Boeing 737 Cannot Land Anywhere | All Engines Flameout [With Real Audio]

[@mevastronomy]

This pilot, in my humble opinion pulled a "Sully" and should deserve the same recognition. Albeit wasn't a water landing, that grass could have been soft and result in an even more unpredictable landing.

[@scottparis6355]

He did a great job, but at least he had altitude and airspeed when the engines died. Sully had neither, and was over a city. That doesn't minimize this pilot's achievement at all.

[@irongrl]

Sully had social media on his side. No social media in 1988. Not that Sully didn't deserve it, he did but so did this pilot.

[@k.pacificnw02134]

Yeah, I expected some kind of recognition reported or something. I'll surf around and see if there was any back in '88.

[@haiwatigere6202]

He did it with one eye permanently shut. But should he have been flying. Are pilots allowed to carry passengers without an eye. Depth perception is gone then

[@MohammedAbdullah-vg2kx]

Both pilots deserve same credit. Real heroes.

[@theycallmetundraboy]

At 29, this pilot deserved a lifetime achievement award.

[@YourFreeBeats]

Good Lord I had not even thought about the fact he was only 29. I completely agree…this is almost as impressive as the Hudson landing.

[@daCubanaqt]

@@YourFreeBeats Just as impressive. Pilot was also blind in one eye!

[@canefan17]

It was in his blood. His great grandfather and father were pilots. He said he grew up in them from a young age.

[@kirankhare5630]

29??? I’m sure he got promoted immediately after getting the correct hours to be one ❤❤❤

[@jrvegaboston]

Correct! No movie was made base on his heroism, but this captain is a hero.

[@moniquebrown18]

This pilot was amazing! I watched his story and he actually came from a flying family and learned to fly before he could drive and was flying with his dad when he was in diapers. What they didn’t tell u here is that he actually executed some weird side maneuvering usually only done in gliders to slow his speed in enough time to make the landing. Crazy mad skills....this is what you want in a pilot!

[@sister_bertrille911]

A "side slip." He did it perfectly.

[@tjr_music]

I remember this from smithsonian, I was very excited to listen to the audio here!

[@abdullayoosuf6648]

"diapers" kinda too detailed 😂😂 but good comment 👌✨

[@andygray4418]

I believe an air canda flight in '83 also performed the same manoeuvre.

[@timeisnow4116]

That’s how you know your really old, nobody says “crazy mad skills” we do say “mad skills” over on the east coast, but your just old. Anyway yea your right about the pilot though.

[@jrprieto1]

The Salvadorean pilot actually lost his eye flying a rescue mission to assist during the war in El Salvador prior to becoming a commercial pilot, this men deserve more recognition for their action...

[@ourcorrectopinions6824]

And he flew to safety right after getting the bullet to the head, bleeding like crazy, before any medical help.

[@towmlvb3423]

I have a very uncomfortable feeling. Could it be that, if the Captain had been "other than Hispanic" and flying for a major and/or American airline, he would have received the international recognition his skill and composure merited, and still merit? I am particularly impressed by the speed with which he accepted and applied a suggestion from a subordinate. How many times do we encounter captains on TheFlightChannel who have ploughed stubbornly on toward death and destruction because they ignored their F/O? I am not preaching, because I recognise I am no saint; I just happen to have a very multi-ethnic family, from my two preceding generations to my wife, all her family, and our children and grandchildren. I could have turned out quite different!

[@Missdaphanyma13]

@@towmlvb3423 I agree!

[@ourcorrectopinions6824]

​@@towmlvb3423 I don’t agree at all; it’s about the time period and accessibility of press. The way he handled that landing, and the ground visuals from his F/O were professional as possible, so I fail to see how him being hispanic reduced his well-earned hero treatment. It was before the tech era where there’s video and int’l news at the click of a button, which is the only reason his amazing landing wasn’t internationally recognised worldwide like Sully. Dardano not being white has nothing to do with less fame; it was in the 80’s, so instant worldwide reception can’t be compared to other heroes of the information era and tech of the 21st century.

[@towmlvb3423]

@@healthinfluencernews No answer is useful to such a question. If you really do not understand you are beyond help... If you choose to not understand...

[@ferraricarpaccio1811]

This is such an underrated flight event. Did Captain Carlos, FO Dionisio and Captain Arturo receive any awards? Recognition? I mean the man has no vision of one eye, a crippled plane gliding, found a narrow grass levee to land on, amazingly landed smoothly without additional damage to the plane and not a single injury...WOW! Absolutely underrated

[@P71ScrewHead]

I agree, had he died n killed the passengers they may have blamed his one eye on it tho, double standard.. He's a Hero, ppl with no disadvantages nor disabilities crash n kill innocent ppl, this guy did great..

[@adotintheshark4848]

Bravery isn't being fearless; it's the ability to act properly when you're scared spitless.

[@keyweststeve3509]

They did both receive awards as I recall from the Smithsonian broadcast of this event though I can't be sure what it was; I believe it was the Air Medal. The strangest thing is I can't find anything about it online.

[@SkyandMoon909]

Now this is a heartwarming story involving skilled pilots, some luck, and a remarkable and safe landing.

[@JDSly1]

@@P71ScrewHead Every bit as impressive as the Hudson River landing a few years ago by pilot "Sully" Sullenberger. This one, unfortunately, didn't get nearly as much media coverage.

[@windanthonystream]

I worked on this plane several times at Southwest Airlines before it was retired in 2016. It was a celebrity in the fleet... I have pictures with this airplane.

[@coryCuc]

Very cool indeed.

[@markdinkel9006]

A & P mechanic ?

[@nitavlm]

👍

[@danielle5253]

Awesome!!

[@margaretmathis4775]

Cool!

[@ddoyle11]

When a one-eyed pilot pulls off an unpowered landing on a grassy levee during a Louisiana thunderstorm, you know you have a story.

[@stevienguyen2047]

one eyed AND only 29 years old

[@shrapnelaviation6931]

Definitely worth making a film

[@SwirlingSoul]

@@shrapnelaviation6931 The aircrash investigations episode wasn't too bad ;-) Taca 110, nowhere to land. S11E11

[@ourcorrectopinions6824]

And that one-eyed pilot lost his other eye by being shot in the head during a flight over El Salvador and flew to safety with the left side of his head torn off.

[@thedave5748]

@@ourcorrectopinions6824 Holy crap

[@GuineaPig91]

I wasn't expecting such a graceful landing. Kudos to the one-eyed pilot

[@aarushhirani8693]

Are you from India

[@Velehokala]

@@aarushhirani8693 Hello i am under water please help me, "*Crying sounds*"

[@aarushhirani8693]

I will help you

[@vonstreckerz]

@@aarushhirani8693 What the hell is this ?

[@aarushhirani8693]

@@vonstreckerz dunno

[@stokedonearth5097]

Love this flight story! Its one of my favorites. Just a quick update, Carlos Dardano was actually one of the first casualties in that civil war, no one has been injured or killed before that gunshot. He piloted a small craft with passengers back to safety with one eye while bleeding and severely injured. Also Carlos, had been in another accident when he had less than 100 hours of flying experience and saved the aircraft and his passengers when he was 16 years old. This guy is a legend and I think this story should be revisited as a holiday every year. So amazing.

[@SMaamri78]

"I don't think that I will make it. So I guess we have to go down. We gotta go down" .... Said in an extremely calm voice. What a professional.

[@ericwsmith7722]

yea, all that yelling and screaming in the cock pit is for the movies . Since most airline pilots are military trained , any pilot in training who "cracks " get booted right out of the program, If you can mentally handle getting shot at , little weather and some mechanical problems is nothing !

[@ivannovotny4552]

Two most beautiful words: EVERYONE SURVIVED.

[@bldn10]

@@ToTheGreatWideOpen Even better - no injuries. I hope the crew were awarded and rewarded.

[@jaimhaas5170]

Hell I was cheering from my easy chair upon landing.

[@arliesam217]

@@jaimhaas5170 that sounds adorable

[@allangibson8494]

So did the plane... it was flown out after the engines were replaced.

[@pavanchandthakur5803]

Yes

[@richardstamp5068]

The Commander was only 29 years old yet possessed a Century of common sense and good experience.

[@worldtraveller1900]

Dardano’s father and grandfather were both airline pilots. Carlos has been airborne since he was born.

[@unknownguy41]

@@worldtraveller1900 Si eres de El Salvador entonces eres primo mio. (Yo soy originario de la colonia Harrison)

[@worldtraveller1900]

Seguramente si.

[@Morpheen999]

The whole thing was textbook.... from the engine restart, to shutdown when they realized there was an issue, the crew resource managment.. the first officer spotting the grassy levy to land on, the captain willing to listen to him.. Just by the book all the way around Fantastic Job!

[@USSLKA-116]

Great statement.

[@NanaD-ve9tt]

This is one of my favorites I saw this on air disasters and this man lost one eye in another flight where his plane was being shot at it a war zone or by cartel idk but he flew to safety losing blood in pain with one eye and now the landing on a levee ! Amazing. ! He is awesome and the first officer seeing the levee and both deciding to land there. This was one of the best of course when all survive it’s great but this captain is awesome!!

[@jiaconis]

Agreed!! Love this awesome Flight Crew!!

[@jaimhaas5170]

The crew together is awesome...especially when the first officer suggests the levee and pilot agrees....This is how we all envision our flight crew behaving.

[@boatlover1875]

He did a great job. Pretty sure he would not have passed an FAA medical exam. I had 20/20 vision but a lazy eye growing up so did not have "stereo" vision a supposed depth perception cue, one of six or seven we have. My physical was the last hurdle to become a controller, not. This had nothing to do with a two D radar screen or a plane miles away for sure. Glad his governmental authority was not so obtuse!!

[@ricardoavion4425]

@@boatlover1875 He does have the FAA medical approved, also I dont know what is it called but he also has the licence to fly air shows in the US. And I think he is still flying for Avianca in an a321. Search on youtube: "Carlos Dárdano"

[@boatlover1875]

@@ricardoavion4425 Good to know, he obviously did an amazing job! Would be happy to have him upfront on any trip I take.

[@TheLAKERSareGodsTeam]

"I don't think that I will make it. So I guess if we have to go down. We gotta go down". OUTSTANDING EXECUTIVE THINKING. He didn't ask, he measured risk and acted. 32 years ago, but at the time of this landing he was 29 years old and exhibited natural leadership and risk analysis. He took control and his analysis was right. Outstanding!

[@da4441]

Great comment/analysis.

[@jaiswalji1]

“Everyone Survived” BEST. WORDS. EVER.

[@rmc6884]

I’ve been flying for Southwest Airlines since 2002. I flew that airplane several times. When I would fly it, it would always put a smile on my face thinking what it had gone through and what an outstanding job the pilots did maneuvering it to a stop on the levee.

[@rvnmedic1968]

I'm not a pilot, but it amazed me that he worked the controls for gliding and picked the touchdown point nice and short and I guess him and the FO had their feet on the brakes the whole time. It seems like a shuttle landing.

[@watershed44]

@@rvnmedic1968 Maybe he thought that he had a chance at being a shuttle pilot after this landing heck, he could literally walk to the NASA facility there. lol

[@tristana.8304]

That’s amazing!

[@1SqueakyWheel]

NASA is more finicky about who they'll accept than the military, where pilots are concerned. I believe the one eye situation would have disqualified him. They don't even want pilots with perfect stereoscopic 20/20 if they're merely color-blind.

[@Fadil1954]

Ironically I was not too far away when this incident took place near Michud plant Martin Mariatta where they made fuel tanks for the space shuttle Chalmette La, as a certified avionics engineer on 737 from Boeing myself, it was a remarkable moment will never be forgotten beside the pilot had one eye cause he lost one of his eyes in a rebel attack in Colombia ...what a man and pilot ...God Bless

[@cal-native]

After so many incidents with tragic outcomes, often based on human factors, it's great to see a case where competent airmanship and quick thinking save the day, with the best possible outcome. Keep up the good work!

[@jaimhaas5170]

Exactly my thought. Remember the one where the idiot pilot turns off the good engine and the plane crashes?

[@sv9943]

Well said!!

[@michaelbujaki2462]

You should check out British Airways Flight 009. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5C5q2msbtmmnc0

[@carlmanis879]

Human factor? gray green red the only storm worse is purple on the radar screen. but the pilot fly's through it anyways. Engine maker increases the spacing on the blades so the next time the hail wont effect the engine as much. Engine maker increases the spacing for water run off. Engine maker make auto relite come on in heavy rains. I think the pilot that flew it and the engine engineer that made the engine the way he did was both human and both made mistakes along the way. It was a good landing though.

[@tt-ew7rx]

@@carlmanis879 The video's radar picture is generated by the software used by the KZbin channel, not the same as the pilots' picture. What they saw was a lighter corridor hemmed in on both sides by red areas, as described by the text. The NTSB said the level 4 storm they flew through was not predicted, absolving the pilots of any responsibility for their flying decisions. On the other hand, having users debug jet engines is a strange practice.

[@PassiveSmoking]

Sully: I landed an airbus on a river and everybody lived to tell the tale Carlos Dardano: Hold my beer

[@MegaSunspark]

...and Capt. Dardano was/is blind in one eye. Hold my Pepsi Max too.....

[@PassiveSmoking]

@@MegaSunspark Yes, and the reason he's blind in one eye is because he got shot in the face whilst trying to fly a plane out of a war zone! He's the freaking Terminator of pilots. AND HE ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT STOP! UNTIL YOU ARE SAFELY ON THE GROUND!

[@MarcelPolman]

Cerveza

[@P71ScrewHead]

@@MarcelPolman hold my pupusa..lol

[@sp1r1tsage]

I remember watching Air Disasters and one of the flight attendants/passengers said it was the softest landing he'd ever experience. The pilot had one eye, he absolutely deserved recognition

[@Ba_A]

What's really even more unbelievable and impressive is the fact Captain Dardano was only 29 years old with a huge amount of flight hours logged prior to that flight.

[@dannieedgerton720]

….and most of those hours were as command pilot! Impressive!

[@jakerittlinger440]

And only one eye.

[@JaneSmith0709]

I was thinking the same thing. That guy lived life.

[@philosopher0076]

@@jakerittlinger440 Why and how can an airline allow/hire a pilot with one eye?

[@RBMapleLeaf]

@@philosopher0076 In the video he was flying over El Salvador when civil war occurred early in his career I believe he had to take a test for both vision and awareness and I believe it should’ve been more than enough to keep him continue flying I mean no one wants to see someone’s career end at a young age because of having just one eye right? The only reason this plane did not crash was A) CRM and B) Captain Carlos Dardano taking advise from his FO and his fellow captain (However they didn’t do much according to the video but pitched in) as even tho your the Captain you still need to make decisions and respect your first officer comments of what you should do Captain Dardano although not interviewed on TheFlighChannel revealed when he was interviewed when the Smithsonian Channel interviewed him about TACA 110 in order to get them onto the grass levee his FO told him he had to do what’s called a Side slip. Had Dardano not pulled off this move I think the outcome would’ve been more slim Furthermore, doing side slips was believed to be for Small light aircraft and gliders, not for commercial aircrafts like a 47 ton Boeing 737-300 or the 737-3TO this aircraft was and it still is today.

[@tirsocanales8366]

I flew A320 in TACA , I had the pleasure to be Captain’s Dardano First officer.

[@ayan9097]

Wow, that's nice!

[@Andrewkosche]

Dang that’s awesome, must feel nice to know you can trust this guy in an emergency

[@trulygrateful1117]

Nice 👍

[@DarkFilmDirector]

This kind of stuff is why it's awesome seeing comments on The Flight Channel videos. So many of these seem to have experienced pilots and crewman that have first hand experience with individuals or aircraft involved.

[@tomboard1]

Even with one eye his was one of the best pilots in the world.

[@frankk3880]

The pilots should have been awarded some kind of title or honor for their heroic actions

[@chriscooper654]

Absolutely. They acted as a team and landed safely on unprepared ground in a very small window of space and time. Hope they all had long, successful careers.

[@marybarry2230]

Knowing how most pilots are, it's all in a day's work! No awards needed!

[@frankk3880]

@@marybarry2230 You are dead wrong. Any other decision could have been disastrous and would have a complete different outcome. That's how people get awarded regardless of their roles. This was outside their call of duty. An honor or a title is a very small token of appreciation for how many lives they saved.

[@scottlarson1548]

The pilot made a huge mistake when he skipped the step that clears fumes from the engines before he restarted the engines. That's why both engines were immediately destroyed when he restarted them. If he had done this correctly, he would have had enough power to land at the airport.

[@marybarry2230]

@@frankk3880 actually Frank, I think I'm alive right! You ask any pilot that's been in situations such as that and the majority of them will say that it was their JOB to get the plane down and get the passengers and crew off safely. Do they deserve awards? I think anybody deserves an award that does a good job but pilots more often than not do not expect it. If you don't believe me, ask Sully....

[@pilroberts6185]

I’ve been waiting 2 years for this one! A tremendous pilot, a tremendous story, a tremendous video!! Well done Sir.

[@walidbrahim7019]

With happy ending. Every one survived

[@hayooh4448]

WE WANT THE VIDEO SUBTITLES READ.

[@davecook8378]

@@hayooh4448 No we don't.

[@lenny108]

Seems the ATC of the New Orleans airport was a clique of drunk idiots. They should have told that there is a typhoon and the airport is closed. They knew it already when this 737 took-off in Belize and should have told TACA that air traffic to New Orleans is shut down.

[@drnogueiras8783]

Dave Cook many folks do. Nice to be able to listen to videos while doing other things.

[@notallthatbad]

I love the happy ending ones. Respect to the co-pilot who pointed out the grass levee and the pilot who agreed to land there. Imagine if they both gave into their fear or had big egos.

[@Missdaphanyma13]

Why didn’t the flight crew have more recognition? Dardano only had one eye and he still managed to land a big ol plane with everyone inside safe! ♥️ What a HERO 😍

[@mph1ish]

Right?? And the FO suggested the strip of land

[@zubibuubi7359]

HisPanic...Ppl I Like ...

[@Missdaphanyma13]

Seriously 😐

[@lenseofanomad]

@@zubibuubi7359 ok racist

[@lenseofanomad]

@@zubibuubi7359 disgusting in Dian

[@fanoflakespeed9460]

I was an aviation maintenance tech for American Airlines and I remember hearing about this. Nothing more than an emergency landing. They didn't think it news worthy at the time. I heard nothing more about it until today Oct /1/2020. This should have been on the news and a special one hour story.

[@barryfletcher7136]

It certainly made the news in New Orleans and the plane landed on a WW2 era emergency landing strip - not a levee.

[@fanoflakespeed9460]

@California Dreamin u read it wrong.

[@badethics7542]

@@barryfletcher7136 It landed on the levee, and took off from a road that used to be a runway.

[@willho4202]

This is a true miracle, it's pilots like these that we need flying every plane in the sky

[@rvnmedic1968]

@tinwoods Exactly.

[@jaimhaas5170]

Compare and contrast this with the one where the pilot turns off the only functioning engine because he mistakenly thought it was the damaged one and kills everyone...still haunts me to this day.

[@JCDofNYC]

Yeah, but if these two pilots were asked to fly every flight in the sky, well, they'd be exhausted. 😐

[@ARedMotorcycle]

@tinwoods A fireman, emt, lifeguard, or doctor saves someone's life: "oh, thank the lord, it's a miracle from god almighty." Idiots.

[@DutchSkeptic]

It's only a 'miracle' if the laws of physics were suspended in someone's favour. That never happens.

[@dylvasey]

Insanely calm Captain. ''I guess we'll have to go down'' ...... The only time I've ever started a sentence with I guess it was to do with pizza toppings. Not landing an unpowered passenger plane ... on a tiny strip of grass. Some people are meant to be in places at certain times.

[@jouezmoi]

Pilots are a special breed. They have to remain calm.

[@rohrichoak9740]

@@jouezmoi no wonder they share a spot with physicians when it comes to top performance and stainless competence

[@dylvasey]

@@rohrichoak9740 ''stainless competence'' what a wonderful saying. Never heard that before and I'm guessing English isn't even your first language. Now I just have to figure out how to use it next time I visit the pub (which won't be for a long time at the moment :( ).

[@rohrichoak9740]

Not my first language, indeed. If someone drives you to the pub, ask them to drive with "stainless competence" haha

[@SuperDave-vj9en]

Last time my girlfriend said she’d have to go down...... I said, “Ok!”

[@elizabethg9346]

These pilots need a lot more credit than they have ever received for this. It should be called miracle in New Orleans as far as I am concerned! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💯 bravo

[@mzukisiloliwe477]

Omg Lizzy G you're so stunning

[@elizabethg9346]

@@mzukisiloliwe477 thanks

[@aflacduckquack]

The original Sully! Only had one eye, too. Landed on a levee, cool as ice. This is the pilot I want flying me around. Great job...

[@ricbarker4829]

I think he did a better job than Sully but he didn't get as much publicity. It's an American thing.

[@clean1566]

I could not believe how short of a distance that jet stopped in! On a glide path, at way over touchdown speed, and it didn't bury itself in the dirt! Did you see the wheel marks? The length of the levee? For a one-eyed man, with limited depth perception, He is better than 99% of normal pilots! What touch! Amazing story, and video. Hope he got a raise!.

[@robertvaughn6646]

Curious, I may have missed it but where did it say he landed way over touchdown speed? How short was the rollout, I didn't hear that either? It probably says more for the strong build of the 737 than anything.

[@robertvaughn6646]

Sorry but I can't find your reply to my post. I see it in my email but not here. Regardless, I doubt very seriously that they had picked out the levee from 10,000'. At 10,000' I'm sure they were still looking for an airport or something much more appealing. I know you can't go by the video but I will say once he decided it was the river that was the last hope and the F/O spotted the levee that would work. Obviously they were carrying extra speed and could use gear and flaps to adjust speed while keeping their proper descent. Looking at the actual video they did not do a 180 on the levee, It appears to be vehicle tracks that came to the jet. You are correct about the firmness of the ground there. They were very lucky. It could have been a different matter had it been soft. He had no choice. It's been proven many times landing in such places can be good or very bad. One such case was WWII when a Japanese Zero made an emergency landing in marshy area in the Aleutians. It looked good from the air and he had full control. Once the mains touched down it flipped over breaking the pilots neck. The plane had minor damage.

[@smartcatcollarproject5699]

They saw the river and levee from 5,000 feet or just below when coming out of the storm, here is an intervieuw kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYWXkGeVn9ydY6M Looking at the picture it looks like a very short landing, but the perspective with a long lens could make it look shorter than reality... deep mud tracks most likely mean strong brake effect. Landing gears look fine. Speed was most likely higher than normal to avoid stall, without power ? I also wonder how they moved the plane, don't tell me they just replaced an engine, and took off from the levee...

[@Radiogirl1931]

@@smartcatcollarproject5699 that would have been awesome haha

[@AutismTakesOn]

Actually, he's now an owner of Avianca.

[@pedro1492]

"everyone survived" should be a playlist of this channel

[@aarushhirani8693]

Its a 737 it did a side slip

[@davidcartee2]

My fav kind of videos

[@alumsix]

Yes. Whole-heartedly agree ... I would also wear an "everyone survived" t-shirt. just saying ;)

[@irvancrocs1753]

I respectfully disagree with this one, the reason why i enjoy this kind of videos is because the unpredictability, the sense of satisfaction feeling you get after a long tense moment from start to near the end when it shows they all survived or the upset feeling when you hope they survive but turns out it doesn't happen as your expectation are the biggest reason why this kind of videos is so enjoyable and addicting to watch..

[@Ν11-φ9ρ]

Luckily, no one was injured !

[@garywolak6239]

I cannot believe I've never heard of this incident before. Awesome work by the pilots.

[@DAViDD767]

and the pilot save the day for the second time in his career

[@MikeWiggins1235711]

60 Minutes ran a story on TACA 110 many years ago. It was the first time I had ever heard of this. These guys were amazing! Their landing was so close to a normal landing that it seems like everything was no big deal. They not only saved all the "souls on board" but saved their ship as well. Both of those outcomes together rank them at the highest levels of pilots we should build statues for.

[@jaimhaas5170]

Same here....this needs to be a movie.

[@marcowaterhouse5965]

This pilot is a true Badass. Everyone on that plane owes him their lives.

[@reingp]

Man, this one had everything to end up in tragedy, but what a joyful surprise. Congrats to the Captain and to the uploader

[@georgekotronakis903]

The pilot is a true legend!

[@jaimhaas5170]

So deserving of worldwide attention.

[@ratboygenius]

A happy ending! That was unexpected.

[@maedeandeaniewingertparkin3194]

awesome!

[@byronharano2391]

Happy ending for the crew and passengers. Happy ending for the aircraft's long career. Nice

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

He seems to put the boarding crowd sounds at the beginning when it’s a happy ending!!

[@TheNeroScout]

@@byronharano2391 This plane Retired in 2016. Can u imagine. This plane almost crash.

[@byronharano2391]

@@TheNeroScout Nero thank you for the update of this aircraft. One tough airframe. Happy all survived and so did the long career of this airframe until 2016. Impressive. Thank you again Nero.

[@billace90]

He almost did a “Sully” but with better results, the aircraft was saved and no one hurt.

[@Intrepid175a]

@@ToTheGreatWideOpen - I was thinking the same thing. I don't remember hearing/seeing anything about this one.

[@speedrace9512]

well not exactly

[@michaelpuderramirez2331]

You stole the words right out of my mouth. Lol

[@byronharano2391]

Capt Sully and his First Officer amazing. However, this crew had to trust that levee would truly support the weigh and force of a dead stick landing aircraft. This crew displayed courage and crew cooperation to the fullest humanly possible for in-flight emergency.

[@habbu9]

Yes, he almost did a Sully, but landing on a river with fully loaded fuel (no time to dump),155 people on board and losing both engines at a low altitude seems more difficult. But, yah agree these guys also did a wonderful job.

[@KayLee19676]

Crying happy tears, so happy they made it. Kudos to the flight crew.

[@Nequetrefi11]

Bruv, I've watched almost all your videos but this one was by far the most emotional for me. It had me in tears when they managed to land safely on the grass. Wow. Just wow. True heroes those pilots are. Incredible success story and it made my day. Keep up the great content!

[@sonnygL7]

Am I the only one tearing up with joy hearing the music and water, reading that everyone made it. I hold my breath with most of these videos and this one was truly a gem, well done flighty channel. 🙏🏼 If I could give both of. those pilots a hug I would, even though I wasn't on the flight there's something special about seeing a captain and co pilot work together with such diligence and control. 💛

[@danielhartin7680]

Not having heard of this incident before, as the plane was decelerating on the grass I said aloud stop stop stop. And so relieved they did.

[@esmeraldarodriguez56]

No I teared up I couldn’t believe it I was so happy. I started praying

[@Radiogirl1931]

Yup I cried too. Not many of these stories

[@2puffs770]

I'm bawling like a little baby, and just can't stop. We ALL needed this happy ending.

[@dakotainthesky]

No, same here

[@AJ-xm4xc]

“We feel so uplifted by the landing, that we’re just going to change those engines out here in this nice field” 👍😂

[@arabicboi]

10/10 comment lol

[@maggiemay3108]

Just like changing a tire, right? 😉😆

[@AJ-xm4xc]

Michelle1020 Exactly 😂😂😂

[@WendyKS93]

LOL!!! I know I loved that part. What a great attitude they all had.

[@erniesdeck7550]

I'm glad they decided not to tear the aircraft down just to move it. It deserved better and I'm happy things turned out the way they did for it.

[@oveidasinclair982]

Now that is keeping your shit together in a high stress situation, both pilots should be highly commended for their actions that day

[@all-yw2yr]

Agree

[@aarushhirani8693]

Wow

[@emilkarpo]

@Gideons Word I'm with Neil Armstrong on this one, "Pacs" was unnecessary and suggests you believe the AC units are up there with the passengers the crew and the aircraft. Why use an odd bit of verbiage when PAX is there for all to use without parentheses. I don't think Neil is the one who needs to be taking his Adderall.

[@aarushhirani8693]

Ok

[@aarushhirani8693]

@California Dreamin what are you trying to say

[@D800Lover]

Sometimes pilots earn the entire keeps of their career on a single day. This was one such an occasion. Kudos!

[@tunim4354]

He deserves the same recognition Sully did. This is amazing.

[@CristhianGarcia2025]

I wasn't expecting such a graceful landing. Kudos to the one-eyed pilot who landed this plane safely.

[@RussTube59]

@tinwoods Keep your hair on.

[@hpygolkyone]

When I first saw that the pilot was a *one-eyed wonder*, I thought "NO THANKS". After hearing him say rather calmly that "we gotta go down" and then sticking the landing, I'd say he's got ice in his veins and some serious skills.

[@konquer247]

The flight crew deserves the highest honorary medal for their efforts.

[@crispy6311]

The History Guy does a great video about this incident. It's really good. One of the passengers said that the landing was so smooth that he didn't even know they had landed until he picked his head up from the crash position. Amazing flying and incredible luck are a great combination.

[@ivemen98]

I was a flight attendant for TACA 110 on this flight along with Gloria, Luis, and Mirna. The captain announced for the crew to "take our positions" During turbulence while flying thru hail storm, I started praying that my family was comforted because I thought I was going to die! What a surprise it was to hear the emergency signal and walk from the back galley to the front of the aircraft to hear the chief flight attendant Mirna say, "We're going to prepare for an emergency landing." We all froze for a split second, and started giving the emergency impact position demonstration for landing to the passengers. Finally, we went back to our jump seats, buckled up and prayed some more...Captain Dardano and Dionisio Lopez performed an amazing and courageous last decision to land on a strip of land. Landing was somewhat bumpy, but we managed to come to a complete stop. Gloria and I made sure there was no fire outside our doors and opened the emergency exit. We quickly evacuated our passengers and exited ourselves. This flight was called "The Miracle Landing" in the newspapers. It truly was!

[@legitusername-zl7to]

I must say that was quite the experience

[@boatlover1875]

I'd call that miracle on the bayou. Two pretty young, while pretty experienced pilots, did an incredible job.

[@saralopez5715]

When I saw he was 29 years old I got so worried but omg what a great PILOT! “Everyone survived” BEST feeling, bravo to the crew ❤️

[@worldtraveller1900]

Dardano’s father and grandfather were both pilots.

[@kryptonrockz]

Damn that's a really experienced pilot there... Perfect landing on a grass strip, no damage. Genious.

[@kkroeger5868]

I love how the pilot somewhat pensively, but without extreme emotion, says, “So, I guess we have to go down. We gotta go down.” That is a man grounded in reality and cool under pressure.

[@mango8918]

Kudos to this captain and FO for their coolness and remarkable skills to land this plane and save all souls on board!

[@tommcglone2867]

This 737 should be preserved. Its story alone should make it worth preserving. And repaint it into its classic TACA colours.

[@pault8470]

It never ceases to amaze me how these pilots remain professional even when they know death is seconds away . Thank the lord this was a safe landing . Unbelievable

[@TravelMangoMedia]

I literally clapped when I saw the landing. Awesome job!! I hope the Cap and FO are alive and doing well. This was beautiful ❤️

[@tabby73]

Can you imagine the emotions the passengers and crew went through? From utter fear and terror, swim vests on, brace position, torn between hope and fear, to utter joy and relief when they realized they had safely landed on dry land after all? I'm sure many had some kind of spiritual experience. What a ride! And that crew, especially the pilot, was frikkin awesome!! Unbelievable accomplishment! I so enjoyed this episode, I was cheering them on. Wow just wow!

[@myzacky96]

I have tears in my eyes, Than you God for letting these people survive, Bravo to the Captain! I have watched to many videos were people have died

[@justintimefortea7655]

Ermmm... 'god' didn't 'let' these people survive... the skill and incredible judgement of the PILOT 'let' these people survive! It was 'god' that dumped the rain on them and 'let' them fly through it and 'let' both engines flame out! Sheeesh 🙄

[@blaisebaileyfinnegan]

Imagine being a passenger on that flight. Hearing the engines flame out and the pilots' failed attempts to restart them. Seeing the ground getting closer and closer. Being warned of a water landing, then 'Brace Brace Brace'... and then the aircraft gently touches down and rolls to a stop.

[@YTjennifer]

I know, right? You already died in your mind and had already replayed the argument between family members after your funeral about who gets your stuff....and then - BOOM - you survive. :)

[@NesconProductions]

Took his Boeing to the levee & glad the levee was dry. I'm sure he had a whiskey & rye and some American pie afterwards thankful that no one had died ;-).

[@roykliffen9674]

"Took his Boeing to the levee and the levee was dry, No cockpit boy was having Whiskey and Rye, saying: This is not the day that I die, this is not the day that I die-ie" ^_^

[@jackfrost2146]

Luckily I didn't park my Chevy there that day!

[@jouezmoi]

LOL !!!!

[@patypierceyachechak627]

Yes. I think the whiskey & rye was a double!!!!!

[@lizlovsdagmara5525]

I knew that was coming. Interestingly enough the words "the day the music died" refer to the 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J. P. Richardson.

[@thechamp8162]

So when is captain Dardano getting his own movie then? I thought no engine landings get you a move 🎥 🍿

[@christophesmee3405]

The guy is an absolute hero... and he's only got one eye.

[@thechamp8162]

Christophe Smee I’m making a joke man I’m not to sure if you realised that or not

[@Ν11-φ9ρ]

He's got an eye for good spots for emergency landings !

[@joelt4416]

@@thechamp8162 I hear ya but at least Dardano has continued to do what he loves most: FLYING. Unlike that other "hero" from the Hudson, who quit almost 6 years before mandatory retirement age to become a traveling celebrity, and now has turned politician and BOEING critic! His FB page is disgusting!

[@donnix768]

Christophe Smee He is right up there with Captain Al Haynes of United 232 for incredible landings.

[@Usernameyt4466]

The peace I felt as the plane landed ! Love it when there’s a happy ending , hats off to the crew 🙌

[@johnjaeger4804]

I am a retired captain flew 3 models of 737 and was an instructor for Lufthansa in the 1970s. These pilots did a great job. Don't discount the suggestion by the First Officer, his suggestion may have saved a lot of lives... great flying. There are no 2nd chances with a "dead stick" landing. This was just as impressive as the Miracle on the Hudson., especially since there were zero injuries and the aircraft was not damaged significantly.

[@michaelasnider4644]

Just wanted to say that your videos invoke emotion in me unlike any other. You have a way of making the planes look so majestic and portray the heartbreak (not in this case!) and information so well. I am forever going to be a viewer!!

[@MagnumForce51]

Aww you didn't mention the slip maneuver he did to lower his altitude some more after the last minute change to land on the grass beside the levee instead of the levee itself. It's a maneuver usually done with gliders. (as this pilot also has experience with small aircraft and gliders). Said maneuver isn't usually done with large commercial planes like this one because the body profile of the plane can cause engine flame out due to air vertices and what not. But since he had no engines anyways he did one to help slow down the aircraft more so he can line up better for the grass landing. A lot of other pilots who havne't had experience flying small gliders probably would not have thought to do that and would have been forced to ditch in the water anyways. Plus this new airplane that replaced the old ones in the fleet had a design change that allowed the landing gear to deploy with no engines as the hydraulics for them were able to run off APU which couldn't happen with the previous plane. The question came up during discussion in the cockpit too since the pilot was aware of this issue with the old planes he flew before this one but one of the extra guys in cockpit who came with the evaluate the plane said he had landing gear. So many things line up to make this landing possible. Sully was the more known pilot for doing a ditch in the Hudsen with no engines. But this guy predates him by a few decades. Not to say Sully wasn't good either. They were both superb pilots. :D

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

Your getting mixed up with the Gimli Glider (Air Canada 143)

[@alannajones330]

@@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 No this one also did the slip maneuver. The gimli glider just proved that it could be done on a commercial aircraft.

[@petervernon922]

It was almost if that Levee was there for him to land great flying.RESPECT!!

[@justintimefortea7655]

A 29 year old pilot with only 1 eye landed an unpowered 737 on a narrow strip of land as if it was something he did regularly...! Amazing skill and judgement... my cap is dutifully doffed in total respect to that young man... outstanding!

[@tsav6952]

This amazing event needs more recognition. Thanks for bringing it to us.

[@GeoHvl]

So I have to ask. Why was this pilot not as great as Capt Sulley? In fact, he landed on a narrow grass strip, Sully had the entire East River. All of the Souls on this flight and not even an injury.

[@all-yw2yr]

Because it was not caught on video

[@aarushhirani8693]

Wha...

[@krakenkill9962]

Just because it's not was an american pilot and also not received the media attention that Sully had

[@drunk3n_m0nk12]

@@all-yw2yr Last I checked Louisiana is in the US.

[@aarushhirani8693]

When

[@peerally2986]

Captain (inside): "i'm going to be the first one to do a water landing." FO: "Captain, there's a piece of land there!" Captain (inside): "dang it! Screw that water landing thing."

[@noel12397]

RandoM S A P HAHA

[@tk5gqj640]

RandoM S A P xD

[@bogdan_n]

thank God they didn't land in that canal. Today no one would be bringing up the miracle on the Hudson even in unrelated discussions.

[@InTeCredo]

I think both airline and insurance companies are thanking the stars for not having to pay for expensive repair or write the plane off.

[@teenieneenie630]

Needs to be a Pilots Hall of Fame somewhere. This pilot would be in it for sure.

[@NeetchianQueen]

Beautiful Flight, Beautiful Crew, Beautiful Story..

[@Slayyy3432]

I am so glad everyone survived! The pilot did an amazing job!!

[@polduseri909]

Wow, this certainly is an amazing story. Thanks God the cockpit that day was full of experienced pilots and they show up what really means to take care of their plane.

[@chewey3rd]

Wow, this was an incredible video. It literally gave me the chills.

[@jaimhaas5170]

I have never cheered so loudly alone in my room.

[@jaimhaas5170]

@tinwoods you need to just shut down...and I do mean SHUT DOWN.

[@chewey3rd]

@tinwoods It gave me the chills.

[@chewey3rd]

@@jaimhaas5170 Seriously, this dude is a troll. LoL

[@pianoclassics6328]

Amazing video, amazing flight crew, and especially the one-eyed pilot. I cannot imagine how hard it must be flying without stereo vision, let alone landing the jet without engines on a levee!

[@SRM2025]

The Captain explains in this interview how he did so, if you are interested 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYWXkGeVn9ydY6M

[@felixyongco7964]

All genius Captain , Pilot , and First Officer Oh what a team !

[@mkivy]

What an amazing landing. This goes to all the experience these pilots had and a little prayer from above! Bless u all!

[@rext8949]

I've got two eyes but I was holding my breath as these dudes were landing the crippled aircraft on the levee . After El Salvador I suppose this was a walk in the park for him . Superb presence of mind.

[@ZeroSpawn]

I like it when the Airplane survives and goes on to have a happy flying career!

[@larrybe2900]

How do you think it "feels"?

[@ZeroSpawn]

@@larrybe2900 well it doesn't feel anything anymore since it's probably been cannibalized in the graveyard

[@rebekaht3077]

@@larrybe2900 like iron man.

[@thegoodboy6261]

Best words: Everyone Survived!

[@greywuffzfavrr6038]

You got that!!

[@aarushhirani8693]

Lucky you got a ❤ from TFC

[@Mandy7D7]

Thank you so much for doing this one TFC. In the 80s social media was not there to propel this story in front of peoples faces and the News themselves (like today) cared little of positive stories... THIS was certainly a positive. This pilot (or both men) deserve all the recognition and thanks possible. They showed Impeccable flying skills and made decisions that still boggle my mind, but they pulled it off to perfection, truly amazing people.

[@perryleary1705]

I was elated to find out everybody survived! the pilots did a great job!!!

[@valobrien9596]

Surely one of the most incredible emergency landings ever performed. It certainly ranks up there with the Hudson River ditching, in my opinion.

[@charliemcfarling4219]

There was not only incredible skill demonstrated here, but incredible luck. The mere fact they had some place to set the plane down where they were was Divine Providence. Fantastic job by this young one-eyed pilot and his crew. Consider all the heartbreak they saved so many families. Great presentation, Flight Channel!

[@Joanla1954]

This gave me the "sniffles of joy"! Just amazing!

[@chipurBillWhite]

Watched it on Air Disasters earlier this evening and teared up at the end. Here’s a man born to fly.

[@pchantreau]

Everybody knows Capt Sullenberger's name but few remember Capt Dardano. What a feat of airmanship. Legendary pilot.

[@FiveTwoSevenTHR]

I would have expected a landing on an unprepared surface to actually damage the plane. This is an incredible landing.

[@eamonnmorris5331]

Yeah ... was waiting to hear that the captain and his crew got some kind of award for this Sullyesque display of cool and quick thinking ... but nothing said about that ... have we become jaded with heroes?

[@SRM2025]

The Captain said he would be considered a hero in these times with such events being able to travel the world in 30 minutes, however back in the 80’s this wasn’t mentioned on the news that much. He stated so in this interview. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYWXkGeVn9ydY6M

[@jaimhaas5170]

Easily my favorite story you have ever done here...Fantastic start and finish. Music and video present a powerful story. Thanks!

[@geoffedmonds6507]

Has to be one of my favorite "Sully award" landings of all time. Keeping your cool 😎......it's a Sully thing. Well done, very well done! And the fact they flew it out of there a few days later makes it even cooler 😎 .

[@ThorXed]

This is a beautiful story! The flight, pilots and airline originated from El Salvador! 🇸🇻 They are considered heroes for doing something this courageous, legendary even. Thank you for presenting this!

[@VexifyGaming]

The best aviation channel ever

[@aarushhirani8693]

Lucky you got a ❤ from TFC I never got it

[@aarushhirani8693]

Did you like me 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@aviationchannel6204]

Hi!

[@aarushhirani8693]

I got a ❤ from TFC

[@aviationchannel6204]

@@aarushhirani8693 Well done!

[@Kemjisuper]

This is me waiting for the movie starring "Captain Dardano"

[@1prettygirl87]

So impressed with the changes made on this channel! Thank you for providing content for us all. Keep flying high! 🙌🏻

[@celestialjunipers6829]

I watched this on Air Crash Investigation! It was my favorite episode because they survived. I'm glad I found it on TFC too!

[@kerrykrishna]

FlightChannel, Man, your team just NAILS these vids. I really enjoyed the actual recordings WAY more than the words on screen though. Maybe ad that part more? Thanks!