The Impossible That Happened To British Airways 009 | Falling From The Sky | Mayday: Air Disaster

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  • Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
  • June 24, 1982 - On a clear summer night, during a seemingly calm trip to Australia, the impossible happens to British Airways Flight 009. Smoke starts filling the cabin. The engines catch fire - then stop working. The flight crew witnessed a bizarre shower of brilliant sparks strike the windshield of the aircraft. The entire plane is surrounded by a shimmering white glow.
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    From Season 4 Episode 2 “Falling From The Sky”: Without power, the plane begins falling from the sky. Passengers are terrified. The crew has no idea why their engines have quit - or how to get them working again.
    As they fall through the night the captain faces a difficult choice - return to the nearest airport and likely crash into the mountains, or attempt an incredibly difficult ocean landing.
    Welcome to the OFFICIAL Mayday: Air Disaster UA-cam Channel.
    Mayday: Air Disaster is a dramatic non-fiction series that investigates high-profile air disasters to uncover how and why they happened. Mayday: Air Disaster follows survivors, family members of crash victims and transportation safety investigators as they piece together the evidence of the causes of major accidents. So climb into the cockpit for an experience you won’t soon forget.
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  • @MaydayAirDisaster
    @MaydayAirDisaster  Рік тому +69

    Want to watch more episodes from season 4? Watch them here: bit.ly/2PU1MXz

    • @EmeryE2
      @EmeryE2 Рік тому +14

      I’m done with your re uploads I’m unsubing

    • @vanessahenry7238
      @vanessahenry7238 Рік тому +8

      @@EmeryE2 I am having to agree with you! Come on guys, please do better!

    • @EmeryE2
      @EmeryE2 Рік тому +1

      @@vanessahenry7238 yea

    • @MBrieger
      @MBrieger Рік тому +3

      @@EmeryE2 I happen to agree.

    • @EmeryE2
      @EmeryE2 Рік тому +2

      @@MBrieger thanks

  • @lalathebenificent1335
    @lalathebenificent1335 Рік тому +725

    "We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped."
    Understatement of the century.

    • @davidbeckham1760
      @davidbeckham1760 Рік тому +22

      Definitely a major understatement. I'm glad I never experienced that.

    • @cartesian_doubt6230
      @cartesian_doubt6230 Рік тому +27

      It is stereo-typically British to avoid being overly dramatic. Even when being dramatic is warranted.

    • @kevin6293
      @kevin6293 Рік тому +9

      They still got wings. Birds don’t need engines.

    • @swedishem5336
      @swedishem5336 Рік тому

      birds aren't tens to hundreds of tons@@kevin6293

    • @jboyler1
      @jboyler1 Рік тому +16

      “We've lost engine one... and engine two is no longer on fire.”

  • @GregNicolas-vb6vj
    @GregNicolas-vb6vj Рік тому +682

    "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking, we have a small problem, all four engines have stopped. We are doing our damndest to get it under control, I trust you're not in too much distress"
    British understatement at its finest.

    • @finders-keepers1518
      @finders-keepers1518 Рік тому +44

      Spoken like a true badass. For anyone who says pilots don't deserve their pay I say bull crap. Takes a special person....even the crew members playing it down. Nerves of steel.

    • @morganleanderblake678
      @morganleanderblake678 Рік тому +31

      "I trust you're not in too much distress" = "Listen to the first sentence and prioritize your distress accordingly." It's the most British thing I've ever heard.

    • @amyexner
      @amyexner Рік тому +2

      What ever.

    • @jamie.777
      @jamie.777 Рік тому +10

      Just a minor issue

    • @FransceneJK98
      @FransceneJK98 Рік тому +18

      When flight crew tells you there’s nothing to worry bout, there’s a 50% chance there is a reason to worry.

  • @Jen-jo5qu
    @Jen-jo5qu 5 місяців тому +128

    These airplane documentaries are better made than a lot of movies in the theater these days.

    • @kimberlyhigginbotham9001
      @kimberlyhigginbotham9001 4 місяці тому +2

      So true

    • @youpedia4614
      @youpedia4614 4 місяці тому +3

      Ikr. Lol. Better than Hollywood

    • @crystalheart9
      @crystalheart9 2 місяці тому +2

      True.

    • @bwill613
      @bwill613 2 місяці тому +3

      Great seeing these true flight disaster documentaries. Better than what you are seeing in movies with all the cgi and ai garbage.

    • @ferociousgumby
      @ferociousgumby Місяць тому +1

      The ones on other channels can't hold a candle to these. The narration is superb.

  • @whydahell3816
    @whydahell3816 Рік тому +241

    Flying blind and a perfect landing after weighing your life and the souls on your plane is an awful lot for a captain. He and the crew deserve every reward given.

    • @sharoncassell5273
      @sharoncassell5273 11 місяців тому +8

      Amazing recovery. What away to learn new things.

    • @AccidentallyOnPurpose
      @AccidentallyOnPurpose 2 місяці тому +2

      The fact that an ILS approach was down makes it so much of a miracle and skill. Had they not had that strip of windscreen this could have ended a whole lot differently.

  • @lisahinton9682
    @lisahinton9682 Рік тому +168

    I love that the Captain started a club, and, to this day, the passengers and crew keep in touch. Lovely! And the Rolls Royce dude was spot-on about the incredible airmanship of the crew, indeed!

    • @AccidentallyOnPurpose
      @AccidentallyOnPurpose 2 місяці тому +1

      The same happened with american airlines 1549. I think they are still meeting up at the museum where the plane is held every year.

  • @eithnemelee2997
    @eithnemelee2997 Рік тому +730

    This is the best sort of Mayday episode. The crew bears no responsibility for the problem that arises from an unforeseen act of god, they act incredibly professionally the whole time, the flight lands with no fatalities or injuries, and a whole new set of safety protocols is developed as a result to prevent such an accident in the future.

    • @lando26ful
      @lando26ful Рік тому +45

      God saved all of them, nature is rough but the power of God can make anything that seems to be impossible for God is possible. Those pilots intelligence and quick action were guided by God.

    • @kathrynhoward4196
      @kathrynhoward4196 Рік тому +70

      God isn't real, and had nothing to do with it. The crew deserves all the praise in the world, not some imaginary figure. What happened was perfectly natural, and had a logical explanation.

    • @Salicat99
      @Salicat99 Рік тому +2

      Agreed!

    • @pfeilspitze
      @pfeilspitze Рік тому +51

      @@lando26ful I guess god just hated all the people who died in the other episodes, then?

    • @mntryjoseph1961
      @mntryjoseph1961 Рік тому +19

      @@kathrynhoward4196, God is alive and real! We are in the end of time (Daniel 7). I hope you don't regret your words.

  • @michaelscott5653
    @michaelscott5653 6 місяців тому +43

    R.I.P Captain Eric Moody. One of the finest and bravest pilots to ever fly.

  • @MDAdams72668
    @MDAdams72668 Рік тому +88

    Adds a new dimension to "Keep calm and carry on"

  • @dotesondots
    @dotesondots Рік тому +99

    Hallelujah! Those pilots deserved commendations. They remained calm and professional and never gave up. God Bless them all!

    • @VLove-CFII
      @VLove-CFII Рік тому +1

      That’s all part of your training.

    • @VLove-CFII
      @VLove-CFII Рік тому

      That’s all part of your training.

  • @annazikopoulos2668
    @annazikopoulos2668 Рік тому +187

    This story was amazing. The fact that all passengers and crew all keep in touch till this day is amazing. I’m happy they all made it out safe and now they know what to look out for in case this situation happens again.

    • @o0o-jd-o0o95
      @o0o-jd-o0o95 Рік тому +15

      this was always one of my favorite episodes... just imagine the feeling of the passengers , when they actually landed intact ... i would have been kissing the earth... the pilots are luckily top notch aviators that deserve as much respect as you can give IMO. that is a crew that i would want to pilot my plane. this crew has experience that most pilots will never ever have , and that is managing an emergency. this is almost as bad as it can get , so to make it through this ? you can probably make it through almost anything

    • @sharoncassell5273
      @sharoncassell5273 11 місяців тому +3

      They thought the met their maker.

  • @RobertKulikowski
    @RobertKulikowski Рік тому +116

    Wow!! To be a pilot you either have "The Right Stuff" or you don't. The crew and passengers are all heroes in my book.

    • @june8395
      @june8395 Рік тому +1

      Don’t they still get the passengers quickly off the plane, after such a harrowing emergency?

    • @philmorris8862
      @philmorris8862 Рік тому +9

      Exactly right. You either have "The Right Stuff" or you don't. Unlike some of the pilots in these videos, this Captain made all the right moves and kept his emotions under control. That is why a computer can never replace a quality human pilot. 🌵🌵🌵

    • @jingyasun6292
      @jingyasun6292 Рік тому +7

      to be honest, you never know whether you have the "right stuff" or not until your put in that situation yourself

    • @camlacasse3760
      @camlacasse3760 4 місяці тому +1

      I flew as a stewardess during the so-called "glory days of flying". Well, we have WW2 Veteran pilots who really knew how to fly planes and they thought they could do anything and we thought they could also as they always did.

  • @ronaldpellet854
    @ronaldpellet854 Рік тому +66

    Capt Moody making that Gliding club. What an amazing man

    • @catrinlewis939
      @catrinlewis939 Рік тому +8

      I think that had to help everyone cope with the aftermath.

  • @wildplumbeauty
    @wildplumbeauty Рік тому +253

    Loved this crew’s professionalism, absolute poise and sheer determination in that nightmare situation.

    • @aquiavel5091
      @aquiavel5091 Рік тому +19

      Did you not watch until the end? This is the first time volcanic ash had seriously impacted a plane. They landed their plane without loss of life in a situation no one had ever been in before or prepared for.
      If that’s not impressive to you I question your standards and grasp on reality.

    • @dankelly5150
      @dankelly5150 Рік тому +6

      @@aquiavel5091 exactly! And this was a good news show for once in a library of crashes and sorrow!

    • @marcomoreno6748
      @marcomoreno6748 Рік тому +1

      @jeffhook4537 too bad you weren't there to save everyone. I'm sure you would have jumped out the airplane like superman and carried the vessel down to safety, then done a handstand for everyone's entertainment and performed "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons on the landing strip in a spectacular lightshow.
      🙄

    • @TomNovak2113
      @TomNovak2113 Рік тому

      @jeffhook4537 Wow, you're a daft troll. Lol Or a complete fool. But fir sure a big, big tough man.

    • @sydfrissell
      @sydfrissell Рік тому

      @Jeff Hook TROLL...

  • @odeb7924
    @odeb7924 Рік тому +75

    I can't even imagine being on this flight. The flight crew are heroes.

  • @donvito2682
    @donvito2682 Рік тому +61

    This is one of my favorite episodes.
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking..we've seem to overcome that problem and managed to start all the engines.
    I can only imagine the awsome joy they must've felt at that moment.

    • @terrifictess226
      @terrifictess226 2 місяці тому +1

      Bless all that were on this flight. Enjoy your life. TW 3:07

  • @danielbrown1724
    @danielbrown1724 Рік тому +51

    You want Cap’n Moody in the cockpit at times like this.
    He’s the real deal 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @cherimolina2121
    @cherimolina2121 Рік тому +65

    One of the best Maydays I've seen!! My grandson and I watch a lot of these! Thrilling ride..thankfully.. safe landing!

    • @daylehudson6810
      @daylehudson6810 11 місяців тому +2

      I'm not sure if your grandson should watch these. He might get a fear of flying. 😮

    • @cherimolina2121
      @cherimolina2121 11 місяців тому +2

      @@daylehudson6810 no chance..we strategize about what ifs. Better mentally prepared then caught thinking it'll never happen. We don't live in fear that way.

    • @petergriffin383
      @petergriffin383 6 місяців тому

      ​@@cherimolina2121 Look up the "Gimli Glider", you're going to love it!

    • @Wildflower5258_
      @Wildflower5258_ 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@daylehudson6810You're assuming the grandson is a child....it could be someone much older.

    • @Wildflower5258_
      @Wildflower5258_ 2 місяці тому

      @@cherimolina2121 Actually, since I've seen a lot about air crashes from 3 different sources, I am now afraid to fly anywhere. It's scary to watch re-enactments of a crash. They are sometimes caused by pilots and first officers, mechanics, an unknown problem with a plane, birds taking a plane down, poor decisions by a pilot, inclement weather, etc. When you see the re-enactments of a crash, people who have died from crashes, etc., you realize that a huge
      plane shouldn't really be flying in the sky. If one litte thing haI've always wanted to see Ppl

  • @thomaskeil1437
    @thomaskeil1437 Рік тому +43

    The mother and daughter actresses did a very convincing portrayal of the incident.

  • @Wacky_Whimsy
    @Wacky_Whimsy Рік тому +128

    This is my favorite story out of all the (many, many) air disaster documentaries I have watched. What a special crew, and interesting retelling from the passengers.

    • @reckontonottobemoved
      @reckontonottobemoved Рік тому

      You bastards all of them is great you would not be saying that if you was on one of them

    • @helenebee166
      @helenebee166 Рік тому +2

      Yes. Love this one. 😢😮😅

    • @AyeCarumba221
      @AyeCarumba221 Рік тому +2

      One of the best, for sure.

    • @jackiemcquade204
      @jackiemcquade204 Рік тому +2

      mine too!

    • @petergriffin383
      @petergriffin383 6 місяців тому +1

      My favorite is the "Gimli Glider" , look it up, real good one

  • @rosemeccia9411
    @rosemeccia9411 6 місяців тому +15

    Crying my eyes out. I hope all my flights are with such extraordinary pilots.

  • @homeroneto2741
    @homeroneto2741 6 місяців тому +10

    What an amazing captain and an amazing crew! Those poor frightened souls have been through the scare of their lifetimes.

  • @scottburbridge3170
    @scottburbridge3170 Рік тому +92

    immensely frightening.
    skilled, professional pilots.
    wonderful to have a club where the survivors have reunions.

  • @Tim_OSK
    @Tim_OSK Рік тому +34

    The best and happiest episode of all I’ve seen so far. And I’ve seen dozens of them both on Discovery and National Geographic. This Captain is a legend, I did not know he founded a club for all the crew and passengers of BA009. How cool!

    • @AWizardAndaMouse3432
      @AWizardAndaMouse3432 7 місяців тому +2

      Have you heard of the Gimli Glider? Or maybe the Miracle On The Hudson?

    • @Tim_OSK
      @Tim_OSK 7 місяців тому +3

      @@AWizardAndaMouse3432 of course! But in both cases they had multiple injured passengers, also BA009 carried almost twice as many passengers as Capt. Sullenberger’s plane and if it ended with a crash there would have been way more casualties that this crew luckily managed to prevent

    • @Tim_OSK
      @Tim_OSK 7 місяців тому +2

      And to be clear- I am not saying that those two crews were not heros. I just made the point that this story had the happiest outcome under those circumstances. The best story I’ve personally seen in those documentaries

    • @AWizardAndaMouse3432
      @AWizardAndaMouse3432 7 місяців тому +3

      @@Tim_OSK point made, Point made

    • @AWizardAndaMouse3432
      @AWizardAndaMouse3432 7 місяців тому +1

      @@Tim_OSK but 009 didn’t have any injuries.

  • @sheilaemadian
    @sheilaemadian Рік тому +30

    It was so happy and joyous when their engines re-started. I could almost cry and felt like I was right in that moment with them all.

    • @anlydaly5726
      @anlydaly5726 Рік тому +2

      You and me both 😂.

    • @ayakotami3318
      @ayakotami3318 Рік тому +2

      Same. Made me so happy that the engines came back on. I bet everyone on board felt the exact same.

    • @brennathecatlover4360
      @brennathecatlover4360 8 місяців тому +1

      Except 2 was on fire or something

    • @AWizardAndaMouse3432
      @AWizardAndaMouse3432 7 місяців тому +3

      @@brennathecatlover4360 2 was shut down again because it was Surging. I don’t even know what surging means or is.

    • @brennathecatlover4360
      @brennathecatlover4360 7 місяців тому +1

      @@AWizardAndaMouse3432 I think it caught on fire lol

  • @IMN602
    @IMN602 Рік тому +25

    This is my favorite episode. They should make this onto a movie.

    • @AWizardAndaMouse3432
      @AWizardAndaMouse3432 7 місяців тому +1

      Agreed.

    • @IMN602
      @IMN602 7 місяців тому

      ​@TheOneEyedWitchandAMouse3432 it would be so good. Who would play the captain??? Anthony Hopkins yeaaa

    • @WindowsXPguy_NTSC-U
      @WindowsXPguy_NTSC-U 7 місяців тому

      It’s already aired on TV

    • @WindowsXPguy_NTSC-U
      @WindowsXPguy_NTSC-U 7 місяців тому

      A bunch of episodes, including ones that aren’t available for free on UA-cam, air on The Weather Channel.

  • @altoncrane9714
    @altoncrane9714 Рік тому +61

    Wow this is a terrific story. Exceptional combination of life threatening, thrilling edge of your seat, happy ending AND best of all, true.

  • @nel1803
    @nel1803 Рік тому +22

    Wow ,,, and I thought Captain Sully Sulingsberg was a hero.... The crew on this flight are True Heros

    • @vagirl19
      @vagirl19 7 місяців тому +4

      Both heroic in their own right…these pilots only had to get out of the ash cloud and land NORMALLY with a sandblasted windshield. Their passengers were safe. Sully actually SAVED passengers with his skill landing in a river. He’s the “true hero” between the two

  • @mperson1890
    @mperson1890 Рік тому +32

    Kudos to the crew for not giving up. What an amazing story. Very well produced.

  • @Blaklege63
    @Blaklege63 Рік тому +57

    Talk about a WOW story?!?!? That was just amazing. Hats off to the whole flight crew for a job VERY well done.

  • @theturningstar
    @theturningstar 5 місяців тому +7

    R.I.P. Captain Moody. Thank you for saving lives.

  • @juliecalhoun9279
    @juliecalhoun9279 Рік тому +84

    I love how delightfully British everyone is in this episode. Stoic, polite understatements abound, both in the actors' script as well as in the interviews with actual crew/passengers. Brilliant! (Also...I cannot begin to fathom how terrifying this must have been. NOPE.)

    • @deafmusician2
      @deafmusician2 Рік тому +8

      If this flight was American, we passengers would have made it into a major comedy movie with Leslie Neilsen

    • @vickicali
      @vickicali Рік тому +6

      Totally agree! They took stay calm and carry on to a new level.

    • @DeirdreMcNamara
      @DeirdreMcNamara Рік тому +2

      @@deafmusician2 You did already!!!

    • @deafmusician2
      @deafmusician2 Рік тому +2

      @@DeirdreMcNamara oh yeah! Lol!. Re-enacted I guess I should have said

    • @AG-qc8ek
      @AG-qc8ek Рік тому

      I love how delightfully Sumali, Afghan, Gypsy and Northern Irish everyone is in this episode. Stoic, polite understatement abound both in the actors' script as well as I n the interviews.

  • @meloniesghost
    @meloniesghost Рік тому +26

    This crew saved everyone..wow..

  • @yotoronto12
    @yotoronto12 Рік тому +27

    This is one of those stories and documentaries that never get old because it's told in such a fascinating way, involves phenomena so alien to humans that only few will ever see, and has a particular resolution that seems like the crew and passenger will only ever be able experience that no one else will.

  • @talos2373
    @talos2373 Рік тому +24

    This had me on the edge of my seat but after hearing the comments of the actual people on board that flight I knew there was a happy ending. The crew entirety were AWESOME. God Bless you all.

  • @kathryncarter6143
    @kathryncarter6143 Рік тому +45

    Horrific & fantastic. Those pilots were beyond incredible.

  • @ronaldpellet854
    @ronaldpellet854 Рік тому +30

    Had to be a life changing event. Never to be forgotten

    • @philliphall5198
      @philliphall5198 6 місяців тому +1

      I’m sure they can’t forget it no matter how they try 😢😢😢😢
      Re living it is a nightmare 😢
      Heroes never give up ❤❤❤

  • @tiffinyanderson4403
    @tiffinyanderson4403 9 місяців тому +24

    Bout of insomnia and I just rewatched the Air Canada successful “gliding” landing and now rewatching this BA episode and I truly can appreciate that Canadians and British folks especially decades ago were so calm getting through terrifying situations. So much respect for all involved.

    • @ParkingPirate-r9w
      @ParkingPirate-r9w 8 місяців тому +1

      Me too!!! Hahahaha 4am.... Haha Just watched that Air Canada one! Go Canada!

    • @ParkingPirate-r9w
      @ParkingPirate-r9w 8 місяців тому +1

      Me too!!! Hahahaha 4am.... Haha Just watched that Air Canada one! Go Canada!

    • @ParkingPirate-r9w
      @ParkingPirate-r9w 8 місяців тому +1

      Me too!!! Hahahaha 4am.... Haha Just watched that Air Canada one! Go Canada!

    • @ParkingPirate-r9w
      @ParkingPirate-r9w 8 місяців тому +1

      Me too!!! Hahahaha 4am.... Haha Just watched that Air Canada one! Go Canada!

    • @ParkingPirate-r9w
      @ParkingPirate-r9w 8 місяців тому +1

      Me too!!! Hahahaha 4am.... Haha Just watched that Air Canada one! Go Canada!

  • @mikalabaker6110
    @mikalabaker6110 Рік тому +26

    Incredible! Thank goodness for such amazing Rolls Royce engines, & their designers!! Amazing pilots & cabin crew for staying calm!

    • @POKEMANZZ3
      @POKEMANZZ3 Рік тому +3

      literally what i said to myself “man rolls royce musta been fucking PROUD of its engine design after this incident”

  • @CharlotteGrove-i6m
    @CharlotteGrove-i6m Рік тому +11

    I just want to say that I sat on the edge of my seat listening to this and looking at this video . I have never witnessed such calmness, and professionalism in a extreme emergency. The captain maintenance engineer and the second chair, we're amazing. And talk about thinking on your feet about a maneuvered it's never been done and then executing it is just a stroke of genius and God's hands. And when I fly I would like nothing more than to have that crew on the plane God bless you all what an amazing story. And an amazing end.

  • @godzillaqnt3721
    @godzillaqnt3721 6 місяців тому +12

    Imagine thinking your dead then saved then thinking your dead again emotional roller coaster

  • @bishopp14
    @bishopp14 Рік тому +30

    Man I needed that! I've been binge-watching these plane crash videos and it was starting to get a little depressing. This one was by far a welcome change!

    • @maryfrancesbeckerhaggerty5353
      @maryfrancesbeckerhaggerty5353 Рік тому +3

      I haven't stopped watching these airplane videos since discovery last week. One thing for sure ,- I'm in no hurry to fly lol.

    • @bishopp14
      @bishopp14 Рік тому +1

      @@maryfrancesbeckerhaggerty5353 Yeah, I can see why you'd feel that way. I'm an odds guy though. I figure I'd stand a better chance of winning the lottery than dieing in a plane crash. I might feel a little more squeamish if I flew all the time but it's such a hassle these days (not to mention expensive) that I rarely fly any more.

  • @cloudedarctrooper
    @cloudedarctrooper Рік тому +8

    I'm about 6 minutes and 48 seconds in and I'm making a soul-call on what I think happened; I think they're flying over a forest fire or something. Smoke from incomplete combustion is often charged (I forget at the moment whether it's positive or negative.) Which would possibly explain the St.Elmo's fire, and engines recycle some of their intake air into the cabin to maintain pressurization from what I've read, which could also explain the smoke coming from the vents on the aircraft.
    Air dense with smoke from incomplete combustion of solid fuels such as wood is also by origin usually very oxygen-poor, so it could also starve the engines of oxygen needed to combust their fuel without allowing the engines to surge, as they'd still be compressing air at the same efficiency pushing the exhaust and fuel out the back without igniting and blowing forward.
    Then again, I'm basing my entire hypothesis on what little I know about physics, turbofans, and aviation, so I'll probably make an edit after I finish to say if I was right or not. I'll be very surprised if I'm right tho, lol.
    Ok soooo, like five seconds later and I'm already sure I'm wrong now.
    Edit: I WAS SO CLOSE TO BEING RIGHT. IT WASN'T SMOKE, IT WAS VOLCANIC ASH.

  • @gameboy3800
    @gameboy3800 Рік тому +45

    this is still the most well put together episode to date. the great visual effects, the explanations, commentary and great actors really help sell you to the story and let you feel what the flight crew and passengers were going through. could have maybe used a bit less 'are we going to be hurled out into space' kinda silly commentary questions but maybe that was just a thing they were prompted to say. regardless this is always a fun episode to come back to. its the best!

  • @missmee7210
    @missmee7210 Рік тому +15

    Incredible crew and a whole lot of lucky people.

  • @LetsLiveThriving
    @LetsLiveThriving 5 місяців тому +4

    This flight was one of those situations where you are like “this has to be the worse practical joke some one is playing on me right now.” My hat is off to these amazing pilots

  • @dotesondots
    @dotesondots Рік тому +38

    So very happy that the pilots received commendations and awards!

    • @spikenomoon
      @spikenomoon Рік тому

      They Deserve nothing for flying into. Volcano

    • @DeirdreMcNamara
      @DeirdreMcNamara Рік тому +7

      @@spikenomoon That's just silly...now protocols have changed and the geologists advice the airlines and ATCs. Those brave aviators saved their own lives, their passengers, and Heaven knows how many more...

    • @ScreamingEagleFTW
      @ScreamingEagleFTW Рік тому +4

      @@spikenomoon i guess at that point in aviation history they had never considered volcanos before.

    • @spikenomoon
      @spikenomoon Рік тому +5

      @@ScreamingEagleFTW I can honestly say I wouldn’t have had a clue what was happening. I can’t imagine the sensory overload on those pilots. Their minds had to be racing with confusion. I believe this is probably The best save in aviation history. Just barely beating the Sioux City miracle and Sully and the Gimbly glider.

    • @ScreamingEagleFTW
      @ScreamingEagleFTW Рік тому +5

      @@spikenomoon I mean, lot of luck too. The engine cooled and the gunk dried up and blew out so the engine could be started again. Im surprised all that abrasive grit didnt destroy the engine. Those engines are precision machines and they took being literally sandblasted while running and somehoew they restarted again. Good on them for trying to restart them but what else could they do? and they had to get the speed just right also with no instruments and land with a sandblasted windshield and then themountains were coming up.. so crazy. lot of luck and lot of skill. When they went back up the engines shut off again.. man what a story..

  • @davidimhoff2118
    @davidimhoff2118 Рік тому +37

    WOW! I've watched a lot of these and have never seen these. To see the airplane react like that is unreal. I never would of guessed it was from a volcano because this happened a long time ago. These men did an amazing and outstanding job. I can't imagine the experience.

    • @ee-ef8qr
      @ee-ef8qr Рік тому

      Well the smoke was irritating to them

    • @nutsackmania
      @nutsackmania Рік тому

      They didn't have volcanoes a long time ago, only recently.

  • @jodeeps2287
    @jodeeps2287 Рік тому +23

    These people had their Guardian Angels watching over them, no question about it. 😇
    I am addicted to watching these, I don't know why, it is upsetting to know these people went through so much terror. The producers of these videos do an excellent job of retelling and explaining what happened. I prefer watching these videos over watching any movie.

  • @lindaplieskatt9150
    @lindaplieskatt9150 Рік тому +30

    That was an AMAZING story! I can't say enough commendations about the pilots and crew! 👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @nazarenabeanz355
    @nazarenabeanz355 Рік тому +32

    What an amazing crew!

  • @paedraggaidin-chezpadraig488
    @paedraggaidin-chezpadraig488 Рік тому +4

    "It was not a very nice situation at all." British understatement is the best.

  • @paulazemeckis7835
    @paulazemeckis7835 Рік тому +14

    Pilots are heroes.

  • @pateralus9
    @pateralus9 Рік тому +26

    24:17 "We're having a small problem with the Public Address system." - Understatement of the Entire Year of 1982

  • @bertvosburg558
    @bertvosburg558 Рік тому +6

    I loved it when that classy lady said, "Let's crash it into a mountain quickly and get all this over"

  • @CaIiforniaL0VE
    @CaIiforniaL0VE Рік тому +39

    Stranger: "So how did u & ur Husband meet?"
    Older Woman: "We survived on a Plane that almost crashed because it sucked in Volcanic Ash"
    😂 Can u imagine? That has to be the best most craziest meetup story ever! ❤️ She WINS

  • @USAF305
    @USAF305 Рік тому +18

    Excellent presentation. I would never have guessed that volcano dust could do that

    • @philliphall5198
      @philliphall5198 6 місяців тому +1

      Seems that there must be a agency to track and report the ash to air traffic controllers and air planes ❤❤❤

  • @donvito2682
    @donvito2682 Рік тому +31

    Captain moody addresses the passengers and crew.
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking, we have a small problem, all 4 engines have stopped..we're doing our damndest to get it under control..I trust you're not in too much distress.
    This is when the passengers thought..oh my god we're gonna die.
    This must've been terrifying.

  • @hollynelson3336
    @hollynelson3336 Рік тому +7

    Love this episode. All lives saved

  • @Adam_Goat
    @Adam_Goat 8 місяців тому +3

    “Sheduled” 😂 at 0:23

    • @LostintheUS-2030
      @LostintheUS-2030 17 днів тому

      You must be US American? Because that's the correct pronunciation.
      The English language comes from the UK, NOT the US!

  • @mntryjoseph1961
    @mntryjoseph1961 Рік тому +27

    I was on a flight, once when I was in the Navy, when the oxygen masks dropped down. Thankfully, the Captain of the flight was able to get the pressure stabilized quickly. If the oxygen had actually been pumping through the mask, the plane most likely would have blown up. This was in the years smoking was allowed on planes, early 1980's. it was discovered that one of the younger sailors was trying to light a cigarette in the mask! Whew, close call! God was certainly watching over that flight that day!

    • @Unknown5925-
      @Unknown5925- 9 місяців тому +2

      I'm surprised they even allowed smoking on planes. So much can happen on a flight, let alone a fire from a cigarette or cigar!

  • @AlA-ok5jh
    @AlA-ok5jh Рік тому +8

    Wow….it sure did not look good….till things changed for the better.
    Yippie!
    God bless the crew and passengers.

  • @larryfromwisconsin9970
    @larryfromwisconsin9970 Рік тому +26

    I was in a USAF C-141 that lost all power in the mountains of Honduras while climbing out of Palmerola. It was an eerie silence. We did successfully glide back to a safe landing. Story was they had taken on bad fuel in Panama.

    • @fl3522
      @fl3522 Рік тому +2

      Gliding in mountainous terrain must have been terrifying. Happy you made a safe landing.

  • @missycruz9246
    @missycruz9246 Рік тому +27

    I had a heart attack for each and every one of those passengers! What a terrible ordeal! I'm soo glad they made it out. These shows are soo exciting! I'm on the edge of my seat every time! I just love watching them.

  • @abelgonzalez158
    @abelgonzalez158 Рік тому +11

    Absolutely beautiful story!! 🥹

  • @DR-kl3mn
    @DR-kl3mn Рік тому +7

    I'm sure most people familiar with aviation knew what was going on, but for me this was a real mystery until the end. What a story.

  • @tonyc7301
    @tonyc7301 Рік тому +5

    The crew did such an amazing job considering how many variables they had to deal with.

  • @lauramooney5181
    @lauramooney5181 Рік тому +4

    This is one of my favorites air disaster stories.

  • @grizzlycountry1030
    @grizzlycountry1030 Рік тому +9

    *Although the airspace around Mount Galunggung was closed temporarily after the accident, it was reopened days later. Only after a Singapore Airlines 747 was forced to shut down three of its engines while flying through the same area 19 days later (13 July) did Indonesian authorities close the airspace permanently and reroute airways to avoid the area; a watch was set up to monitor clouds of ash. Flight 009 was not the first encounter with this eruption; a Garuda DC-9 had encountered ash on 5 April 1982.*
    *Engines one, two, and three were replaced at Jakarta, as was the windscreen, and the fuel tanks were cleared of the ash that had entered them through the pressurization ducts, contaminating the fuel and requiring that it be discarded. After the aircraft was ferried back to London, engine number four was replaced and major work was undertaken to return the 747 to service.*
    *The crew received various awards, including the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air for Moody and medals from the British Airline Pilots' Association. G-BDXH's engineless flight entered the Guinness Book of Records as the longest glide in a non-purpose-built aircraft (this record was later broken by Air Canada Flight 143 in 1983 and Air Transat Flight 236 in 2001).*
    *One of the passengers, Betty Tootell, wrote a book about the accident, All Four Engines Have Failed, having managed to trace some 200 of the 247 passengers on the flight. In 1993, Tootell married fellow passenger James Ferguson, who had been seated in the row in front of her. She later noted: "The 28th December 2006 marks the start of our 14th year of honeymoon, and on the 24th June 2007, many passengers and crew will no doubt gather to celebrate the 25th anniversary of our mid-air adventure."*
    *British Airways continued to operate the Flight 009 route from London Heathrow to Sydney, but in March 2012, the route was curtailed to Bangkok, and the aircraft operating this route is now a Boeing 777-200ER. City of Edinburgh, later renamed City of Elgin, continued to fly for British Airways after the accident, before being sold to European Aviation Air Charter. The aircraft was taken out of service in February 2004, and in July 2009, the then-30-year-old aircraft was broken up at a breaking facility at Bournemouth International Airport.*

  • @davedennis6042
    @davedennis6042 Рік тому +15

    Wow. No way you could train for that. I am glad that they made it in, but what a way to learn.

  • @elsanaiacob48
    @elsanaiacob48 23 години тому

    Of all the air crash investigation series that I've watched so far, this one is my absolute favourite. I love it so much, I watched it several times now and always come back to the same story to watch it again.

  • @naturaltruth1596
    @naturaltruth1596 Рік тому +32

    Volcanic ash. I've seen this and every other one. A few times. If you think there are enough plane disasters to do a new video everyday, well no one would fly again....

    • @WAJDIflah
      @WAJDIflah Рік тому +2

      U make laugh so hard, but u r absolutely right :)

    • @SageTheEnby0
      @SageTheEnby0 Рік тому +4

      Well there are 22 seasons of the show, at least in Canada where it originally produced.

    • @ZeitGeist_TV
      @ZeitGeist_TV Рік тому

      @@SageTheEnby0 Aviation has been around over 100 years with the current rate of 100,000 flights everyday so 22 seasons isn't bad. Now if you made a show on worldwide vehicular deaths and accidents you would have a new episode everyday for as long as humane exist.

  • @kellyjansko8149
    @kellyjansko8149 Рік тому +6

    Gosh I have never experienced laughing and sobbing at the same time while having goosebumps!

  • @CurvaGrande
    @CurvaGrande Рік тому +4

    Kudos to the pilots for never giving up

  • @lilliancornils5025
    @lilliancornils5025 Рік тому +7

    Its such a terrifying yet beautiful phenomenon

  • @MGreen-vz6yb
    @MGreen-vz6yb Рік тому +170

    I get a kick outta what the first woman speaking says. How's that heroin? Lol 😂

    • @Melissa-SC73
      @Melissa-SC73 Рік тому +4

      I was just thinking the same thing before I read your comment. Lol.

    • @MattyDemello
      @MattyDemello Рік тому +2

      Lol same.

    • @goldman77700
      @goldman77700 Рік тому +12

      It's even better that it's a grandma that says it. 🤣

    • @lewismingledorff6417
      @lewismingledorff6417 Рік тому +53

      “Heroine” is a female hero…from the book she’s reading.

    • @cherimolina2121
      @cherimolina2121 Рік тому +16

      @@lewismingledorff6417 yes. I knew what she meant. The other never even crossed my mind.

  • @LouisGedo
    @LouisGedo Рік тому +11

    I love this series

  • @pratikgandhi8168
    @pratikgandhi8168 Рік тому +3

    crazy...everyone survived that...wow!
    hats of the crew....simply amazing.

  • @AWizardAndaMouse3432
    @AWizardAndaMouse3432 Рік тому +11

    4:29 looks like they’re about to time travel

    • @superboats2
      @superboats2 Рік тому +4

      I was thinking that myself. LOL "1.21 gigawatts at 88..er..500 miles per hour!!" LOL

    • @aquariumdude7829
      @aquariumdude7829 Рік тому +3

      LOL! Could you imagine their faces if they saw a pteranodon fly by? ;)

  • @omarabujamous6120
    @omarabujamous6120 Рік тому +27

    This is your captain. Brace for a good landing

    • @janeiwasduncan8463
      @janeiwasduncan8463 Рік тому +2

      Brace Brace, Brace...just like Miracle on the Hudson...Praise God...

  • @morganleanderblake678
    @morganleanderblake678 Рік тому +20

    this is the most british thing to ever happen. They're literally falling from the sky and the ladies are like welp better stiffen our upper lips.

    • @blake7587
      @blake7587 2 місяці тому

      Meanwhile Americans are like:
      “Meh. Just land in the Hudson River, it’s no big deal silly Brits.”

  • @LightnLife3
    @LightnLife3 5 місяців тому +4

    In 2010, my AA flight from Dallas/Ft. Worth to Madrid, Spain, was detoured for an hour or two because of the Icelandic volcanic eruption. We missed our connection to Athens so ended up on Al Italia to Rome overnight, then to Athens the next morning.

  • @ImThatGirl101
    @ImThatGirl101 Рік тому +11

    I would not be able to sleep for a week after that! Good ending, but that stress, that cortisol!!! Just cause no one is hurt physically doesn't mean there's no damage. Thank goodness it wasn't worse.

  • @scootdaws25
    @scootdaws25 Рік тому +3

    Wow! The pilots deserve every accolade they received. Truly brilliant!

  • @mat4410
    @mat4410 Рік тому +5

    OK, these videos rarely affect me, but when #4 fired up and the they finally touched down…yeah, there were a few tears. The flight crew could have put out those flames with the ice water in their veins…and then to land it blind…no words! It’s incomprehensible how they so kept their composure with one thing after another hitting them. HEROS!

  • @ScreamingEagleFTW
    @ScreamingEagleFTW Рік тому +7

    incredible story!!! truth is always stranger than fiction..

  • @blue387
    @blue387 5 місяців тому +3

    27:08 "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress."

  • @kimberlywentworth9160
    @kimberlywentworth9160 Рік тому +11

    Amazing Airmenship.

  • @r0cketplumber
    @r0cketplumber Рік тому +14

    Like the Boxing Day tsunami, this was a global learning experience. These days if a flight crew encounters a lightshow of this sort they know enough to Nope out of there with a 180 turn.

  • @gregvinson1
    @gregvinson1 Рік тому +9

    Can u imagine the flood of relief after landing? That whole situation was hopeless. You had smoke, alien like strange lights, fire from engines, no power from engines. The only mystery was whether the crash would be on land or water.
    I just know I would have had a list of promises to God a mile long about how I was gonna change. I probably would have had to become a monk to satisfy my debt.

  • @confirmhandle
    @confirmhandle Рік тому +9

    Let's take a moment to thank the cameramen

  • @FlipMacz
    @FlipMacz Рік тому +5

    Man I was white knuckling the chair this entire video. Wow. No words.

  • @rennaissanceman7986
    @rennaissanceman7986 Рік тому +6

    Chief steward was right when he said just a little friction. lol!!! Friction between the ash and the motor parts!!!

  • @yougottabekiddiing
    @yougottabekiddiing Рік тому +3

    Amazing that the steward and crew would allow smoke to that degree, apparently without notifying the command crew. From watching these videos, one learns to never believe a word the crew says. LOL

  • @bobbyhousley9877
    @bobbyhousley9877 Рік тому +42

    This amazing landing with no injury was a God thing. The fact that the engines restarted is a miracle.

    • @Boredom_Incarnate
      @Boredom_Incarnate Рік тому +2

      That would also mean God either allowed or couldn't prevent the catastrophe in the first place. If He's going to get the Glory, he needs to get the Blame too.

    • @DeirdreMcNamara
      @DeirdreMcNamara Рік тому +3

      That's "our chaps..." (Lady Crew Members included in that too...and they are "Ladies!") Hope they all received OBEs at least!

    • @morning77light
      @morning77light Рік тому +7

      That's exactly what I thought too. God had his hand on this flight. True miracle. God was hearing prayers.

    • @DeirdreMcNamara
      @DeirdreMcNamara Рік тому +1

      @@Boredom_Incarnate So silly. God is a "gentleman" He gives so much and probly weeps as we put the faucis if the world in control of His Sacred Gifts. And waits patiently for our requests for His assistance. Does not impose... There's a difference.

    • @aquariumdude7829
      @aquariumdude7829 Рік тому +1

      @@morning77light Amen! Maybe St. Elmo really was with them after all. :)

  • @colleen5872
    @colleen5872 7 місяців тому +2

    Best episode ive EVER seen of these...hands down! God was with them and guardian angels brought them down. Amazing💚☘️🙏

  • @brianobrian6637
    @brianobrian6637 Рік тому +6

    I'm not saying that Rolls Royce saved the day; THAT flight crew was key & having Rolls Royce making the engines CERTAINLY did not hurt!!

  • @melodymetherel5723
    @melodymetherel5723 8 місяців тому +2

    "I think ive cocked something up" almost made me spit out my coffee! XD 😂

  • @jamesboris1233
    @jamesboris1233 Рік тому +5

    God Bless them all
    Kathryn Carter
    Kathryn Carter
    3 days ago
    Horrific & fantastic. Those pilots were beyond incredible.

  • @tbarbin123
    @tbarbin123 26 днів тому

    Unbelievable…incredible demonstration of professionalism, courage, leadership and dedication…this is one of the best of course, since they all live