Unforgivable!! The Tragic tale of Air Algérie Flight 6289

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 24 лис 2023
  • Black Friday deal! Use code pilot at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: incogni.com/pilot
    -----------------------------------------------------
    Very few things upset me anymore when I am researching these accident videos.
    There is almost always good intent on behalf of all people involved and it is just a combination of technical factors, personalities and sometimes circumstances that ultimately leads to tragedy.
    But there are still a few things that can make my blood boil and one of them is blatant lack of respect for procedures and the incredibly important safety role that we pilots play when things start to go wrong.
    And in the light of that, todays story should be used as a cautionary tale for any budding professionals out there, be it in aviation or really any other safety-critical industry.
    -----------------------------------------------------
    If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward!
    👉🏻 / mentourpilot
    Our Connections:
    👉🏻 Exclusive Mentour Merch: mentour-crew.creator-spring.c...
    👉🏻 Our other channel: / mentournow
    👉🏻 Amazon: www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot
    👉🏻 BOSE Aviation: boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets
    Social:
    👉🏻 Facebook: / mentourpilot
    👉🏻 Instagram: / mentour_pilot
    👉🏻 Twitter: / mentourpilot
    👉🏻 Discord server: / discord
    Download the FREE Mentour Aviation app for all the lastest aviation content
    👉🏻 www.mentourpilot.com/apps/
    Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode.
    SOURCES
    -----------------------------------------------------
    Final Report:
    bea.aero/docspa/2003/7t-z0303...
    Videos:
    1. Rolls Royce - How Engines Work htps:// • Rolls-Royce | How Engi...
    2. Mentour Pilot - How to land an Aircra􀅌 without engines!! Cockpit video htps:// • How to land an Aircraf...
    Images:
    1. 7T-VEZ, the Boeing 737-200 involved in the accident. (Ken Fielding)
    2. Rescuers swarm the crash site of Air Algérie flight 6289 in search of survivors. (CNN)
    3. A memorial to the 102 vic􀆟ms now stands at the site of the crash, on the shoulder of the Trans-Sahara highway. (Mechri Omar)

КОМЕНТАРІ • 5 тис.

  • @MentourPilot
    @MentourPilot  5 місяців тому +247

    Black Friday deal! Use code pilot at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: incogni.com/pilot

  • @ryleighsweet2375
    @ryleighsweet2375 5 місяців тому +7306

    Holy cow, I can't even imagine the psychological rollercoaster that it must be to be the only person who survived a disaster specifically because you *weren't* following safety protocols

    • @jano979797
      @jano979797 5 місяців тому +378

      Final destination vibe

    • @henkjanvanraikonnen5073
      @henkjanvanraikonnen5073 5 місяців тому +326

      On May 12, 2010, Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771, originating from Johannesburg, crashed just before landing in Tripoli. 103 people were killed. 1 person survived the crash, 9 year old Ruben from the Netherlands. Ruben's parents, brother and sister also died in the crash 😢

    • @kentgutzmer1977
      @kentgutzmer1977 5 місяців тому +424

      Often, passengers sitting in the tail section live to tell the tail.

    • @MGower4465
      @MGower4465 5 місяців тому +205

      ​@@kentgutzmer1977Which is ironic, since the tail section used to be where cigarette smokers could puff away in flight, giving the people who consciously put their lives at ever-increasing risk many times every day got the seats where they were most likely to survive a crash - but die in a fire.

    • @DeanStephen
      @DeanStephen 5 місяців тому

      @@kentgutzmer1977”tale”

  • @jayocaracas
    @jayocaracas 5 місяців тому +3384

    I feel really bad for the first officer. That was an incident that turned into a disaster because of the captain's unprofessionalism. Thank you for the amazing content again, Petter and team!

    • @johnw.3636
      @johnw.3636 5 місяців тому +498

      It sounded like she was doing everything she knew was correct, even catching mistakes. She was very professional and deserved better.

    • @g.tucker8682
      @g.tucker8682 5 місяців тому +131

      Yes, it's infuriating

    • @lairdcummings9092
      @lairdcummings9092 5 місяців тому +553

      I suspect sexism, as well as anti-proffesionalism.

    • @SonicUplift
      @SonicUplift 5 місяців тому +161

      @@lairdcummings9092I had the same thought…

    • @azmc4940
      @azmc4940 5 місяців тому +141

      When the captain wasn't listening, she should have called company HQ, described the situation, say that she refuses to fly with this man and demand a more competent replacement. They might fire her, but that would have been a good thing in this case. People are just way too timid.

  • @paulcrumley9756
    @paulcrumley9756 Місяць тому +802

    A long time ago, riding jump-seat in a 727-100 approaching Deadhorse, Alaska, I made an off-hand comment about the scenery. The captain said two words: "Sterile cockpit." Though I was not in the flight crew, his concern was that my simple one-sentence statement could begin a distraction, and he was right. I was on board as a riding mechanic, had no place in the cockpit communication chain at that point, and should have kept my mouth shut. I knew this. . .was ever more thoughtful after that. I appreciated his reprimand and manner amd grew my respect for his professionalism grew a lot that day.

    • @Logo800
      @Logo800 Місяць тому +30

      They were a tad dramatic lol

    • @jessicalynn6285
      @jessicalynn6285 Місяць тому +93

      Good on you for recognizing this, owning it, respecting it, appreciating it, and ESPECIALLY taking this one moment as an opportunity to learn from and apply later. I wish the world was filled with people like you, lol. I recognize these amazing qualities because I also have them. Those who can take criticism, actually appreciate it, and apply it are the most mature and intelligent people who want to be the best they can be.
      And then there are other people, who scream at McDonald workers when their order is wrong. Someone tells them that not only is this uncalled for, that no one deserves to be treated like that (especially over a cheeseburger) but that it is also detrimental to them. They are only making themselves angry over something so insignificant. Those people continue the same behavior over and over again, and aren't even capable of the insight you have, let alone comprehending and changing their behavior. ❤

    • @shammy8703
      @shammy8703 Місяць тому

      @@jessicalynn6285 k

    • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
      @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Місяць тому

      @@jessicalynn6285 It's called lower quintile. Those people make the world miserable for the rest of us.

    • @JackRabbitSlim
      @JackRabbitSlim Місяць тому +20

      A part of me would have been tempted to reply "Sterile? Look at those windows, full of smears, I doubt anyone's cleaned this cockpit in months".

  • @Perejil1319
    @Perejil1319 3 місяці тому +950

    As someone who flew a heck of a lot during a 40 yr career and still flys a lot, I can honestly say Air Algerie in the 1990s was the only airline that made me fear for my safety. I now realize I’m so lucky to be here today.

    • @Ukraineaissance2014
      @Ukraineaissance2014 3 місяці тому +55

      Malaysian and east african airlines seems like absolute no goes these days. The crew have some guts constantly flying on those planes everyday

    • @Perejil1319
      @Perejil1319 3 місяці тому +30

      @@Ukraineaissance2014 to each his own, I lived in Malaysia and Indonesia and never felt unsafe on Malaysian (granted before the ML 373 disaster). As for Indonesia’s Garuda, never scared me like Air Algerie, but diarrhea within Indonesia was known as ‘the Garudas’, so that tells you that flying them did come with some risk ….

    • @truehighs7845
      @truehighs7845 3 місяці тому +46

      I don't know in Algeria, but in France, I would not trust Algerians to change a car wheel.

    • @Perejil1319
      @Perejil1319 3 місяці тому +53

      @@truehighs7845 in the oil biz we hired mostly Berbers -they are a minority of Algerians but far more dependable. But hey let’s get down to brass tacks as we say in English - you French couldn’t field a decent fútbol team with players with French surnames - and as a Real Madrid fan, Zidane is God. So Algeria has given you some valuable assets dude.

    • @truehighs7845
      @truehighs7845 3 місяці тому

      ​@@Perejil1319 Maybe you should know that I am Italian, and like any good Italian I am always in for a good bashing of French "football", as they only win (a) Cup if Chirac buys it for them, or qualify if Henry can put a good hand.
      Although I must stress how pointless both your achievements are (even put together) compared to what Italy has bestowed the world in terms of spectacle (for better or worst).
      But to the point, being married to a French, (that doesn't realise they had an Empire for only half an hour or so - but that's why they are cute), I am a lot in Paris, and I can be wrong, but in 40 years, I have nothing too good to say about Maghreb's immigrants mentality, in general. And I tried, they are just not to be trusted, at any level. Strong with the weak and weak with the poor, they think and act like thieves, violent, ignorant...
      You may have good ones, but they must be hiding or stayed in Maghreb.

  • @cyul
    @cyul 5 місяців тому +2242

    As a pilot, an instructor, and an evaluator, this makes my blood boil. The indifference of the captain, his obvious entitlement, his lack of professionalism… Some people should not be allowed to call themselves pilots.

    • @farnez2296
      @farnez2296 5 місяців тому +146

      As an algerian, i can confirm that most of our people in important jobs have these qualities.

    • @aserta
      @aserta 5 місяців тому +71

      It should be clear that some people shouldn't be anything. This guy, politicians, rich people other entitled pricks. Too many of us on this planet.

    • @gehtdianschasau8372
      @gehtdianschasau8372 5 місяців тому +29

      @@davidandrews8963 First off all, we need to get rid of people who write in all caps. Do they believe they are more important than everybody else, because they figured out, how to write bigger letters?

    • @HowieHoward-ti3dx
      @HowieHoward-ti3dx 5 місяців тому +8

      @@farnez2296 They get too big for their boots.

    • @gerard4039
      @gerard4039 5 місяців тому

      A pilot job in Algeria is mostly reserved to the sons of the elite ,,, means only if your daddy is a rich guy , military , minister family …. Yup … well it’s mostly the case in Arab countries with no exception at all … so yea they are all entitled 🤡🤡🤡

  • @milescorporosus4058
    @milescorporosus4058 5 місяців тому +2704

    _Of course_ the guy who hasn't been paying attention, isn't prepared, and doesn't understand what's going on takes control away from the only person doing their job.

    • @animula6908
      @animula6908 4 місяці тому +56

      She was not making good choices herself, that contributed. This is one of those crews that make me glad I drive most places.

    • @Scream250
      @Scream250 4 місяці тому +415

      ​@@animula6908FO would have performed better had the captain been doing his job from the beginning. She asked for gear up amongst other things but it wasn't done. So when the engine failed, she assumed gear was retracted.

    • @aps-pictures9335
      @aps-pictures9335 4 місяці тому +55

      Sounds like most management…

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому +36

      ​@@Scream250what kinda logic is that?? Pilot didn't make that serious mistakes...he could have handled that easily....it was that female officer who ruined everything..... Its disgusting how everybody is taking her side just because she was a woman...

    • @goosemelon8
      @goosemelon8 4 місяці тому +406

      ​@@Logicalsane He obviously didnt handle it "easily".. they crashed???

  • @denizbaroncello9813
    @denizbaroncello9813 26 днів тому +33

    I am a former Turkish flight attendant that performed Air Algerie flights between 2008-2010. I guess the pilot in command probably was a sexist man and feeling guilty inside to be late for flight. His ego took the plane down. I was a flghy attendant in Istanbul and my company had a wet lease agreement with Air Algerie. in 3 years nearly in every 2 months we had 2 weeks layovers in Algeria. One of my Algerian colleagues had told me this accident and that he lost his beloved female colleage and that female hostess was all burned and black :(( He had told me this story during a ferry flight of Air Algerie aircraft back in 2009, 6 years later this horrific disaster. May them RIP except that pilot in command.

    • @redshirt49
      @redshirt49 9 днів тому +3

      Dunno about sexism, but panic was probably the biggest factor here. The idea that in an emergency, he should be the one flying the plane was all that was on his brain. Now, it is fairly common for control to be handed to the captain in emergencies. This usually occurs AFTER the immediate phase has been adressed though and the situation has become more stable and in that situation it makes sense for the more experienced aviator to take the controls while the F/O consults the manuals and handles the radio, while also keeping an eye on all the auxiliary instrumentation.
      The captain's knee-jerk decision to seize controls here didn't make much sense and he let his instincts, rather than his experience do the talking. They had a malfunctioning engine and low air speed. His decision to just pull up harder would of course, inevitable put it into a stall.
      Notable too, in spite of what the F/O said, the FDR would show she had not, in fact, let go of the yoke.
      In that respect, it's pretty clear that panic took over both pilots when the engine trouble started. The captain reacted poorly and made the poor decision of "if the plane isn't gaining altitude, I just need to pull on the yoke harder" which inevitably put it into a stall and the F/O meanwhile pretty much froze.
      It's tragic when a situation that is perfectly recoverable turns into a deadly tragedy because the nerves of the pilots just failed them.

  • @ImpartiallySpeaking
    @ImpartiallySpeaking 2 місяці тому +116

    My father was a steward on BOAC in the 1940s and during regular flights to Sweden, part of his job was to take supplies of alcohol to the pilots. How times have changed!

    • @Irvingstine
      @Irvingstine Місяць тому +21

      You would probably need a drink with how unreliable the planes were back then. And your chances of survival if something went wrong.

    • @KarlaBedminister
      @KarlaBedminister 13 днів тому

      😮

    • @leax7061
      @leax7061 7 годин тому

      In the 40s 😮?

  • @mohamedsheriff5328
    @mohamedsheriff5328 5 місяців тому +815

    Imagine being those 3 passengers who were denied due to document issues

    • @upwaveflash8429
      @upwaveflash8429 4 місяці тому +37

      They will dancing for victory
      Tho
      Because the crash was pretty tragic
      Rest In Peace for those souls that have perished

    • @giulia6344
      @giulia6344 4 місяці тому +67

      A healthy dose of survivor’s guilt for the rest of their lives. The one passenger who survived too.

    • @vanesslifeygo
      @vanesslifeygo 4 місяці тому +3

      gosh

    • @chiefrocka8604
      @chiefrocka8604 4 місяці тому +3

      @@giulia6344yes and no , the anger not getting on losing money in the process then finding out it crashed they will feel like winners forever, the people who stopped them flying will feel shame for eternity

    • @giulia6344
      @giulia6344 4 місяці тому +31

      @@chiefrocka8604 that’s not how survivor’s guilt works unfortunately. It’s not a rational guilt. I’m fairly sure it does haunt them.

  • @FlyingDoctor60
    @FlyingDoctor60 5 місяців тому +1870

    One thing you didn’t discuss was the ‘power gradient’ in the cockpit. It is unfortunate that the FO ever agreed to start engines and leave the gate after such a shabby preflight performance by the captain, but I suspect that the operational culture of the airline was such that she feared losing her job if she canceled the flight because the captain was not prepared to fly and was blatantly and repeatedly disregarding SOP. One would hope that a FO in this situation could say, “Hey, let’s pause a minute Captain, because we really don’t seem to be on the same page here and I’d like us to be working as a team. Can we talk about this for a minute please?” or something like that, but I’m pretty sure that, in these circumstances, even that sort of diplomatic pushback from a female FO toward a male captain just wasn’t possible. Ego and hubris have killed a lot of people in airplanes.

    • @Hans_R._Wahl
      @Hans_R._Wahl 5 місяців тому +371

      Indeed - and probably it played a huge role that the First Officer was a "she" and not a "he". Unfortunately.

    • @dmitrikupryaov7845
      @dmitrikupryaov7845 5 місяців тому +107

      So this is a well-documented phenomena that has veritably led to some horrific aviation catastrophes. Since then… you’ll find that airlines and aviation authorities have updated their best practices to encourage any unsafe conditions be made known, and either addressed & remediated, or current stage of flight reevaluated entirely. This goes for both the CPT. and FO.

    • @davidlewis2626
      @davidlewis2626 5 місяців тому +58

      @Flyingdoctor60 Very well put. The captains attitude was unprofessional to say the least. The FO should have insisted on a debrief at the very least.

    • @KingoftheJuice18
      @KingoftheJuice18 5 місяців тому +199

      Ego, hubris and, in this case I believe, also sexism.

    • @kn4cc755
      @kn4cc755 5 місяців тому +44

      Bingo on the disrespect by the "Captain".

  • @JeaneGenie
    @JeaneGenie 3 місяці тому +147

    And unbelievable level of incompetence from that captain. Feel sorry for everyone else on that flight that day.

  • @elmirmerouane629
    @elmirmerouane629 3 місяці тому +180

    I am Algerian, i was nine year old when the accident happened, i remember seeing it in the national news, since then this the best narration i came across for this crash ....it is sad to see that unprofessional attitude of the captain was the majors reasons of this....my Allah have mercy on all of victimes

    • @toffeelatte6042
      @toffeelatte6042 3 місяці тому

      Wtf is an allah

    • @Zyzz710
      @Zyzz710 Місяць тому +6

      Very algerian behaviour lmao

    • @ravinraven6913
      @ravinraven6913 Місяць тому +6

      may Allah hold them in his heart forever. Everything happens for a reason, lets just not ignore his message. Remain Vigilant in your job and be kind to one another. For we do not know Allahs plans for us and we should never try to interpret them. For he is all, love and anger. Without these accidents, he would have no way to teach us our lessons.
      Allahu akbar, god is great my brothers and sisters. Thank you for being you. You are deeply appreciated.

    • @masudsaleh5155
      @masudsaleh5155 Місяць тому

      Liberal modernists and feminists will feign outrage, but their moral system is what creates this situation.
      Liberal principles of individual choice, female empowerment, and destruction of patriarchy create a society of people who have no family to take care of them in their old age.
      The liberal feminist solution to this problem is to create more welfare programs. What this means is that they want the elderly to live alone in what are essentially pods, their only human interaction being with "care" takers to check if they're still alive once a week.
      Let me put it like this. The only human solution is for the elderly to be surrounded by loving family in their old age. The only way to get that is patriarchy, gender roles, and other limitations on individual freedom. But the liberal mind can not allow any of that. So the elderly will continue to suffer, and liberal feminists and modernists will continue to pretend like they care about humanity.​@@ravinraven6913

    • @denizbaroncello9813
      @denizbaroncello9813 26 днів тому +3

      @@ravinraven6913 Right but I say except that pilot in commend, may the others rest in peace.

  • @barbarachambers7974
    @barbarachambers7974 5 місяців тому +1026

    The amount of indifference by the captain is horrifying. He knows damn good and well what should have happened. RIP...

    • @DustWolphy
      @DustWolphy 5 місяців тому +73

      Sounds like he was more concerned with his ego.

    • @MarinCipollina
      @MarinCipollina 5 місяців тому +77

      @@DustWolphy What da fuq was so fascinating with the purser anyway? Such a callous disregard for everyone's safety. Truly horrifying.

    • @LeonardLeon
      @LeonardLeon 5 місяців тому +132

      Yeah...Love it how we all just suppose to gloss over the fact that there was a woman FO in a muslim country. So....no wonder she was disregarded by the captain.
      And calling out this "cultural quirk" is of course, hateful. We are not allowed to do that. So we don't address it at all...Ever.

    • @barbarachambers7974
      @barbarachambers7974 5 місяців тому +14

      @@DustWolphy He was indifferent from before the flight to the crisis... which he knew nothing about.

    • @FNLNFNLN
      @FNLNFNLN 5 місяців тому

      @@LeonardLeon Well the issue is absolutely cultural, but the cultural issue isn't islam, it's being traditional and conservative.
      Go talk to a evangelical christian, or an ultra orthodox jew, fundamentalist hindi, whatever, and you'll get the exact same attitudes.
      All religions are the same in that the BS they spew is extremely self contradictory and open to interpretation. You can pick and choose and reinterpret any holy book to say whatever you want it to. Most Western countries that happen to be christian dominated just happen to have developed progressively for a couple centuries (let's be real, mostly by exporting the worst parts of their economies to developing countries, and repressing their development), which leads to less disgusting interpretations of their specific holy books.

  • @kalashnicovcosis
    @kalashnicovcosis 5 місяців тому +440

    The captain not participating in the pre flight checks and just goof of with the personel, is a massive red flag! Him allowing his friend on the flightdeck, chatting away rather than participating in the take off... Simply unforgivable!

    • @MikkoRantalainen
      @MikkoRantalainen 5 місяців тому +12

      I agree. I think this captain would have needed a hard lesson about this and the way to proceed with that would have been the FO to say "your controls" after they received the takeoff clearance but the plane was still standing still. There's no way the captain could have taken the flight at that point and they would had have to taxi off the runway to discuss about why things got that far without proper preparations for the flight.
      Unfortunately, this didn't happen and over a hundred people got killed.

    • @NicolaW72
      @NicolaW72 5 місяців тому +1

      Yes, exactly.

    • @Fackeldackel
      @Fackeldackel 5 місяців тому +6

      @@MikkoRantalainen Most likely the pilot would have just punched it and tried to take of anyway. Why would he suddenly start caring about protocol?

    • @gumby2241
      @gumby2241 5 місяців тому +2

      I call bullshit on this whole video. Exactly how does he know all of these 'facts'? It's easy to blame someone who is dead.

    • @SirWeggington
      @SirWeggington 5 місяців тому

      @@gumby2241 The facts have been known for 20 years, bud. It was investigated, with a conclusion reached. Anyone who wants to know about this accident has the ability to know because it's all out in the open. Have you heard of this fancy new invention called the internet?

  • @lordwheelie
    @lordwheelie 3 місяці тому +220

    Another major overlooked factor could be that of the cultural barrier which would probably hinder a more aged male captain from taking his junior female first officer seriously. The fact that he took back all controls could be a confirmation of this barrier.

    • @jeanneewaseck6635
      @jeanneewaseck6635 3 місяці тому +27

      YES! Exactly what I was thinking.

    • @ChrisStavros
      @ChrisStavros 3 місяці тому +49

      I love the fact that we can't really even discuss the real cause, we have to obscure it behind "the cultural barrier".

    • @alexisbrown8545
      @alexisbrown8545 3 місяці тому

      The real cause: An entitled male from a culture that undermines and demeans women in positions pf power couldn't handle having to treat a woman as an equal and a teammate. His ignorance kills himself and all but one of his passengers.
      misogyny, ego and religous superstition DESTROY common sense 😒

    • @georgezee5173
      @georgezee5173 2 місяці тому +69

      Man, as soon as Menotur Pilot pointed out the first officer was a woman, taking into account this was Algeria, I instantly guessed what the whole thing was going to be about... Very sad

    • @jetblackjoy
      @jetblackjoy 2 місяці тому +28

      ​@@ChrisStavrosagree. The word "culture" does not make male chauvinism any more respectable or acceptable, but does veil the fact it is neither.

  • @lrparrish227
    @lrparrish227 2 місяці тому +25

    I am a retired ATP from flying a metro liner and an A&P & and a flight engineer on the 727. I did not have UA-cam back in the day to learn so much. Your videos now are amazing an pilots are lucky to find you and the knowledge of dissecting all of the types of emergencies you can be faced with. Love this channel and thanks for all you do!

  • @slimanehadjbrahim197
    @slimanehadjbrahim197 5 місяців тому +612

    We lost in this disaster a whole family of a beloved friend and his parents
    Now its 20 years left
    Thanks for this amazing work you did to show us what the country will never dare to show

    • @MendTheWorld
      @MendTheWorld 5 місяців тому +52

      It is very difficult to get a culture that maintains certain defiant attitudes and traditions to face up to their own shortcomings and failures. Yet we MUST always learn about our past failures in order to make progress.
      I recently watched a UA-cam episode on another channel discussing how Japan has resisted incorporating an honest account of WWII history into their educational curriculum, as Germany has done (for example). It was shocking to read many personal anecdotes in the Comments section confirming that many Japanese grow up with NO KNOWLEDGE about what caused the war, Japan's role in it, the genocides and brutality committed in occupied countries.
      And I'm not naive about this.... There are many aspects of American history that are not generally taught in school, and NOW reactionary right wing activists want to purge discussions of racism and other topics they find uncomfortable from our public schools. (I live in Texas.... #2 to Florida in authoritarian right-wing manipulation of educational curriculum.)
      I know it can be very difficult.... but I hope you are able to find ways to help spread the light of truth.

    • @NicolaW72
      @NicolaW72 5 місяців тому +14

      I´m wishing the very best to you and to your family! It was such a senseless and avoidable disaster!

    • @willofdodge1
      @willofdodge1 5 місяців тому +15

      Sorry for your loss

    • @algardaus
      @algardaus 5 місяців тому +5

      My condolences sir. Pride and stupidity are horrible things for the world. I hope your loved ones are in heaven now.

    • @haxie4516
      @haxie4516 5 місяців тому +5

      I am so sorry for your loss, my thoughts are with you

  • @Pablo668
    @Pablo668 5 місяців тому +1337

    I'm not a pilot, at all, but even I was squirming in my seat as you put it. The problems were pretty obvious from the get go. I feel sad for the 1st Officer, I think she had the best chance of saving the plane as at least her mind was 100% on the job. To use language that is lacking in any grace, the Captain was a twat.

    • @dogcarman
      @dogcarman 5 місяців тому +178

      The captain was also lacking in any grace so the language is appropriate.

    • @philhawley1219
      @philhawley1219 5 місяців тому +2

      The captain was too busy talking to the purser. Why? Because the Arabic race hold women in low regard and they enjoy homosexual relationships even if they are married men with a wife or several wives back at home.Let in not be forgotten that quite a lot of men who work in the glamorous side of the hospitality industry are gay, such as the purser may have been.Nothing wrong with that, but nothing must interfere with the professional execution of your duties on land,sea or in the air. Let the poor little female co-pilot do all the hard work and when something goes wrong, despite the fact she was in competent control of a very dangerous situation Captain Abdul Testosterone suddenly wakes up from his gay wank dream and smashes an aeroplane and everyone aboard into the ground.

    • @player400_official
      @player400_official 5 місяців тому +177

      Had the captain become incapacitated at the moment of the incident or left with the purser to the galley during takeoff - there would probably be no fatalities, not even injuries. There were countless single-engine failures in the past, overwhelming majority ended with no fatalities.
      That's one of the instances, where having only 1 pilot is better, than having the other pilot like him.
      First officer was doing a good job and then he went full panic-mode, interrupted her and messed up.

    • @Hans_R._Wahl
      @Hans_R._Wahl 5 місяців тому +21

      @@player400_official Indeed, exactly.

    • @232K7
      @232K7 5 місяців тому +81

      FO should’ve refused to fly. They were operating on thin margins and the captain wasn’t even paying attention. Might as well be flying with someone who’s drunk, nobody should have to put up with that

  • @saxumbonum
    @saxumbonum Місяць тому +117

    The irony of having a sponsor for data protection, while also having a sponsor that sold their vulnerable users' data to facebook is wild

    • @asperwitalis8945
      @asperwitalis8945 Місяць тому

      Yeah as much as I enjoy his videos I wouldn't touch any of his sponsors with a ten foot pole. BetterHelp is notoriously shitty and Incogni is known to either do nothing or increase spam. NordVPN seems like an okay VPN, but there's definitely better out there and a VPN's usefulness to the average use is questionable at best.

    • @chebochebo7075
      @chebochebo7075 Місяць тому +8

      Also people with no background or knowledge in a certain topic, in this case "data protection", should not be out there recommending products or companies they cant rightfully judge or deem trustworthy. i really appreciate this channel for the well researched avionic discussions and documentaries. and its not just mentour pilot, its all over youtube.

    • @greebj
      @greebj Місяць тому +11

      Modern blended advertising theory: sell the problem AND the solution. Unlimited money forever.

    • @hakanminbay8878
      @hakanminbay8878 Місяць тому

      Find a solution then make up a problem

    • @QuentinStanford
      @QuentinStanford 27 днів тому +3

      This is why i always skip sponsors

  • @ahmadal-hassani6826
    @ahmadal-hassani6826 4 місяці тому +144

    What happened to the Purser's phone call to his 17 year old son? I'm sure I heard you mention that you will come back to this point? Anyways many thanks for taking the time and effort to create this video. I wonder if the fact the the FO was a female pilot played a role in the Captain disregarding her briefings and not treating her with the respect she deserved.

    • @rosssmith8481
      @rosssmith8481 4 місяці тому +47

      All you have to do is look at what country this happened in.

    • @v8infinity8
      @v8infinity8 4 місяці тому

      Yup- how dare a subjugated woman think she can do anything else than look after her Husband and In Laws? The Religion of Pieces.

    • @austinthornton3407
      @austinthornton3407 3 місяці тому +8

      If you watch a lot of Mentour Pilots videos, you notice that hierarchical thinking obstructing teamwork amongst tne flight crew is a feature in a number of incidents, including the worst of all, the Tenerife disaster. But this seems to be a factor especially where the first officer is inexperienced and therefore defers to the captain. I believe MP has described this in several cases where the first officer is a man. Arrogance and complacency in authority and deference to it appear to be significant human risk factors. One issue is that risking an argument in an emergency situation will often be perceived as counter-productive.

    • @oahuhawaii2141
      @oahuhawaii2141 3 місяці тому +6

      One factor in the captain's disregard of the first officer's attempts at briefing is that they've flown the route before, and he became complacent, not thinking that a refresher on the current conditions may help them recover control of the plane in the event of an emergency.

    • @Spitamen
      @Spitamen 3 місяці тому +1

      @@rosssmith8481 what is wrong with this country?

  • @ZombieSazza
    @ZombieSazza 5 місяців тому +767

    I feel so horribly for the first officer, she was doing her absolute best and was ignored constantly, just not listened to. What a shocker the unprofessionalism by the captain would lead to a horrible incident
    The sole survivor however is absolutely crazy, if he’d put on his seatbelt he likely wouldn’t have survived

    • @uclajd
      @uclajd 5 місяців тому +2

      LOL people here still defending the woman FO for being submissive because of big meany captain. TIME TO STAND UP AND ASSERT YOURSELF OR YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS IN THE COCKPIT! Instead she just sat their timidly and let them crash? bEcAuSe SeXiSm. Freaking simps! She was a fail too. Oh boo hoo I feel sorry for the first officer that could have saved the day but she didn't even reach for the damn landing gear lever?!?!?! NOT DOING HER ABSOLUTE BEST! I'm not even a pilot and I would've reached for that damned landing gear lever!

    • @tommyalbertsson3467
      @tommyalbertsson3467 5 місяців тому +14

      and no one mention the elefant in the room

    • @manicka111
      @manicka111 5 місяців тому +45

      Imho, she should have refused to continue the take-off without sterile cockpit. The SOPs should be something that protects the junior pilot's career in a case like this

    • @FNLNFNLN
      @FNLNFNLN 5 місяців тому +94

      @@manicka111 Office politics usually wins out over SOPs.

    • @malcolmwhite6588
      @malcolmwhite6588 5 місяців тому +63

      @@FNLNFNLNyes depending on the airline, a junior crew member - particularly a woman could have a tough time

  • @TheMarcelism
    @TheMarcelism 5 місяців тому +431

    Who would have guessed, not paying attention to the safety briefing and not fastening his seatbelt ended up saving his life. What a lucky chap!!

    • @pavelangelis4113
      @pavelangelis4113 5 місяців тому

      I´m telling you, safety belts kill more people than they save :)

    • @flagmichael
      @flagmichael 5 місяців тому +17

      It is better to be lucky than good.

    • @dominicsavioribera8426
      @dominicsavioribera8426 5 місяців тому +23

      ​@@flagmichaelWhat prevails, luck or statistics?

    • @brandonlins7204
      @brandonlins7204 5 місяців тому +14

      102 people didn't have to go through what he did, imagine what damage getting ejected from an aircraft going 140kph would do to you I doubt be ever walked again lol

    • @derektaylor2941
      @derektaylor2941 5 місяців тому +25

      LUCKY? Lucky is when you hear "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to your destination. The time is X, the temperature is Y and please remain seated until the aircraft arrives at the terminal.

  • @Detuj
    @Detuj Місяць тому +13

    As a commercial pilot; i would like to thank you for this amazing video and all explanations

  • @ironmann16
    @ironmann16 3 місяці тому +1

    I just want to take a moment here to say thank you for making these videos, while maintaining no bias, both as a 3rd party in general, and as a instructor captain with the experience you have. It affords us all an insight into these events that can't be had elsewhere,, and hopefully, for those of us that are pilots ourselves that watch you, will give us valuable lessons for the way we approach our own flying in the future. I don't fly airliners, but I still like to think I've become a more responsible pilot as a result of having learned from this series.

  • @michaelmccarthy9411
    @michaelmccarthy9411 5 місяців тому +578

    I hope I never have to be a passenger with a captain like that in charge!

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  5 місяців тому +240

      Yeah, so do we all

    • @michaelmccarthy9411
      @michaelmccarthy9411 5 місяців тому +164

      @@MentourPilot Was on an Aer Lingus flight some years ago from Heathrow to Dublin. The pilot flew an approach from before Wicklow all the way to Portmarnock before turning in for an excellent landing. Just stunningly beautiful.
      As I left the aircraft the cockpit door was open and the captain was a lady. Anyway I thanked her very much for such a beautiful approach and landing. She said "no problem sir, I did that especially for you".
      Great pilot, great sense of humour, great flight.

    • @CubicSpline7713
      @CubicSpline7713 5 місяців тому +21

      Goes without saying, and that captain is not going to take down anymore aircraft.

    • @Dr_Mario2007
      @Dr_Mario2007 5 місяців тому +8

      Oh yeah! I agree 100% since the flying crews are all about communication and cooperation. Without someone else to help you, while also being completely aware of what was happening, you're pretty much screwed like the First Officer found out, the hard way.

    • @DRV-mt5dd
      @DRV-mt5dd 5 місяців тому +8

      Have you ever looked into Northwest Airline flight 5719 from Dec. 1993?
      Likewise, it seems to have a lot to do with captain issues...

  • @Mari-tr2yr
    @Mari-tr2yr 5 місяців тому +390

    It amazes me how many things pilots need to take into consideration before each flight, the amount of knowledge they
    must maintain is incredible!

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  5 місяців тому +140

      There is quite a few things to keep track off, yes. But that’s why we have so many procedures to help us.

    • @ForcefighterX2
      @ForcefighterX2 5 місяців тому +15

      ​@@MentourPilot as a software engineer I am quite confused, however, why the airports around the world don't invest into more modern digital systems. For example digitally available weather reports rather than a frequency the pilots have to listen to.

    • @qhu3878
      @qhu3878 5 місяців тому +10

      ​​@@ForcefighterX2the answer is quite simple, money
      edit, just realised this could be easily misinterpreted so I'm gonna elaborate. modern systems can be really expensive to install, let alone run and maintain, so its often just not financially feasible to install them in smaller airports like the one from this incident

    • @malcolmwhite6588
      @malcolmwhite6588 5 місяців тому

      @@qhu3878 yes and if you install them and don’t have the follow-up systems and management people then rely on them and they are probably less reliable than an old school system which may seem more primitive but more reliable. If you don’t do all its required to manage the upkeep of all the processes involved of the automated or electronic systems

    • @RunawayTrain2502
      @RunawayTrain2502 5 місяців тому +7

      @@ForcefighterX2 Air Algerie & Tassili Airlines are the only Airlines serving this airport. Tamanrasset, the town it serves has a polulation of about 92.500 and since it's pretty much smack dab in the middle of the Sahara, there isn't a lot else around. I don't think this place is big enough to justify such expendature.

  • @pegggymallis324
    @pegggymallis324 2 місяці тому +3

    I love listening to your detailed explanations of different air situations. I gave anesthesia for 40 yrs, and felt like both had similarities. No room for mistakes, poor judgement and functional equipment a must for both. Keep up your videos!

  • @FromTheDeck
    @FromTheDeck 2 місяці тому +5

    In Spanish we have an expression. "Me pica el puño" (my fist is itching).
    We use this when we hear someone being an absolutely terrible person.
    I'm an usually calm person. But hearing about this Captain and Purser, my fist has been itching

  • @giggiddy
    @giggiddy 5 місяців тому +478

    I used to compare YT channels to the "professional" stuff that Discovery and History Channel would put out. Frankly, the standard of the industry is now being set by channels like this one. The research, content, and graphics are superior to most other commercially produced shows with huge budgets. Very well done sir! We certainly appreciate what you do.

    • @SMGJohn_Secondary
      @SMGJohn_Secondary 4 місяці тому +2

      Doubtful

    • @giggiddy
      @giggiddy 4 місяці тому +10

      @@SMGJohn_Secondary what are you responding to?

    • @jenmdawg
      @jenmdawg 4 місяці тому +28

      I am unable to watch Discovery or History Channel etc because the music, sound effects and dumbing down along with repetitive script and over the top “news” voice are so inane.
      Give me “amateur” production where the creator is mindful of the intelligence and interest of their audience over advertisers any day.
      Yes, many get stuff wrong but I’ve learned so much from high quality commenters who correct, educate and explain things.
      YT is a great resource - we are lucky.

    • @erikmorse5089
      @erikmorse5089 4 місяці тому

      Yup cable networks stuff is now for kids and gamers and channel surfers it seems. After every commercial break we need a 2 minute "recap" for all the new arrivals. ugh. @@jenmdawg

    • @MrBlipman
      @MrBlipman 3 місяці тому +2

      I think Mentour uses Flight Sim 2020, or at least it looks like he does.

  • @Matt-mv5tt
    @Matt-mv5tt 5 місяців тому +97

    The very fact that the captain was late and didn't do anything to help with the pre-flight raised an immediate red flag. The sheer ignorance of the captain and the disregard for any SOP or safety protocols is astounding

  • @GGsDLo
    @GGsDLo 4 місяці тому +7

    I'm into my 4th video now, don't know how I got here, but you def earned a sub from me bcuz your channel doesn't "sensationalize" the crashes of the planes, however, you give real good insight into WHY and WHAT happened, and ofc it helps having your flight experience so that it proves you know what you're talking about, and thus makes the reviews of these air disasters way more interesting vs just the sensationalizing and shock value-only-seeking other channels. Well done! Great channel.

  • @ianoliverbailey6545
    @ianoliverbailey6545 3 місяці тому +1

    You're such a brilliant story-teller, filling every moment with intrigue and information. So compelling! Many thanks

  • @OvelNick
    @OvelNick 5 місяців тому +255

    "We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training."
    I'm not a pilot but it's a pretty damn good way to approach anything.

    • @rotaks1
      @rotaks1 3 місяці тому +5

    • @tylerbrown4483
      @tylerbrown4483 2 місяці тому +3

      Yes. Your only defense is unforced automatic rote mental and muscle memory in recognizing and responding to emergencies.
      If you have to think about it, you’re already behind.

    • @trouty7947
      @trouty7947 2 місяці тому +3

      Especially when you might only have tens of seconds at best before crashing, and maybe only a handful of seconds to actually do anything about it.

    • @snowdust5382
      @snowdust5382 2 місяці тому

      This is true with everything you do under any level of pressure

  • @nothoughtsjustphotosynthesis
    @nothoughtsjustphotosynthesis 5 місяців тому +188

    this is a perfect example of when to *not* simply defer to authority at work if that authority figure is behaving in a way you know is unsafe/unprofessional.

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  5 місяців тому +112

      Yep, but it’s a very hard thing to do sometimes.

    • @nothoughtsjustphotosynthesis
      @nothoughtsjustphotosynthesis 5 місяців тому +43

      @@MentourPilot 100%, I've failed to speak up a few times throughout my career, particularly at the start, when I saw superiors breaking rules/ ignoring protocol that we have in place for very good reasons. It felt daunting & I only work in hospitality, so I can't imagine how much more difficult that's got to be in a cockpit under so much stress! Now that I'm starting to manage a team, both the good & bad examples of CRM from your videos have actually been quite helpful for me, even though it's a different industry.

    • @Darkvirgo88xx
      @Darkvirgo88xx 5 місяців тому +14

      especially in the air because you dont know how they will react if you try to takeover. there have been so many accidents from pilots having a domineering personality. the general aviation King Air Crash in Addison was caused by this. it had a CVR and the pilot told his right seat pilot dont touch his controls and the right seat pilot actually recgonized that the throttles had crept back but did nothing and they stalled and spun into the hangar at the end of the runway killing them and the passengers.

    • @gideonwilke5309
      @gideonwilke5309 5 місяців тому

      Like wearing your seatbelt?

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому

      ​@@Darkvirgo88xx21:45 you are criticizing the male pilot for making mistakes but when female pilot is making mistakes then you are siding with her by giving lame justifications.......... Cut this gender discrimination against men

  • @DanaX09
    @DanaX09 Місяць тому +4

    You have taught us well Petter! As soon as you said “the purser stayed in the cockpit talking with the captain” we were all cringing and shaking our head, saying No! No! No!

  • @taylorgift2522
    @taylorgift2522 Місяць тому +2

    I lost you I couldn't find your channel I'm so happy I found you. Your my favorite person to listen to on planes

  • @Shyndree
    @Shyndree 5 місяців тому +565

    I'm shocked that the recommendations didn't include a serious condemnation of Air Algeria working culture. This blatant lack of protocol doesn't ever happen in an environment where it's not accepted. We all know that. This is why some airlines are just not worth the risk of flying with.

    • @Hans_R._Wahl
      @Hans_R._Wahl 5 місяців тому +10

      Yes, indeed.

    • @user-jb6hn1db8x
      @user-jb6hn1db8x 5 місяців тому +96

      Not much doubt that the macho attitude of the captain, made worse by Muslim culture, was at the root of this incident. It probably also accounts for Air Algeria not being criticised in this regard.

    • @dh88k
      @dh88k 5 місяців тому +24

      ​@@user-jb6hn1db8x Perhaps. There's a missing piece of the puzzle however, we don't know the content of the conversation between the captain and the purser. Before blaming muslim culture on an obvious breaking of protocols I would like to know if it was just a casual conversation or something more intense as either adversarial or solving company or personal issues. Breaking the sterile cockpit rule and botching the pre-fight check list happens in every culture, you combine that with an engine failure and you can have pretty bad day.

    • @mikolajtrzeciecki1188
      @mikolajtrzeciecki1188 5 місяців тому +54

      @@dh88k What personal issues are worth discussing when safety of 100 people is in question?

    • @BishopStars
      @BishopStars 5 місяців тому +40

      ​@@dh88kIt doesn't matter what they were discussing, nor whether they were Muslim.
      What does matter is that they didn't follow procedures regarding CRM, sterile cockpit, checklists, and switching controls.

  • @johnmahoney2218
    @johnmahoney2218 5 місяців тому +696

    I spent 42 years as a professional pilot, 24 years as a US Navy pilot, and 18 years as an airline pilot, trust me this guy is a professional and really does a great job explaining things to people with no experience or knowledge how to fly these very complex planes. You can believe what he says.

    • @beachem1
      @beachem1 5 місяців тому +16

      Thanks 🫡

    • @locks69
      @locks69 5 місяців тому +57

      I've been a pilot for 70+ years. Started flying professionally when I was 10 and joined the SAS when i was 18 as a pilot for 30 years then flew commercially for 30 more years and as a private pilot for the last 10 and i agree with you he does explain things well.

    • @privateer0561
      @privateer0561 5 місяців тому

      ​@@locks69Bullshit!

    • @Boss_Tanaka
      @Boss_Tanaka 5 місяців тому +54

      I spent my whole life as a professional pilot since i was born in the cockpit of a Sabena atr 72 during takeoff at Goteborg international. As my mother who was 1st officer at that time was incapacitated i had to take control since the captain was in the bathroom after a Mexican lunch.
      So I flew atr 72 during 16 years , 12 years in bombers gliders, 9 years as a drone operator for the France Armée de l’air and 3 years as a stewardess for Emirates after heavy surgery.
      Trust me You can believe what Mentour says.
      You can also believe me

    • @VergilAckerman
      @VergilAckerman 5 місяців тому +13

      not only for common viewer, but for a professional pilot Mentour's videos are of a huge help to become a better professional

  • @coreymulvey6141
    @coreymulvey6141 Місяць тому

    I really love how you explain things with very technical detail but in a way that a layman can completely understand.

  • @Jack777760
    @Jack777760 4 місяці тому +16

    As a retired UK IRE/TRE, I must congratulate you on the content and presentation of this piece. You obviously know your stuff:- "you have control."

  • @john_hind
    @john_hind 5 місяців тому +349

    The irony is that if the steward had been in the passenger cabin doing his job rather than distracting the pilots from doing theirs there'd likely have been sufficient cabin crew to do the seat belt check properly increasing the fatality rate to 100%.

    • @sargentoazul
      @sargentoazul 3 місяці тому +11

      they never shoot for perfection!

    • @oahuhawaii2141
      @oahuhawaii2141 3 місяці тому +18

      @sargentoazul: I was in an Istanbul carpet shop near the Blue Mosque. While watching the woman at the loom, the owner said they always weave in an imperfection because only God is perfect. He was proud that his past customers often took years of scanning their carpets to find the subtle flaw, such as a thread looped differently from the rest in a row.

    • @gauloiseguy
      @gauloiseguy 3 місяці тому +11

      ​@@oahuhawaii2141
      I've heard this before from a religious craftsman and didn't mention what I'm about to now out of respect.
      Assuming you're able to produce something perfect and leaving an imperfection on purpose might be a bit arrogant in and on itself.
      No disrespect meant, just a personal thought on those ethics. In a way I kind of like the silly ways we act to confirm our own beliefs.

    • @sukainaali8603
      @sukainaali8603 2 місяці тому +13

      If the steward had been doing his job the captain may not have been so unprepared which may have saved everyone.

    • @rooxie5658
      @rooxie5658 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@@oahuhawaii2141the product with the intended imperfection then becomes exactly what it was intended not to be. The product is perfect with an intended imperfection

  • @hikarikaguraenjoyer9918
    @hikarikaguraenjoyer9918 5 місяців тому +76

    That FO and the passengers didn’t deserve to have a such a reckless captain

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому

      21:45 you are criticizing the male pilot for making mistakes but when female pilot is making mistakes then you are siding with her by giving lame justifications.......... Cut this gender discrimination against men..

    • @ravinraven6913
      @ravinraven6913 Місяць тому +1

      she should have walked off when the captain was obviously not doing his job.

    • @shiftygirl6434
      @shiftygirl6434 21 день тому +3

      ​@Logicalsane The Captain was negligent and failed in every single step leading up to the crash. Gender has nothing to do with it.

  • @korn111685
    @korn111685 3 місяці тому +5

    I’m confident this is no surprise but you’re an excellent story teller. This is something we need more of in the world of constant mindless entertainment and “look at me” influencers.
    Thank you…!

  • @jacekmarcinkowski9995
    @jacekmarcinkowski9995 Місяць тому +1

    Generally I don't like posts about true catastrophies, but I 'm surprised by the highest quality presentation of events and balanced, factual commentary. Wonderful job!

  • @vintagelady1
    @vintagelady1 5 місяців тому +369

    The captain was a disrespectful, arrogant, the purser knew better, neither was doing their job. But the passengers & 3 remaining cabin crew deserved better than to have their lives in the hands of these 2 macho jerks. You weren't exaggerating when you said, "No excuse." As always, well analyzed & well presented.

    • @stuartd9741
      @stuartd9741 3 місяці тому +29

      I agree.
      Seems like the captain had little respect for the FO.
      So in the event not working as a team.

    • @LiFeeIsSMusicC
      @LiFeeIsSMusicC 3 місяці тому +22

      Why not call him alzo sexist. Lets be honest.

    • @LiFeeIsSMusicC
      @LiFeeIsSMusicC 3 місяці тому +6

      Why not call him alzo sexist. Lets be honest.

    • @j_117
      @j_117 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@@LiFeeIsSMusicC💯

    • @georgezee5173
      @georgezee5173 2 місяці тому +4

      Let's be honest here... It's their culture

  • @griffind2862
    @griffind2862 5 місяців тому +135

    Man I can never fathom how quickly these things happen. 14:12 pm authorized to line up and 14:15 pm for the dont sink is crazy

    • @peacenow42
      @peacenow42 5 місяців тому +1

      Right? one comment blames the woman pilot for not wrestling things back into control after the captain took back the controls at that bad time...like she even had time to.

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому

      21:45 you are criticizing the male pilot for making mistakes but when female pilot is making mistakes then you are siding with her by giving lame justifications.......... Cut this gender discrimination against men

    • @peacenow42
      @peacenow42 4 місяці тому +9

      your whining about so-called efforts to portray men as largely acting superior to women is beyond pathetic.@@Logicalsane

  • @AlMaksiki
    @AlMaksiki Місяць тому

    Thank you for the professional presentation and for the lack of useless distractions that other channels use, like background music.

  • @henrysithole3623
    @henrysithole3623 3 місяці тому +14

    Captain killed those people, and it seems the investigation didn't hold much responsible.
    This incident reminds me of similar incident, in South Africa where actually the situation was worse because the engine broke of. You narrated that incident as well. That incident was handled so well

  • @snazhound5827
    @snazhound5827 5 місяців тому +525

    Based on my own experiences including my own foibles, things rarely happen in isolation. I have no doubt that the captain had acted this way many times before. As with the First Officer, she appears to be a stickler for following verified best practices and check lists, for very good reasons. She deserved better. Cheers from Canada

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому +3

      21:45 you are criticizing the male pilot for making mistakes but when female pilot is making mistakes then you are siding with her by giving lame justifications.......... Cut this gender discrimination against men

    • @goosemelon8
      @goosemelon8 4 місяці тому +80

      ​@@Logicalsane .. Did you watch the video? It has nothing to do with gender.. cant tell if your comment was a joke or not

    • @ipadechen
      @ipadechen 4 місяці тому

      ​@@Logicalsane shoo, shoo, back to your incel dungeon!

    • @lt_johnmcclane
      @lt_johnmcclane 4 місяці тому

      @@LogicalsaneI spent just ten minutes browsing this comment section and I can already tell that you are a seriously unhinged person. Get some help

    • @lelouchvibritannia4028
      @lelouchvibritannia4028 4 місяці тому +58

      Found the incel. ​@@Logicalsane

  • @FutureSystem738
    @FutureSystem738 5 місяців тому +594

    Thanks Petter, what a sad, totally avoidable accident. As a 30k hour (retired) Boeing captain, I’m appalled at the behaviour of the captain literally from long before they ever shut the doors.

    • @Dave-bq6gy
      @Dave-bq6gy 5 місяців тому +16

      Totally agree with you! Thankfully, almost all airline pilots/officers are the epitome of professionalism.

    • @user-ju9hp2rh6c
      @user-ju9hp2rh6c 5 місяців тому +12

      SInce you are a pilot maybe you can tell me the reason why the female pilot had to ask for captain's permission to retract the landing gear. Why hasn't she just done it? Heck, she had already given him the command earlier and received no response, so at this point wasn't it common sense to just lift up the gear lever herself? This one simple action just might have recovered the plane from a stall and possibly saved it.

    • @c.s.4273
      @c.s.4273 4 місяці тому +13

      ​​​@@user-ju9hp2rh6cGood question.
      She needed to immediately initiate the engine failure on takeoff procedure, which all pilots should have memorized: reduce the pitch angle to maintain V2 (takeoff safety speed), raise the landing gear, increase thrust on the remaining engine, and use the rudder to counter the yaw.
      *Nothing* of all this was done by her, so the captain was forced to take over the control five seconds after the engine failure.
      But she didn't let go the yoke pulling up as she was not even in control of herself - she freaked out. That is the answer to your question. She was impaired, incapacitated by her fear, by her panic.

    • @benjaminvadodelbosque2471
      @benjaminvadodelbosque2471 4 місяці тому +3

      @@c.s.4273 Thank you for writing this. Anyone ought to have been able to read the glaring in-between-the-lines, on this story. Something went wrong, she freaked out, and the commanding officer was forced to try to save them. "What's going on?!?!" ("Jesus, take the wheel")
      The captain is saying "take your hands off the yoke" so that he can try to save their lives, and she is saying, in her craze (and for the microphones' sake), "I did, I already did". Who knows whether she was pulling back on the controls? Mentour Pilot? Or, the man sitting next to her, looking at her hands on his controls, and trying to save 100 souls?

    • @krashd
      @krashd 4 місяці тому +6

      @@c.s.4273Is that you, Algeria? You cheeky little country!

  • @mtktkt3773
    @mtktkt3773 Місяць тому

    Thank you for your amazing videos. I really respect you and I respect all pilots and crew members. You guys save so many lives, help us travel across worlds and have to go through so much training, I can't imagine the pressure and stress of that. Thank you for this amazing detailed video.❤

  • @geoffreyparker926
    @geoffreyparker926 Місяць тому

    Yes! I often do. When I know the standard of the videos is normally high, because I often forget to do so when the video ends and I start looking for another topic to investigate! But only if I have viewed the channel frequently: never on a first viewing, or even the first five to ten.Mentour's videos are professional and really excellent. This standard is very rare indeed. He is a great guy! Brilliant analyses and elucidation of events.

  • @jetporter
    @jetporter 5 місяців тому +81

    In approximately 25,000 hrs of flying, I have had the amazing good fortune of never having experienced a full engine failure, and only a few inflight shutdowns. Of course every six months I have the opportunity to experience this exact scenario in the simulator, as do all pilots. Still, in the back of my mind I always wonder: "how well will I perform when this happens in real life?" I think about it often. The only way to make sure you don't end up like this guy is to always be prepared. It's obvious from the lead-up that this captain had lost his passion for his job and his interest in professionalism, and was just trying to get through another boring day at work. Flying for a living can be tedious. The real effort is in not allowing that to erode your sense of duty, which is what clearly had happened to this pilot.

    • @bobtaylor170
      @bobtaylor170 5 місяців тому +13

      If I were a billionaire I'd hire you to be the pilot of my jet.

    • @tomriley5790
      @tomriley5790 5 місяців тому +9

      I think it's clear the pilot had mentally only prepared for a successful takeoff and had no consideration that there might be a problem, mentally completely unprepared to deal with anything - all the more remarkable for a near MTOW takeoff in the desert....

    • @meneldal
      @meneldal 5 місяців тому +9

      You know it's going to happen during the simulator so you can mentally prepare (even if they try to trick you and not saying you which simulator session would have it, you know it is a very real possibility). But on a properly maintained aircraft, it is rare enough that you can do your whole career without facing the problem, so preparing for the real deal is always much harder. Everyone wants to be Sully in this situation, but the truth is we never know before it actually happens.

    • @jetporter
      @jetporter 5 місяців тому +7

      @@meneldal I agree. You can be a rock star when you know it's going to happen. The real mystery is how we'll stay composed when it's the real deal.

    • @speedbird300
      @speedbird300 5 місяців тому +7

      1. AVIATE = fly the wing.
      I don’t understand holding the pitch through decaying speed and stick shaker. Even if I’m now a glider the last thing I want to do is stall and depart.

  • @pleasespellchimerical7202
    @pleasespellchimerical7202 5 місяців тому +769

    Without fail, the most disturbing aviation accidents are those where a lack of respect on one crew member's part towards their colleagues leads to tragedies like this. I have a feeling the FO had faced extensive sexism in her career, but either way, this lack of respect by the captain led to this tragedy. Surprised the investigation didn't do a comprehensive look at the culture of the company, because things like this are usually not one-offs. If someone is allowed to behave this way, they've likely been unchecked for a while.

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  5 місяців тому +163

      I agree

    • @janegrey9978
      @janegrey9978 5 місяців тому +28

      @@MentourPilot Did you ever speak up for the women who were harassed by the former chief pilot at your own airline?

    • @arun120977
      @arun120977 5 місяців тому +14

      @@janegrey9978 Probably not.

    • @YuriyShalak
      @YuriyShalak 5 місяців тому +33

      I wrote my comment before reading this. While totally agree on the subject, I believe that you're too cautious. It is not about the culture of the company. It is about the culture of the society.

    • @peacenow42
      @peacenow42 5 місяців тому +7

      AGREED...this happens in all cultures (disrespect for colleagues based on many reasons)@@YuriyShalak

  • @jonm4324
    @jonm4324 Місяць тому

    First time seeing one of your vids, and I have to say that this has to be one of the best explained story I have ever seen! Great Job!

  • @littlebanshee
    @littlebanshee Місяць тому +2

    I know one survived but these stories make me very sad. So many lives gone so fast, my heart goes out to their loved ones.

  • @guillermoolivera7086
    @guillermoolivera7086 5 місяців тому +211

    As a 737 intructor, all of that make me think about company safety culture, quality of training, and captain´s training records and professional attitude for fliyng.

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  5 місяців тому +9

      True

    • @Terrorrai1
      @Terrorrai1 3 місяці тому +16

      and perhaps a pinch of mysagony

    • @malcolmwhite6588
      @malcolmwhite6588 2 місяці тому +9

      Back in the day as a private pilot, I set in numerous commercial jet jump seats for departure and climb out However, in every case as the crew were starting to prepare the cockpit, the captain always turned around and said : at this point, unless you were to spot something immediately hazardous, which you need to alert us to straightaway, you must now be 100% quiet until we’re in the cruise.

    • @guillermoolivera7086
      @guillermoolivera7086 2 місяці тому

      Yep. "Not speak until spoken " is other of the golden rules for a jumpseat rider🤐@@malcolmwhite6588

    • @kendrahows6987
      @kendrahows6987 2 місяці тому +3

      Ok I have a question, if there is a captain or any other flight personnel that's dosen't show to thier Briefings, how do airlines handle that? Delay the flight? Repermands? Replacement before the flight? Cancel flight? Because in my opinion, im not a plot but I am a truck driver. We have many thing that we do similar to airlines. We do act as our own frist and captain. We do our per trips. We route plan, figure out fuel need distance. And in our driving we must monitor our vehicles. Somthing happens we must frist get the vehicle under control then safety stop or diagnose the problem. We also have to safety protect the motoring public. Driver who don't do this have accidents and can lose their jobs. If I was this frist officer I probably would have delayed the flight and made an inquiry to my company because of the neglect of the captain. They are a team and must be on the same page.

  • @Powerranger-le4up
    @Powerranger-le4up 5 місяців тому +199

    Once I heard that the sterile cockpit rule was being violated, I knew something bad was going to happen.

    • @wbfaulk
      @wbfaulk 5 місяців тому +36

      I kinda suspected when the video went up. Very few of these videos follow the plot of "the airplane took off, experienced an uneventful flight, and landed safely at its destination".

    • @KenFullman
      @KenFullman 5 місяців тому +9

      But then, EVERY flight featured on this channel has something bad happen. He's hardly going to make an entire video about a flight that went without incident.🤣

    • @SadisticSenpai61
      @SadisticSenpai61 5 місяців тому +22

      I began to suspect unprofessional behavior on the part of the captain once I heard that he didn't show up right away and instead the first officer had to do all the preflight checks by herself. And it just kept getting worse from there.

    • @BrettonFerguson
      @BrettonFerguson 5 місяців тому +8

      When I saw Mentor Pilot made a video about this flight, I knew something bad was going to happen.

    • @LegoLad659
      @LegoLad659 5 місяців тому +14

      @@KenFullman That would be a great April Fools' day video, though

  • @pegggymallis324
    @pegggymallis324 2 місяці тому +1

    Not changing staff is a big one. Like you said, pilot took control over a situation he wasn't comfortable with. When I was in OR I stayed there. No breaks or lunch because I wanted my control plan and people like to play with anesthetic anything

  • @afihaileywibowo1095
    @afihaileywibowo1095 Місяць тому

    Captain, this is a very good video with very clear explanation, both visual and from you. Thank you.

  • @freas8520
    @freas8520 5 місяців тому +53

    Yes! "Sterile cockpit" is the word I use in my line of work as an NDT technician, thanks to this channel. When operating X-ray equipment we need to concentrate in order not to irradiate each other.

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому

      21:45 you are criticizing the male pilot for making mistakes but when female pilot is making mistakes then you are siding with her by giving lame justifications.......... Cut this gender discrimination against men

  • @BillPalmer
    @BillPalmer 5 місяців тому +348

    Before you consider that the way to survive an accident is to not fasten your seatbelt, consider that the ONLY people killed in the Asiana 214 accident (777 SFO) were the ones that had not fastened their seatbelts and ended up ejected from the airplane - one being run over by a fire truck.
    Fasten your Seat Belts!

    • @f.stewart286
      @f.stewart286 5 місяців тому +21

      At least two who fell 1000s of feet from an aircraft disaster were strapped to their seats, Vesna Vulovic & Juliane Koepske.

    • @clintonwilcox4690
      @clintonwilcox4690 5 місяців тому +72

      Yes, it's really no different from being in a car. Occasionally not fastening their seat belt has saved a life in a car accident, but it's much more common for seat belts to save lives than to be a reason someone dies. So it's better to always have your seat belt fastened.

    • @f.stewart286
      @f.stewart286 5 місяців тому +14

      @@clintonwilcox4690 Friends of mine, at the beginning of a relationship, were involved in an accident slow speed but sufficient to hurl them through the windscreen with the front seats squashed under the car roof. They attributed not wearing a seat belt (then a new requirement) to saving them. But not something that will always happen as they were not travelling at great speed. Their relationship became long-term & gave rise to two great kids.

    • @coasteyscoasteys4150
      @coasteyscoasteys4150 5 місяців тому +9

      ​@@f.stewart286
      Why would the seats rip off the floor if it was slow speed?
      Seems like high speed or a truck hitting them with force

    • @clintonwilcox4690
      @clintonwilcox4690 5 місяців тому +14

      @@f.stewart286 Your comment completely misses the point of the entire conversation. Wearing a seat belt is safer than not wearing a seat belt. I was involved in a car crash that could have been fatal for all involved had we not been wearing seat belts. Being hurled through glass is a dangerous endeavor no matter what the cause. It was probably a minor miracle that your friends weren't killed. And their relationship may have become long-term even without the accident. Plenty of relationships do.

  • @elpaso3303
    @elpaso3303 29 днів тому +3

    The capitate lady was one of my relatives very experienced unfortunately we lost her with other passengers

    • @elpaso3303
      @elpaso3303 29 днів тому

      With others passengers and the crew

    • @bonesawready378
      @bonesawready378 13 днів тому

      experienced but did nothing to prevent the crash

  • @camillejohnson7035
    @camillejohnson7035 3 місяці тому +1

    Mentor pilot ALWAYS presents an excellent program, but sadly ending with disastrous loss of lives. Continue with your good work in reporting all these careless actions.

  • @flyeagle320
    @flyeagle320 5 місяців тому +20

    It will boil anybody blood who is watching this video . Because i have never seen such a careless captain like this who was his in his own lala land at critical phase of flight . Thank you captain for bringing this . Even though without seat belt that guy was saved . Seat belt should be wore while in flight

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  5 місяців тому +3

      Absolutely

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому

      21:45 you are criticizing the male pilot for making mistakes but when female pilot is making mistakes then you are siding with her by giving lame justifications.......... Cut this gender discrimination against men..

  • @georgemartin1436
    @georgemartin1436 5 місяців тому +11

    When things become routine, that's when the checklist becomes even more important.

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  5 місяців тому +7

      Yep! Complacency is the enemy of safety

  • @genkestrel7254
    @genkestrel7254 2 місяці тому +7

    I'm a medical technician and I fly domestically maybe once or twice every year. I've never really been especially interested in aviation and flight studies, though I did become utterly engrossed in the amazing survival story of Juliane Koepcke. She survived a plane crash and wandered/swam injured in the Amazon rainforest/waterbodies for ten days until she was found. I read her personal account which is an incredibly fascinating and heart touching account of what happened. I am finding myself more and more interested in your channel. Thank you so much. I really enjoy listening to you!

  • @jmrotsaert
    @jmrotsaert 3 місяці тому +1

    Absolutely love your videos. Thank you for doing them, I love them and always learn something that I can use in my TBM. Not sure this matters at all, you decide: In the US we say RWY 2, not 02. Please keep doing these, I LOVE them

  • @dmitriyzhurba804
    @dmitriyzhurba804 5 місяців тому +15

    Videos like this serve as a reminder that, no matter what your job or profession is, it is important to show up to work with the mindset of being a professional. Know what you’re doing, and do it like your life or your family’s life depend on it. So many of these videos highlight just what happens when people don’t take their job seriously.

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому

      21:45 you are criticizing the male pilot for making mistakes but when female pilot is making mistakes then you are siding with her by giving lame justifications.......... Cut this gender discrimination against men..

  • @veenarasika1778
    @veenarasika1778 5 місяців тому +78

    Thanks for covering this. I didn't know of this incident. My blood boiled, too. Utter dereliction of duty by both the captain and purser. Passengers, please always fasten your seatbelts, especially during landing and take off. The " luck" that favored this conscript may not favor you. Think of the young lady who was thrown during the Asiana crash at SFO.

    • @Hans_R._Wahl
      @Hans_R._Wahl 5 місяців тому +6

      Yes, indeed.

    • @InventorZahran
      @InventorZahran 5 місяців тому +9

      That purser should've left the cockpit when the pilots needed to start their briefing!

    • @NicolaW72
      @NicolaW72 5 місяців тому +5

      @@InventorZahran Yes, absolutely. He acted as unprofessional as the Captain.

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому

      21:45 you are criticizing the male pilot for making mistakes but when female pilot is making mistakes then you are siding with her by giving lame justifications.......... Cut this gender discrimination against men

  • @pavelzee69
    @pavelzee69 Місяць тому

    Fantastic presentation. As cabin crew it reinforces the importance of following all our procedures.

  • @kingzoo1743
    @kingzoo1743 18 днів тому

    Wow I am surprised how detailed this video is I love these videos keep up the work man!

  • @TinBryn
    @TinBryn 5 місяців тому +102

    One aspect about the sterile cockpit concept that I really like is that it implied times when it isn't sterile, acknowledging that pilots are human and want to have casual conversations, but also making it clear when they have to put such conversations off until later. Unfortunately this captain and Purser didn't fulfil their part of that bargain.

    • @yackawaytube
      @yackawaytube 3 місяці тому +1

      Pilots can have casual conversations, but not during take-off and landing, the two most crucial time periods. Take-off lasts 2 minutes. Casual conversations can wait for 2 minutes. This captain simply didn't care about safety.

    • @nofurtherwest3474
      @nofurtherwest3474 3 місяці тому

      I'm guessing cultural dynamics were at play. Arabic culture is... let's just say it... misogynistic. And this created a very bad communication dynamic.
      Similar to the age dynamic in Korean culture which caused a huge plane crash, which afterwards Delta made their Korean pilots only speak English at work.

  • @hebarefis6304
    @hebarefis6304 5 місяців тому +167

    I'm Algerian and i had no idea about this catastrophe 😢 it was so unfortunate. Thank you for taking time to explain , efforts appreciated... Love and peace from Algeria 🇩🇿❤

    • @ZZ-vl5nd
      @ZZ-vl5nd 5 місяців тому +18

      ممكن لأنك صغير في السن. انا اتذكر يوم الحادثة في الاخبار عام 2003، أيامها كنت في الثانوية، خاصة أنه طيارة كانت من أوائل النساء اللي يطيروا. ربي يرحمهم

    • @felicitybywater8012
      @felicitybywater8012 5 місяців тому +7

      Love and peace from Australia ❤

    • @hebarefis6304
      @hebarefis6304 5 місяців тому +1

      @@felicitybywater8012 i appreciate it ❤️

    • @hebarefis6304
      @hebarefis6304 5 місяців тому +6

      @@ZZ-vl5nd حتى ولو يعني ، على الأقل نكون عرفت ولا سمعت بيها من قبل خصوصا انو انا نتابع هاد القصص مليح و من زمان ❤️ شكرا على التعليق

    • @Assia131
      @Assia131 5 місяців тому +3

      I'm 23 yo also Algerian and I've never heard of it

  • @rebokfleetfoot
    @rebokfleetfoot Місяць тому +1

    learning to fly and very much value these videos, thank you!

  • @dunuth
    @dunuth 2 місяці тому +1

    Dude! I tried to watch some "official" documentary about an aviation accident recently. They are worthless.
    Petter and Kelsey spoiled me forever! Such higher quality in all respects from narration to editing, expertise, balance of accuracy and detail... There are many others, too. It's fascinating how much better than the TV networks these people are!

  • @bluepotato1354
    @bluepotato1354 5 місяців тому +134

    I've already seen every video on the channel so I'm very excited for this new one! The analysis is always so good and factual, while still considering the human loss. I really really appreciate the lack of unnecessary dramatics

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  5 місяців тому +22

      Glad you like them!

    • @6teezkid
      @6teezkid 5 місяців тому +15

      Same here!! When I first ran into Mentour Pilot, I binged on so many every day.

    • @ForcefighterX2
      @ForcefighterX2 5 місяців тому +9

      I am getting there. I have watched multipled other aviation channels, but this one is the best! I love his informative and analytic videos! 🙂

    • @originaljazzgirl
      @originaljazzgirl 5 місяців тому +6

      I agree, this one is the best!@@ForcefighterX2

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому

      ​@@originaljazzgirl21:45 you are criticizing the male pilot for making mistakes but when female pilot is making mistakes then you are siding with her by giving lame justifications.......... Cut this gender discrimination against men

  • @crapaud79
    @crapaud79 5 місяців тому +18

    This is like watching Air Crash Investigations minus all the needless over-explanation and dramatization... Perfect

  • @aidanfocused6207
    @aidanfocused6207 3 місяці тому

    My 2nd video, and you have definitely earned a subscriber. Great work :)

  • @martinmukonje6739
    @martinmukonje6739 4 місяці тому

    Very well put together documentary, thank you 😊❤

  • @NgoziEbenezer
    @NgoziEbenezer 5 місяців тому +52

    Good day, mentour pilot. I just want to say a big thank you for these well researched stories that are told with unparalleled thoroughness and finesse. I am a West African and although the airline industry is but a fledgling business, there are many accidents and incidents which have not been properly explained as you do on this channel, I would love to hear and watch you talk about them so that we also in our subregion and other subregions of Africa can learn from them. Thank you very much.

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  5 місяців тому +23

      Sure! Send me the final reports on petter@mentourpilot.com and I’ll have a look

    • @NgoziEbenezer
      @NgoziEbenezer 5 місяців тому +8

      Very well sir, I will search for them.

    • @malcolmwhite6588
      @malcolmwhite6588 5 місяців тому +7

      @@MentourPilot I often enjoy reading people‘s comments, almost as much as your top-quality well researched videos. Obviously, a huge number of us appreciate the massive effort and commitment you put into them, especially ,as a number of people comment , with your busy life is a line pilot ,training, captain and busy husband and father. Thanks heaps.🎉😊❤

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому

      ​@@NgoziEbenezer21:45 you are criticizing the male pilot for making mistakes but when female pilot is making mistakes then you are siding with her by giving lame justifications.......... Cut this gender discrimination against men

  • @Oetti
    @Oetti 5 місяців тому +27

    2nd espresso in hand, on the couch in my office, UA-cam on the TV on the wall opposite me, as the late November sunrise warms up Northern California just after this video’s launch…from one pilot to another, THANK YOU Petter for your work as a pilot and UA-camr!

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  5 місяців тому +5

      Thank YOU for being here, appreciating and interacting 💕
      Have a lovely Saturday

    • @ronjones-6977
      @ronjones-6977 5 місяців тому +1

      Ah, another fan of Blancolirio, I hope? Gotta love mid-60s weather after Thanksgiving.

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому

      21:45 you are criticizing the male pilot for making mistakes but when female pilot is making mistakes then you are siding with her by giving lame justifications.......... Cut this gender discrimination against men

  • @larissa7910
    @larissa7910 Місяць тому +2

    The importance of the pilots briefing is comparable with the importance of doctors and other health care professionals briefing the arriving staff before the beginning of a new shift: if you neglect it, later on your patient status may deteriorate and you may be late to do something, because now you have to look for the possible causes of the problem yourself and it can cost you and the patient a precious, vital time - while if you had listened, you'd be more alert to any subtle changes, and you'd possible have time to prevent any further worsening of the situation. The same with pilots: if you know before hand what's different, what's critical and what's a potential problem, you are more mentally equiped to deal with it things getting out of order. And in both cases, unpreparedness can cost lives.
    Ps. Please forgive any misspellings or grammar mistakes, English is not my first language.

  • @kildareire
    @kildareire 27 днів тому

    Would love to see the opposite of these videos: heroic pilots who saved everyone in a tricky situation. Or how the lessons learned from a previous accident saved everyone in another flight. Great videos but the stories make me very sad. Keep up the great work.

  • @crazynx870
    @crazynx870 5 місяців тому +51

    Wow that was a very interesting video! The man who survived and the 3 people who were not able to get on the flight are extremely lucky.

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  5 місяців тому +6

      Indeed they are.

    • @mjbl1787
      @mjbl1787 5 місяців тому +1

      The conscript must thank his lucky stars daily. I wonder if he ever thinks, "man I should probably not go on any more planes after I cheated death. But I guess statistically he unlikely to ever be in another crash.@@MentourPilot

    • @dmatech
      @dmatech 5 місяців тому +1

      True, but I don't think the lesson to be learned is that you shouldn't buckle your seatbelt. You're far more likely to be saved by it.

    • @CieloNotturno86
      @CieloNotturno86 5 місяців тому

      ​@@dmatechyes, he was indeed lucky to be alive, but I feel that "maybe I'll get violently thrown out of a crashing plane" isn't a good survival plan. He could have easily died from the injuries.

  • @joecrammond6221
    @joecrammond6221 5 місяців тому +16

    watching this video with quite a few sighs of disbelief listening to the captain's actions or lack of actions prior to take off, at least the first officer was doing her best to maintain standard operating procedures

    • @SuND4a1
      @SuND4a1 5 місяців тому +8

      Well, she should have called out her co-worker. But this is difficult, especially if the work culture discourage this kind of high standard expectations.

    • @MentourPilot
      @MentourPilot  5 місяців тому +7

      Yeah, this was a hugely frustrating video to research and do.

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому

      21:45 you are criticizing the male pilot for making mistakes but when female pilot is making mistakes then you are siding with her by giving lame justifications.......... Cut this gender discrimination against men

  • @mladendizdar2508
    @mladendizdar2508 Місяць тому

    Great video! I'm new to your channel, and I find your analysis and explanations highly useful an interesting. Since I work as a TV director and I like a good true story, I would love to see your analysis on flight JAT 367. Keep up the good job.

  • @burton48
    @burton48 4 місяці тому +3

    I am enormously impressed by the high volume of research and time needed to produce these videos. You are an experienced pilot and obviously have great love of and a passion for aviation. Thanks so much for these informative and valuable videos which I am sure your fellow pilots study and respect.

  • @keinlieb3818
    @keinlieb3818 5 місяців тому +114

    Sad thing is you know this wasn't the first time the CPT had done something like this being this casual about letting the purser into the cockpit during takeoff. He's probably let others in there as well during landing as well and it probably went unreported for various different reasons. If you're part of the flight crew and you see things like this, I hope you report it before it turns into another avoidable accident.

    • @Fig.220S
      @Fig.220S 5 місяців тому +4

      Very perceptive, keinlieb. No doubt you are correct. Such dangerous people are to be found elsewhere in life than the cockpit, too.

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому

      21:45 you are criticizing the male pilot for making mistakes but when female pilot is making mistakes then you are siding with her by giving lame justifications.......... Cut this gender discrimination against men..

    • @keinlieb3818
      @keinlieb3818 4 місяці тому +1

      @@Logicalsane lol troll on

  • @matthewsellers82
    @matthewsellers82 5 місяців тому +97

    One of the hardest things for pilots to learn is to realise that being in control does not necessarily mean being on the controls. This is why most airlines insist pilots take it in turn to fly and to monitor, it is also where training and simulators are so useful.

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому

      21:45 you are criticizing the male pilot for making mistakes but when female pilot is making mistakes then you are siding with her by giving lame justifications.......... Cut this gender discrimination against men

  • @MaxSafeheaD
    @MaxSafeheaD 4 місяці тому +1

    Oooh, 🤦🏼‍♂️just as you intuited, my skin started to crawl just as you said 😞 I still was hoping for something less than the total disaster that resulted. Thoughts with all the families 😞

  • @lostintranslation7652
    @lostintranslation7652 2 місяці тому

    Wow! Speaking about major violations of safety procedures... I am speechless and sorry for the victims and their families.

  • @goldenageofdinosaurs7192
    @goldenageofdinosaurs7192 5 місяців тому +46

    Man, this one is frustrating. Complacency can be so dangerous to an airline pilot. Unfortunately, no one was ready to stand up & say something, which may have helped get the pilot out of his own way😞

  • @rickdavid1795
    @rickdavid1795 4 місяці тому +9

    I built JT-8’s for 10 years.
    Those engines are very dependable, obviously the boroscope inspections hadn’t been accomplished

    • @oahuhawaii2141
      @oahuhawaii2141 3 місяці тому

      Perhaps the cracks or fractures weren't visible, and require specialized tools to detect. The famous crash in Sioux City had a component with an imperceptible fracture.

  • @84homey
    @84homey Місяць тому +2

    As a professional instructor myself - though in the Technology industry, not anything to do with flying aircraft - I have found that PERSONALITY (ethics, attitude, team work, personal responsibility, communication, etc) is equally important to EXPERTIZE (process knowledge (best practice), product/technical knowledge (how things work), domain knowledge (for example airport and weather conditions in this case), specific skills, and specific experience), especially in leadership roles (as this Captain clearly was) because leaders tend to be in positions of authority and so their errors are likely to have far more profound results. Obviously what's needed is a combination of both characteristics, but in my experience the PERSONALITY side can sometimes be overlooked or at least under played.

  • @jasonboisseau409
    @jasonboisseau409 5 місяців тому +151

    So the captain decided to take control of the airplane only to run it right into ground. Such an avoidable accident. I feel bad for the first officer. She was the only person prepared for that situation and the controls were literally taken away from her.

    • @LootBoxyt
      @LootBoxyt 5 місяців тому +7

      Captain has the final say but it’s always not the right say I agree

    • @Aint_no_senators_son
      @Aint_no_senators_son 5 місяців тому +15

      ​@@LootBoxyt
      What about his victims he murdered? Where is their say?

    • @gumby2241
      @gumby2241 5 місяців тому +3

      @@Aint_no_senators_son murdered? that's absurd.

    • @ligmasack9038
      @ligmasack9038 5 місяців тому +2

      @@Aint_no_senators_son He only "Neglegently Homidided" them; not Murdered. Try learning the difference!

    • @mediocreman2
      @mediocreman2 5 місяців тому +1

      There is no guarantee she would have done any better. She still didn't know what the issue was, and still hadn't noticed the gear bring up.

  • @taramichelle2972
    @taramichelle2972 5 місяців тому +32

    Another great break down of this terrible accident, I read about this during my training and my instructor highlighted the importance of keeping a sterile cockpit and focusing on following the procedure without distraction. As you kept saying as the purser and pilot chatted ignoring the correct procedure, I felt my frustration rising.

    • @Logicalsane
      @Logicalsane 4 місяці тому

      21:45 you are criticizing the male pilot for making mistakes but when female pilot is making mistakes then you are siding with her by giving lame justifications.......... Cut this gender discrimination against men..

  • @sebastianforbes1
    @sebastianforbes1 4 місяці тому +3

    the only survivor wasn't wearing a seat belt - what are the odds of that ?

  • @pearldragon6508
    @pearldragon6508 3 місяці тому +4

    The First Officer was the only one of that crew actually trying to DO anything - and had already been doing everything since the plane waiting on the tarmac to the takeoff. And you just *know* that if this flight had come down in one piece and all survived, the captain would have immediately blamed the FO, probably adding in 'female hysterics'. Poor woman. My heart breaks for her and all the passengers who died 😥😥 THe captain and the purser also did not deserve to die, but they REALLY let everyone down with such shoddy and arrogant attitudes to, oh, Idk - THEIR JOBS??!!