Deadly Mid-Air Collision Between Flight 2937 And DHL611 | Mayday Compilation

[@clairephillips8164]

This one always gets to me. A family member of mine is an ATC and there’s no way that one operator should have been on duty. The second operator should have been called back from his break when the maintenance crew came in and started disconnecting stuff. Very sad. Should never have happened.

[@pangmargaret4731]

It's a wake up call. Peter, already couldn't handle the other airline and he tried calling but the land line was down , he should call back the other one on break immediately. Peter was not matured.

[@davidwoermansr]

​@@pangmargaret4731he was matured enough to do the job maintenance just handicapped him too much

[@JonahJayTaylor]

​@@davidwoermansr This 100%. What do you expect him to do walk away from his station to go get his coworker then if an accident occurs, he would have been faulted for leaving his station. The pilots should have obeyed TCAS a system designed because of the limitations of ground-based air traffic control as determined by previous accidents. You can't expect ATC to fly the plane for you too and in the end the pilot is responsible for the safety of aircraft to suggest otherwise is appalling. Of course, you need communication between both parties but there is a difference between 100 miles away and being the person who is controlling such flight with direct eyes in the air. That accident was the pilots fault, probable lack of training, but nonetheless again being responsible for the aircraft you should know what systems are being operated and performed by the aircraft and how that will affect the environment in which you operate that is literally your job. Peter did his job to the best of his ability after having many of his tools taken away sadly, I can't say the same for that one crew who had the benefit of TCAS but lacked the ability to understand how said system operates and functions and again a system designed because of the limitations of ground-based air traffic control. To fault Peter, suggest that such aviation companies failed to learn from pervious accidents and that is called being ignorant.

[@fahadali8137]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤Sjshhsj

[@headlightbandit8618]

This was utterly heartbreaking. How awful. Those poor children.

[@scotthayes4135]

Yes, this was a very tragic event. If they had been taken to the right airport to begin with the tragedy wouldn't have happened. Those kids would still be alive.

[@haveagreatday-x1g]

i feel more bad for the kids

[@Rubycon99]

I blame the guy taking a shit for an hour or whatever. How nice of him to come back just after his planes crashed.

[@curtispandachuk9323]

Smartest comment here tbh

[@LindaYariger]

Still, Peter was not paying attention. He should have told PNE plane to ASCEND. Stupid.

[@CynthiaSchoenbauer]

Constipation?

[@gillozada5090]

Yes! I kept saying, where the hell is the other guy!!

[@evelynnogueras]

@@CynthiaSchoenbauer lol

[@fifiladu2659]

The mom laying cookies on the gravestone choked me up. The pearl sculpture broke me and made me cry.

[@curtispandachuk9323]

You’re gonna make me cry

[@nishfaus]

Same here😢

[@scotthayes4135]

They built a monument at the crash site that looks exactly like a giant broken pearl necklace to honor the girl that died.

[@DBEdwards]

One of the most disturbing and tragic episodes of air disaster I have ever seen in my life

[@megansmith5435]

What breaks my heart is that had they not missed that first flight this could possibly not have happened

[@inconvenienttruths7953]

Anything to blame to absolve the criminal negligence of the SkyDrive crew. Well done crafty one ! Peter was the direct, immediate cause of the crash. He would be perfectly aware of the TCAS function and yet he chose to issue instructions to a single aircraft. At the absolute minimum he should've given descend instructions to one aircraft and climb to the other. He did not. Instead he fixated on the Russian aircraft. He also gave erroneous information to the Russian crew - telling them the DHL flight was on their right whereas it was actually on the left. This would have the crew looking in the wrong direction for traffic. When they did spot the DHL plane, on their left, it was hopelessly too late. While Peter Nielsen was only one link in a chain of criminal indifference and incompetence, he was nonetheless the person who finally doomed both aircraft and he is not without blame. Skyguide were forced to pay a pittance to the survivors of those murdered and were not held criminally responsible - the most any of them received was a small fine. Indeed, they had the audacity to sue the Russian Airline for damages.

[@Eddieisc00l]

The flight would have still flew so other people will die

[@angelabennett8245]

And maybe the same would have happened if they were on a train, or a bus.

[@seffy4u]

Some serious final destination shit right here

[@ethelmertz1477]

Amazing he found his daughter and her pearls. How sad to have gone through that. Just a sad story for all involved. 😢

[@isabellind1292]

I wonder how the killer's wife & daughters would feel knowing he went on a revenge hunt and stabbed Peter Nielsen to death in front of his wife & children? Sicko!

[@stacey4u2luv]

At first I was happy that he found his daughter and could feel he was the first to get to her after the tragedy. But, now I think this was more traumatizing for him to witness the scene and is why they were discouraged of allowing families of the victims to participate. Maybe it is better that others find deceased and deliver the news in the fashion a police officer would in a consoling manner. Plus I think after this he needed counselling and should avoid the news and not get too involved in what the media had to say as they were looking to blame people without the investigation being completed.

[@ethelmertz1477]

@@stacey4u2luv Yes I agree he shouldn’t have been allowed to be part of the search. Just finding the pearls alone would make me insane knowing they were once around my daughters neck. His mind heart and soul left this man that day. I just hope anyone reading my comment above doesn’t think I condone what he did to the tower controller. I just found it amazing in all that tragic loss of life and airplane parts he was able to find the pearls and his daughter pretty much intact. Just a horrible situation for all involved. One I never wish on anyone.

[@donsq4306]

@@isabellind1292 You call him a sicko when the man lost everything you have no clue how that feels. And you can't speak in the name of his wife and daughters either. He should have gone and killed a higher up responsible for this mess not the controller. I agree he shouldn't have done it. But he is far from being sick.

[@isabellind1292]

@@donsq4306 Then you need to go look up the definition. And wondering how his wife and daughters would feel isn't speaking in their name so don't put words in my mouth so you can dream up things I didn't say. Peter Nielsen didn't purposely cause this collision. There was plenty of blame to go around. Kaloyov premeditated Nielsen's murder.

[@NkosiDube-k7n]

It was all a chain of coincidences, from the children missing their original flight, the unscheduled repairs at the control tower, confusion about TCAS etc. It was tragic and sad

[@221b-l3t]

That's always how it is. No single thing is supposed to be able to down a liner so it takes many factors coming together. There are always multiple checks for everything so something has to missed several times by several people for a mistake to happen

[@inconvenienttruths7953]

Peter was the direct, immediate cause of the crash. He would be perfectly aware of the TCAS function and yet he chose to issue instructions to a single aircraft. At the absolute minimum he should've given descend instructions to one aircraft and climb to the other. He did not. Instead he fixated on the Russian aircraft. He also gave erroneous information to the Russian crew - telling them the DHL flight was on their right whereas it was actually on the left. This would have the crew looking in the wrong direction for traffic. When they did spot the DHL plane, on their left, it was hopelessly too late. While Peter Nielsen was only one link in a chain of criminal indifference and incompetence, he was nonetheless the person who finally doomed both aircraft and he is not without blame. Skyguide were forced to pay a pittance to the survivors of those murdered and were not held criminally responsible - the most any of them received was a small fine. Indeed, they had the audacity to sue the Russian Airline for damages.

[@nutzhazel]

There was no confusion on the TCAS though, the pilots were merely following the air traffic controller guidance which incompetency led to this horrible disaster.

[@angelabennett8245]

I don't agree. It has nothing to do with coincidence. Thats like saying it was the children's destiny to die in by flying, and the controller Peter was destined to be murdered by one of the fathers. It was a shame that psychics weren't there to intervene. The repairs should have been scheduled for a time when there were more people working not less. But would that have really mattered.

[@doggylover108]

It’s reminds me of final destination, crazy if one of those things didn’t happen this crash would have been avoided.

[@adiakiyes6354]

Been watching this before still cant help myself to cry its very sad.

[@lilyrrichard236]

I heard that the other traffic controller was taking a nap on the clock. He should have been in there helping Peter. Especially since they were doing work on the phones etc. Many things worked together to cause this heartbreaking tragedy 😢

[@charlesmendez4686]

They have regulations on how many hours they can work legally. If he entered, he would have lost his job. If the plane crashed whilst he was in the tower, then he would be rotting in jail...

[@manoliminas3925]

You're right He shouldn't have take a Nap and He Should have Helped Peter instead

[@lilianevanfrankrijk7490]

You heard??? Every second of every movement of both men was deeply and repeatedly investigated, and taking a nap during a shift is impossible both morally and physically for a Swiss air traffic controller at the Zürich airport. Get a grip, check your sources.

[@inconvenienttruths7953]

Peter was the direct, immediate cause of the crash. He would be perfectly aware of the TCAS function and yet he chose to issue instructions to a single aircraft. At the absolute minimum he should've given descend instructions to one aircraft and climb to the other. He did not. Instead he fixated on the Russian aircraft. He also gave erroneous information to the Russian crew - telling them the DHL flight was on their right whereas it was actually on the left. This would have the crew looking in the wrong direction for traffic. When they did spot the DHL plane, on their left, it was hopelessly too late. While Peter Nielsen was only one link in a chain of criminal indifference and incompetence, he was nonetheless the person who finally doomed both aircraft and he is not without blame. Skyguide were forced to pay a pittance to the survivors of those murdered and were not held criminally responsible - the most any of them received was a small fine. Indeed, they had the audacity to sue the Russian Airline for damages!

[@LindaYariger]

​@lilianevanfrankrijk7490 The guy was doing what, then? Having a snack?

[@Myster-Man-Channel]

Man that is just heartbreaking. All those kids, alone without their parents😢 how terrifying.

[@ggallin713]

this crash really broke my heart , im so sorry for all involved, the tragedy is beyond sad , rip

[@deaconstjohn4842]

Which one...there are like 3 in this video alone

[@ggallin713]

@@deaconstjohn4842 one in the title

[@inconvenienttruths7953]

Peter was the direct, immediate cause of the crash. He would be perfectly aware of the TCAS function and yet he chose to issue instructions to a single aircraft. At the absolute minimum he should've given descend instructions to one aircraft and climb to the other. He did not. Instead he fixated on the Russian aircraft. He also gave erroneous information to the Russian crew - telling them the DHL flight was on their right whereas it was actually on the left. This would have the crew looking in the wrong direction for traffic. When they did spot the DHL plane, on their left, it was hopelessly too late. While Peter Nielsen was only one link in a chain of criminal indifference and incompetence, he was nonetheless the person who finally doomed both aircraft and he is not without blame. Skyguide were forced to pay a pittance to the survivors of those murdered and were not held criminally responsible - the most any of them received was a small fine. Indeed, they had the audacity to sue the Russian Airline for damages.

[@edenleighl]

Peter was not to blame. Unfortunately I know that deep down he will always blame himself, no matter what anyone says. But the fact is, this was not peters fault. He was extremely let down by a large number of other people who were supposed to be working in conjunction with him to keep everyone safe. Not one single person is to blame for this. This was an absolute tragedy that was not caused by one single person. All of the passengers, the pilots, their families, those in air traffic control, will always be in my prayers 💔 x

[@jaa1263]

Yes he did blame himself the rest of his life. He was kiled by a father of the vitcims not two years after the crach.

[@KuvDabGib]

BWahahahahha - Wait you are serious??!?! He was incompetent idiot who couldnt manage his own duty. PERIOD! Only bad thing in this whole event when he got murdered is that Sky Guard managers didnt go down with him. That would meant that justice is at least a bit satisfied. If it was left for Swiss authority pricks to decide, he would still be around now and be happy with his family. FUCK THAT! He killed sooooo many ppl and kids - he deserved death! P.S. As for "Not one single person is to blame for this" - stick that where sun doesnt shine, Peter and his MANAGERS are to blame!!

[@liukang3545]

Hes dead....

[@KuvDabGib]

@@liukang3545 I know.

[@liukang3545]

@@KuvDabGib i was talking to this melodramatic girl, not you

[@elisamartinelli7676]

I feel for both, the man who lost his family (Vitaly) and for the air traffic controller (Peter). This is why the media should exercise caution, rumors can kill, and it's not right. This poor man just snapped and did something irrational.

[@williamwray9454]

wtf he did what he was told as for the man wanting to meet peter then you tell him no, but his name and face is right here and im not even the man looking or i had just found him right here

[@doggylover108]

@@williamwray9454 You have just typed the most incomprehensible paragraph I have ever read. I can’t even tell if it’s supposed to be a sentence or a paragraph. Please go back to school.

[@williamwray9454]

So you went to college and that's the best insult you have lolkids go back to school kid

[@rebekahwilson7703]

Of course you are correct. This is why people need to seek help for healing, which this man never did.

[@WandaPashe]

​@@doggylover108 Maybe he's drunk. I couldn't fathom what he was trying to say, too.

[@ChrisDavis-dt6xx]

It wasn’t Peter fault

[@louieosumo]

Vitaly was consumed with vengeance that he didn't listen to the explanations from Skyguide. But like we said, if you're gonna blame someone for killing your family, blame the company, not a former controller

[@priscamolotsi]

He shouldn’t have been left alone at the controls!

[@matthewhahn1132]

No of course not it was maintenance crews get big mistakes

[@MrJr1976]

​@wildncrazyguy21It was the fault of Skyguide for not having the proper precautions in place. Such as disallowing maintenance while only one controller is in the room. Understand that the human being makes mistakes. Mistakes should not end in disaster. Peter was overwhelmed, had communication cut off, and was left without critical systems functioning. Any human in the same position would have been very likely to end up the same. The last procedure to enact would be that a controller MUST instruct both planes. Such as telling one to descend and the other to stay level. Peter did not purposefully cause the accident nor did he know what could have happened. Placing the blame on him is merely a scapegoat for the ineptitude of the company

[@algorythym]

it's the company's fault. I can't believe he was murdered over this...tragic

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

College students moved to get to seat next to father behind her, saved her life. Glad she changed seats.

[@thanushadilkirajakaruna349]

Felt bad for peter. Rest In Peace and all who died that night

[@inconvenienttruths7953]

Peter was the direct, immediate cause of the crash. He would be perfectly aware of the TCAS function and yet he chose to issue instructions to a single aircraft. At the absolute minimum he should've given descend instructions to one aircraft and climb to the other. He did not. Instead he fixated on the Russian aircraft. He also gave erroneous information to the Russian crew - telling them the DHL flight was on their right whereas it was actually on the left. This would have the crew looking in the wrong direction for traffic. When they did spot the DHL plane, on their left, it was hopelessly too late. While Peter Nielsen was only one link in a chain of criminal indifference and incompetence, he was nonetheless the person who finally doomed both aircraft and he is not without blame. Skyguide were forced to pay a pittance to the survivors of those murdered and were not held criminally responsible - the most any of them received was a small fine. Indeed, they had the audacity to sue the Russian Airline for damages.

[@Smulenify]

​@@inconvenienttruths7953 Peter was overworked and in a situation where thinking clearly is impossible, he acted on instinct. If he had an earlier warning he would have had time to think of the TCAS. Skyguide should not have put him in that position. They should not have had only one worker for two screens. Maintenance should have informed him of what exactly would be taken down, he likely would have told them to wait if they did. The phones were disconnected so he couldn't reach anyone, but he tried to lighten his workload knowing it was too much. There should have been strict guidelines for all pilots to follow TCAS, to avoid situations like this. Skyguide should have had to pay out more, they should have been closer investigated. Peter was definitely a major part of what happened, but he shouldn't have been put into that situation. He was an easy target to put the blame on. He didn't deserve to be stabbed to death.

[@michaelaxtell592]

Peter was overworked and had to much on his plate. U or i could and would make the same mistake if we were put in the same situation. ​@inconvenienttruths7953

[@reap06]

⁠@@inconvenienttruths7953Peter was heavily overworked. He was the ONLY controller in that tower, an unacceptable position to be in for any tower controlling an entire airspace. Maintenance disconnected the telephones and made his radar system much slower than normal. He had no way of knowing ahead of time that neither aircraft had taken evasive action that they were directed to because he was ALONE. He was managing a whole airspace on different monitors across an entire room, flipping between them with barely functioning equipment. Peter panicked due to his overwhelming situation and gave an order to the Tupolev, an order THEY decided to obey over TCAS. TCAS holds superiority over ANY controller anywhere in the world. The Russians decided to listen to the controller instead of their TCAS. He was the only controller in a tower with extremely slow radar and no communication equipment and he panicked in the sudden severity of the moment. The cause was not Peter. It was the fact that Skyguide had equipment that was undergoing maintenance, not fit for managing an entire airspace and the fact that pilots did not obey their TCAS.

[@ChrisDavis-dt6xx]

I can’t stop crying watching this

[@toniah93]

So Sorry I hope the families find peace, especially the families who lost their children. I hope they find comfort in the children found on land where schoolhouse handicapped children and now the fallen children are angels and they will protect the handicapped children. RIP God Bless the families and find Peace.

[@evolutionaryadvantage]

Huh? God bless?? A plane full of kids die. Handicapped people die on the ground, as if being handicapped wasn’t enough. Man gets murdered. Yeah thanks god! And don’t give me the free will crap. Apparently he knows what’s going to happen in the future, it’s already been mapped out. Ergo he wanted all this to happen. What a sadistic asshole 😊

[@matthewhahn1132]

Feeling very sorry for Russian families who lost children who perished in collision

[@crazifyit]

This was so incredibly horrible on so many different levels. First, so many children killed. That is heart breaking right there. Second, if both planes had just listened to the automation, all of this would have been avoided - LITERALLY! Third, management was stupid to allow work on an active system needed to manage flights! They essentially rendered the air traffic manager deaf, dumb and blind. He couldn't call and he couldn't see clearly. Fourth, the other air traffic manager SAW the planes on a collision course and, even though they were out of his sector, he should have reached out to the planes once he couldn't reach the air traffic person who was managing them! He could have taken the heat later, but at least people would be alive! This was just a horrible thing. The icing on the horrible cake is the father blaming the air traffic manager solely and killing him! He shouldn't have done that. Funny that he didn't focus any blame on the coworker!

[@prettybirdthepetgoosefrien8155]

When you are in so much pain, it's common for humans to get "tunnel vision HATE"... and the controller may have been his most accessible, most likely target.

[@wenthulk8439]

Those poor children and poor Peter…..

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

Crazy that Avianca didn't communicate the severity of the situation. And also crazy that the controller left in the middle of landing - just see it through man.

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Wind sheer at New York flight 52 crash at Kennedy airport. Missing over jan 25, 1990.

[@noahmizrahi9834]

They made a movie about this, stared Arnold Schwarsanegger, as the father. It was a sad sad movie. the movie was called " aftermath" i recommend this movie but im a kid so i dunno

[@WandaPashe]

You're quite the awesome kid. 👍❤️

[@cherihill2003]

I loved the movie.

[@curtispandachuk9323]

To me, it’s fucking sickening how many lives are lost by people being ignorant when they’re flying planes like what the fuck is so hard about crossing your tees and dotting your 1s with all due respect to the air traffic controllers you have an insurmountable amount of pressure and we appreciate how you handle it but shit like this doesn’t have to happen

[@manoliminas3925]

Poor Peter and All The Poor People including the Children who were involved in Those Airplanes. Peter didn't mean to let That Happened, he just was trying to Avoid The Collision. It wasn't Peter's Fault😢 If only Hes Co-workers didn't left him that Day, Than They would have Helped him Avoiding The Collision... That's Really Sad actually... really really Sad... God May Peter and All The Others Including The Children Rest in Peace...

[@inconvenienttruths7953]

Peter was the direct, immediate cause of the crash. He would be perfectly aware of the TCAS function and yet he chose to issue instructions to a single aircraft. At the absolute minimum he should've given descend instructions to one aircraft and climb to the other. He did not. Instead he fixated on the Russian aircraft. He also gave erroneous information to the Russian crew - telling them the DHL flight was on their right whereas it was actually on the left. This would have the crew looking in the wrong direction for traffic. When they did spot the DHL plane, on their left, it was hopelessly too late. While Peter Nielsen was only one link in a chain of criminal indifference and incompetence, he was nonetheless the person who finally doomed both aircraft and he is not without blame. Skyguide were forced to pay a pittance to the survivors of those murdered and were not held criminally responsible - the most any of them received was a small fine. Indeed, they had the audacity to sue the Russian Airline for damages.

[@nicholasyong7051]

@@inconvenienttruths7953 did you just copy someone's response from a previous comment lul?

[@LindaYariger]

Peter was careless and stupid. It was his fault and the Swiss

[@jpj65]

Peter is in a court of law Peter is innocent😮 till proven guilty

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

Some news reporters are worse than vultures. The issue could be laid at the feet of the contrller taking an extended break. The issue could also be laid on management, scheduling two controllers and maitenance is stupid. Communications must all have redundant backup systems. My personal opinion management is responsible. There should have been policy that all workstations should be manned at all times. No exceptions.

[@stacey4u2luv]

This is the first one I have watched about Peter Neilson that lets me know they have a vase with a single rose in it as a reminder of Peter. This is good as it is a constant reminder to them not to put too much pressure and work on any ATC.

[@inconvenienttruths7953]

Peter was the direct, immediate cause of the crash. He would be perfectly aware of the TCAS function and yet he chose to issue instructions to a single aircraft. At the absolute minimum he should've given descend instructions to one aircraft and climb to the other. He did not. Instead he fixated on the Russian aircraft. He also gave erroneous information to the Russian crew - telling them the DHL flight was on their right whereas it was actually on the left. This would have the crew looking in the wrong direction for traffic. When they did spot the DHL plane, on their left, it was hopelessly too late. While Peter Nielsen was only one link in a chain of criminal indifference and incompetence, he was nonetheless the person who finally doomed both aircraft and he is not without blame. Skyguide were forced to pay a pittance to the survivors of those murdered and were not held criminally responsible - the most any of them received was a small fine. Indeed, they had the audacity to sue the Russian Airline for damages!

[@LindaYariger]

Peter wasn't overworked. He was stupid and careless

[@brkctrl]

@@LindaYarigerhe had no support, phone lines were cut, he was working with a inferior radar. He was left to juggle too many planes trying to get his attention

[@BluelistenAirlines]

I think it’s the pilots of 2937 they didn’t contact Peter about what the tcas said

[@Joshuadgog]

I feel so bad for peter. Not only did the media attack him and frame him for something he couldnt control really. he was also murdered by a family member who's kids were on flight 2937. He convinced himself that he caused it but he didnt. Tragic crash that could have been prevented and rip to everyone on board both planes.

[@michigangirl5072]

This is sad. My heart goes out to those who were killed. And to Peter, an innocent man who was just doing his job. To blame Peter for THEIR foul up is appalling. I hope Peter's name gets cleared.

[@wrongturnVfor]

Their? I dont believe for a second Peter was innocent, The Russophobicn hate is apparent all around. This plane was intentionally downed, period.

[@davidgapp1457]

No. He was the direct, immediate cause of the crash. He would be perfectly aware of the TCAS function and yet he chose to issue instructions to a single aircraft. At the absolute minimum he should've given descend instructions to one aircraft and climb to the other. He did not. Instead he fixated on the Russian aircraft. He also gave erroneous information to the Russian crew - telling them the DHL flight was on their right whereas it was actually on the left. This would have the crew looking in the wrong direction for traffic. When they did spot the DHL plane, on their left, it was hopelessly too late. While Peter Nielsen was only one link in a chain of criminal indifference and incompetence, he was nonetheless the person who finally doomed both aircraft and he is not without blame. Skyguide were forced to pay a pittance to the survivors of those murdered and were not held criminally responsible - the most any of them received was a small fine. Indeed, they had the audacity to sue the Russian Airline for damages.

[@budderkupp1282]

@@davidgapp1457 I think there were a whole lot of incidents, that lead up to this crash & Peter was only one of many.

[@davidgapp1457]

@@budderkupp1282 Yes, absolutely true. Management is never held responsible. I worked in mining and mine safety. We were required to recommission a mine that had been shut down for being non-profitable. The equipment was already end-of-life and several years of neglect meant the system was inoperable. The entire mine control systems, and all the wiring, was intrinsically unsafe. But the choice was to patch the system back to life or walk away. Walking away meant I would never work in the industry again (the mining company saw to that). Inevitably, a train carrying ore ran away and smashed into the active mine all, killing many people and triggering a partial collapse. Several engineers went to jail - and exactly no-one who was responsible. By the time this happened I had already left the country in search of work.

[@wrongturnVfor]

​@@davidgapp1457 Based on a "text" from a "british passenger" in investigation done by non independent parties? sure. You must believe everything you hear in the news, then? I am sure you are convinces Iraq had WMD's

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Cant hold for 30 minutes, Boston open airport. 5 hours waiting. Holding. Kennedy, 052, turn left, 48 mins. Hold. Stress on crew. Out of gas, priority out of fuel.

[@barbaracreel2777]

May God lift their broken bodies and their Souls into his hands and comfort their beloved families.

[@IamTaliaIsrael]

That man who killed the guy on the computer's that watches the plane's should have went to the company! Because they were sent in to turn off the phone's to the plane's he couldn't get in touch with them to tell them that they were heading right into each other he tried the best he could they should have grounded the plane's until they had those lines fixed and test them to make sure they were working properly! This wasn't the Guy on the computer's fault he killed him for nothing the sad part the people responsible for this horrible act is still alive smmfh all those people 😢🤧😢🤧😢🤧 I'm so sorry 😢🤧😢🤧 it wasn't the air controller's fault 😢🤧😢it was the company that sent those men out to fix the phone's and computer's and blocked the line's so he couldn't get information to the 2 plane's 😢🤧 this is terrible just horrible 😢🤧😢🤧 there's should always be emergency phone's available even if they are cell phones that goes directly to all airports in that area and beyond at least they could have called the tower's and ask what is going on it might have helped 😢🤧😢🤧

[@LindaYariger]

Peter should have told one of the planes to ascend. He was careless and stupid

[@algermom1]

Faulty nonworking equipment was a major factor as well as the tragic choices made in this collision. The ATC did not deserve to be murdered. Tragedy here all around.🙏😥

[@andreasstromstedt3984]

I find it very interesting how killing as revenge is a thing among us humans. Which benefits does it got? I mean, does it feel better? Does it give your wife and kids back? Is it better to spend life in prison mourning alone than in your own house with all the happy memories before the accident? Not being able to grief with other family and/or friends? Not being able to even visit their gravestone. And this guy Peter, wasn't even guilty!! The investigation wasn't even finished yet!! He had the odds against him and his mistake was one of many problems that night. With this logic Peters family should kill this father for being a suspect as revenge. But what do i know? I've never been in a situation like this so who am I to judge? But my logic brain would rather prefer that a person I really hate and blame for killing my family stays alive. As punishment he has to live with what he's done. And I would make sure to remind him on a regular basis. Just rub it in how much damage he has done to other human beings. If I take his life it's like I'm setting him free. If he's to weak he can take his own life. I would't care less. But this is only if the person was found guilty. Peter wasn't. I can't imagine how he felt that night and afterwords. His punishment was the knowledge of being a part of a tragic accident. His murderer set him free from guilt. May Peter and all the other victims rest in peace!

[@jetblackjoy]

Vengeance consoles and allows victims to continue with their lives. After his revenge, Haloev married again and had children. He didn't bury himself alive like the other parents. People don't normally wish all the best to those who hurt them. Moreover, for a Caucasian man, it's a matter of honor to avenge his family.

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Who does maintenance during high traffic??? Stca system down and phone disconnected, no tech support. TCAS commands system. Urgent command by alone controller by 2 monitors. What are lessons learned?

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

We are running out of fuel. How specific do you have to get? Out of fuel...

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Tulua, waypoint turn right, land south. Get mixed up? Final approach. Radio position. No radar working at airport.

[@raven_1133]

8:27 You can see the lights outside using for lighting on the set

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Bad day, 33 planes land every hour. Fog, rainy, low clouds, closed runways.

[@AbbeyTaylor93]

There are two airplanes that are going to collide, and you only check with one and give them instructions while completely disregarding the other plane. Does that even make sense? He was trying to save time, so that he could go back dealing with the other screen. But not only that, you don't even wait to see if the situation is under control. I understand what led to this situation in the first place, but I also believe he handled it very poorly. He did not deserve to die tho. The blame was mainly on these corrupted organizations that prioritize money over safety.

[@peterolsen269]

There is a lot going on here

[@Linda-hj5tw]

My prayers are with the families and the children they list. I don't know how the families can go on day to day with their loss. 😢

[@liukang3545]

everyone in this piss society prioritize money before anything lulw trash humans

[@221b-l3t]

That's how it's done. You tell one plane to climb or descend that's safer than both planes changing altitude like here. Generally someone will be where they aren't supposed to be and someone is on track so the one off course is told to deviate. If both are told to react that increases the number of potential conflicts. Had only one descended it would have been fine but both did. TCAS isn't really supposed to ever be needed. If it activates several things have already gone wrong.

[@inconvenienttruths7953]

Peter was the direct, immediate cause of the crash. He would be perfectly aware of the TCAS function and yet he chose to issue instructions to a single aircraft. At the absolute minimum he should've given descend instructions to one aircraft and climb to the other. He did not. Instead he fixated on the Russian aircraft. He also gave erroneous information to the Russian crew - telling them the DHL flight was on their right whereas it was actually on the left. This would have the crew looking in the wrong direction for traffic. When they did spot the DHL plane, on their left, it was hopelessly too late. While Peter Nielsen was only one link in a chain of criminal indifference and incompetence, he was nonetheless the person who finally doomed both aircraft and he is not without blame. Skyguide were forced to pay a pittance to the survivors of those murdered and were not held criminally responsible - the most any of them received was a small fine. Indeed, they had the audacity to sue the Russian Airline for damages!

[@scotthayes4135]

This is one of the saddest episodes of Mayday Air Disasters ever!

[@kb9053]

Also what I’ll never understand is why didn’t the Russian pilots tell the controller that their TCAS was telling them to climb? Why would you not relay such a critical piece of information?

[@KetsaKunta]

Such a tragedy indeed. All of those young and talented people. Hardly got to live life.

[@curtispandachuk9323]

I do feel bad for this, Peter like I mean, yeah the guy was experienced and everything like that, but he had a workload put on him that he never should have realistically had to try to deal with that was very unfair to him

[@LindaYariger]

Peter didn't look too busy. HE looked lazy and careless. Same for the other controller

[@JeanShort-x4q]

Being an air traffic controller would be one of the last jobs I would choose!

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Flight Avianca 52 in Northeast is most congested. They don't request weather info.

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Final approach, violent winds, dark, wind sheer, and watching fuel run out.

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Heavy seasonable traffic, 2 hours late. Merry Christmas trip to Cali.

[@dakotawynn7220]

Omg....rip to all....this is sad so so sad to watch....my heart goes out to kids❤❤❤

[@sylviahoyle5210]

How anybody could blame Peter for the collision is beyond me…he did everything humanly possible. It was more the fault of the maintenance workers who disabled the phones and radar. Should have someone to replace a co worker who needs a washroom break instead of overloading another controller.

[@nutzhazel]

He didn't though. He just neglected both planes that were about to go on a collision course, never bother to check the altitude of both planes which were clearly descending at the same time, and just went on to check on the Airbus instead. It's a stupid mistake made by purely incompetence and lack of basic common sense.

[@Baxicle]

pray for the familys that lost their lives and the children and the woman and the men, they were brave people and were kind

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

No lights for airport. How is that possible. High landing rate at Kennedy airport. Management pressure land 33 airplanes in an hour.

[@ronaldgunner8334]

Such a big mistake that could have been prevented had every one done the right thing so easy to say now my heart goes out to the people who lost a member of the family

[@inconvenienttruths7953]

Peter was the direct, immediate cause of the crash. He would be perfectly aware of the TCAS function and yet he chose to issue instructions to a single aircraft. At the absolute minimum he should've given descend instructions to one aircraft and climb to the other. He did not. Instead he fixated on the Russian aircraft. He also gave erroneous information to the Russian crew - telling them the DHL flight was on their right whereas it was actually on the left. This would have the crew looking in the wrong direction for traffic. When they did spot the DHL plane, on their left, it was hopelessly too late. While Peter Nielsen was only one link in a chain of criminal indifference and incompetence, he was nonetheless the person who finally doomed both aircraft and he is not without blame. Skyguide were forced to pay a pittance to the survivors of those murdered and were not held criminally responsible - the most any of them received was a small fine. Indeed, they had the audacity to sue the Russian Airline for damages!

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Runway reprogram program, additional errors occurred. Dangerous errors.

[@cathair1569]

It's sadly ironic that the grief- stricken father has permanently traumatized the children of Peter Nielsen and left them full of grief. From everything I've heard on this tragedy, the ATC was placed in an impossible situation with his ability to do his job being severely restricted. He may not have been properly trained on the TCAS. Having to operate two work stations with his main radar screen not working properly and phone access down, and him not knowing the limitations that maintenance would create. Then he was handed another airplane to guide, which would have been doable if not for the maintenance work being done at the time in the control tower. The people who made this situation possible are responsible for what happened and Mr. Kolaev went from being a victim to murderer. He does not deserve any accolades. He should be in prison for life.

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

How sad 46 children goes to wrong airport. What??????

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Confirm with other pilot. Fast-fingered, R, another fix, 122 miles behind them. 965 flight programed wrong

[@sarikagoode1505]

Cause of most accidents: Profit.

[@rorosnusnu2035]

The reason we are able to fly. Profit.

[@AnthonyHugman]

Can this get any more disturbing?

[@AnthonyHugman]

Tell me, is tcas obsolete?

[@mewity]

​@@AnthonyHugman TCAS is obsolete. TCAS II is not

[@tammycawman7736]

This was a horrible mistake there’s plenty of blame to go around. But what company allows a air traffic controller to go on such a long break and expects another air controller to watch two screens. That is impossible to give your full attention to a screen. Common practice no that’s asking for a a disaster to happen. Who allows phones to be totally disconnected and controllers don’t have the resources to call out or screens to give lag time it is critical for any company screen to work properly just because you have a slower than normal air traffic in the sky it puts all those planes at risk. The company is responsible for poor performance lagged safety procedures overworked employees. Peter I’m sure never went a minute without recalling what happened that night but it wasn’t his fault sure when he contacted one plane to descend and didn’t the other haunted him. But the truth he has to many things going on doing two positions at once watching to screens which common sense tells you that impossible to give your full attention and safety to any aircraft and faulty equipment no phones it is tragic after so many lives lost changing so many people parents forever children lives lost than he was killed and added another death. I won’t say anything about the father I believe he went totally insane after the death of his entire family. He heard so many news reports blaming the Peter and in his mind not stable took his revenge on Peter. Right absolutely not. But grief and loss and unable to cope can do change things to mind. during loss as the mother of one child killed we didn’t want anything to happen to Peter! Enough deaths. The ones that should have took responsible is the company the string of events from Peter down to the pilots the company set the stage for all the events that followed. but as we know it’s the bottom line make everyone else to blame. The mighty dollar must be protected instead of lives and knew there practices were dangerous. My all rest in peace.

[@donovandelaney3171]

Classes are no longer allowed to travel by airplane.

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Aa 747, flight 965 , 163 passengers and crew in danger. Crash in mountain.

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Did you hear run out of fuel???? Priority landing.

[@johnnieclemons2921]

Peter had a shit hand. He did not deserve to die. My god be with all the victims in this horrible situation.

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

They should've not been doing maintenance on engineering while they are needed for relevant flight controllers.

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Doesn't someone survive on flight to Carly?

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

They should have never given them to fly at a different altitudes!

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Crash 4 miles 2937. Peter. Neilson leaves for the Last time. Couldn't save anyone. 28 children died.

[@tyleranthonybeauvais4999]

This whole situation is a tragic chain of events. I can't imagine how the father who lost his kids felt, but also I can only imagine how Nielsen felt after the disaster in general. I wouldn't be able to live with myself in either his or the father's shoes. This show sometimes really makes me appreciate my life, kids and everything that's important to me. My ultimate nightmare is dying in a plane crash or losing loved ones ,( especially my parents right now because they've been going to Fl every other month now,). And yet I watch these to fall asleep lol. It's the narrator's voice .something about British accents 🥱

[@nenblom]

Peter was overwhelmed and this tragedy was not his fault.

[@inconvenienttruths7953]

Peter was the direct, immediate cause of the crash. He would be perfectly aware of the TCAS function and yet he chose to issue instructions to a single aircraft. At the absolute minimum he should've given descend instructions to one aircraft and climb to the other. He did not. Instead he fixated on the Russian aircraft. He also gave erroneous information to the Russian crew - telling them the DHL flight was on their right whereas it was actually on the left. This would have the crew looking in the wrong direction for traffic. When they did spot the DHL plane, on their left, it was hopelessly too late. While Peter Nielsen was only one link in a chain of criminal indifference and incompetence, he was nonetheless the person who finally doomed both aircraft and he is not without blame. Skyguide were forced to pay a pittance to the survivors of those murdered and were not held criminally responsible - the most any of them received was a small fine. Indeed, they had the audacity to sue the Russian Airline for damages!

[@AnthonyHugman]

Completely agree

[@peterolsen269]

Every time I get to the Avianca Crash I'm always reminded of the Attorneys remarks and that of the Spanish Passengers that lived talking about the word Priority rather than Emergency. There are words like Pan that means a cooking utensil in your kitchen but to a controller Pan Pan means something completely different. If they had said that they were declaring a Fuel Emergency the aircraft would still be intact and they would still be alive but may have some professional troubles after the incident. Basic English is the primary language of Aviation world wide, but there are code words that you must say in order to have "priority status" there a bunch of other aircraft in the hold too that want to get down, If you decide not to divert to Boston when you had the fuel and almost run out of fuel holding in New York , YOU must say the word EMERGENCY. That's kind of it, westerners flying into China or Japan use the word Pan Pan or Emergency and those words are immediately recognized.

[@sharoncassell9358]

It off without fully briefing the new shifter. Most incidents seem to happen right after one person hands off the problem to the next guy. Its like coming in the middle of a movie. One does not know exactly what's going on.

[@sharoncassell9358]

When there is an emergency I think the ATC should stay until its over. Not hand

[@peterolsen269]

@@sharoncassell9358 I agree with you Sharon the only problem is that they never declared an emergency, that was the entire point of my dialogue. You must use the exact word "EMERGENCY". Then the train will stop and you can land.

[@charlesmendez4686]

pan pan and mayday is like roger and over on a walkie talkie.

[@ellaella5537]

Yeah but when you say you’re running out of fuel on top of it, it’s 100000% clear that it’s an emergency. Can’t blame the pilots on this one, they were so stressed as well .

[@terencenxumalo1159]

good work

[@AbbeyTaylor93]

Even for the Avianca flight, no sense of urgency whatsoever. Especially, the pilot in communication with the air controllers. Too much attitude and arguing in the cockpit. Baffling. I was shocked when the word emergency finally left his mouth when it was too late. I thought he would go down while assuring that all was good.

[@susanlevelle1135]

May t h ey all rest in peace with God and His Angels. 😢😢😢😢😢

[@MetuselaPhiri]

My condolences goes to the families who lost their beloved children... Peter wasn't his fault.. he wasn't supposed to be killed

[@somerandomanimeotaku1506]

“She did not suffer”…. Even though the guy still killed Peter, this one line still hits a nerve any time I hear it watching this.

[@wyatrippy]

i don’t think this was anyone’s fault. I mean y’all realize the phones broken, the airplanes alerts, and the poor dude going back and fourth. It’s hard because the guy told them to descend and didn’t know that the planes alert told the other plane to descend, so i guess the lack of communication there. In this case i guess the pilot took Peter’s word over the technology (which yes wasn’t right in this case), but it’s understandable you don’t know what you’d do in the situation and they decided to trust the human. Not to mention Peter didn’t get the alert for the collision another technology thing. So i just wish the mechanic told Peter the whole thing, which the video said they didn’t. Ofc the mechanic didn’t mean for it to happen, just in future should let the controlling people know that certain alerts wouldn’t work. Imagine if it was working that day, Peter probably would’ve caught it in time. But then again, i think it showed that maybe some of the controllers might rely to heavily on the technology yk? Honestly seems like a huge misunderstanding and communication. Mechanic not telling Peter everything, DHL not telling Peter the alert told them to descend, Peter telling the other plane to descend, Peter not being able to move a different plane to a different center, and the poor dude who caught it not being able to reach Peter, or talk to pilots due to the rules.

[@lionman3378]

In English, "priority " means first , most important.

[@kevinshea2097]

The blame should be on the person who authorized the stupid maintanance

[@dooley-ch]

So sad, so many lives destroyed and a town denied the best and the brightest of a generation...

[@curtispandachuk9323]

Nothing better than having five pilots at board and trying to figure out who in the hell is really in charge when disaster strikes. 😂

[@randyjohnson6845]

This story has dramatically changed over the years

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

Which one? I think there's 3 crashes here. The Russian collision?

[@shebagemini]

How so?

[@randyjohnson6845]

@shebagemini it has changed..it may be legally they don't want to get involved or appear in court or get sued..this story has been out for years...maybe the producers got paid to lie...I don't know

[@gracefullikeagazelle]

Back up that statement please.

[@randyjohnson6845]

@gracefullikeagazelle go back in time about 20 fn years ..I saw her first two videos about Comrade oswald...there probably still available..what was you doing 20 years ago? Kindergarten? I was looking into history...she making stuff up to sell her books..I doubt she even knows what Oswald she was with those couple of days...why don't you research Comrade Oswald and look into everything he has done and there is no way possible there was only one ...no way possible there was one and only one Oswald...and who can we trust that Oswald actually knew Russian...Ruth Paine? She was Cia..what about this lady? You going to trust her? She clearly says she was working for the Cia and working day and night to come up with a fact acting cancer...that's for and only for assassination..nothing else

[@TerryVanleersr]

It sad the danger we face daily no matter where we are at in the world

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Use your own cellphone to call the airport.

[@xevan_knight_official]

This crash was so brutal omg. Broke my heart

[@dana102083]

You say it like there was only one crash...

[@the4090gaming]

blame the technicians and the lazy co-worker who left.

[@inaaye2544]

Its heart broken to watch and about the news media it is in the gutter in India as well as in the world as it have been then and now in the present time too.

[@shaunusher3818]

If TCAS gives erroneous information, TCAS is to blame. If not, perhaps the aircraft controllers need to ask "What is the TCAS advice?"

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Pilot error. So sad. Get radar fixed at Every Airport!!!!

[@lizhjelmeseth5485]

Phones Not Working.

[@jconsumido]

Acceptance, that is. Why do we always find someone to be blamed. Fault finding! Nobody wants a mishap, isn't it? That is why it is called an accident. And yet we always pursue to find who is responsible. Sad human nature.

[@peterwilcox1520]

Why would it crash with just the top of the tail broke off

[@narimannourizadeh3693]

It was terrible tragedy 🎭 and I hope 🤞 never seen or happen again very very sad 😢

[@Butchcub75]

In 2004, Peter Nielsen, the air traffic controller on duty at the time of the collision, was murdered in an apparent act of revenge by Vitaly Kaloyev. He was jailed for less than 2 years. It wasnt JUST Nielsen's fault. Its never just one thing. Kaloyev went on to have a new family and career never caring about the family of the man he murdered. Tragic all around, esp for the parents. GPWS always seems to tell them too late to pull up. The L1011 could land on auto-pilot. AVianca its another case of cultural misunderstanding. Aviation language is english. Standardized terms should be used. Lots of times they arent. Just like Gol 1407. The ATC bosses telling them to take 33 (more than was safe) was also BS

[@wyatrippy]

I get the father who lost his family was so upset, and probably not thinking straight, why would he do that. Try and murder Peter, and take him away from his family purposely. That Peters kid would grow up with no father…

[@Mady2828]

Y did Peter tell pilot to descend when he knows tcas is installed in all planes. He saw on the screen that they were near to a collision course. He should have simply told the pilot to follow tcas instructions. Apart from this I don't see any other mistake of Peter. The maintenance work and under staffing was not his problem. He was doing his duty diligently.

[@yours2injesus2]

HOW SAD

[@fabianmbeu6622]

The last crash took me by surprise how the controller took it he really murdered those people, it was injustices blaming the pilot, and for the Gentleman who was murdered really sad ending but could try to give instructions to both plains to take a different altitude.

[@jdefeo9841]

Great narrator.

[@peanutbutterisfu]

23:12 those poor people omg that’s so sad.. I hope nobody was conscious while they free fell to their deaths but I’m sure some were. It’s so heartbreaking to think about the terror these people felt my hearts go out to them. I hope this never ever happens again. I don’t want anyone to pass away don’t get me wrong but when children die it is all the more sad. Rest In Peace to all of these sweet beautiful souls that passed away. I hope the families are able grieve and find the strength to live their lives the best they can. It’s so sad seeing that one man that lost his entire family is so heartbreaking I couldn’t imagine how he feels. One day everyone is happy going on a trip then the next day everyone is gone his home is quiet and after a week it must have really hit him not hearing his family, not hearing his wife nicely yelling at the kids to go to bed and his wife asking him to take the garbage out before bed and all of that stuff. Thinking about all the plans he had with his family and plans for retirement with his wife maybe moving to some nice place and thinking about his kids graduating and his kids getting married. I am so sad for that man may GOD have mercy on his family and everyone’s souls and may they rest in peace. He shouldn’t have murdered the air traffic controller but many people would loose their minds Im not saying it was ok for him to do it I’m just saying I think everyone could understand the pain he felt and not being able to get on with life but the controller did not want anyone to die and all that killing him did was ruin another family more children without a father, a widowed wife forced to raise children alone. Very tragic all the way around.