Did This Plane Crash Because the Pilots Read a Chart Wrong? | Air Disasters | Smithsonian Channel

[@ho2cultcha]

it seems so unfair that the pilots bare all the responsibility and their chart was so crappy and cheap.

[@Skyward2793]

Cost cutting. Pressure on all for on time performance. They just want to get the airplane in air. Sometimes windshield are also not cleaned properly because no ladder is present. I have myself cleaned the windshield because to get the tressle will make the flight delayed. Landing lights not working. Pathetic state of working and finally everything will be blamed on pilots.

[@draco2xx]

to be fair, pilot should've known better. making clumsy mistakes like that is just inexcusable

[@nightwaves3203]

Many navigation systems will control the autopilot and fly the plane down to the inner marker. You can also blame the investigators and or Smithsonian youtube channel for not knowing what they are putting out. But it protects any navigation equipment manufacturer.

[@JC-tg1gf]

​The maps may need to be reviewed to be more user friendly but at the end of the day he is a pilot and he should take precautions and use more critical thinking when flying over known-to-be-dangerous mountainous terrain

[@kevin6293]

@@draco2xx I like the way you make assertions without backing them up.

[@melonplaysyt4599]

Is it me or am I addicted to this channel?

[@mehrajahmed4644]

Here I am also

[@teslaboynoureldin6294]

Same

[@ollorollo]

*Its just you.*

[@camerontaylor9859]

Me too

[@cccheezy]

yeee

[@abelsumanas]

I always love seeing this series recycling the actors. The blue-shirt investigator apparently had survived a lost 737 (DHI574), a 737 overshooting a runway (GIA200), a 737 landed in a river (GIA421) and after all of those circumstances, now a seasoned air crash investigator

[@noahthesarcastictd]

Actually he was the first officer in DHI574 episode, he died there so apparently hes god.

[@farhanatashiga3721]

In the Thai airways episode he was both playing the captain and lead investigator in the same episode. You gotta wonder what the budget really is for this show sometimes.

[@noahthesarcastictd]

@@farhanatashiga3721 in the thai airways episode, the captain was a different actor and both accidents happened around the same time so its make sense to use the same investigator.

[@adonis4816]

Promotion after each death

[@tommcglone2867]

People should remember this. PIA were once the shining example of how to operate a national carrier. They gave a lot of help to Emirates when the latter was gaining their feet in commerical aviation. Emirates today learned a lot of their operating style from PIA. Its shocking to see how much PIA have declined.

[@pabloherrera8964]

and the whole pilot licenses scam and cheating in Pakistan (involving some PIA pilots). Decline indeed... :(

[@zainahmed6502]

Interesting fact: Emirate’s flight code, EK, come’s from it’s debut flight from Emirate (Dubai) to Karachi in 1985. Sad to say, Pakistani politicians destroyed PIA

[@SaadZaeemTechnology]

I am from Pakistan and political issues has destroyed PIA.

[@syedalam6363]

Well my friend Pakistan as a nation has declined so what can we expect from it's state flag carrier?

[@Armanii2795]

PIA is the only reason Emirates is here. EK actually means Emirates thru karachi

[@amnplays3211]

*"They were flying the approach, but one step ahead."* Me jumping on the staircase steps be like :

[@NorwegianGuyMate]

lol

[@phantombase5759]

lol

[@singh.rajeshwar]

Bruh

[@busharaca9637]

Lol

[@Interdictiondeltawing]

True I do that by skipping one stairs step lol

[@Interdictiondeltawing]

After the crash PIA Airways installed landing checklist onto control columns

[@ziepex7009]

thats good

[@g_pazzini]

the chart itself causes ambiguity. look at the descent line path...

[@harryroberts388]

It's called the glideslope, and it's made that way to reduce risk of ground terrain collisions

[@9999AWC]

@@harryroberts388 Well... I mean it kinda didn't do it that time did it?

[@battlec43]

@@9999AWC The chart assumes that the pilots are competent. In this case they weren't.

[@9999AWC]

@@battlec43 No, the people who designed the chart assumed it was fail-proof, which it wasn't. The pilots were experienced. If the investigators found that the chart and cockpit was designed in such a way that it could lead to missing a detail easily, then you can't simply blame "pilot incompetence". Furthermore, it's easy for you to sit at home all relaxed and criticize others; I'd love to see you be in the hot seat. I have; during an IFR approach you're satires with workload (flying the plane, briefing the approach, performing pre-landing checks, communicating with ATC, etc). Therefore, if pilots are already saturated in that phase of flight, then the cockpit ergonomics and the IFR approach charts should be made as to minimize the possibility of misunderstanding (like what happened in this case). Aviation occurences don't happen merely because of one thing; it is a string of events that enable such an outcome to occur. Look up the Swiss Cheese model. If ONE factor happened differently or did not occur, it is very likely this crash would not have happened. So don't disrespect a deceased crew for an honest mistake when they did their duty to the best of their abilities, because NO ONE is infallible to mistakes, no matter how experienced they are.

[@talhahabib9869]

I am from pakistan Really appriciated that u focused on PIA crash stories thanks alot will be waiting for moee

[@talhahabib9869]

@MURU GAMING always been ❤️✌️

[@Poop_eater864]

that’s a good thing?

[@ateetno12002]

1971 Mai biryani was also fantastic 1 tea against 20000 and not to forget kargil the view was fantastic and also Mauka Mauka is still fantastic.

[@ateetno12002]

@VG乛 RizërX GÄMÏNG agreed 93000 soldier ko biryani khilae that was like buffet.... In your Amma ka wedding

[@ateetno12002]

@VG乛 RizërX GÄMÏNG 1971 Bangladesh war was won lol by Pakistan lol, kargil war also double lol.

[@hamentaschen]

"I'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers."

[@donnamariedavidson5065]

At K-mart.

[@jokerdejesus4756]

Lol

[@carwickstudios5131]

I love how the one thing that brought down the plane was the captain’s thumb

[@not_the_abyss_3051]

Should this be a joke?

[@stark0ss712]

@@not_the_abyss_3051 Yes

[@carwickstudios5131]

Yes it was a joke. I do not “love the crash”

[@not_the_abyss_3051]

@@carwickstudios5131 Great.

[@asari9731]

@@not_the_abyss_3051 you have poor comprehension skills br

[@Kyle_Harding]

Chart creator should have been held responsible to a degree

[@theadventureinsider]

Yeah, it heavily points at pilot error in the official findings, but it's more of an inadequate cockpit layout and confusing charts. The pilots probably did the best they could with the severe limitations.

[@rubberduck9347]

Plane crash: exists. Smithsonian: ItS BrIgHtEr HeRe.

[@aerohub6694]

“The crew have made a fatal mistake” *ningningniny its brighter here*

[@xrecovery9]

The crew *has made a fatal mistake

[@itsjcraft4335]

so that pilots thumb was the reason that over 150 people lost their lives. This is so sad.

[@BS_Athwal]

the way they narrate the story is best.... m addicted to this channel ..... hit like if u feel the same

[@imtiaz0726]

Not too familiar with how planes are configured for airlines....but isn't it usually the manufacturer that decides where a clipboard would go in a cockpit lol? Seems like a bit of an odd thing for a airline to decide

[@aehsanurrahman2025]

Bro your videos are great keep it up....

[@mccollinz-ng1611]

Clear case of pilot error.. so scary and sad . This can happen at any time

[@techmonster2632]

So they made the chart only 1,000 ft above the mountain, what a brilliant decision

[@kevin6293]

2:33 has anyone paused this and looked at the chart? If you look at the line, 10,500 ft is at 13.0 miles, not 16.0. At 16.0 miles, it’s above 10,500 ft (his thumb is blocking the altitude).

[@charlie7mason]

That, I believe, was literally the point of the episode.

[@muhammadzamar675]

This Channel deserves minimum 3 million subs 💯 Every single thing is absolute perfect in videos. 👍🏼 We R addicted 🛬

[@l.faraday8767]

Mayday, I love that show.

[@johnb8956]

Crazy to think in the days of VNAV and ILS, that just a couple of decades ago, they were landing airliners with just charts

[@naumansajid8630]

there is still no ils at Kathmandu. Only RNAV or DME.

[@johnb8956]

@@naumansajid8630 point is ILS is common now, whereas back then this was common procedure

[@rasifhasan7785]

Why are these so addicting ?

[@jackmassey6492]

I DON'T KNOW! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@tracynation2820]

An excellent video. 💙 T.E.N.

[@imcvegas]

OMG The Person showing the other workers the chart thing is the pilot from Garuda Indonesia!

[@mikebrooks4265]

I've heard my whole life how safe flying is, but I could literally watch a new video 24/7 for weeks, so how safe is flying?

[@notsocooldude7720]

Are u being serious? Considering the insane amount of flights that happen every day, the percentage of flights that result in a crash are extremely low meaning yes, flying is very safe

[@maksimovich09]

some of these are older, less new technology, some of these are just poorly trained pilots, some yes, are errors, but very very rare and all these videos aren't just in one year of occurence; over many decades

[@A1Kira]

there are tens of millions of flights every year and there are less than 100 accidents every year as well. its pretty safe all things considering,

[@Official_Maryam6]

Why did the ATC not think they did something wrong? Not hearing that they ascended to 11,500 ft?

[@shinchanindia6306]

may all people rest in peace and there family move on and all souls go to heaven

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

It takes one finger to change a fate.

[@ashishnegi4549]

I'm Also Addicted, specifically his voice

[@punjabiboy1437]

I just wish i was a pilot. Congratulations to those who are...

[@karthi.s10b15]

Love from India 🇳🇪

[@westernrider1779]

Love form Nepal ❤️❤️💓💓❣️❣️

[@jeremywright7832]

Words the narrator used in every video PILOTs DATA AIRCRAFT "ASTONISHING "

[@krugerfuchs]

Does smithsonian show full episodes

[@phantombase5759]

Please make one about the airctaft in denver I really wanna see one

[@siIverhh12]

Is it me or why does one of the investigators look like Peter Griffin but wearing blue pants and sounds a bit British

[@timothydewa9096]

The head investigator who is wearing blue cyan clothes is the same actor who play pilot in “The Plane that Vanished,” Adam Air, right?

[@nooby2565]

now im really addicted from watching plane crashes

[@daspletoproductions]

meh 2

[@ntag411]

I think this is a summary of episode Kathmandu Descent that is similar to but not the same as The Lost Plane (Thai Airways Flight 311). They both crash head-on into a mountain in Kathmandu killing all on board. I can't find the former, Kathmandu Decent, full episode that is a Pakistan Airline.

[@santoshraj3956]

The same nice voice.. ❤️

[@meghanamegha3861]

The actor is very handsome!

[@thegaviationchannel4328]

Yep, the captain misplaced his thumb finger and that is how it went

[@amnplays3211]

In short, it wasn't pilot error, but it was paper error.

[@sumaiyakausar9482]

@@amnplays3211 it was human error

[@Powerranger-le4up]

It was both. The approach chart was very small and there were no clips that the pilots could use to clip their approach charts.

[@thegaviationchannel4328]

@@amnplays3211 yeah, i agree with that

[@thegaviationchannel4328]

@@Powerranger-le4up yep, they think that the captain has some kind of 1000 eyesight level

[@paulclement4860]

On January 9, Indonesia also experienced a plane crash with flight number SJ 182

[@UsmanAli-ug3tn]

Year ?

[@paulclement4860]

@@UsmanAli-ug3tn 2021

[@itsjeevan7854]

Love this channel. I would like to request you to make Indian Air disasters...There were so many incidents has happened..

[@Powerranger-le4up]

They have already done Air India 182 (Season 5) and the Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision (Season 7).

[@kiraikagarin]

Okay no i was blown away when i found pkaistan had an airline

[@baileyayyy5085]

imagine having the budget to professionally shoot recreation and this is what you do with it

[@Viator9]

Just a 1000 feet between normal decent and a head on collision?🤔

[@nightwaves3203]

Approach control should of spotted the mistake and corrected their approach.

[@shilpakhadela8856]

The most likely thing a pilot would say: Numbers 😂

[@SaurabhKumar-hr7fn]

Where can I see the whole episodes?

[@mik1_edits614]

wait this isnt the 2020 may 24rth pia crash in karachi???

[@thulaniinnocent9718]

At least the narrator survived

[@veenasoni7947]

How did they shoot all this... Really how they just record the pilots cabin actions

[@singh.rajeshwar]

Camera man 😂😂

[@veenasoni7947]

@@singh.rajeshwar 😂

[@veenasoni7947]

@MURU GAMING ya

[@chriscastella9854]

Hard to believe this to be the cause...there are route checks

[@JG-oc9gc]

I love watching these plane crash investigations

[@varaddeshmukh8379]

How can I watch full episode of this

[@fernandobevilacqua2917]

Can you do American airlines 191?

[@Tuneman1984]

The parent show "Mayday" did already, Season 12 Episode 7 "Catastrophe at O'Hare"

[@hudaisniceuploads7516]

im flying to texas today and i have ben watching this for a amonth knowing im going to texas im prob gonna die.

[@kylein9869]

You alive bro?

[@hudaisniceuploads7516]

@@kylein9869 yup

[@Meraki_98]

What is the show name and which episode is it?

[@joydasgupta9445]

Where can find the full episodes? This 3 min videos r like an advertisement 😠

[@symontembo1839]

The Investigator , Is the one that landed the plane between 2 Bridges 😂😂👌💕🤔

[@kuroyuki86]

I knew it Thats way his face look familiar

[@Kattar_Hindu1986]

A thumb made the craft go boom

[@mayhem7455]

Yeah cause the pilot didn't listen to ATC. They said report one, six miles, but no change in altitude.

[@angelathandarmaw6125]

You this guy is involved in like every video

[@gopinathkrm58]

why not the full episode? please upload full episodes

[@bennozappenduster8557]

Yeah, I hate to look for the next piece.

[@samobadie]

Copyright, you have to buy the episode/series You can find full episodes on the r/aircrashinvestigation reddit though

[@ananthakrishnankkd7675]

But why the terrain waring didint sound ?

[@alvarogomez8266]

This is like a mystery channel. They always cut the movie in the middle. I don’t understand the point. What a waste of time!!

[@Xanix8002]

I am so sad to watch this cause I live yea

[@agungtriharyadi9689]

In heaven his friend ask, How can u die ? pilot : dont ask

[@chrischong6613]

This is the potential outcome to bad design. Many accidents including the two US warship collision incidents in 2017 were due to bad design.

[@techsbyglebbagrov7470]

Passenger of this flight: dies Ascends to heaven. Passenger: God! How did I die? God: pilot’s thumb Passenger: ....

[@uzmajunaid6286]

It's not pilot's fault it's the chart 📉 and no redder in airport and all.

[@realherobrine5636]

plane crash outro happy music its brighter here :D

[@shahzadaslam384]

everybody thinking it was pilot mistake and no body thinking about why no margin or error is given in charts ? 1000 feet clearance above the top of the world or Pilots are supposed to be 100% correct or be dead

[@rickyvalentine5779]

I wish they show of what happened

[@BAhnafRahman]

Can anyone explain me this investigation? I couldn’t understand properly.

[@KRIEG-8]

Next japan airline 123 pls

[@FrainzCharles]

Man back then Pia was like Etihad airlines a big one of course they are not going to use a cheap one

[@joshTyrrell371]

Cause : one step ahead is not correct step in Kathmandu

[@tpgb.s_YT]

I think They got wrong way

[@srteight]

Where do you watch the entire video?

[@orvinkent7600]

Facebook

[@orvinkent7600]

Ngc

[@singh.rajeshwar]

@@orvinkent7600 can u tell page name on Facebook

[@orvinkent7600]

@@singh.rajeshwar just go to search, type air crash investigation and go to the video section

[@singh.rajeshwar]

@@orvinkent7600 ok thanks

[@sultanaeditz8711]

When ur going to pakistan in 3 days-

[@demz-otp1372]

U arrived there?

[@sultanaeditz8711]

@@demz-otp1372 yes!!

[@demz-otp1372]

@@sultanaeditz8711 it's good u arrived there safely did u use pia ? 🤝

[@sultanaeditz8711]

@@demz-otp1372 no i used emirates lol my family never uses pia

[@demz-otp1372]

@@sultanaeditz8711 oh ok

[@nazukkhan4148]

Bro why this both pilot in the hamalyas crash also

[@davidlencoe1570]

Khona into e off This guy doing the investigation isn’t he dead 😭😭😭. I’ve seen him before in one of the episodes and all in board the flight were declared dead😭😭😭 He was a pilot 😭😭😭

[@mikebronicki6978]

Never fly on an Airbus.

[@chipper5124]

When did it happen

[@Arkensius1157]

September 28, 1992

[@cantho544]

Guys I don’t think people care that you are first,second etc. to comment

[@Tuneman1984]

141st

[@cowokculun4484]

Please SJ182 from Indonesia

[@georginal7652]

ALL IT TOOK WAS ONE THUMB? AND YOU CALL THOSE PEOPLE PILOTS? I WOULD HAVE READ THE CHART CORRECTLY AND I HAVE NO AVIATION EXPERIENCE. Jesus

[@Powerranger-le4up]

All because a pilot’s thumb obscured part of the chart.

[@orvinkent7600]

Gpws error

[@bigg1526]

Oooooh😏....I’m early

[@jazzytimes2373]

a system is strong as its weakest link..a thumb caused a plane crash..nearly as good as air france with tape over the speed sensor causing a wrong input in flight computer confusing the silly pilot, stalling the craft..tape is used when washing the plane...gaffer tape 4 in square ...total loss....

[@Xplorefiji]

I think his eye glass was the cause

[@SigmaBu11plug]

0:00 king John Un

[@tajmahal5572]

Why did they have to take this route where I give them this route evil person

[@Cretailsandstoretours]

It's actually Airbus 300

[@csy8972]

its airbus a300

[@raheelhaq9514]

You must add a full story as we are interested in your videos so please tell us details as well.Thank you

[@Jimmyageek]

You can watch TV Show called Mayday

[@apteryx]

@@Jimmyageek This one is Air Disasters

[@drmayeda1930]

@@apteryx You have to find it first. The show has been moving around. Now it's on Smithsonian. Used to be TLC

[@harrisn3693]

More Airbus Boeing lies. The AC was cruddy to begin with