EMERGENCY EVACUATION | Aborted Takeoff at Philadelphia

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  • @VASAviation
    @VASAviation  8 місяців тому +248

    At this time the cause of the rejected takeoff and evacuation is still unknown to me. I haven't found any related information to this incident beyond "mechanical issues". If you have more info, please post it here. Thanks.
    **UPDATED WITH YOUR COMMENTS: The cabin rapidly filled with smoke and the aircraft needed to evacuate immediately.

    • @aviation_nut
      @aviation_nut 8 місяців тому +75

      I may be going off rumors and unsubstantiated claims, but it sounds like there was smoke in the cockpit and/or cabin, requiring an immediate evacuation on the runway. It would make sense if the pilots needed to turn off radios in the event of an electrical fire (or the avionics even stopped working after the aircraft came to a stop) explaining the lack of radio calls.

    • @mfs10131
      @mfs10131 8 місяців тому +2

      When was the exact date and time of the incident?

    • @claudest-gelais8456
      @claudest-gelais8456 8 місяців тому +31

      It was reported on another site that the cabin was filling with smoke rapidly. Source of smoke unknown at this time. I guess that's why the crew didn't have time to communicate that info to the tower as they were surely busy powering everything down.

    • @VASAviation
      @VASAviation  8 місяців тому +13

      @@mfs10131 Oct 15th, around 01:00Z

    • @VASAviation
      @VASAviation  8 місяців тому +10

      makes perfect sense to me, thanks. @@aviation_nut

  • @GarryWan666
    @GarryWan666 7 місяців тому +69

    2:43 The happiest “Hello” in the entire aviation history

  • @benjambreeg
    @benjambreeg 8 місяців тому +132

    the "hello" to the qatari was so pleasant lol

  • @EpicFool1
    @EpicFool1 8 місяців тому +151

    From AV herald "They couldn't taxi back to the terminal because the cabin quickly filled with smoke and had to immediately exit. They also emergency exited onto the wings."

    • @jonathanbott87
      @jonathanbott87 8 місяців тому +7

      Well at least there weren't any slides to replace

    • @ghostrider-be9ek
      @ghostrider-be9ek 8 місяців тому

      @@jonathanbott87 no, the slides would have been auto deployed as they are armed

    • @nickathans4949
      @nickathans4949 8 місяців тому +6

      @@ghostrider-be9ekCRJ’s don’t have slides

    • @ghostrider-be9ek
      @ghostrider-be9ek 8 місяців тому

      @@nickathans4949 oh, they expect 70 year olds to jump off the wings? LOL

    • @perkinscurry8665
      @perkinscurry8665 8 місяців тому +24

      Hey! I'm 76 and I can damn well jump off of a wing if I have to. We're not all old geezers! @@ghostrider-be9ek

  • @aluc8rd465
    @aluc8rd465 8 місяців тому +123

    not sure why, but you can hear the panic creeping into the pilots voice. something happened about 1:30

  • @moomae1
    @moomae1 8 місяців тому +202

    Got to be bad when you don't have time to tell the tower you are evacuting. Scary

    • @repatch43
      @repatch43 8 місяців тому +3

      Absolutely

    • @Ali_ON3
      @Ali_ON3 7 місяців тому

      Yups😮

    • @EdOeuna
      @EdOeuna 7 місяців тому

      It should be in the checklist.

    • @repatch43
      @repatch43 7 місяців тому +16

      @@EdOeuna The safety of your passengers and yourself are paramount. Sounds like this was a case of smoke filling the cabin, waiting an additional 30 seconds to make a call COULD means one's life. At that point 'doing a checklist' if FAR down the priority list.
      And it's not like the controller didn't know SOMETHING was going on? He knew a plane was stopped on the runway, that's enough to shut down the runway, and no response from the plane means you roll trucks. The pilot making a call wouldn't really have changed anything in regards to the actions of the controller.

    • @EdOeuna
      @EdOeuna 7 місяців тому +1

      @@repatch43 - is that what they teach you at your airline? At mine you’d be in serious trouble if you don’t follow SOP and checklists, regardless of smoke.

  • @Tortuguita117
    @Tortuguita117 8 місяців тому +212

    probably a spider in the cockpit

    • @VASAviation
      @VASAviation  8 місяців тому +47

      That would definitely be a really good reason for some pilots I know :D

    • @katiobrien7854
      @katiobrien7854 8 місяців тому +6

      😆😆😆😆

    • @zinussan50
      @zinussan50 8 місяців тому +6

      Hahaha 😂😂😂

    • @nosuchanimal6947
      @nosuchanimal6947 8 місяців тому +8

      well, considering that that's one of the signs of an imminent fire in the cockpit, i'd say the pilots made the right call!

    • @feynthefallen
      @feynthefallen 8 місяців тому +1

      Or maybe a Karen in the galley...

  • @spelldaddy5386
    @spelldaddy5386 8 місяців тому +79

    A commenter on avherald claims that they were on that aircraft, and the cabin filled with smoke. Not mentioned in this audio clip is that passengers evacuated onto the wings, as well as by the stairs

    • @VASAviation
      @VASAviation  8 місяців тому +16

      Thanks for the information

    • @AthosRac
      @AthosRac 8 місяців тому +4

      That explain the evac. ty

    • @jonathanbott87
      @jonathanbott87 8 місяців тому +3

      I wonder if they were disappointed they didn't get to use any slides 😂

    • @spelldaddy5386
      @spelldaddy5386 8 місяців тому +15

      @@jonathanbott87 I don't think the CRJ has slides... the wings are low enough to the ground to jump off, and the front has built in stairs. There are only four doors total iirc (2 front and two wing)

    • @ThePlumAbides
      @ThePlumAbides 8 місяців тому +8

      Damn Phillies fans burning everything

  • @DylanClarkSallee
    @DylanClarkSallee 8 місяців тому +67

    I'm surprised they didn't immediately stop all ground movement with passengers reported on tarmac. Regardless, even without a pilot radio call reporting the deplaning, seems like a good job all around! Better to get everyone out ASAP then waste time.

    • @Geoff69420
      @Geoff69420 8 місяців тому +18

      You don't necessarily need to close the entire airfield due to an emergency deplaning, just the general vicinity of the emergency aircraft. That is why 9L was closed, but not the taxiways or the other runways.

    • @NttrrBttrr
      @NttrrBttrr 5 місяців тому +1

      Flight attendants and passengers frequently start evacuating without being instructed to.

  • @cheukheiauyeung2975
    @cheukheiauyeung2975 7 місяців тому +13

    Cute “Hello” from ATC and Qatar

  • @markcardwell
    @markcardwell 8 місяців тому +121

    Well done Captain. He saw something that had high risk to passengers and he said we're evacuating now period

    • @North_West1
      @North_West1 8 місяців тому +11

      Easier decision when stairs can be used vs slides.

    • @Hans-gb4mv
      @Hans-gb4mv 7 місяців тому +5

      @@North_West1 and when the cabin is filling up with smoke, you can't wait for stairs or a tow. When deplaning on a runway they try to avoid using the slides due to the inherent dangers of using them. Only when speed is important are slides used, or in an actual crash landing of course.

    • @nikh9080
      @nikh9080 7 місяців тому +3

      Or a passenger panicked and popped an exit. It would be unusual for the pilot not reporting they are deplaning. My hunch is they were running their checklist when they got the EICAS message a door was open. At that point they needed to shut down both engines ASAP. When they did that they lost the ability to talk on the radio.

  • @Adipose69
    @Adipose69 7 місяців тому +5

    Oh my word, I can't imagine how scary that would've been for pax and crew. Glad they made it off! Excellent work from the controller with such limited information, good on the crew for tackling the situation.

  • @therealajnelson
    @therealajnelson 8 місяців тому +35

    Something was going on in there. The Captain's voice was getting panicked and maybe short of breath. Maybe a noxious odor or something filled the cabin and cockpit.

    • @EvanBear
      @EvanBear 8 місяців тому +14

      Smoke, according to other commenters! Spot on observation.

    • @Geoff69420
      @Geoff69420 8 місяців тому +8

      Sorry, that was me. I had the steak AND the fish.

  • @tylerwelty2059
    @tylerwelty2059 8 місяців тому +16

    Would be curious if you can cover the airplane declared an emergency for Pottstown, PA airport, contacted FAA, and fire requested a divert to Reading, PA. Love the content!

  • @reddog-ex4dx
    @reddog-ex4dx 8 місяців тому +74

    That ATC guy can sure talk fast!

    • @PasleyAviationPhotography
      @PasleyAviationPhotography 8 місяців тому +18

      Yet was very clear

    • @akiko009
      @akiko009 8 місяців тому +5

      Yeah. In another year or two he'll be ready for ORD.

    • @repatch43
      @repatch43 8 місяців тому +7

      Honestly too fast, especially for people who’s first language isn’t english

    • @BobbyBattista
      @BobbyBattista 7 місяців тому +4

      I checked my youtube settings to see if I left it on 2x, realized it was just that the ATC guy talks crazy fast

    • @jimbojet
      @jimbojet 7 місяців тому +1

      Yep, fast to talk, slow to comprehend and respond to the emergency

  • @shaofuchang515
    @shaofuchang515 8 місяців тому +7

    no injuries to the five crew members or to the 76 passengers who were taken off the plane using stairs and then were taken back to the terminal by shuttle. The plane was towed from the runway back to the terminal

  • @FearlessLeader2001
    @FearlessLeader2001 7 місяців тому +1

    I love F21's heavy, heavy Philly accent. Best part of the video.

  • @markmaki4460
    @markmaki4460 8 місяців тому +4

    2:05 - Sounds like "Yeah, what's going on with the aircraft here at..."

  • @charlesmoore1762
    @charlesmoore1762 7 місяців тому +8

    Tower controller VERY calm and handled a crazy situation extremely well, I think. Would’ve been nice if incident a/c had provided some more info. It was nice that he informed tower that he had rejected t/o just in case nobody had noticed! Sheesh!

  • @petertarantelli
    @petertarantelli 7 місяців тому +5

    Funny that they didn’t advise the tower of their intentions, just…we’re gone.

  • @rebejf686
    @rebejf686 7 місяців тому +2

    Do you have any atc from the TUI Boeing that overran the runway in Leeds the other day?

  • @jasonfullerton7763
    @jasonfullerton7763 7 місяців тому

    Love the accent on F21.

  • @emilyc8958
    @emilyc8958 7 місяців тому +9

    Was probably smoke. If there wasn't smoke before the aborted take off the wheels would have become so hot from braking that they would at minimum be smoking. There have been cases of otherwise fully intact planes being engulfed in flames from a fire started by the friction from the wheels during an aborted take off- pilots are advised not to hesitate on evac for smoke now

  • @flyboy952
    @flyboy952 7 місяців тому +1

    When you realize you left the burner on at home before leaving 🏃‍♂🏃‍♂🏃‍♂🏃‍♂🏃‍♂

  • @ValNishino
    @ValNishino 8 місяців тому +1

    Maybe I'm the only person in the entire world but I was curious what the aircraft type for QTR7P was and it's apparently a 777-300ER.

    • @filanfyretracker
      @filanfyretracker 7 місяців тому

      I admit I was more curious about an airline using Brickyard as a callsign, apparently its Republic Airways who operates some shuttle services for other airlines and are based in Indianapolis. So the callsign makes perfect sense.

  • @brucestambaugh
    @brucestambaugh 8 місяців тому +8

    Today (Oct. 20) is National Air Traffic Control Day!

    • @EvanBear
      @EvanBear 8 місяців тому +4

      Grateful to all ATC helping pilots navigate safely.

  • @officialmcdeath
    @officialmcdeath 8 місяців тому

    Why K5 and not T? \m/

  • @Teverell
    @Teverell 8 місяців тому +16

    It's a shame that it's illegal to listen in and record airport frequencies here in the UK; we had an aeroplane slide off the runway today at Leeds-Bradford Airport, probably due to the weather; would have been interesting to hear the chatter for that one.

    • @phillee2814
      @phillee2814 8 місяців тому +5

      You can listen, but not record or broadcast. Airband receivers are freely available, and you will see many plane spotters using them.

    • @positivelyacademical1519
      @positivelyacademical1519 7 місяців тому +3

      @@phillee2814No, the relevant law (s.48 WTA 2006) makes it a crime to use a receiver to listen to a message for which you are not the intended recipient. ATC chatter is intended for all traffic on the frequency, but not for general consumption. The fact that prosecutions are rare to none existent is irrelevant to the textbook question of whether it is or isn’t legal.

    • @igneousy
      @igneousy 7 місяців тому +8

      We (the US) fought a whole war for it. 😊 That and you taxed our tea. Shame.

    • @toby2581
      @toby2581 7 місяців тому +5

      @@positivelyacademical1519 What a nightmare dystopia of a country.

    • @phillee2814
      @phillee2814 7 місяців тому

      @@positivelyacademical1519 Well, it doesn't bother me all that much, as I hold a licence, and for all I or you know, those other users may as well.

  • @carolynmacdonald8047
    @carolynmacdonald8047 7 місяців тому

    Can someone tell me- what brickyard is… is it a flight or? I hear it a lot. Ty

    • @bethhentges
      @bethhentges 7 місяців тому +1

      Republic Airlines, Indianapolis

    • @jayschafer1760
      @jayschafer1760 7 місяців тому +1

      To add to what the other comment said, the airline uses the call sign Brickyard because it's based in Indianapolis and the famous racetrack there has the nickname of the brickyard, as it was once paved with bricks.

  • @hendrihendri3939
    @hendrihendri3939 8 місяців тому +3

    Hmmm.. sounds like cabin hazzard evac

  • @kenclark9888
    @kenclark9888 7 місяців тому

    The CRJ900 is not made by Mitsubishi. It’s made by Bombardier

    • @CplHenderson
      @CplHenderson 7 місяців тому

      The whole line was sold to Mitsubishi, it is now the Mitsubishi CRJ900

  • @North_West1
    @North_West1 8 місяців тому +3

    Using air stairs for evacuation/urgent deplaning is likely easier decision. Slides led to injuries.

  • @vadimarsenie9182
    @vadimarsenie9182 7 місяців тому +2

    Can't park there mate

  • @SquawkCode
    @SquawkCode 8 місяців тому +8

    The tower controller was so far behind. Missed their initial RTO call. Didn't see them evacuating on runway. Slow to call ARFF.

    • @OfficeLinebacker
      @OfficeLinebacker 8 місяців тому +3

      This is what I'm taking away from that. I feel like if the controller was more responsive, the pilots could have conveyed more information.

    • @clixstormdiy4352
      @clixstormdiy4352 8 місяців тому +8

      You do know the controller is also busy coordinating off mic emergency procedures. Right?

  • @Andygarrett357
    @Andygarrett357 8 місяців тому +3

    I don't understand why aircraft stay on the runway in these situations if they can exit onto a taxiway. Can someone (like a pilot or ATC) who actually knows please explain. Thanks.

    • @stephenbeck7222
      @stephenbeck7222 8 місяців тому +5

      If there is smoke in the cabin then they want to get people off the plane as quick as possible. No time to wait for a turn onto a taxiway. The airport would probably close the runway anyway to investigate.

    • @SpooledFool
      @SpooledFool 8 місяців тому +8

      My company wants us to stop on the runway. Assess. Run checklists, then decide if we will stay on the runway or not. Focus on the abort and why rather than hurrying to vacate the runway. If I abort, the runway is mine.

    • @paulh6395
      @paulh6395 7 місяців тому +3

      Peoples lives are far more important than a runway being closed.There was one case where a plane caught fire on the runway and pulled off the runway where the wind flamed the fire and it spread all over the plane.

    • @user-cs1dh3iv5x
      @user-cs1dh3iv5x 7 місяців тому

      @@paulh6395so if he stayed on the runway fire still spreads on plane wind still hits

    • @flyingt14
      @flyingt14 7 місяців тому +7

      Several things:
      Generally runways are wider than taxiways, so being on a runway gives emergency vehicles better paved access all around the airplane.
      Others already mentioned the greater concern of getting stopped to address the problem rather than worrying about clearing a runway for the benefit of continuing airport operations.
      Another consideration is that you don't want to bring a fire or potential fire to the terminal and extend the fire hazard to the building.
      The only emergency that I'd express off the runway to the gate is a medical emergency because the jet bridge is likely needed to give medical responders access to the cabin.

  • @RR-zq3mk
    @RR-zq3mk 8 місяців тому +7

    Everyone give those poor souls a moment of silence for having to be stuck in filthy Philly a little longer then planned. 🤢🤢🤢

  • @avgeek-and-fashion
    @avgeek-and-fashion 7 місяців тому +1

    Weird one, this. If there was smoke, or even fire, wouldn't the crew want to communicate this to ATC? Rejected takeoff due to forgotten passports are much less priority than fire so in that case I'd understand not communicating. Weird.
    And besides, evacuating lots of clueless holiday goers onto a runway seems like a really bad idea if noone knows they are coming. Yes, it's important to get people off the plane but I'd recon it would be equally important they don't get run over by a airport vehicles or blown away by takeoff blasts from the other runway.

    • @stryker1797
      @stryker1797 7 місяців тому +5

      When then cabin is filling with smoke, you don't have time to play guess on its toxicity level or on a possible fire to see whether you can notify ATC or not. No, you just assume the worst and evacuate. Saving lives is the top priority, and sometimes not following all procedures perfectly is what makes the difference between everyone making it out safely or dying in horrible circumstances.

    • @avgeek-and-fashion
      @avgeek-and-fashion 7 місяців тому

      @@stryker1797 Of course you evacuate. I don't know why you are debating this. All I think is weird is the choice not to tell anyone about it. Just letting people stroll around on an airport will cause deaths in itself.

    • @EdOeuna
      @EdOeuna 7 місяців тому

      @@avgeek-and-fashion- of course you tell others of the problem. There should actually be a checklist for evacuating the aircraft which should include communicating with the tower. You also should advise the tower of such an emergency because they need to roll the fire trucks and shut down operations in the vicinity of the distressed aircraft.

  • @wouldntyouliketoknow9891
    @wouldntyouliketoknow9891 7 місяців тому +3

    Seems weird to me to have an emergency so severe it warrants evacuation on the runway, but no one knows what the problem was. usually such problems are plain for any idiot to see. Maybe it was not an intended evacuation? Panic evacuation by passengers unnerved by the aborted takeoff?

  • @PeterPounders
    @PeterPounders 8 місяців тому +7

    I think a simple communication when they were communicating the abort would have been sufficient. "Aborting takeoff due to (reason)". Interested what happened here.

    • @wolfbyte3171
      @wolfbyte3171 7 місяців тому +12

      Reporting to ATC/other aircraft is a lower priority than making the aircraft safe to depart and making sure your passengers evacuate safely. We don't have the full information here but the crew decided that getting the passengers off now was more critical. And ATC was able to witness and react to the circumstances.

    • @lyaneris
      @lyaneris 7 місяців тому +1

      Reason takes time. A "callsign, evacuating" or if they knew "callsign, evacuating due to smoke" would have been good. Fire services would have been alarmed sooner if they mentioned evacuating on frequency.

    • @EdOeuna
      @EdOeuna 7 місяців тому

      Basic airmanship suggests that you get others involved by making one, if not two, radio calls.

  • @ljthirtyfiver
    @ljthirtyfiver 8 місяців тому

    Good job Qatari …you guys ….you guys are great . I’ll
    Leave it there

  • @AthosRac
    @AthosRac 8 місяців тому +1

    I dont get what was the problem if there was no fire.
    Someone said smoke in the cabin...anyway, the pilot did not informed tower about it.

    • @OntarioTrafficMan
      @OntarioTrafficMan 8 місяців тому +11

      Smoke is a serious concern, especially if you don't know where it's coming from

    • @ravingcyclist624
      @ravingcyclist624 8 місяців тому +4

      Yep. If I was on an airplane that started smoking, I would be seriously motivated to exit. Tough way to die, barbecued in a fuselage. @@OntarioTrafficMan

    • @margaretmathis4775
      @margaretmathis4775 7 місяців тому

      In most cases, it’s not the FIRE that kills…..it’s the SMOKE! If your lungs are filled with smoke (or a toxic gas), there is no oxygen exchange taking place. Without oxygen, your brain can’t function.

  • @tf51d
    @tf51d 8 місяців тому

    This seems like a repeat of the one the other day, a CRJ rejected takeoff on Phl 9L stopped and evacuated with no communication with ATC, about the same location on the runway! What's going on? ???

    • @rona4960
      @rona4960 8 місяців тому +10

      Same one, different channel

    • @MickyMonday
      @MickyMonday 8 місяців тому

      @@rona4960 glitch in the matrix

  • @edsonherald3720
    @edsonherald3720 8 місяців тому +5

    TWR “Controller” Is More Than Fast To Talk,
    However More Than Slow To Listen The “ABORT TAKEOFF” Call For The FIRST TIME (There Were TWO !),
    Not To Mention He DID NOT SEE The Aircraft ABORTING TAKEOFF !
    These Specific Control Crew (Of All Involved - GND, TWR, APP) Should Be Put, AT LEAST,
    To Do A Refreshment Through
    CPaT Global LLC
    Computer Presentations and Training
    For Them To Have an Opportunity To Reassess Their Actions !

  • @EdOeuna
    @EdOeuna 7 місяців тому

    As so often, sub-par communications from the pilots who don’t seem to follow procedures.

  • @jonathanpringle8238
    @jonathanpringle8238 7 місяців тому

    ATC is talking far too fast i can barely understand anything he saying

  • @BirdDog.
    @BirdDog. 8 місяців тому +1

    Wtf is a Mitsubishi CRJ? Might want to check that.

    • @VASAviation
      @VASAviation  8 місяців тому +19

      No, I don't need to check it. It's OK.

    • @OntarioTrafficMan
      @OntarioTrafficMan 8 місяців тому +23

      Mitsubishi bought the CRJ rights from Bombardier. @BirdDog you might want to check that.

    • @MickyMonday
      @MickyMonday 8 місяців тому

      they should call the CRJ the Zero.

    • @sarahalbers5555
      @sarahalbers5555 8 місяців тому

      You might want to check that!

    • @davidpearson3304
      @davidpearson3304 8 місяців тому

      This post aged well. 🙄😂😂

  • @johnscarborough4746
    @johnscarborough4746 8 місяців тому +1

    There are a lot of failures in this incident... Would not be surprised to see somebody's ticket get yanked.

    • @Tmsimonds
      @Tmsimonds 8 місяців тому +12

      I'll feed the troll....please list the multiple failures...I should think that when Aviate, Navigate, Communicate becomes Aviate, Evacuate because people might die then everyone did everything correctly.

    • @sarahalbers5555
      @sarahalbers5555 8 місяців тому +3

      @@Tmsimonds ty

    • @EdOeuna
      @EdOeuna 7 місяців тому

      I’m not sure about getting a ticket pulled but there is definitely a breakdown in communication. There’s like to be an evacuation checklist which should include telling the tower of their intentions to evacuate.
      As for “aviate, navigate, communicate”. They’re stationary on a runway, so the first two are taken care of. Then comes communicate…

  • @bigstick6332
    @bigstick6332 8 місяців тому +4

    This was ridiculous. How does a pilot abort takeoff without stating why and evacuate passengers onto an active airfield without notifying the tower. Unless all commo was out this was a horrible job by the crew.

    • @lu4414
      @lu4414 8 місяців тому +41

      When aircraft is filled with smoke

    • @mateusbmedeiros
      @mateusbmedeiros 8 місяців тому +11

      I mean, it's hard to say without more information if that decision was adequate or not.

    • @VASAviation
      @VASAviation  8 місяців тому +99

      Are you a pilot to judge their actions? Were you in the plane or near the plane to know what exactly was going in there so that they decided to immediately turn everything off and get out? You know nothing and are blaming the pilots for something you don't even understand.

    • @garrettklaus9385
      @garrettklaus9385 8 місяців тому +37

      When something goes down in a plane, the people on the plane face the consequences. The people sitting in the tower are safe. Communication is your last priority in an emergency

    • @alextgordon
      @alextgordon 8 місяців тому +6

      Unless this happened at night, tower have eyes they can see what's going on.

  • @hpygolkyone
    @hpygolkyone 8 місяців тому +1

    Easy, but tough decision to make. Do you get the passengers off and then find out it isn't that serious and then have to explain to the FAA, NTSB, your employer and your *future employer* why you evacuated on the runway, or do you just roll the dice and let everyone die?

    • @hpygolkyone
      @hpygolkyone 7 місяців тому +1

      @@Tmsimonds In case you just got to Earth II, that was rhetorical