He said he killed 112 people, I have to completly disagree, he didn't kill anybody, the exploding fan disk was responsible for those deaths. What he did do along with the rest of the flight crew, was save 184 peoples lives. A true hero, along with everyone else in that cabin.
I think that Denny Fitch, the training captain that came to the cockpit from the passenger cabin, said something along the lines of they did the best they could to mitigate the problem to help allow the survivors to survive. Might want to check out that interview too: First Person with Denny Fitch.
RIP Capt. Haynes. Also RIP Capt. Dennis Fitch. Many people forget that Fitch played an intricate roll in the survival of all those passengers by offering to help operate those throttles. No one took the loss of life harder than Denny did. Sadly he lost his battle with brain cancer in 2012.
The survival guilt stress probably caused people to get cancer. Those pilots all felt responsible for the lives lost even though it was never their fault. Also before the crash the ATC should've had every ambulance and fire department possible there waiting.
When I first started watching this I did not expect to sit through the entire 1hr + presentation. And here I am at the end having learned so much and so appreciative of his story! Such a compelling speaker!
My dad is exactly the same way. It seems like this was only taught to a few. My family went to an awards banquet and ceremony and everyone knew except my dad that we were all there specifically for him. As soon as he figured out he was about to be named "Man of the year" he sighed and put his head down as he sat next to me knowing he was going to have to go to the front and accept the award in front of everyone and give a speech. He was totally embarrassed that the spotlight was on him and as soon as he went up he basically acknowledged all the hard work and dedication of another man sitting in the audience. He all but gifted him the award but to be gracious and polite he finally accepted it and expressed his gratitude. But trust me he would rather have all the recognition and accolades go to someone else but he enjoys leadership work and helping others so he deserved to be recognized. But I also know a lot of people who can never brag fast enough and constantly need praise and external validation from everyone everywhere they go. If someone is great and worthy of praise and recognition they dont need to brag about themselves, everyone around them will observe it for themselves.
I had the great honor of hearing Captain Haynes give this presentation some years ago for the American Society of Safety Engineers (now Professionals - ASSP). It stayed with me as one of the greatest, if not the greatest presentation I ever heard. For some reason I found myself thinking about his talk and wanting to hear it again. Thank you to whoever posted it for all to hear and appreciate this great man, crew and community. His legacy lives on.
I was a Flight Attendant with United at the time. I got home from a 2-day trip and had another scheduled the next day. I remember walking into the living room and the family put the TV on. I watched in horror the video of the crash. I had flown with all of the cockpit crew several times and a couple of the F/As,. I immediately started calling family to let them know I was ok. Most were crying and emotional. I reassured them that I was okay. At least my wife and brother in law knew I was not on the flight. The next day I worked a flight out of National Airport. (now Reagan International) It was probably the hardest flight I ever worked. I was sitting in the front jumpseat right behind the cockpit. Every pax had a copy of that day's USA Today with the crash plastered all over the front page. All eyes were watching how we were acting. Some were nervous and we tried our best to be calm and reassuring. Several years later I worked a flight with one of the crew and also a F/A that was on Flt.#811 where the cargo door opened in flight out of Honolulu Hawaii . I flew with the pilots on several occasions after that day until Capt. Haynes retired.
Hi. We might know each other. I began my flight attendant career based in KLAX (it opened for the first time in a like a decade for new hires) soon after I transferred to HNLSW base (which that was a miracle it opened) Wondering which crew from UA811 you flew with. I have actually flown on that tail from flt 811 being based in HnL. They patched that plane up. Of course now it’s retired. Anyhow I know all except one crew from 811. They were all quietly generously compensated by Boeing due to the faulty cargo door latch. I will never forget these two major accidents. It tore my heart apart. Especially I will Never forget 911. I met CP Al Haynes several times onboard as I had been surplused to LAX (after HNL base was downsized) and flew many many LAX to DEN turns on Boeing 777. CP Haynes , what a beautiful kind soul, was on business travel on several of my LAX to DEN flights and I have a picture of us together on 777 in FC. The most humble, friendly , beautiful human being I have ever met. I will Never forget seeing this tragic accident broadcast on TV when I had just started flying in 1989. I was so shook up and cried when I found out one FA the most junior and youngest one died. Apparently she was not in her jumpseat - likely she was securing the FC cabin for Landing or assisting a guest with Brace position or reassuring someone. Renee LeBeau. I think jumpseat Door 1 R. I remember studying this accident in UAL Recurrent Training for years. I have since resigned from UAL back in 2004 as UAL claimed bankruptcy or was About to (can’t recall dates) due to 911. Anyhow, TY for posting it was nice to read your thoughts. I am now flying with Alaska 17 years. XO
I flew this airplane all positions for 12 years. He was a major part of my motivation for doing it. Thank you For your wonderful presentation and for doing such a great job being a instructor for ground school. What a legacy
I know nothing about flying airplanes, disaster response, or rescue, and I sat and listened attentively to this whole talk and came away with a ton of valuable insight. What a true leader and professional. Absolute gem of a man.
I remember this vividly, I just finished flight engineer school on the DC-10 at United, and was on flight 232 the previous day. For the rest of my career I was hesitant to change my scheduling ever. I met Al once, a wonderful person. I flew with Denny several times. Also a wonderful man. My next simulator check ride, they simulated this emergency, we didn’t fair any better.
Hello, my father was Captain James M. Hykes, a UAL pilot 1960's-mid 1990's. He passed away a few years ago and have been trying to connect with another UAL pilot that possibly knew him. I realize it is a longshot but trying anyway. Thank you🙏
Al Haynes is THE BIGGEST HERO EVER, in my opinion. 57 experienced pilot teams were in flight simulators with the exact same conditions as Al Haynes and his crew. All 57 teams crashed -- no survivors.
I’ve never heard anyone give an accounting with such clarity, thoroughness and presence as the captain has here. I’m moved by the deep appreciation he showed tor the atc.
My parents had a friend that survived this crash and his life was never the same. He lived with terrible survivors guilt. However, he always said Al Haynes and the crew were heroes.
Mr Haynes and his crew played an important part as well, and you can feel it just from his demeanour. After all those years, his mind still operated like a well-oiled machine, talking fluently and almost flawlessly, without much reference from his screen. What a wonderful piece of mind.
I’m not surprised Iowans came in droves to help. Salt of the earth people. If a farmer is sick, neighbors come and tend their fields. The greatest people ❤
@@thefrase7884 I guarantee you that those that contemptuously talk about fly over country are some of the most selfish intolerant and greedy people there are
I remember this so well. Capt. Haynes, you sir are one well put together and you, the flight crew, passengers, ATC, EMS, Medical, and the people of Sioux City are guardian angels. RIP Capt. Haynes.
What a wonderful man. R.I.P. To have a plane crash and then all of the personal losses in his life. Son, wife and daughter. Awesome lecture. I'm glad I watched this.
I was in new-hire Ops training for America West on that day (actually I was in the company gift shop in Phoenix when TV in the shop cut to live coverage of UA 232). At the time we served SUX (yes that’s the Sioux City code), and a couple months later I was in a meeting in Phoenix, sitting next to one of our 11 staff working at SUX. Her name was Suzanne and the story she told of that day…. when she, like the other 10 America west field station staff (including the secretary/auditor) were standing on the ramp along with staff from the other four carriers serving SUX, waiting fir something huge. Something inevitable. Something no one could possibly conceptualize. She said the next thing she knew, she was running as fast as she could, running straight across the ramp and taxiway (any other day this is something that simply NEVER happens, ever)…running toward everything and nothing at the same time - a blur of green (corn) and black (smoke)… to do what exactly? When she realized she wasn’t equipped to fight fires or cut people out of the wreckage she headed to the closest hangar which became the non-critical survivors center.. it took her three hours to tell us the story of that day. And to this day I’m immensely proud of our fearless colleagues at America West SUX. P.S. as I write this I realize today, July 1, would have been my 34th anniversary with the company).
I grew up 50 miles from SIOUX GATEWAY in orange city, iowa. I was working with a firefighter from Maurice iowa, that shouted out, there is an airplane crash that is going to crash somewhere near SC, and took off like a rocket. God bless these men, women, pilots, and those that were lost in this accident
Very impressive talk. I will never look at a “hero photo” again without thinking about the others not shown who created the conditions to make the rescue possible.
Haynes was a hero plain and simple. I hated hearing him say he killed 112 people , he saved many lives that day. But being a Captain you take responsibility for lives lost no matter how said lives were lost…
I am no pilot. In fact, I have only flown on three planes in my lifetime. The story of this plane crash has always fascinated me. He is the perfect guy to host such an event. I can apply much of what he said to my own career. He hit the nail on the head in the beginning when he talked about people losing their cool and raising their voice when things go sideways. I have seen that happen too often. He also talked about SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) which we also have in my own career. This also gave me something to think about. As a foreman, if I don't follow SOP or lose my cool when things go south, I am not much of a leader. I sometimes find myself flying by the seat of my pants because its faster than following SOP and then lose my cool when things go wrong. I needed to hear this presentation
This pilot is 100 % professional , confident and self-possessed, to the same extent as the air-traffic flight controller of that day .Haynes saved 180 lives and, by right , proudly gives a convincing presentation about the precise reasons of the crash and instructs pilots of nowadays on the matter of security of flights and necessary actions in the case of extreme emergency. And now , imagine for one second the feelings of the relatives of victims of that crash who sit and listen of that " success story", of "Haynes the Hero" and exemplary landing in more than harsh circumsances and so on.
One more addition to the luck column. That this flight had this incredible man as captain of this aircraft. What an amazing man. This gentleman has “the right stuff” and was the absolute best man to have up in that cockpit. Of course the rest of the crew are equally as important. That, is some good luck.
Haynes has sounded so brave and focused for such a long rollercoaster ride. But in his last 'ok' transmission to the tower, you can hear his lip quaver. It's not all lining up right and there's f---all he can do about it.
I am still certain to this day that people still have NO idea just how incredible it was that these men landed this plane though she tumbled and was torn apart, that they got it to the runway and that it was near that cornfield was so incredible I have nothing but respect for these calm composed and utterly professional men.
Gosh I've been putting off clicking this one for a while since I assumed it was just another version of the talk he repeats over the years. A lot more insightful wisdom about people, machines, and fate.
Contrast his incredible bravery and piloting skills with all the pilots who have caused crashes! I remember being six years old watching the replay of this on the evening news. Incredible that so many people lived thru it.
A contrast that disastrously misses the point. Are differences in skill real? Sure. Luck matters a lot more. But what we really care about is reducing crashes. Heroes were nice, but they didn't work, not on their own. Systems did. The major airlines have pretty much made it to zero (until some complacent spreadsheet hawk decides they're spending too much on safety systems and culture, of course)
Very heroic flight crew and cabin crew. That was 33 1/2 years as of this writing. I have seen the video of this multiple times. RIP Captain Haynes and Dennis Fitch.
This is definitely worth the time to watch, but there are videos of other presentations he gave that I think were better. This version has more of the radio traffic at the beginning, but this version is nearly 20 years after the event. There is a video done of one of his first talks.
Ha, as a decades long fire fighter, I was told I had to get over 911.....what they didn't know is, I never got over a tragedy in my high-school days when three of my childhood idols were lost in a fire on my Dad's home town department.....no truer words were said that PTSD is always there and never goes away 😢
Don't ever ignore the serious emotional impact of a stressful situation. No human on the planet is strong enough to be unaffected by something so serious. Treat yourself with respect, and take some time to grieve, talk to a therapist, etc. There's no reason you don't deserve some help.
I’ll never forget that day, I was in A&P school and pilot training. My fathers company re- striped that runway after it was repaired and I could see huge dumpsters with the United colors and where passenger windows were sticking out the top.
Captain Haynes is a true Hero! He had to bear the burden of someone else's mistakes (manufacturing, maintenance and structural). His speech transcends just the accident... it carries with it, life lessons which are applicable to anyone who hears it. I apply some of these principals to my family, work and relationships. If there was ever a reservation for a wonderful soul in heaven, it would have been... a "table for one"... Mr. Alfred Haynes!"
As far as the crews who tried to land in a simulator idk but there’s a difference when you in a giant computer that if you fail you just reset vs if you fail you and everyone with you dies that’s unimaginable pressure to do whatever it takes. Helluva pilot and crew.
What a terrifically well spoken man. All those survivors owe their lives to the fact that they had Al Haynes at the mostly unusable controls that day, he’s not a top tier kind of pilot, but a top 1% type of pilot. Not to take anything away from Fitch or the other gentlemen. I hate to hear about how much survivor’s guilt the man carried to his grave. 💐❤️
Just like the comment below me he did not kill 112 souls he saved 184 souls. There were many children under the age of 12 on this plane is a lot of kids on this plane and you can see how calm and professional he kept his voice you know I mean, he has like a split second to figure out what he’s got to do and it wasn’t his fault. It was something to do with the fan or something that went wrong with the plane. I’m not sure if that movie flight with Denzel Washington was based on that crash, but Captain Al Haynes, true American hero the right stuff kept his cool did everything he could and also to captain Dennis Fitch well, so did everything he could to both of you brave men rest in peace, Godspeed, Captain L Haynes, Captain Dennis Fitch, and to every flight attendant and flight engineer, and everybody who helps save all those souls, God bless you all I hope your lives are all filled with nothing but peace, and to all the people who lost their loved ones you will see them again I promise you my heart is with all of you. God bless each and everyone of you.🙏🙏🇺🇸❤️🤍💙
If you really think about the what they were faced with at 35000ft., they way they had to control the plane, it’s amazing they got near a runway. Staying calm. True heroes.
What a hero! May he RIP. Along with his team he did a spectacular job in saving as many souls as possible. Also a true gentleman for giving praise to the men on the ground, to all those involved.
The entire Flight crew were heroes. Amazing they flew as long as they did and even more amazing were the lives saved. Everyone could so easily have been lost.
I was in the front row when Captain Haynes first gave this talk. When he finished, the whole room, filled with pilots, was silent. There were more than 100 people standing out in the hall. He opened the session to questions. The first one was what did he tell the passengers. He answered that here. The PTSD he spoke about was not in his first talks. I was so sad to learn that he died. He was an amazing man.
The Airlines had 5 different groups of Pilots and First Officers attempt the same scenario in a Simulator. 3 of them crashed the plane. 2 of them once on the ground ran off the runway and crashed. Nobody in either event would have survived.
I was a 16 year old passenger on this flight if it wasn't for AL and the 3 others that landed that plane I would have never got to grow up and become the Navy Captain that I was in turn saving many lives that I did in my 28 year career serving the UK RN.
I'm sure if the Captain wouldn't have died in 2019 he's still be giving his talks. It's an amazing story and we're lucky he spent so many years telling it. Adios Captain.
I’m not sure why I thought this particular scenario, whilst watching this: my mind was cast back to Japan Airlines flight 123, and the eerily similar situation they found themselves in, with no hydraulics, barely any flight controls, and extremely challenging Phugoid Motion. Obviously the JAL flight experienced a rapid decompression, and lost its entire tail fin, but still…the thought occurred: I wonder if UA 232’s flight crew could have landed JAL 123. Or indeed, if they ever trained in a simulator with the catastrophic failure conditions of JAL 123.
a true captain that took personal responsibility for all those onboard. but in reality as soon as that fan hub shattered everyone was dead. his actions and the other crew saved lives.
He said he killed 112 people, I have to completly disagree, he didn't kill anybody, the exploding fan disk was responsible for those deaths. What he did do along with the rest of the flight crew, was save 184 peoples lives. A true hero, along with everyone else in that cabin.
Absolutely! Those passengers were lucky to have those pilots on that day. On any other day with any other pilots, Chances are nobody walks away.
Exactly...he saved everyone he could
Completely agree with all of you, he not should apportion blame of any kind to himself. All well said 👍
He is right 112 people died rip😢
I think that Denny Fitch, the training captain that came to the cockpit from the passenger cabin, said something along the lines of they did the best they could to mitigate the problem to help allow the survivors to survive. Might want to check out that interview too: First Person with Denny Fitch.
Forget sports and movie stars. THIS is what a hero looks and sounds like. RIP, Captain.
True👍🏻
RIP Capt. Haynes. Also RIP Capt. Dennis Fitch. Many people forget that Fitch played an intricate roll in the survival of all those passengers by offering to help operate those throttles. No one took the loss of life harder than Denny did. Sadly he lost his battle with brain cancer in 2012.
Agreed. Well said. 👍👍
Yes indeed
search on youtube dennis fitch leaving the earth.... totally worth watching
@@apa182thanks for the recommendation, just finished watching. He's a true hero.
The survival guilt stress probably caused people to get cancer. Those pilots all felt responsible for the lives lost even though it was never their fault. Also before the crash the ATC should've had every ambulance and fire department possible there waiting.
When I first started watching this I did not expect to sit through the entire 1hr + presentation. And here I am at the end having learned so much and so appreciative of his story! Such a compelling speaker!
Me to, it was really well explained and all.
Created channel just to say i did same thing. It got very informative and very interesting
yup me too. i wish the audio had been better not the boomy room sound but whatever, it was fantastic to hear him talk about it
Totally agree
So well done. Watched it all too and then read up about it some more.
He spends the first 20 minutes going through all the other people who deserve credit apart from himself. That's what true leadership looks like
Humbled great man
My dad is exactly the same way. It seems like this was only taught to a few. My family went to an awards banquet and ceremony and everyone knew except my dad that we were all there specifically for him. As soon as he figured out he was about to be named "Man of the year" he sighed and put his head down as he sat next to me knowing he was going to have to go to the front and accept the award in front of everyone and give a speech. He was totally embarrassed that the spotlight was on him and as soon as he went up he basically acknowledged all the hard work and dedication of another man sitting in the audience. He all but gifted him the award but to be gracious and polite he finally accepted it and expressed his gratitude. But trust me he would rather have all the recognition and accolades go to someone else but he enjoys leadership work and helping others so he deserved to be recognized. But I also know a lot of people who can never brag fast enough and constantly need praise and external validation from everyone everywhere they go. If someone is great and worthy of praise and recognition they dont need to brag about themselves, everyone around them will observe it for themselves.
Captain Haynes will always be remembered for his heroism. R.I.P. sir 😢
Absolutely he was a fantastic pilot rip Capt. Haynes
R.I.P. Hero and a legend!
I had the great honor of hearing Captain Haynes give this presentation some years ago for the American Society of Safety Engineers (now Professionals - ASSP). It stayed with me as one of the greatest, if not the greatest presentation I ever heard. For some reason I found myself thinking about his talk and wanting to hear it again. Thank you to whoever posted it for all to hear and appreciate this great man, crew and community. His legacy lives on.
What a wonderful thing to have seen him in person
I was a Flight Attendant with United at the time. I got home from a 2-day trip and had another scheduled the next day. I remember walking into the living room and the family put the TV on. I watched in horror the video of the crash. I had flown with all of the cockpit crew several times and a couple of the F/As,. I immediately started calling family to let them know I was ok. Most were crying and emotional. I reassured them that I was okay. At least my wife and brother in law knew I was not on the flight. The next day I worked a flight out of National Airport. (now Reagan International) It was probably the hardest flight I ever worked. I was sitting in the front jumpseat right behind the cockpit. Every pax had a copy of that day's USA Today with the crash plastered all over the front page. All eyes were watching how we were acting. Some were nervous and we tried our best to be calm and reassuring. Several years later I worked a flight with one of the crew and also a F/A that was on Flt.#811 where the cargo door opened in flight out of Honolulu Hawaii . I flew with the pilots on several occasions after that day until Capt. Haynes retired.
God bless you for taking the time to post this.
Hi. We might know each other. I began my flight attendant career based in KLAX (it opened for the first time in a like a decade for new hires) soon after I transferred to HNLSW base (which that was a miracle it opened) Wondering which crew from UA811 you flew with. I have actually flown on that tail from flt 811 being based in HnL. They patched that plane up. Of course now it’s retired. Anyhow I know all except one crew from 811. They were all quietly generously compensated by Boeing due to the faulty cargo door latch. I will never forget these two major accidents. It tore my heart apart. Especially I will
Never forget 911. I met CP Al Haynes several times onboard as I had been surplused to LAX (after HNL base was downsized) and flew many many LAX to DEN turns on Boeing 777. CP Haynes , what a beautiful kind soul, was on business travel on several of my LAX to DEN flights and
I have a picture of us together on 777 in FC. The most humble, friendly , beautiful human being I have ever met. I will Never forget seeing this tragic accident broadcast on TV when I had just started flying in 1989. I was so shook up and cried when I found out one FA the most junior and youngest one died. Apparently she was not in her jumpseat - likely she was securing the FC cabin for
Landing or assisting a guest with Brace position or reassuring someone. Renee LeBeau. I think jumpseat Door 1 R. I remember studying this accident in UAL Recurrent Training for years. I have since resigned from UAL back in 2004 as
UAL claimed bankruptcy or was
About to (can’t recall dates) due to 911.
Anyhow, TY for posting it was nice to read your thoughts. I am now flying with Alaska 17 years. XO
I flew this airplane all positions for 12 years. He was a major part of my motivation for doing it. Thank you For your wonderful presentation and for doing such a great job being a instructor for ground school. What a legacy
Ahhh…..I was waiting to see how long I’d have to scroll down before we got a comment from a “pilot”
I know nothing about flying airplanes, disaster response, or rescue, and I sat and listened attentively to this whole talk and came away with a ton of valuable insight. What a true leader and professional. Absolute gem of a man.
I remember this vividly, I just finished flight engineer school on the DC-10 at United, and was on flight 232 the previous day. For the rest of my career I was hesitant to change my scheduling ever. I met Al once, a wonderful person. I flew with Denny several times. Also a wonderful man. My next simulator check ride, they simulated this emergency, we didn’t fair any better.
Hello, my father was Captain James M. Hykes, a UAL pilot 1960's-mid 1990's. He passed away a few years ago and have been trying to connect with another UAL pilot that possibly knew him. I realize it is a longshot but trying anyway. Thank you🙏
@@gabrielle-AV-n-PFloydsorry for the loss of your father, I never flew with him
On your next Sim session, did you have 3 pilots or the four that they had? Makes a difference…
Same plane?
Al Haynes is THE BIGGEST HERO EVER, in my opinion. 57 experienced pilot teams were in flight simulators with the exact same conditions as Al Haynes and his crew. All 57 teams crashed -- no survivors.
Hayne didn't land the plane though ?
@@listigtYes he did.
@@listigt he absolutely did with check airmen Denny Fitch a deadheading passenger and FO Records and FE Dvorak.
He didn't kill anyone, he SAVED as many lives as he could.
I’ve never heard anyone give an accounting with such clarity, thoroughness and presence as the captain has here. I’m moved by the deep appreciation he showed tor the atc.
What about Sully?
My parents had a friend that survived this crash and his life was never the same. He lived with terrible survivors guilt. However, he always said Al Haynes and the crew were heroes.
Poor baby
i wish they would show this in middle school and high schools. this is the future not the crap they focus on.
Mr Haynes and his crew played an important part as well, and you can feel it just from his demeanour. After all those years, his mind still operated like a well-oiled machine, talking fluently and almost flawlessly, without much reference from his screen. What a wonderful piece of mind.
tbf he was giving these talks for a long time. That helps.
I’m not surprised Iowans came in droves to help. Salt of the earth people.
If a farmer is sick, neighbors come and tend their fields. The greatest people ❤
How touching
@@thefrase7884 I guarantee you that those that contemptuously talk about fly over country are some of the most selfish intolerant and greedy people there are
I remember this so well. Capt. Haynes, you sir are one well put together and you, the flight crew, passengers, ATC, EMS, Medical, and the people of Sioux City are guardian angels. RIP Capt. Haynes.
Haynes did the impossible with an amazing crew. Many lives saved because of those true aviators.
True aviators, they were. Well said, @garyalleccia2793.
What a wonderful man. R.I.P. To have a plane crash and then all of the personal losses in his life. Son, wife and daughter. Awesome lecture. I'm glad I watched this.
Geez I didn't know
I was in new-hire Ops training for America West on that day (actually I was in the company gift shop in Phoenix when TV in the shop cut to live coverage of UA 232). At the time we served SUX (yes that’s the Sioux City code), and a couple months later I was in a meeting in Phoenix, sitting next to one of our 11 staff working at SUX. Her name was Suzanne and the story she told of that day…. when she, like the other 10 America west field station staff (including the secretary/auditor) were standing on the ramp along with staff from the other four carriers serving SUX, waiting fir something huge. Something inevitable. Something no one could possibly conceptualize. She said the next thing she knew, she was running as fast as she could, running straight across the ramp and taxiway (any other day this is something that simply NEVER happens, ever)…running toward everything and nothing at the same time - a blur of green (corn) and black (smoke)… to do what exactly? When she realized she wasn’t equipped to fight fires or cut people out of the wreckage she headed to the closest hangar which became the non-critical survivors center.. it took her three hours to tell us the story of that day. And to this day I’m immensely proud of our fearless colleagues at America West SUX. P.S. as I write this I realize today, July 1, would have been my 34th anniversary with the company).
I think it's a miracle that people actually survived this crash.
That man never killed a single soul. In my mind that man is a 100% genuine hero!!!...👍🙂👍🇬🇧🇺🇲🇬🇧🇺🇲
"Whatever you do keep us away from the city"
Giving everyone who contributed to this miracle credit except himself. We could sure use some leaders like you today, Captain Haynes.
This HAS to be one of the best talks on RUclips! Really superb.
Thanks for uploading this. I work in aviation safety and really appreciate the opportunity to watch this outstanding presentation 👍
I grew up 50 miles from SIOUX GATEWAY in orange city, iowa. I was working with a firefighter from Maurice iowa, that shouted out, there is an airplane crash that is going to crash somewhere near SC, and took off like a rocket. God bless these men, women, pilots, and those that were lost in this accident
I know everyone was probably too scared or embarrassed but my heart broke when no one asked a question at first.
Great, great man.
He got a couple of questions.
"They were nice enough not to tell us what we said or who said it, but one of us suggested that they stop..." man is a legend
Very impressive talk. I will never look at a “hero photo” again without thinking about the others not shown who created the conditions to make the rescue possible.
I remember that event. Amazing pilots, controllers and safety services. They all kept calm and did a great job to minimize casualties.
This is the most amazing presentation.
Dennis Fitch lived in our community in suburban Chicago.
Pilot is calm and collective just like the air traffic control man, listened to the whole thing. Awsome job to all
Gotta respect this guy's humble attitude. He and his crew are heroes. R.I.P. Captain Haynes
It's a miracle this man is there and able to tell his story
What an amazing man. RIP Captain Haynes.
Haynes was a hero plain and simple. I hated hearing him say he killed 112 people , he saved many lives that day. But being a Captain you take responsibility for lives lost no matter how said lives were lost…
I am no pilot. In fact, I have only flown on three planes in my lifetime. The story of this plane crash has always fascinated me.
He is the perfect guy to host such an event. I can apply much of what he said to my own career. He hit the nail on the head in the beginning when he talked about people losing their cool and raising their voice when things go sideways. I have seen that happen too often. He also talked about SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) which we also have in my own career. This also gave me something to think about. As a foreman, if I don't follow SOP or lose my cool when things go south, I am not much of a leader. I sometimes find myself flying by the seat of my pants because its faster than following SOP and then lose my cool when things go wrong.
I needed to hear this presentation
This pilot is 100 % professional , confident and self-possessed, to the same extent as the air-traffic flight controller of that day .Haynes saved 180 lives and, by right , proudly gives a convincing presentation about the precise reasons of the crash and instructs pilots of nowadays on the matter of security of flights and necessary actions in the case of extreme emergency. And now , imagine for one second the feelings of the relatives of victims of that crash who sit and listen of that " success story", of "Haynes the Hero" and exemplary landing in more than harsh circumsances and so on.
One more addition to the luck column. That this flight had this incredible man as captain of this aircraft. What an amazing man. This gentleman has “the right stuff” and was the absolute best man to have up in that cockpit. Of course the rest of the crew are equally as important. That, is some good luck.
Haynes has sounded so brave and focused for such a long rollercoaster ride. But in his last 'ok' transmission to the tower, you can hear his lip quaver. It's not all lining up right and there's f---all he can do about it.
I am still certain to this day that people still have NO idea just how incredible it was that these men landed this plane though she tumbled and was torn apart, that they got it to the runway and that it was near that cornfield was so incredible I have nothing but respect for these calm composed and utterly professional men.
Gosh I've been putting off clicking this one for a while since I assumed it was just another version of the talk he repeats over the years. A lot more insightful wisdom about people, machines, and fate.
Contrast his incredible bravery and piloting skills with all the pilots who have caused crashes! I remember being six years old watching the replay of this on the evening news. Incredible that so many people lived thru it.
A contrast that disastrously misses the point. Are differences in skill real? Sure. Luck matters a lot more. But what we really care about is reducing crashes. Heroes were nice, but they didn't work, not on their own. Systems did. The major airlines have pretty much made it to zero (until some complacent spreadsheet hawk decides they're spending too much on safety systems and culture, of course)
@@tescheurich True, true.
Very heroic flight crew and cabin crew. That was 33 1/2 years as of this writing. I have seen the video of this multiple times. RIP Captain Haynes and Dennis Fitch.
I was 19 when this happened. Turn 54 this year. Time flies, my goodness.
If I can be even half of the pilot and leader that Captain Haynes was, I'll be lucky. Rest In Peace, Captain.
This is definitely worth the time to watch, but there are videos of other presentations he gave that I think were better. This version has more of the radio traffic at the beginning, but this version is nearly 20 years after the event. There is a video done of one of his first talks.
Ha, as a decades long fire fighter, I was told I had to get over 911.....what they didn't know is, I never got over a tragedy in my high-school days when three of my childhood idols were lost in a fire on my Dad's home town department.....no truer words were said that PTSD is always there and never goes away 😢
Don't ever ignore the serious emotional impact of a stressful situation. No human on the planet is strong enough to be unaffected by something so serious. Treat yourself with respect, and take some time to grieve, talk to a therapist, etc. There's no reason you don't deserve some help.
This man IS VERY THOROUGH in his brief about communication... which is why I'm listening from start to finish.
All hail Captain Al Haynes!! Rest is peace Captain 🙏
Outstanding presentation. Inspiring man.
I’ll never forget that day, I was in A&P school and pilot training. My fathers company re- striped that runway after it was repaired and I could see huge dumpsters with the United colors and where passenger windows were sticking out the top.
Captain Haynes is a true Hero! He had to bear the burden of someone else's mistakes (manufacturing, maintenance and structural). His speech transcends just the accident... it carries with it, life lessons which are applicable to anyone who hears it. I apply some of these principals to my family, work and relationships. If there was ever a reservation for a wonderful soul in heaven, it would have been... a "table for one"... Mr. Alfred Haynes!"
As far as the crews who tried to land in a simulator idk but there’s a difference when you in a giant computer that if you fail you just reset vs if you fail you and everyone with you dies that’s unimaginable pressure to do whatever it takes. Helluva pilot and crew.
RIP Captain!
What a terrifically well spoken man. All those survivors owe their lives to the fact that they had Al Haynes at the mostly unusable controls that day, he’s not a top tier kind of pilot, but a top 1% type of pilot. Not to take anything away from Fitch or the other gentlemen. I hate to hear about how much survivor’s guilt the man carried to his grave. 💐❤️
Talk about “cooperation”. What an impressive team from pilot to nun housing the survivors and everyone in between. wow
Wow. What a life changing video. I am at a loss for words.
What a wonderful , humble man . The best of humanity
He did a awesome lecture RIP Captain
Brilliant presentation.
One of the finest pieces of flying there ever was
Wow. That was an incredible talk from an incredible man.
Just like the comment below me he did not kill 112 souls he saved 184 souls. There were many children under the age of 12 on this plane is a lot of kids on this plane and you can see how calm and professional he kept his voice you know I mean, he has like a split second to figure out what he’s got to do and it wasn’t his fault. It was something to do with the fan or something that went wrong with the plane. I’m not sure if that movie flight with Denzel Washington was based on that crash, but Captain Al Haynes, true American hero the right stuff kept his cool did everything he could and also to captain Dennis Fitch well, so did everything he could to both of you brave men rest in peace, Godspeed, Captain L Haynes, Captain Dennis Fitch, and to every flight attendant and flight engineer, and everybody who helps save all those souls, God bless you all I hope your lives are all filled with nothing but peace, and to all the people who lost their loved ones you will see them again I promise you my heart is with all of you. God bless each and everyone of you.🙏🙏🇺🇸❤️🤍💙
this is the kind of pilot i want flying me around anytime
And Sully
Great video. Love to hear the story from the captain himself.
Damn this was the most collected organized speech ive ever heard
If you really think about the what they were faced with at 35000ft., they way they had to control the plane, it’s amazing they got near a runway. Staying calm. True heroes.
What a hero! May he RIP. Along with his team he did a spectacular job in saving as many souls as possible. Also a true gentleman for giving praise to the men on the ground, to all those involved.
The video was so good very informative!
These pilots are true heroes
RIP haynes and Denny fitch and first officer You all 3 were good people RIP 🙏🙏
That was an incredible talk, just incredible.
A fine pilot he was faced with an impossible situation and did the best he could do with the best they had
Remember that day
God bless everyone
This was one of the saddest crashes I ever heard
He kept saying it was luck. I say it was God who helped them as I'm sure there were many passengers praying.
Fantastic.
Sadly, great disasters often spur great progress. Apollo 1 and United 232 are just 2 examples.
The entire Flight crew were heroes. Amazing they flew as long as they did and even more amazing were the lives saved. Everyone could so easily have been lost.
great speaker
Awesome
When you get on a flight an you put down your news paper 😮😮when is the last time any one has heard that???
This man is the definition of a competent experienced captain
I was in the front row when Captain Haynes first gave this talk. When he finished, the whole room, filled with pilots, was silent. There were more than 100 people standing out in the hall. He opened the session to questions. The first one was what did he tell the passengers. He answered that here. The PTSD he spoke about was not in his first talks. I was so sad to learn that he died. He was an amazing man.
The Airlines had 5 different groups of Pilots and First Officers attempt the same scenario in a Simulator.
3 of them crashed the plane.
2 of them once on the ground ran off the runway and crashed.
Nobody in either event would have survived.
Never hear this before
So very special
Thank you for sharing
I was a 16 year old passenger on this flight if it wasn't for AL and the 3 others that landed that plane I would have never got to grow up and become the Navy Captain that I was in turn saving many lives that I did in my 28 year career serving the UK RN.
I'm sure if the Captain wouldn't have died in 2019 he's still be giving his talks. It's an amazing story and we're lucky he spent so many years telling it. Adios Captain.
I’m not sure why I thought this particular scenario, whilst watching this: my mind was cast back to Japan Airlines flight 123, and the eerily similar situation they found themselves in, with no hydraulics, barely any flight controls, and extremely challenging Phugoid Motion.
Obviously the JAL flight experienced a rapid decompression, and lost its entire tail fin, but still…the thought occurred:
I wonder if UA 232’s flight crew could have landed JAL 123. Or indeed, if they ever trained in a simulator with the catastrophic failure conditions of JAL 123.
Very good.
a true captain that took personal responsibility for all those onboard. but in reality as soon as that fan hub shattered everyone was dead. his actions and the other crew saved lives.
This man stared death in the face and still cracked a joke...
This guy is a HERO! Al HAynes thankfully was in that seat with his fellow heros!
Could Listen to Him Talk All Day
RIP Al
I live in the town there that titanium disk was made. Toronto Ohio.
~A thousand heros ~
Crash landing the rescue of flight 232
1992 TV film. Charleton Hestin, James Coburn ,Richard Thomas