay calm. You don't get a redo.
J Shepard Naval aviator has absolutely nothing to do with it!!! People are delusional about military pilots being superior!!! Some pilots from all backgrounds suck, while the rest are good!!!
Incredible professionalism by all those involved during this terrible tragedy. Excellent work by the pilots especially after a catastrophic engine failure, terrible hull damage and depressurization. Thank you VAS for getting the video up so quick. We always learn so much from these. RIP the deceased
For people trying to say they didn't know there was a loss of pressure, you're not familiar with the definitive cabin pressure warning horn heard in the background at 0:34. The monotone buzzing is every 737 pilot's immediate indication that the cabin pressure is differentiating too far from what they set it to. In these cases, it goes off immediately along with oxygen masks dropping automatically at the same time. They knew, but it's not like they had the time to explain everything. They have more important things to focus on, such as getting back on the ground with what's left before things get worse. The questions get answered afterwards.
@@Sarah.Riedel You beat me to it. You want to know why she sounds so calm? She has been trained that flying the aircraft is her first priority. She definitely knew about the depressurization. That is why the plane is so rapidly losing altitude after the engine blows out. The plane can maintain altitude with a single engine but she knew she needed to get to a safe level for the plane to not be pressurized. Once the plane is safe, then she is able to worry about where to land the plane and communicating what is going on to ATC.
It's not uncommon to hear a pilot speaking through a mask - general aviation, sometimes airliners when flying at high altitude with one pilot at the controls, and of course military. But it's a good clue in combination with the other ones. Engine-out descents are slower and can level out at a fairly high altitude. Leaving FL300 at about 10,000 feet per minute, slow to answer the radio, speaking through a mask, and report of an engine fire - that's enough to guess that there's also a pressurization problem and the aircraft intends to get down to about 10,000 above sea level. I think the controller could have handled the curveball a little better, something like: "SOUTHWEST 1380 I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE AN ENGINE FIRE AND ARE DESCENDING. I WILL DECLARE EMERGENCY FOR YOU. SAY INTENTIONS WHEN ABLE."
Everyone here showed excellent professionalism and amazing calmness, but you can still hear at 6:45 how that announcement rattled the controller. That's when things went to another level.
GemCat was thinking the same, both control and pilots tone changed once they realized everyone did an outstanding job of reminding calm and focusing on the most important task of getting the airplane on the ground safely. This could have been much worse, condolences to the family.
They all did outstanding jobs to keep everyone safe and give that woman the best chance to survive. Absolutely tragic event but I commend everyone for pulling together in this situation.
She’s a retired fighter pilot. The USAF trains them to basically be fearless. Imagine a MiG coming at Mach 2 straight at you while you are at the same speed.
@@mjoakes Because if you read her book shes says multiple times they wouldn't let her in. The Air Force wouldn't even let her apply. Then when they did the recruiter lied about women having higher standards.
Tammie Jo Shults said in an interview, "deal with symptoms first, then analyze the problem". Her and her copilot's training and calm head helped to avoid this accident turn much worse.
Aviate, Navigate, Communicate. Hollywood wants to have pilots screaming "MAYDAY!" into the mic but that's not how veteran pilots are trained to behave.
I want this lady at the controls if I'm ever on a crippled jet! I know these guys are all extremely highly trained professionals but damn, she was so calm she was almost asleep! Superbly well done!!
For everyone saying that the F/O landed the plane. He did not. He was flying at the time of the incident and for a bit after, but the captain landed as per Southwest protocol. Please read the report.
That was some serious engine failure, these engines go through "blade-off tests" during development, to ensure that a catastrophic failure at high power will release as little debris as possible, but in this case the damage is outstanding, the engine of course is totaled, the cowling is gone, the wings are heavily damaged too and some debris even broke a window. I don't envy the people investigating this incident, lots of work ahead of them. Worst of all, the loss of a human life. My sincerest condolences to family and friends.
Javier Caselli, the engine is believed to have had it's fail in the section not protected by the debris shield. The explosion is believed to have been in the center or just in front. Not under the protected frontal area. 😞
Seems as fan disk centrifugal rupture - somebody fails last engine maintenance. It was like exploding grenade near passenger cabin. Otherwise - crew handled this nasty business very calm and pro.
I don't know why this showed up in my recs now but gotta admire the ATC at around the 7 minute mark when he had a "a what now?!" kind of moment and then quickly went back into ATC mode and said "it doesn't matter." I mean, it's a pretty normal response when you hear someone on a plane went out the window but he quickly reeled that in realising that this info wouldn't really change the plans for emergency vehicles on the ground.
I heard that and thought that the brief silence afterward was definitely a moment where all the implications of that statement came crashing in...then it was time to put that aside and focus on getting them on the ground.
The captain was incredibly calm, and just took the procedure what she had to do... Here is my respect to her and the crews, and all the ground staffs for saving people...
This is the first American passenger airline death since 2009. It is definitely sad and my heart goes out to the family of the woman who died. That being said, the 9 year perfect record is testament to the ever increasing safety of the airline industry. This woman’s death will not be in vain as this and all the previous airline incidents have contributed to progressive safety.
artisteric not the first in the 737 and wasn’t the last... And yet we manage to learn more from every death. She died to a freak accident, one that hopefully can be kept from happening again.
Indeed. There was a barrier in the engine cowling that was supposed to prevent parts that are flying out of an engine from reaching as high up as the windows.. but it still happened. I can guarantee that research was done, with painstaking recreation of the path from the engine to the window, so that they can modify the engine assembly to prevent this from happening again.
@@maxbowen6482 apparently you have zero reading comprehension skills. He said first death on an American airline since 2009.the accident you're referring too happened in 2005.
This is by far your best work and you got it all put together so quickly. You provide such a valuable service that not even the media has ever done any reporting so concise and factual. With this video we know exactly what went on with the crew especially. Thanks.
They simulate and training for this so often that when it actually happens the training kicks in. Not saying its another simulator run but it is natural for them because they have practiced it so much.
You can clearly hear the captain is shook up pretty well when she reports "injured passengers" and that someone went out but how she managed to to stay so calm is beyond belief! I know they're trained to react this way but it has to be one of the worst feelings ever! Congratulations to everyone in that flight deck, you saved hundreds of lives!
That Captain has nerves forged of tool steel. You don't rise to the occasion, you fall back to your training. This proves that statement beyond a shadow of a doubt. She was rock solid. WOW!
There were a few heroes on that flight, the two guys that ripped off their masks and pulled the lady back into the aircraft are heroes risking their own lives to save another person.
@@TheEmeraldMenOfficial I mean at least there was a body to return to the grieving family. Had they not pulled her in she would have had zero chance of survival. A hero is a hero regardless of if it was ultimately in vain.
Still kind of new at this, but I am so impressed with everyone involved. The pilots were calm under really tough circumstances. ATC did an amazing job handling the emergency and it’s miraculous that only a single loss of life occurred. RIP to the passenger.
In 1974 I visited the Navy Recruiter Station in Atlanta to take a Perception Test as I was considering entering the Navy Pilot/Flight Officer Program upon College Graduation. While I was there awaiting the test results one of the Recruiters took a call and, after the call, joked to another Recruiter “That was a Father inquiring about his Daughter applying for the Pilot Program….that’ll be the day haha”.
Wow, Captain Tammie, I think that's what I read from the pinned comment. She was incredibly cool and calm. Awesome professionalism. I would have been freaking out if someone was sucked out of the plane I was flying in.
Oh my goodness heavens. I was holding my breath as I watched and listened. To the pilot! You my dear are one hell of a cool lady under stress, to the crew and emergency people I send blessings and thankfulness to you for the wonderful service you provided.
An absolutely incredible job done by everyone involved, especially the ATCs, the cabin crew and the captain, Tammie Jo Shults. She kept her incredibly calm demeanour throughout the whole incident, and I'm almost certain that she was having to make sure her co-pilot and the rest of her crew did their level best to stay as focused as they possibly could during such a tragic event. My thoughts are with every person affected by this event, along with professionals such as Captain Tammie Jo Shults and crew. Mr. Tim McGinty, Mr. Andrew Needum and Ms. Peggy Phillips seemingly sprang in to action to assist a fellow human being with little regard to their own personal situation, and did the very best that they could to save Mrs. Jennifer Riordan, whose family must be struggling to come to terms with a beautiful life taken from them in such a way. Lastly, thank you VASAviation for providing the recordings to this and many other difficult events that take place. Rest in Peace Mrs. Riordan, Rest in Peace.
As soon as i heard about the incident, I was waiting for your video... Thank you VAS Aviation ! May the passenger killed RIP Southwest is one of the safest airlines in the world & this is the first in-flight fatality.
Unfortunately Southwest had another engine failure such as this ( SW3472 on 8/27/2016). But no one died. But they had some serious problems recently a couple sudden cabin depressurization for one and they were fined for several safety violations.
It is not always a matter of Southwest's maintenance, especially in the case of the engine failures. That kind of thing could be blamed on the engine manufacterers
@@cripplehawk southwest Flys a ton of short haul flights and puts many more cycles per flight hour on the aircraft than just about anyone else. Also the majority of their fleet was starting to get pretty old around 2016. They've basically ordered a whole new fleet, but planes can only be built so fast. However they have been making a strong effort to get the oldest planes out of the air and replaced as quickly as possible. They are known for going too fast sometimes. But have still managed to maintain an almost impeccable safety record compared to almost any other airline, especially when you factor in the aforementioned frequently of short haul flights and many flight cycles per airframe. It's the only airline I ever fly for domestic flights and I have an uncle whos a senior pilot at American
That lady certainly had the right stuff! ‘We’ve part of the aircraft missing and somebody went out.’ and she’s speaking as calmly as if she’s talking about a weather report.
The pilot handled that like a boss!! She was so calm, can’t imagine what was really going through her mind. All involved worked brilliantly together. And THIS is why I feel safe in the air!
There is a hole and someone went out. Thats soo shocking to hear and sad. Hope it never happens again. The controller couldn’t believe it. Its so sad and horrifying.
I thought the controller was excellent when he heard that, basically telling the pilot that they'd deal with it when they landed, letting her focus on getting down safely.
Jonathan Stewart yes the controller was excellent but imagine you getting this message as a controller. How sad and scary this is. The controller did a great job and there is no one denying that.
+Mortiis558 Neither better or worse. Dead in under 10 seconds is still dead in under 10 seconds. Looking at the bloodstains down the side of the plane, the body was half out for a while and literally flapping/disintegrating against the fuselage.
LOVE THIS! Man, if only more people would listen to how this was handled by the pros that fly us and navigate us around everyday! Amazing job by these consummate professionals! Everyone involved, pilots, towers, just fantastic!
the pilot is a hero, AMAZING composure of all involved. my sincerest condolences for the poor woman. thank you for covering this so quickly, you did an amazing job :)
Amazing job on ATC for clearing a path, and an excellent job on the flight crew for getting the plane down safely. She sounded like there was no problem at all, cool, calm, and collected.
Thanks for the video as always Vas. I’m surprised you got it all up so fast! Congrats to the flight crew who got the aircraft down and safe. My thoughts and prayers to the woman and her family and friends who lost her life as a result, as well as those injured.
Wow. Crazy event. Also have a much greater appreciation for your transcriptions on all your videos since I helped you with this one and it took forever to try and figure out what they were saying at some points. A lot of work but worth it. Great Video! Side Note: EMS = Emergency Medical Services
This was a great video on Airplane Disasters of this heartbreaking failure. Shrapnel from blown Port side engine took out a window and a lady got partially sucked out. Passengers held onto her legs to prevent her from being completely sucked out. Poor lady died from the wind and cold.
RESPECT to the captain and its plain to see her professionalism cool voice not bothered about too much just her plane and its passengers...no unnecessary talk....but yes the polite Good Day....
A pleasure to listen to this intelligent and good woman. Admiration for the pilot; a female pilot brought out plane through thunderstorms years ago to land in Colorado Springs, CO. Great admiration for the skills and fortitude people develop and use to serve others!
Class act example of professionals doing what they are taught. Deepest respect for the crew having to hold everyone together and for the passengers riding it out. My thoughts to the family of a lost life ❤
Engine parts which fell to the ground are being found about 20 miles west of my home. Amazing job done by all. Our sympathies go out to the families of the injured passengers and fatally injured passanger. Plus everyone on-board who had to endure such an incident.
Incredible work getting the video up so quick but more importantly R.I.P. to the lost soul. Well done to the Captain & Co-Pilot, the entire flight crew and ATC. You could tell ATC were pumping with adrenaline at times ( perfectly natural of course) but they remembered their training, worked the problem and made sure the flight deck knew that whatever they needed they'd make it happen
I was shocked when this story came up on my news page. RIP to the person who died. Thank you to the Pilot, ATC and the emergency services for handling the situation the way they did with the professionalism was 100%. Great video, always love to watch VAS videos keep up the good work😎
I can't believe how emotional I just got watching this. Thank you for you share and my hart goes out to all the souls who were effected by this tragedy.
I was just in a head on car accident and this video had me panicking. It felt a little too real. I feel so badly for the lady who was killed. The pilot was amazingly calm and focused. I knew she was ex military immediately and the training really showed in her step by step handling of a catastrophic accident. Well done to her. Prayers for Ms. Riordan's family. She was well loved by everyone in her community. Very sad when something like this happens.
After hearing this incredible captain doing the comms, and maintaining exquisite composure throughout, I'm guessing she took over flying the landing and passed comms to the first officer during final: the sadness in his voice is palpable.
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One person has oficially been reported dead so show your condolences here. Rest in Peace.
Congratulations to the pilots and Captain Tammie for bringing the aircraft back to the ground safely.
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10:02 Emergency Vehicle asked "how many injures do you have on the aircraft" Thank you for the upload
She wasn’t sucked completely out of the window. Other passengers managed to pull her back in but she succumb to the injuries sustained. Cause of death was determined to be cardiac arrest. This is speculation but I believe heart failure came from the violent ejection from her seat causing internal damage. RIP
Is the woman at the window seat? Then how they cope with it after window totally gone?
According to WSJ, the plane suffered a uncontained engine failure. Parts of the engine broke apart and struck the plane.
VASAviation - If you didnt know, the person who has died is a businesswoman and we already know her name (I forgot it)
Damn, the captain's carrier history is insane. U.S. Navy flight instructor, aggressor pilot, time in a ground attack squadron, electronic warfare squadron and one of the first female naval aviators to qualify in the F/A-18. First officer is former Airforce, you could not have picked a better crew in this kind of situation, though it is a shame that anyone has to be.
Firetale it’s what most pilots do once they retire from whatever branch they were in. Commercial airlines love it
@FalconerPhoto Mate, he never said anything about her gender, why are you putting words in someone's mouth?
Lime No doubt...and you can tell in her tone of voice that she’s very far from rattled.
Not suprised seeing how calm cool and collected she was.
@Nancy Pelosi You are confusing between the average of the Gaussian and exceptional people on the far side of the Gaussian distribution
Captain's name is Tammie Jo Shults, she is retired navy pilot and pilot instructor, she did amazing job during this incident.
I suspected she was former military with a few of the words i heard coming from her. Biggest giveaway was the "Say Again" You will never ever hear "Repeat" over a radio in the military unless its dealing with a fire mission
First officer was an Air Force pilot too
MrSupasonics she is so inspiring to women! 😊
That makes sense. No one like a military pilot to keep cool when shit hits the fan
Crew seem to figure there is a hole and injury too late. They maintain 10,000ft for too long, probably could have saved her if landed more quickly.
She sounds like this is average, ordinary business. Handled LIKE A BOSS. Amazing professionalism.
matt b That's why the training is intense, especially the psychological...... :/
She was the first women qualified to fly F/A 18s in the Navy. VERY cool and professional.
Needless to say the ATCs did their job remarkably as well. A dangerous emergency situation being handled by professional and well trained people all round.
I heard another report claiming that she flew the F-15 . . .
And the best pilots are.... Navy
How often do you hear "Good day" at the end of an emergency transmission? Incredible amount of professionalism by everyone involved. Rest in peace to the deceased.
Seems like i hear it a lot, watching the various landing videos. Sounds British to me.
That's how they indicate that they won't be making any more transmissions on that frequency--their way of saying "over and out."
The way I was trained you always say "good day" before a frequency change.
Besides sounding polite, it gives the controller verification that you consider the interaction to be finished, and it gives them a second to cancel your frequency change.
Well, a year late but every emergency I've had with ATC has ended that way because I always say "good day" so the habit pattern kicks in. An emergency is no time to be thinking about how you communicate, it is time to fly the aircraft.
That "good day" literally made me gasp... Heart broke right there.
"Keep your seatbelt fastened while seated..." takes on renewed significance when you hear of something like this.
Something you don't notice is that ATC was redirecting a very large amount of traffic away from the airport to give SW1380 a clear shot to the airport. I heard a snippet on another channel, and ATC did a phenomenal job of clearing a path for them. R.I.P. Jennifer Riordan, the passenger who passed away, and kudos to everyone for getting that plane down on the ground as safely as possible.
Jason Mizuno yeah well done atc but they didnt have a fucking exploded engine..... the wing could of fallen off lol
I did notice the amazing number of flights and the instructions that needed to be given. Glad I never tried to be an ATC!
at 3:04 you can hear a bit of that here too
@@lochvids108 A human being perished, yet you flippantly make an ignorant off-the-cuff remark? You're a real class act.
And since you're all okay with the use of expletives in your snide remark, you are hereby invited to go FUCK yourself, you Goddamned cretin.
What was the cause of this?
I've heard people sound more agitated in a Burger King drive through
Incredible composure by the captain.
I don't blame them, especially when they are given someone else's order, typical BK "service". And the bread is ALWAYS stale.
@@zurdoremi Maybe stop eating at shitty 'restaurants' and you won't have to deal with that.
I know right BK lol. Captain was great how she kept her cool. Not every pilot can do that. Hope everybody was OK in the end. I can't imagine how bloody scary it must have been for the person who almost got sucked out of that window? 😱
In an emergency. You must stay calm. Mind over matter. It can save your life.
After Tammie landed the plane she went to her passengers and gave them hugs , thanking those who helped. The woman who passed away had a little girl sitting next to her and then a woman after the child. Both tried to pull the victim back into the plane but could not so they were holding her by the waist and belt loops to keep her in. What an amazing child instead of breaking down in terror (as I would have) she grabbed on to help. A lot of good people on that flight but RIP to Jennifer Riordan my heart breaks for her family.
to experience that at such a young age...
What A pilot.she deserves a medal
Next time wear a seatbelt 🤷♂️
@@U.s-epa The window probably broke at the same time the engine blew up, which is when the emergency started. I'm not involved in aviation at all, but I imagine they weren't flying in conditions that required them to wear a seatbelt.
@@Gestrid you always wear your seatbelt unless you're up and about. People getting comfortable going 550mph 35000' in the sky 🤣 gotta stay humble
the one thing i appreciate about tammie’s communication is how slowly and clearly she is speaking. so many of these videos have the pilots talking very quickly even without any emergency present. you can hear the experience and professionalism in her voice even after she clearly learns about the victim of this incident around 6 minutes into this video
I thought I heard compassion in her voice, but no other emotion. She did an excellent job bringing the rest of those passengers down safely.
yes
I would have freaked out, due to my mild anxiety syndrome. If I was the pilot, I would have probably done a Mach 1 dive, to get to low altitude quickly, risking the airframe integrity. Thankfully I wasn't the pilot. Kudos to her skills and composure. God bless this person.
And yet she did not declare an EMERGENCY right away? Wtf?
@@akureiokamii she didnt know what happened until the cabin crew got in touch, which doesnt happen until after the flight crew run through the checklists they have
"part of the aircraft is missing" is one of those sentences that you never, NEVER want to hear. You could tell everyone got a little rattled when she said that, but they still did an incredible job staying calm and getting the plane on the ground safely. RIP Jennifer Riordan.
Yeah, they tend not to put a lot off unnecessary pasts on airplanes. But for another crazy partial airplane video, do a search for the video of an f15 that successfully flew 15+ miles and landed safely on a runway with only 1 wing. It sounds pretty bad, but when you see the picture, you realize that it didn't sound half as bad as it should have. I pull up that picture now and then to remind myself that nobody is going to die a single second before their time.
Another thing you don’t want to hear is that someone went out the hole on the side of the plane. RIP Jennifer Riordan
@@desertrat7634
Yeah, I think the guy's upstairs couldn't believe the field reports. I can imagine the engineers scratching their heads going over the reports and trying to figure out how to explain this to the upper brass in the military.
Woman who was sucked out of plane was a mother of 2 young kids.... This kind of stuff breaks my heart...
Adapa yeah it didn't take her out the passengers got her back in. But regardless I can't even imagine, even more disturbing she was probably setting next to her family.
Interview with the Oklahoma Uni professor says she was sitting with the two strangers who tried to help her first.
@Games With Nic Same happened on TAM-Linhas-Aéreas-Flight 9755 in 2001
Very tragic. Things or people are not sucked out of airplanes. They are pushed out by air pressure inside the aircraft.
@@azopene It can be considered that all actions considered as 'sucking', including using a straw, are really pushing.
She's so calm the whole time, but you can still absolutely tell when she got the news of someone potentially going out the aircraft. The upset she's pushing down to keep calm and save everyone else is incredible..
And yet she did not declare an EMERGENCY right away? Wtf?
What abpilot she deserves a medal,she is awesome
Tammy greatbpilot and so smart br great if everyone showed compassion tovtheirbpassengers
@@akureiokamii it’s assumed… I had a non annunciated depressurization at altitude and just told Boston center I was descending. They understood and declared for me. Same situation here.
@@akureiokamii It was abundantly clear to all involved that this was an emergency. She was getting priority handling, stated the malfunction and it was well understood. Res ipsa loquitor.
You can hear her voice change after the report of missing aircraft piece, she knows someone is dead or dying. A sad day.
Wow, the whole time, the tone in Captain Tammie's voice didnt change save for the request to keep freq changes to a minimum. Professionalism at its best!
Phoenyx 787 I had an emergency last week. You don't really have time to panic. Another pilot told me I was calm until I was on the roll out of landing and I knew I was safe. My flight was a solo. No passengers no other crew on board. The jest of me telling this is in the moment all of your senses go into full overdrive the number 1 priority is flying the airplane. Like this pilot requested no frequency changes. She didn't want anything extra when her hands were already busy flying and setting up for the landing.
David Michael
But the reality is some people do panic. Probably not at her level though. She's a former naval aviator so she was the right person to be in that seat when it happened.
J Shepard yes some do. But in the moment you panic you die. Hell of an option but in an airplane the first thing you have to do is stay calm. You don't get a redo.
J Shepard Naval aviator has absolutely nothing to do with it!!! People are delusional about military pilots being superior!!!
Some pilots from all backgrounds suck, while the rest are good!!!
@@jshepard152 oh, there are examples of airline pilots panicking and making a bad situation worse. But they're very rare.
Incredible professionalism by all those involved during this terrible tragedy. Excellent work by the pilots especially after a catastrophic engine failure, terrible hull damage and depressurization. Thank you VAS for getting the video up so quick. We always learn so much from these. RIP the deceased
Definitely however I feel like they could’ve had medics onboard a little sooner
Thankfully only one person passed, could have been a lot worse. Heart attack of all things though.
Thank you for your good comment. Aviation is all about learning. Sad for the tragedy.
Jman
Cardiac arrest is NOT a heart attack. A heart attack is a myocardial infarction.
LA Fresh Life pilots*
For people trying to say they didn't know there was a loss of pressure, you're not familiar with the definitive cabin pressure warning horn heard in the background at 0:34. The monotone buzzing is every 737 pilot's immediate indication that the cabin pressure is differentiating too far from what they set it to. In these cases, it goes off immediately along with oxygen masks dropping automatically at the same time. They knew, but it's not like they had the time to explain everything. They have more important things to focus on, such as getting back on the ground with what's left before things get worse. The questions get answered afterwards.
A.N.C.
@@Sarah.Riedel You beat me to it. You want to know why she sounds so calm? She has been trained that flying the aircraft is her first priority. She definitely knew about the depressurization. That is why the plane is so rapidly losing altitude after the engine blows out. The plane can maintain altitude with a single engine but she knew she needed to get to a safe level for the plane to not be pressurized. Once the plane is safe, then she is able to worry about where to land the plane and communicating what is going on to ATC.
It's not uncommon to hear a pilot speaking through a mask - general aviation, sometimes airliners when flying at high altitude with one pilot at the controls, and of course military. But it's a good clue in combination with the other ones.
Engine-out descents are slower and can level out at a fairly high altitude. Leaving FL300 at about 10,000 feet per minute, slow to answer the radio, speaking through a mask, and report of an engine fire - that's enough to guess that there's also a pressurization problem and the aircraft intends to get down to about 10,000 above sea level.
I think the controller could have handled the curveball a little better, something like: "SOUTHWEST 1380 I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE AN ENGINE FIRE AND ARE DESCENDING. I WILL DECLARE EMERGENCY FOR YOU. SAY INTENTIONS WHEN ABLE."
ANC - Aviate, Navigate, Communicate. In that order.
Also people clearly breathing from masks.
Everyone here showed excellent professionalism and amazing calmness, but you can still hear at 6:45 how that announcement rattled the controller. That's when things went to another level.
GemCat was thinking the same, both control and pilots tone changed once they realized everyone did an outstanding job of reminding calm and focusing on the most important task of getting the airplane on the ground safely. This could have been much worse, condolences to the family.
They all did outstanding jobs to keep everyone safe and give that woman the best chance to survive. Absolutely tragic event but I commend everyone for pulling together in this situation.
yes
TAMMIE IS AWESONE,BUT 🙏🏻🛩😇God Bless her🛩
Tragic event, great job to the pilots.
I have no doubt that you would handle an event like this with such professionalism too Steveo. Keep flying safe
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@@runwayincursion3376 and there's a lot of static
"My airplane is not on fire but part of it is missing" in such a casual tone of voice x)
2:59 She's flying with single engine, a fire and a hole ....and still say abd hopes " a good day" for the controllers
She’s a retired fighter pilot. The USAF trains them to basically be fearless.
Imagine a MiG coming at Mach 2 straight at you while you are at the same speed.
@@TheEmeraldMenOfficial Navy not Air Force. USAF wouldn't let her in to service.
Kyle Campbell why do you say that? Women are in operation in the armed forces since 1948.
@@mjoakes Because if you read her book shes says multiple times they wouldn't let her in. The Air Force wouldn't even let her apply. Then when they did the recruiter lied about women having higher standards.
yeah thats what a cold hearted drone ex soldier says, dont know what empathy is and loves warfare and all the power it brings with it. disgusting
Tammie Jo Shults said in an interview, "deal with symptoms first, then analyze the problem".
Her and her copilot's training and calm head helped to avoid this accident turn much worse.
What a champion Tammie was definitely facing disaster already and dropping that plane to get on ground for safety,what a CAPTAIN 😇🤩all the way Tammie
She's 🏆 champion of all 🏆
Aviate, Navigate, Communicate. Hollywood wants to have pilots screaming "MAYDAY!" into the mic but that's not how veteran pilots are trained to behave.
I want this lady at the controls if I'm ever on a crippled jet! I know these guys are all extremely highly trained professionals but damn, she was so calm she was almost asleep! Superbly well done!!
@Moist Gnome shes a veteran navy F18 pilot.
i would want her specifically
@Moist Gnome dont tempt me with a good time
Yes I take a long look at female pilots but this bird sounded good.
@@PoppysGuitarsexist
I guess, but I still think she sounded good.@@shiningstars9507
For everyone saying that the F/O landed the plane. He did not. He was flying at the time of the incident and for a bit after, but the captain landed as per Southwest protocol. Please read the report.
At every accident / incident i'm so impressed about the professionnalisme of the pilots and ATC.
She choked up when she reported someone got sucked out.. honest humility but was still professional. Wow 👍👍
That was some serious engine failure, these engines go through "blade-off tests" during development, to ensure that a catastrophic failure at high power will release as little debris as possible, but in this case the damage is outstanding, the engine of course is totaled, the cowling is gone, the wings are heavily damaged too and some debris even broke a window. I don't envy the people investigating this incident, lots of work ahead of them.
Worst of all, the loss of a human life. My sincerest condolences to family and friends.
Javier Caselli, the engine is believed to have had it's fail in the section not protected by the debris shield. The explosion is believed to have been in the center or just in front. Not under the protected frontal area. 😞
Seems as fan disk centrifugal rupture - somebody fails last engine maintenance. It was like exploding grenade near passenger cabin.
Otherwise - crew handled this nasty business very calm and pro.
In the NTSB photos the N1 front Fan Disc is intact! So there was Not a Front disc failure!
No it's not, look closely. A fan blade is missing
Berkut it reminds me of United Airlines 232.
6:50 freaking chills.
I knew what was coming and it still sent a shiver down my spine. Thanks +VASAviation for getting the edit out so quickly.
Indeed.
That moment when everyone working in ATC goes "WTF".
ATC must have been oh shit something big just went down
That was heavy
I don't know why this showed up in my recs now but gotta admire the ATC at around the 7 minute mark when he had a "a what now?!" kind of moment and then quickly went back into ATC mode and said "it doesn't matter."
I mean, it's a pretty normal response when you hear someone on a plane went out the window but he quickly reeled that in realising that this info wouldn't really change the plans for emergency vehicles on the ground.
We must remain professional ;)
I heard that and thought that the brief silence afterward was definitely a moment where all the implications of that statement came crashing in...then it was time to put that aside and focus on getting them on the ground.
The captain was incredibly calm, and just took the procedure what she had to do... Here is my respect to her and the crews, and all the ground staffs for saving people...
You could hear the sadness in her voice though. Like she took it personally. Good heart on her.
US Military aviators are some of the best in the world.
This is the first American passenger airline death since 2009. It is definitely sad and my heart goes out to the family of the woman who died. That being said, the 9 year perfect record is testament to the ever increasing safety of the airline industry. This woman’s death will not be in vain as this and all the previous airline incidents have contributed to progressive safety.
artisteric not the first in the 737 and wasn’t the last...
And yet we manage to learn more from every death.
She died to a freak accident, one that hopefully can be kept from happening again.
Lloyd Bonafide I don't know about you but a plane overshooting the runway and killing a kid in a car sounds like a crash to me
Indeed. There was a barrier in the engine cowling that was supposed to prevent parts that are flying out of an engine from reaching as high up as the windows.. but it still happened. I can guarantee that research was done, with painstaking recreation of the path from the engine to the window, so that they can modify the engine assembly to prevent this from happening again.
@@maxbowen6482 apparently you have zero reading comprehension skills. He said first death on an American airline since 2009.the accident you're referring too happened in 2005.
@@joeg5414 I wasn’t replying to him. I tagged a user who’s comment doesn’t exist anymore
R.I.P Jennifer Riordan
When I search her name I see an image with children. So sad :(
God will provide for her family 😔He just needed her more right now😇
Donna Rupert Don't do that...
amen
Donna Rupert Thats... that's a stupid way to push God, lol...
This is by far your best work and you got it all put together so quickly. You provide such a valuable service that not even the media has ever done any reporting so concise and factual. With this video we know exactly what went on with the crew especially. Thanks.
Xplane1972 Not even the NTSB has this transcript. It's amazing how fast the aviation community can do something that government agencies just can't.
Anthony Swanson I think it's all because of gov't bureaucracies getting in their own way
Her performance was unreal considering what she had to handle.a lot of lives thanks to Tammir you r a hero and a star
Nobody noticed it but the way her voice dropped when she said somebody went out.
It's always amazing how calm the pilots stay in an emergency.
You wouldn't even know by their voices which is amazing
well appearantly the pilot is a Navy aggressor pilot, and she's one of the first.
AsHalt - yeah lol I literally just read a BBC article and saw that!
Yeah, you can really tell by how calm she stayed. Kudos.
They simulate and training for this so often that when it actually happens the training kicks in. Not saying its another simulator run but it is natural for them because they have practiced it so much.
It's obvious she was trained in the military; professionalism is top notch! Good job to both pilots and thanks for your service to our country!
You r a credit to ur country and to the people u eeere ptrotecting
You can clearly hear the captain is shook up pretty well when she reports "injured passengers" and that someone went out but how she managed to to stay so calm is beyond belief! I know they're trained to react this way but it has to be one of the worst feelings ever! Congratulations to everyone in that flight deck, you saved hundreds of lives!
That Captain has nerves forged of tool steel. You don't rise to the occasion, you fall back to your training. This proves that statement beyond a shadow of a doubt. She was rock solid. WOW!
Incredible calmness and efficiency by all the professionals involved. They have my utmost respect. RIP the poor soul who didn't make it.
The ATC was atrocious.
There were a few heroes on that flight, the two guys that ripped off their masks and pulled the lady back into the aircraft are heroes risking their own lives to save another person.
Sadly it was in vain.
@@TheEmeraldMenOfficial I mean at least there was a body to return to the grieving family. Had they not pulled her in she would have had zero chance of survival. A hero is a hero regardless of if it was ultimately in vain.
Wow this pilot is an absolute unit.
The alarm sound around 0:35-0:45 got my heart pumping.
Still kind of new at this, but I am so impressed with everyone involved. The pilots were calm under really tough circumstances. ATC did an amazing job handling the emergency and it’s miraculous that only a single loss of life occurred. RIP to the passenger.
That woman pilot is tough as nails. She has authority in her voice.
In 1974 I visited the Navy Recruiter Station in Atlanta to take a Perception Test as I was considering entering the Navy Pilot/Flight Officer Program upon College Graduation. While I was there awaiting the test results one of the Recruiters took a call and, after the call, joked to another Recruiter “That was a Father inquiring about his Daughter applying for the Pilot Program….that’ll be the day haha”.
Wow, Captain Tammie, I think that's what I read from the pinned comment. She was incredibly cool and calm. Awesome professionalism. I would have been freaking out if someone was sucked out of the plane I was flying in.
Oh my goodness heavens. I was holding my breath as I watched and listened. To the pilot! You my dear are one hell of a cool lady under stress, to the crew and emergency people I send blessings and thankfulness to you for the wonderful service you provided.
An absolutely incredible job done by everyone involved, especially the ATCs, the cabin crew and the captain, Tammie Jo Shults. She kept her incredibly calm demeanour throughout the whole incident, and I'm almost certain that she was having to make sure her co-pilot and the rest of her crew did their level best to stay as focused as they possibly could during such a tragic event.
My thoughts are with every person affected by this event, along with professionals such as Captain Tammie Jo Shults and crew. Mr. Tim McGinty, Mr. Andrew Needum and Ms. Peggy Phillips seemingly sprang in to action to assist a fellow human being with little regard to their own personal situation, and did the very best that they could to save Mrs. Jennifer Riordan, whose family must be struggling to come to terms with a beautiful life taken from them in such a way.
Lastly, thank you VASAviation for providing the recordings to this and many other difficult events that take place.
Rest in Peace Mrs. Riordan, Rest in Peace.
I REALLY want that pilot and crew EVERY time I need to fly. What a team and so cool!
How are these pilots so damn calm? I'd be freaking out. Much respect for all pilots.
How lovely to hear such a calm voice during an emergency. Keeping calm is the best way to avoid mistakes, and she nailed it Perfectly!
As soon as i heard about the incident, I was waiting for your video...
Thank you VAS Aviation !
May the passenger killed RIP
Southwest is one of the safest airlines in the world & this is the first in-flight fatality.
Ejaz Ahmed also one of the most heavily fined airlines in the world.
Unfortunately Southwest had another engine failure such as this ( SW3472 on 8/27/2016). But no one died. But they had some serious problems recently a couple sudden cabin depressurization for one and they were fined for several safety violations.
It is not always a matter of Southwest's maintenance, especially in the case of the engine failures. That kind of thing could be blamed on the engine manufacterers
It's actually the second in-flight death on SWA, but the other one was a passenger who was forcefully restrained by other passengers and suffocated.
@@cripplehawk southwest Flys a ton of short haul flights and puts many more cycles per flight hour on the aircraft than just about anyone else. Also the majority of their fleet was starting to get pretty old around 2016. They've basically ordered a whole new fleet, but planes can only be built so fast. However they have been making a strong effort to get the oldest planes out of the air and replaced as quickly as possible. They are known for going too fast sometimes. But have still managed to maintain an almost impeccable safety record compared to almost any other airline, especially when you factor in the aforementioned frequently of short haul flights and many flight cycles per airframe. It's the only airline I ever fly for domestic flights and I have an uncle whos a senior pilot at American
The three rules are aviate, navigate, communicate in that order. This crew did all three beautifully in very tough circumstances.
That lady certainly had the right stuff! ‘We’ve part of the aircraft missing and somebody went out.’ and she’s speaking as calmly as if she’s talking about a weather report.
Blows my mind that all parties involved communicate so much info so quickly and everybody doesn't miss a step. Really amazing listening to it.
The pilot handled that like a boss!! She was so calm, can’t imagine what was really going through her mind. All involved worked brilliantly together.
And THIS is why I feel safe in the air!
Listening to the pilot gave me confidence to be willing to fly again. Such incredible cool, calm, collected management of a life threatening crisis.
Prayers go out to the family that lost a loved one!
There is a hole and someone went out.
Thats soo shocking to hear and sad. Hope it never happens again. The controller couldn’t believe it. Its so sad and horrifying.
Dhruv Dange that’s what I was feeling when I heard that. I was like come again?
She actually didn’t go all the way out. She got stuck. I don’t know if that is better or worse. Doesn’t help my anxiety with flying though!
I thought the controller was excellent when he heard that, basically telling the pilot that they'd deal with it when they landed, letting her focus on getting down safely.
Jonathan Stewart yes the controller was excellent but imagine you getting this message as a controller. How sad and scary this is. The controller did a great job and there is no one denying that.
+Mortiis558 Neither better or worse. Dead in under 10 seconds is still dead in under 10 seconds. Looking at the bloodstains down the side of the plane, the body was half out for a while and literally flapping/disintegrating against the fuselage.
LOVE THIS! Man, if only more people would listen to how this was handled by the pros that fly us and navigate us around everyday! Amazing job by these consummate professionals! Everyone involved, pilots, towers, just fantastic!
Nicest calmest politest pilot ive ever heard. Rip the poor passenger.
She is the calmest emergency declared captain ive ever heard
the pilot is a hero, AMAZING composure of all involved. my sincerest condolences for the poor woman. thank you for covering this so quickly, you did an amazing job :)
the open mic where you can only hear the cabin altitude warning horn is chilling.
Amazing job on ATC for clearing a path, and an excellent job on the flight crew for getting the plane down safely. She sounded like there was no problem at all, cool, calm, and collected.
Thanks for the video as always Vas. I’m surprised you got it all up so fast! Congrats to the flight crew who got the aircraft down and safe. My thoughts and prayers to the woman and her family and friends who lost her life as a result, as well as those injured.
the woman who died worked for wells fargo
Wow. Crazy event. Also have a much greater appreciation for your transcriptions on all your videos since I helped you with this one and it took forever to try and figure out what they were saying at some points. A lot of work but worth it. Great Video!
Side Note: EMS = Emergency Medical Services
Thanks for helping with this one. Speaking as an appreciative viewer.
Kind of soul shaking to listen and read.
The captioned reading of the transmissions was very helpful.
agreed! no prob. Most of mine wasn't used but I'm still glad to help.
This was a great video on Airplane Disasters of this heartbreaking failure. Shrapnel from blown Port side engine took out a window and a lady got partially sucked out. Passengers held onto her legs to prevent her from being completely sucked out. Poor lady died from the wind and cold.
Very professional crew.
Wow, great work getting this up so fast. Thank you!
Really sad that 1 passenger died. R.I.P
Marzan she was sucked out through the hole but was pulled back in. She died due to related injuries
@@DhruvDange1...Your wasting your time trying to explain anything to a moron like him.
@@markwarren7116 Why would he be a moron for asking such a simple question? What the actual fuck?
The result of preparation and experience following great Navy aviation training. Congratulations TJ
Great video as usual! Thank you for that. Nice job from the pilots and everyone involved!
RESPECT to the captain and its plain to see her professionalism cool voice not bothered about too much just her plane and its passengers...no unnecessary talk....but yes the polite Good Day....
A pleasure to listen to this intelligent and good woman. Admiration for the pilot; a female pilot brought out plane through thunderstorms years ago to land in Colorado Springs, CO. Great admiration for the skills and fortitude people develop and use to serve others!
Class act example of professionals doing what they are taught. Deepest respect for the crew having to hold everyone together and for the passengers riding it out. My thoughts to the family of a lost life ❤
The pilot speaks so professionally it’s admirable. Really appreciate this upload!
Hats off to the ATC great job making it all work out
Engine parts which fell to the ground are being found about 20 miles west of my home. Amazing job done by all. Our sympathies go out to the families of the injured passengers and fatally injured passanger. Plus everyone on-board who had to endure such an incident.
Incredible work getting the video up so quick but more importantly R.I.P. to the lost soul. Well done to the Captain & Co-Pilot, the entire flight crew and ATC. You could tell ATC were pumping with adrenaline at times ( perfectly natural of course) but they remembered their training, worked the problem and made sure the flight deck knew that whatever they needed they'd make it happen
Thank you for the upload, explains the events so well.
Ex NAVY pilot at the controls accounts for in part, to cool, calm, professionalism. As to the woman who died, RIP. Condolences to the family. 💜
I was shocked when this story came up on my news page. RIP to the person who died. Thank you to the Pilot, ATC and the emergency services for handling the situation the way they did with the professionalism was 100%.
Great video, always love to watch VAS videos keep up the good work😎
I can't believe how emotional I just got watching this. Thank you for you share and my hart goes out to all the souls who were effected by this tragedy.
Captain Tammie you are something else! Cool as a cucumber! RIP to families affected. Golden wings to the one tnat died!
I was just in a head on car accident and this video had me panicking. It felt a little too real. I feel so badly for the lady who was killed. The pilot was amazingly calm and focused. I knew she was ex military immediately and the training really showed in her step by step handling of a catastrophic accident. Well done to her. Prayers for Ms. Riordan's family. She was well loved by everyone in her community. Very sad when something like this happens.
She's so calm and deliberate in everything, ideal for an emergency. Model professional.
What a fantastic and calm captain..... cool, calm and professional which is exactly what you need in a tricky situation like that.
"We need a single channel,no more channel switching." Like a boss.....She and Sully should run the country.
the passengers even managed to pull the one back before she was fully out, but unfortunately she was too severly injured
Rest in Peace.
Good work pilots, not easy when you get an engine exploding and a window blown out...
Increíble la seguridad y templanza de los pilotos. Gracias una vez más por realizar y compartir estos videos. Un Abrazo!
What a calm demeanor and competence, she didn't freak out at all. Bravo!
This video was very well put together. I enjoyed watching it and listening to the communication. 👍🏻
thanks for the upload! doing a stellar job getting this vid 👌👌👌👌
Thanks for watching!
Kenneth Liou d
I've just started listening to these videos and I'm amazed at the brilliance of the Air Traffic Controllers,
My God, I would be honored to give the captain a hug and buy her a drink... Or whatever else she wanted. Nerves of steel. Wow.
Captain is so calm. Very professional.
After hearing this incredible captain doing the comms, and maintaining exquisite composure throughout, I'm guessing she took over flying the landing and passed comms to the first officer during final: the sadness in his voice is palpable.
This pilot was trained for this kind of accident She deserves the best😇😃😀💟
I am always amazed at these pilots calmness and professionalism. I would be a mess
Cool as ice... What a pilot this lady is! 😱