Falling From The Sky With NO POWER at 3,000ft! | December Disasters | Mayday: Air Disaster

[@MaydayAirDisaster]

Are you able to work out what went wrong with this air disaster?

[@Brucev7]

Ice, ATR

[@Daniel_Offical]

Nice video!

[@BROKEN-PILOT]

@Myles Cameron Did you learn that with Microsoft Flight Simulator?

[@samsingh1765]

@@Brucev7😂

[@samsingh1765]

@@Brucev7😅😅😅😅😅😊

[@American-Jello]

To know PTSD disabled this captain from ever flying again is heartbreaking. I can completely understand his inability to ever trust the automation of aviation these modern planes have become, especially after his experience. Such a shame, as it seems this gentle man truly loved to fly and loved caring for his passengers.

[@michelleroberts6597]

heartbreaking 💔

[@peppatheoof]

I don't say this ever but Rasmussen seems like an absolutely amazing person and must be protected. Not enough people live with the passion and care he does and while it's unfortunate what he's lost, the world is very lucky to have a soul like him around

[@RyannLagattuta]

People who say they don’t say things….ALWAYS say those things. Psychology; my favorite ❤

[@toivotorvinen]

So much credit to Captain Rasmussen for being able to walk away knowing he still had issues. Commendable.

[@respectdawildo_danjones508]

They did him wrong, it’s really messed up. There was nothing more he could have done

[@chrysara5211]

​@@respectdawildo_danjones508 😮😊😮😊😮😮😮😊😊😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😊😊😮😮😮😮😮😮😊

[@prant8998]

Get back on the horse? Obviously, they were all traumatized. Staring death in the face and having no control is the definition of PTSD.

[@IsabelB1976]

sad the pilot retired from his love of flying. he was a total hero and saved everyones life!!!

[@leecowell8165]

so sad... he just could not trust the machine ever again. He made the right decision to NOT attempt a return because he knew he did not have enough altitude to get back. What saved them was just pure luck.. NO FIRE! Diesel is not explosive like avgas but it burns incredibly hot IF it does catch fire. That's why diesel engines are so much more efficient over gassers. yep I start a charcoal grill with ONE OUNCE of diesel.

[@joanlucero8132]

😅pi 9:37 😅❤😊😅😅

[@mehtabshaikh1557]

ok

[@SoyAlexdro]

He got fired or he decided to no longer fly

[@lilycalir6515]

@@SoyAlexdrowhy would he get fired? 🤨🤦🏽‍♀️

[@bobfromjob]

The Captain should feel great for saving so many lives. But I understand where he's coming from. However, a lot do not get that chance. Much respect to him.

[@slagarcrue85]

Total respect.

[@Iiwii11]

I understand how the Captain felt too. He lost total trust in the plane because he wasn’t given all the information he needed. I respect his decision, but I think it’s a shame he didn’t keep flying because the airline lost a great pilot when he didn’t return.

[@LucyHernandez-xy1ty]

The Capitan is a heroic example to be calm and never lost control of the ✈️ plane. God blessed him and the other members of ✈️ .

[@princesscadance197]

‘He won’t compromise safety for schedule.’ Bless this man. It’s better to arrive somewhere minutes, or even hours, or even a day late, but at least get there over not getting there at all because you crashed.

[@nicholaslandolina]

Put the windmill down

[@Loli_lover206]

Nice name and pfp

[@feline.equation]

Exactly. Last summer I was diverted to a different country due to a storm. We were so grateful that the pilot felt like they could make the right decision for our safety, and though we were disappointed we didn’t make it to our destination till the next day, we did make it! That’s the important thing.

[@davesmith5656]

Had a flight out of NYC winter once, delayed, then delayed again, and again, and finally, cancelled / rescheduled. We spent the night on the floor at the airport. We weren't elated, but we were young and they did leave us some drinks. By morning, the storm had cleared. Better late than dead. I am here, today. Not saying I know we would be dead had the pilots or ATC been less responsible, but they simply said, "No way we can take off safely in this soup of a mess of wind and ice and snow." I never complain about flight delays.

[@crystalnadeau254]

I don't blame him for not trusting the plane. He did everything right and the plane overrode his (correct) judgement--something the airline just 'forgot' to mention the plane could do. He did everything by the book--a book that was missing key information--and yet he still managed to save the lives of everyone on board. He did his part in bringing those people down safe. I hope with time, peace manages to find him.

[@alex_zetsu]

It might not even matter if the book had the information! The way this is depicted in Mayday, it seems like the ATR is active even in "manual" mode. Or in other words, its basically an autopilot that you can't turn off. No matter what he did, even if his manual mentioned it, I don't think there was anything he could do if the ATR was active while manually flying the plane. The only thing I can think of is if the computer is like Airbus. For those planes, if you pulled certain circuit breakers and didn't reset them you'd be able to disable most computer functions which would include the safety systems in the computer... including the instrumentation needed to fly. There is a reason we have an artificial horizon instead of asking pilots to use their own sense of balance. So even if that fix existed and could stop the ATR, it wouldn't be a real solution.

[@justanoman6497]

@@alex_zetsu it's mentioned that he'd have to shut off the engine. He would have to turn on the APU to keep the computers on, but otherwise it is a perfectly "fine" procedure to do... had he known.

[@alex_zetsu]

@@justanoman6497 Wait are you saying that if he turned off the engine he'd manage to override the ATR? It seems the ATR is on in both autopilot and manual mode. And shutting off the engines here wouldn't actually solve this particular problem.

[@DesiArcy]

@@alex_zetsu Per the official accident report, the ATR system is fully described in the aircraft manuals, but was ignored in the airline's procedures and training course materials.

[@why-even-try-brotendo]

The correct move would have been an immediate return to the airport.

[@vaskylark]

Not a single death? That's amazing and I really liked the pilot. He seems like a good dude. I would fly as a passenger on any plane he's piloting.

[@TBVGAMING34]

Frr

[@why-even-try-brotendo]

Instead of pondering whether he was dreaming or not he should have immediately requested a return heading. I am always shocked when I watch these and they don't either find the closest airport to land at or return IMMEDIATELY!!!

[@golden_tears_]

@@why-even-try-brotendoplane crashes aren’t common and it’s a highly stressful situation. It’s extremely hard to think clearly and logically the entire time.

[@capecon]

@@why-even-try-brotendo And you're so confident turning the plane around with engine issues wouldn't have caused a stall, crash, or a greater explosion to have occurred in the engines? The engine was already operating against him due to a system they were not made aware of. There were no deaths on his part. I am always shocked when I see these comments.

[@jackiwheeler6963]

Me too

[@lisahinton9682]

That third pilot, Captain Homberg (spelling?), is who is to thank for this plane landing safely and with no fatalities. He is the one who kept Captain Rasmussen focused outside the plane, scanning for a place to set the plane down, instead of looking at the instruments and trying to figure out what was happening. Were it not for Captain Homberg, a passenger on the flight that day, in my opinion, this plane would've fallen out of the sky into the forest and more people, if not all, would've perished in a fire, or frozen to death. Well-done, Captain Homberg, and thank you, Sir.

[@JamesBond-oe5px]

Yes I agree because Captain was in panic and I don't blame him it doesn't matter how many hours of training you had when you hit the reality that's something else

[@American-Jello]

​@@JamesBond-oe5px Guys, you're basing your judgment on a re-enactment. There is no reason to believe the captain was "in a panic". Nothing said in this video implied that either. If anything was implied in this re-enactment, it was that the passenger captain was yelling at and undermining the actual Captain. According to the video, all he did was start the APU and yell about where to land. That doesn't make him the savior, IMHO.

[@MrBsbotto]

​@@American-Jellowell said, AJ! It's not a documentary, for God's sake. Of course, they jack it up a bit. I like the balance they strike -- It's tense and entertaining without straying into over-the-top dramatics. Bravo.

[@American-Jello]

@@MrBsbotto I agree, and I too enjoy this show very much, but it is important for people to recognize that these are re-enactments, and artistic license is taken. Too often I see comments remarking about the "way the captain acted" or some similar thing as if the person is the actual captain and not an actor. Folks nowadays seem unable to separate reality from fantasy if it's shown in a video that evokes an emotional response.

[@VictorMarrero-fd9yl]

YES CAPTAIN HOMBERG THAT THIRD PILOT WELL-DONE.

[@SewTexas]

So much respect for the pilot, and so sad his piloting ended. He was able to safely land the plane and saved all the passengers, he deserves a medal!

[@canadajane7993]

The fact that the captain that was a passenger jumped in to help was amazing

[@chrisinreallife2022]

I know! They said they 'questioned' his decision to go into the cockpit and help? I don't! He knew he was qualified to fly that plane, saw those guys in trouble, and went up to help (putting himself in a position to be more hurt by the crash) because it was the right thing to do, by his fellow pilots, the passengers, and himself. Praise him for his bravery!

[@Plqnes]

It's unfair that he didn't get enough recognition

[@cannellcooper5510]

I heard what his injuries were, he wasn't strapped in ... but did he recover from those injuries, was he able to continue flying ??? Did I miss any update on that Captains?

[@MrBsbotto]

​@@chrisinreallife2022According to how they presented the story, it seemed like he was deferential to the pilots and only offered help if they wanted it. That sounds perfect to me, not like he was bigfooting his way into the cockpit or anything. A superb job by the whole team!

[@katia1981]

⁠@@cannellcooper5510 Yes, Per Holmberg apparently recovered and continued to fly planes afterwards. He also wrote an article about this incident titled “Never Give Up.”

[@jasperjohnson5898]

The captain was right in his decision to walk away from his flying career. When the subconscious over takes the conscious, changes must happen. Yes, he lost his career, but may have saved his life in the process.

[@mattiemathis9549]

Cpt. Rasmussen, I’m so sorry you lost your love, but so grateful you were in the seat during that flight. People are alive today because of you!

[@julievanderleest]

Wow both the pilots seem to be very kind people who really cared about their passengers and enjoyed their job. I’m happy to see that there’s survivors in this episode. I know that it’s a spoiler for some but it’s one that I certainly don’t mind seeing.

[@andreseh87]

I choked up when they mentioned all had survived.

[@trevors7646]

that stewardess is Celine Dione and the Virgin Mary combined

[@why-even-try-brotendo]

Too bad they didn't care about the Captain 🤷

[@thecommonsenseconservative5576]

Yeah because if they were jerks they would totally act like it on camera

[@cannellcooper5510]

​@why-even-try-😔😔😔brotendo

[@Skye-Cabbit]

This episode was TRULY made special in my heart just by having the pilot tell the story. I’m glad he survived, he’s always a hero to me ❤️

[@michaelqi5202]

always feel weird that a modern airplane provides no way for pilots to view exterior of a plane; only struggles like crazy in the cockpit not knowing an engine has fallen off, wing is broken, large hole in fuselage, landing gear dropped halfway ..

[@Jen-xm9bp]

Some planes haves cameras at the rear of the plane.

[@HobbyOrganist]

Exactly right, and how many of these crashes and things the piloyts had NO idea there was hole, a cargo door fell off, an engine fell off or was on fire etc. In cars you can see well, and there's 3 rear view mirrors

[@packrat76]

@@HobbyOrganist things are improving but it all takes time.

[@michaelcar4012]

Pilots should check out their own planes however long it takes him to ensure his safety and others.

[@DeanStephen]

The lack of video cameras and cockpit feeds strikes me as insane as well.

[@alb.dersame]

That had to be the hardest decision of his life. It took great courage to conclude that his career was over. If I felt that I had lost the edge, and no longer trusted the mechanics of the aircraft, I would have come to the same conclusion. It's not hard to chose life at the end of the day. I commend him on his decision, especially after having been through the most frightening situation of his lifetime. I couldn't begin to imagine the fear of actually being there in that situation. I wish him a long and happy retirement.

[@ProximoNovio]

I cant put onto words the amount of respect and admiration i have for this cap. Thank you sir.

[@glong2720]

When you love what you are doing and one day it is gone, part of your life goes as well. My sincere sympathies to all of those in charge of the flight and the on board crew.

[@chelseakitkatz]

It’s not rare for me to cry while watching your documentaries. Happens pretty often, especially during the unfolding of the landing/crash and then again while hearing the outcome. But oh man. This one, I just couldn’t stop crying, even though nobody was killed. Just the sheer unity of the three pilots in the cockpit, the kindness of the flight attendant after the crash…. It was just so touching. This really was the ideal outcome, and it was ideal because of good communication and humanity.

[@andreseh87]

This is probably one of the best ones.

[@nigelbutler5040]

You are empathetic. 😂 I actually cried when the Horse Secretariat won his races. Beautiful horse..

[@suziperret468]

Good job saving the passengers .Maybe he can still fly, just in a smaller plane….That’s what my Dad did in the Air Force . He was a jet pilot F100, in the 50’s ,then a huge B52, then a much smaller Navy plane, A1E early 60’s Vietnam. He was highly decorated , and the first live pilot in Vietnam, to receive the Silver Star. He maintained his flight skills for 50 years. He love it and dreamed flying.That was my Dad , Major Walter L. Dixon Jr.

[@alb.dersame]

You have much to be proud of. God bless your Uncle for his courage and hard work. Happy holidays.

[@Zippythewondersquirrel]

You are right to be proud of your father.

[@robertstack2144]

Thank him for us. I served in Tuy Hoa 68, 69 Vietnam, Republic of, 31st Tac Fighter Wing. Was he there then?

[@suziperret468]

@@robertstack2144 He was in Vietnam in the early 60s right at the beginning. He was in TAC.

[@mawmawvee]

@@suziperret468 My husband was there from Sept. '64 to Sept. '65. He flew helicopters and was based in Pleiku--not sure how that's spelled anymore...

[@alexp3752]

A man often judges himself, and a moral man does so strictly. He holds himself to high standards that sometimes due to circumstances he can no longer achieve. He alone knows his talents, capabilities and limits. Respect to Capt. Rasmussen for his courage, values and desire to safeguard and protect others. He considered others above himself, and for that alone, bravo, Sir!

[@DellAnderson]

Obviously the pilot was right to leave, as confirmed by the fact that the 737Max also 'snuck in' a feature that fought with the pilot and caused two deadly crashes. Can't blame the pilot for not trusting the plane (and the software engineers) who sabotaged his excellent flight skills. This is just one example of so many real world examples of the system crushing individual competence. The only option an individual has in these situations is refusing to play the rigged game.

[@cherimolina2121]

My thoughts exactly. Computer overrides are still crashing planes. Yet we are supposed to have driverless pilotless transportation?

[@justanoman6497]

Whether the software engineer are to blame depends on if a software solution even exist to distinct reasonable vs unreasonable power down. We know, as the video told us, that a work around of shutting off the engine exists, which means the software, while not perfect, is fine. The problem is that no one told the pilots that, that's the management problem.

[@justanoman6497]

@@cherimolina2121 The thing with driverless transportation is not that they will be perfectly safe, but that they could be safer than human drivers. So while you might not be under estimating software, you are most certainly over estimating humans. Do you know how many people die in car crashes a year from human drivers? Computer don't need to make zero mistakes, it just need to beat human performance, which to be frank is not that high of a bar. Pilotless is a bit different, in that unlike drivers who are simply lay people, pilots(or at least commercial ones) are trained professionals. As such, we can have a higher expectation for them and they can often meet it. As such, the bar to completely replace them is much higher. Still, far more planes are downed due to pilot error than computer errors, although to be fair we've had pilots far longer than complex computer assistance systems so... we will have to wait and see. To be clear, by no mean am I saying we are ready for driverless tech right now. I'm sure I don't know enough about the subject matter. However, there is a critical flaw in the goal post you've established due to not comparing to the right things.

[@cherimolina2121]

@@justanoman6497 computers can/will always be hackable. Doubt I'm driving much longer. Getting old. But I'm old school too. I'd prefer a mule to a pilotless anything. May take a week to get where I need get to. It may be hot it may be cold. I've used uber before and most are brainless. Jmo.

[@justanoman6497]

@@cherimolina2121 You can't hack something that is physically offline. Now that would be a higher bar to clear, as being online does make auto driving easier, but it's also not impossible. And if you want to argue sabotage where someone hack your car while it's parked.... there is always bombs? If someone wants to do you harm, they can already do it. Mules are probably safer if you want to go to that extreme, a tad harder to hide a bomb on a mule. You can maybe try to force feed some, but those would be small and would have to go through the body of the mule so I dunno how dangerous it'd be. I'm pretty old fashioned (especially considering my age) to be honest. For example, I've never used uber, I keep using taxi because I feel it's more trust worthy. I also have a tendency to collect physical as opposed to digital media, with multiple bookcases of books and stuff. But that shouldn't stop one from considering something in a more objective standpoint in terms of practicality. There is a large difference between "I would never(because I don't like it" versus "it doesn't work".

[@PebblezfrmDetroit80]

I love the captain's energy! He seem like such a genuine, loving soul!!!!! I wish him all the best!.......and he's a looker.....looking great in his aging!!! Blessings!

[@marhawkman303]

well, keep in mind that this episode of the series was originally broadcast in 1991. So these are what they looked like 30 years ago.

[@marhawkman303]

@@michaelesgro9506 OH wait... I got confused by text formatting. It has the episode name and number in the video description immediately followed by a date.... but that date was when one of the accidents occurred.

[@titan9259]

@@michaelesgro9506 The crash was in December 1991, this is ACI S10E3 which is from 2011.

[@thevent8059]

I thought I was the only one who thought he was adorable lol

[@struggle6996]

the captain is played by the same actor who played peter nielsen in the uberlingen episode.

[@dral9971]

This is exactly why I love Scandinavians. Soft spoken, friendly, intelligent and so insanely well educated and well trained.

[@Miadolph427]

And…… we are all afraid to day it but we know why

[@koisneurotypical]

I’ve never met a Scandinavian who wasn’t insanely intelligent and humble.

[@wtcashel]

I was born in the USA 76 years ago. We’re so used to our culture’s winning-at-all-costs-in-your-face behavior that we are enamored of other cultures where virtues like patience, humility, soft speaking, teamwork, and respect for others are everyday practices. Trump opened the flood gates that allowed bullying, bad behavior, and chaos to drowned out the goodness we once shared together no matter our politics.

[@mrsx7944]

​​@@wtcashel Trump didn't open those floodgates. He's just a convenient scapegoat. The negative attributes that you named have ALWAYS been part of American culture.

[@mrsx7944]

​@@wtcashelprior to 2008 the country wasn't split into Red and Blue. And social media hasn't helped.

[@yvonneerrend8217]

This is a horrific trauma for anybody who has to live through this kind of a tragedy, and it's imprinted in your mind forever, but you can be a strength to others through life when they feel life is getting tough on them!.

[@karronlaneNOLA]

i can appreciate that he felt betrayed by the technology on the aircraft that he didn't know about. it would be hard for some to trust the machine (and sas) after that.

[@wburke121]

I love when all survive. I applauded the crew when they said that as if I was there. Lol

[@dustinknuckles4090]

Just imagine what that poor pilot went through until they came to the conclusion. 😢

[@blazequakes]

Honestly its crazy how many of these accidents need/require a third person in the cockpit or it wouldve severely helped

[@jonyjoe8464]

the 3rd pilot saved the plane, they would have crashed in the trees without him, no survivors if the gas tank got punctured.

[@respectdawildo_danjones508]

And yet they wanna have flights with only one who doesn’t control it anyway… idk who would get on a plane like that

[@nighthawk0077]

This man was the original Sully. Hats off to you good Captain.

[@jonyjoe8464]

the backup passenger pilot save the plane. He kept the pilot concentrated on looking forward instead of looking at the instruments, without his direction they would have crashed in the trees with minimal survivors. Both pilots were too confused about what was going on, they needed the 3rd pilot to guide them in the final moments, he sacrificed himself suffering serious injuries, but saved everyone else. He should have got the swedish medal of freedom for his actions on that day.

[@johnnyparker9928]

I'm continually amazed at the delicate ability of modern airlines to provide safe travel. It seems the smallest of mistakes lead to disaster.

[@RestorationRanchHealing]

They are hero’s ! No one perished on that flight ✈️ trauma is a tricky thing if we allow trauma to win. It takes great skill to do what this crew did and for everyone on that flight to live.

[@angelagreen3642]

This crew is so amazing. Such kind souls. Comforting and kind. ♡

[@OldJabbaJaws]

When the flight attendant talked about how she needed a hug too it made me tear up

[@angelagreen3642]

​@@OldJabbaJawsalso when the captain cried at the news that all survived ❤🥲🥹

[@oldsilverdrew2471]

A crashed plane and they smell fuel, and at 19:29 one of the passengers stands outside the plane smoking a cigarette! Genius.

[@christianhoffman7407]

I was going to comment on pilot but I don't have anything to offer that hasn't been said in many of the comments already. Class act.

[@MGower4465]

A "safety measure" that caused a crash. What a peculiar definition of safety.

[@marhawkman303]

Part of the issue was that the Pilot didn't know about it. If he had it would not have been a problem this great.

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

​@@marhawkman303If you watch a lot of these plane crash documentaries, you would know there is absolutely nothing more dangerous than a safety feature the pilots don't know about.

[@marhawkman303]

@@NotAGoodUsername360 Oh yeah, big time! Knowing WHY the plane is doing something is critical to making it work right.

[@dtharge4082]

Excellent job. No fatalities. Praise God. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@hawaiiflowers7066]

Prayers to the captain that saved all those lives, even though he did not continue flying. Two thumbs up for all the decades that he did. I understand about a high stress career that requires absolute precision of accuracy and when you’re confidence is lost, it changes the whole game he is an always will be an excellent pilot, even though he did not continue his career.

[@slagarcrue85]

So many accidents happened when I was growing up as kid it’s terrifying.

[@davcuts2897]

It's kind of like the Miracle on the Hudson. Other than that I've never heard of a plane crash like this where everyone survived.

[@arianebolt1575]

That Air France one where they shot off the runway was pretty rough. Everyone lived.

[@3ountyhunter]

The DHL one that was hit by a missile was pretty crazy too. My favorite ones are mechanical problems where the pilots make it back safely.

[@leecowell8165]

Sully got away with that because it was relatively calm water (AND he knew what he was doing). Try that in the ocean and the outcome woulda been a lot worse. Remember too that this flight was in the dead of winter.. Even getting wet coulda been fatal as that water most surely was not exactly toasty.

[@whyme7996]

the british one where they crashed right in front of the runway...everyone lived.

[@denawiltsie4412]

There are several dead stick landings where everybody survived and a few that the plane was able to fly again. It show the high degree of training and nerves of steel. Mostly it's a matter of having a reasonably good place to land. There are systems in place to keep the controls operational so if you can make the clearing you will have the ability to control the landing. Google dead stick landing and you will find several likes the Glimmer Glider which is available on this channel.

[@nageeb96]

wow this is hard to imagine and harder to deal with. must have nerve of steel and good luck to land this tube with no power. oh my

[@jesterr7133]

It's sad that Capt. Rasmussen was never able to fly again. He was obviously an immensely talented pilot who saved the lives of a lot of people. I hope he sees himself as the hero that he is.

[@jjwashington3872]

God bless you Captain. People owe their lives to you.🙏🏽

[@Questor-ky2fv]

Thanks for this post! I'm so glad that everyone survived! It is extremely rare for that to happen. I'm also glad that they figured out what went wrong. Scary! Many years ago I headed off to a temp assignment one wintery Saturday morning. I started off on local roads at normal speeds, but immediately had to slow down, as I discovered that the roads were covered with black, or clear, ice. Because I made this discovery safely, while on slower speed roads, I was ready when I got on the highway., and drove much slower than usual. Even so I had a scary trip to work. I literally drove through several accidents as they were happening. Cars just ahead of me would bump into each other, and then bounce away from each other. The only safe way through was to drive between them right after they bounced apart. This happened several times on my way to work that morning. Don't worry about the people in these accidents. All of the impacts were fairly gentle side impacts, as everyone one was driving slower than usual, but some people just weren't driving quite slow enough for black ice conditions. As for ice being able to damage the engines, well, would you like to get hit with a chunk of ice?

[@vickichavez9956]

The pilots did a great job everyone survived

[@Bradde23]

I have so much respect the Capatain! Should be more people like him.

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Wow. What a treasure trove of data they had, given the incident type, due to the relative intactness of the airplane!

[@clydebalcom3679]

That's what I call a well-trained crew.

[@tiffsaver]

This accident bore a striking resemblance to the two Boeing 737 Max 8's fatal crashes, which were both caused when the airplane's own computer ignored the pilot's controls, flying the airplane directly into the ground. In this case, the system overrode the captain's direct attempt to throttle down, powering up both engines and nearing killing everyone on board. There's a lesson this. No computer should ever be able to override a captain's emergency measures. This man deserves an award for exemplary flying. Like Sully Sullenberger, he saved every single soul on board.

[@weidles]

Sir, it wasn't your fault, I would be a passenger on your plane anytime you fly, Don't give up, you're a great pilot.

[@Grandmotherof3]

Much respect for the captain! Even giving up flying was out of his love for his passengers and the airplanes! How sad for him.

[@Zkhan2475]

I flew SAS and got to meet the pilot mid flight. Those were the days. 😢

[@ch0colatemilk]

It's sad that Captain Rasmussen felt like he couldn't go back to flying, but if he felt unsafe and couldn't feel confidence in the aircraft.. 'killing his love' as he says it and bowing out was the right thing to do. For the sake of the safety of the passengers that you can clearly see that he loves. I hope he means it when he says that he doesn't regret it. The Captain who was a passenger doesn't get enough credit here I don't think. You could see that he was really able to snap Rasmussen out of it and get him to focus on the outside of the plane and the surroundings on where to land the plane safely. I think at that point, he had froze and it might not have ended that way if not for the intervention of that third set of hands. I am so happy that everybody here survived.

[@DebbieMurray-t1i]

The Captain really was great to kand this olane so well and no one died. Amazing and he is a true hero pilot. All pilots should be like him!

[@flyguy5941]

The Captain was and is a hero! Shame on the manufacturer for putting something on an aircraft without telling the pilots. Exactly what happened to the Boeing max aircraft many years later.

[@allanbrogdon9372]

I used to think the MD-80 was a fragile aircraft. An 80 at American airlines hit trees on approach on the reverse side of a hill. It kept flying and landed safely. Tree limbs were in the gear leading edge slats, and sticking out of both engines.

[@TheSjuris]

Any jet with engines on the wing would have made it to the destination fine.

[@PlymouthNeon]

Exactly! Douglas was known for building thicker, sturdier frames which had very high cycle limits. That's why the DC9/MD80 lasted so long with airlines.

[@koisneurotypical]

The actor who played Rasmussen was also the air traffic controller who botched the mid air collision of two aircrafts episode? Great episode btw. What amazing pilots. ✈️

[@PlymouthNeon]

that's what I was thinking too!

[@dave1728]

Captain, you got ALL you passengers and crew on the ground, ALIVE! Retire with honours and the greatest dignity!

[@drmarkflies]

I had an accident in my aircraft caused by my flight instructor. I could never go back. I get it. Mine was nothing.

[@starlite04]

It is a miracle that everyone survived!

[@jackidezell3401]

I think they all did a beautiful job! Also it is like having your greatest love betray you in a most significant way. I understand why he couldn't return to it.

[@JustinMonts-p9c]

Much respect to the captain. He’s a hero. Sad that there was unawareness of the modification to the plane. Could have led to many deaths.

[@blackmamba9950]

Only if they scrutinized the aircraft manufacturing companies and their processes as they do with the Pilots.

[@6teezkid]

So true. But, that one investigator certainly wasn’t satisfied at leaving it. Wasn’t it something like 3 months later, he must’ve been like a dog with a bone. He knew there had to be more. His finding of that new (and flawed) “safety feature” was awesome.

[@THELONIOUSMONstertrucK]

This SHOULD have been a lesson for Boeing and prevented the MCAS fiasco entirely. Shame on Boeing for repeating this mistake. It's quite tragic that this ended the career of a very capable pilot. Kudos to him for accepting that his PTSD would affect his air-worthiness. The third captain who entered the cockpit did the right thing. He helped dilute the task saturation and kept the pilot in "aviate" mode, rather than "troubleshoot" mode. He contributed greatly to the survivability of this crash.

[@giginguyen2105]

Glad everyone are safe! Om Mani Padme Hum !! May God bless you all!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ashleyhancock6436]

THIS is true talent in these pilots. That is very similar to trying to handle a flying brick... No engine, no autopilot, no aircraft control, no technology... No fatalities. ❤️ The newer deicer was so needed... The only thing worse is bird strikes.

[@Lili-sj7go]

Man when they said everyone lived I cried. Been watching a lot of these videos and its always so heartbreaking when these accidents happen because everyone dies 😢

[@M.S.B.]

your prayer kept them alive. what a man , what a awesome God

[@brendawiener]

It would be really nice if cockpit doors were made of see thru material, after all such material does exist which is nearly indestructible like the doors that are used now.

[@brendawiener]

@Mike S they wouldn't be heard thru a clear door just seen. Besides it's about the passengers experience not the pilots. If pilots want privacy so they can screw around then clear doors are definitely a good idea to help keep them from doing obvious things they shouldn't be doing. One good example is falling asleep.

[@brendawiener]

@@valerierodger7700 your narrow minded. Has nothing to do with babysitting but rather simply a neat part of the flying experiance. Wouldn't it be an important bonus anyway as well for all lives onboard for an example, to know if a pilot were falling asleep? This has happened many times in a cockpit. You are clearly Karen lol

[@shanejones578]

Inch think bulletproof glass oughta do it.

[@brianallison1913]

@@mikes3623 pilots are technically supposed to refrain from any casual talk as it can distract them from the task at hand and ultimately lead to catastrophic consequences. With a clear plexiglass type door, I think that pilots just having the thought of knowing people are staring at them would itself pose a distraction risk as well.

[@brennathecatlover4360]

@@brianallison1913honestly it would give me anxiety just seeing people stare at me🤣

[@kimberlyclayton4985]

The captains are heroes. I would fly with them

[@PJ-si2po]

The captain could not have taken better decision in this situation Every body survived the captain and the first officer are heroes

[@phasevariance258]

It's unbelievable that no one died. Incredible really.

[@Leonitus485]

I love how on the re-enactments the plane pieces they find are scaled at 1:100 as if they’re building a model rather then holding the actual motor blades in one hand. Other than that i love watch Mayday. Very good videos.

[@Imonpaws-bish]

Rasmussen became very sick from PTSD and still is. Some people haunted him down years after the crash and blamed him. He actually became a member of danish parliment for a couple of years, but he was to sick to continue. In his later years he works as a bus driver and tour guide.

[@gloomyblackfur399]

Props to the Captain for immediately rejecting the siren call of the "impossible turn".

[@bradhanson4803]

Stall spin

[@adamrice2847]

Those pilots and crew should've been more publicly recognized as heroes and commended!!!

[@dgtwo3724]

Amazing no one died. Did anyone notice the injured female passenger smoking a cigarette? I guess she needed it.

[@rebeccamclaughlin4992]

Something odd I also noticed; maybe I’m the only one; the investigator with the twirly mustache why did he have elf ears? Seriously I’m not making fun of anyone I just am really wondering; I even had my husband come in and look? Is this something they do by surgery over there?

[@lisahinton9682]

@@rebeccamclaughlin4992 A timestamp would've been really helpful in this case.

[@Diaafem]

@@lisahinton9682 20:22

[@TheSjuris]

Jet fuel isn’t as flammable as car fuel. Don’t get fooled by Hollywood

[@grumpyengg5978]

@@TheSjurisvery true. At that cold temp outside and cold fuel to start with, not much vapourizing occurred on release to find an ignition source. This story would have had a much darker outcome if it had lit off though.

[@jerrysmith3515]

I am not a pilot but I have done a lot of traveling over the years for my work. And a lot was in a DC9. For me the down side was the engines were mounted too close together. In my opinion night time air travel in the winter and stormy weather should not be allowed. It is the greedy airlines and impatient passengers that causes night flights. The best use of the night time would be to do maintenance. But the airline is willing to gamble on our lives. If the penalty was high enough maybe the airline would think twice before taking such a gamble. I thinking so much time that the airline would be grounded.

[@packrat76]

They would never build skyscrapers if people followed your logic.

[@dennispfeifer7788]

That's not a bad idea...no night flying. But, it's really impossible for overseas flights when they transvers many time zones and from night to day or day to night in the air. I drive in daylight myself 95% of the time...I can see long distances ahead in daylilght...at night vision is limited especially on low beam. It's very dangerous...assuming the road is clear will snap back and bite you eventually.

[@stickitupyourasteric]

The passenger pilot was the whip, he saved the survivors.. It does amaze me that he was back their and its not standard procedure for them to proceed to the cabin to help.. just blowes my mind

[@rimshashahid1990]

It’s big achievement that everyone survives

[@christopherwarsh]

Wait- DC-9 had the same problem as the MAX?!? I KNEW IT! I knew the MAX issues were basically because Boeing decided to accept the McDonald Douglas way of "making planes". Making "failsafe" tech that you don't disclose to pilots should be company ending stuff.

[@leomartin1903]

Hey....EVERYBODY LIVED. NICE! NOTICE all these foreign brilliant people speak English very well. But LOTS of brilliant Americans aren't Bi-lingual.

[@leomartin1903]

Thank GOD the pilot FOUND A SURFACE.

[@Icesandwich__1]

@@leomartin1903 uhh what? He never said anything about them being bad about speaking english

[@Icesandwich__1]

@@leomartin1903 he was talking about the problems with the MAX and DC-9 software

[@ColonelKlink100]

Yes, I've heard others say that the merger between the two companies led to the poor company culture at Boeing today. And whether or not, McDonnell Douglas' sloppy basically caused this accident (along with SAS Airlines for not being careful enough about deicing).

[@genesauter4755]

My best friend is a pilot for a major airline he does not talk about this subject but he knows the risks he has to get unruly passengers removed from plane but socks when these crashes happen

[@lisahinton9682]

@Gene Sauter Perhaps consider proof-reading your comment before hitting the little button to post. What you said makes no sense. What subject? Unruly passengers? ("Unruly passengers" is the next thing you spoke of.) Or plane crashes? (Since that is the topic of this video.) And "socks"? What? What are you, exactly, saying in this comment?

[@CindyLT1972]

@@lisahinton9682 Right? I'm lost.

[@livetotell100]

This is exactly why you need human pilots. PERIOD! Edit: The more you rely on computers to do things, the worse things will be.

[@jenf1387]

Pretty sure this is the first one I've seen where they had fuel and didn't end up in a fiery blaze on impact.

[@bewxtchd]

I think its cuz low amount of fuel to begin with and the cold

[@JW_934]

Gotta love how the investigators were angry that the captain was hailed as a hero because they might get to say it's his fault like come on.

[@TheSjuris]

They are supposed to talk with the pilot before the pilot talks to the press not afterwards.

[@mariezurie7828]

They always want to blame the crew first. Of course it's not our perfect engine, etc.

[@Cill_Tess]

This is my favorite pilot

[@Engineersoldinterstingstuff]

Basically two trained fighter pilots is kind of neet in a situation like this I guess. Both involved captains seems to have had this background. Amazing work by all three pilots.

[@xanther97]

De-icing technology should be improved in 3 areas: (1) airplane design and technology, (2) de-icing equipment and procedures (3) training of ground crews so they can detect the extra ice before take-off.

[@frederick6008]

The fault is with SAS for not training on that new engine power system control.

[@thegreyghost5846]

It sounded like at first that SAS didn't even know about it

[@Jagster7k]

Why didn’t they turn around to the airport immediately upon realizing they were experiencing issues? I don’t get it.

[@edwardallan197]

Wouldn't a near immediate Mayday have been appropriate? Considering the booming could neither be explained or ignored?

[@leecowell8165]

Doesn't matter. Mayday doesn't fly the plane it only alerts others of impending doom. He was already in contact with ATC they knew the drill & that's what saved everybody or hypothermia woulda killed people that otherwise survived due to NO FIRE.

[@kkmdew09]

They tell you always remember this order Aviate, Navigate, Communicate. 1. Aviate - Fly the plane. Do absolutely anything you can to keep it in the air. 2. Navigate - Get a bearing on where you are, what your options are, where you can go, if you can't maintain altitude and especially if without power, you need to start looking for a place to land and how you are going to get there. 3. Communicate - When possible tell ATC what is going on but 1 and 2 are top priority. Once in the air it is your plane and everyone on its life is in your hand, if you think you are going down you need to start looking for a place to get it down safely. Its extremely rare to lose both engines, but in any engine loss you will be trying to get your bearings while the co pilot tries to restart engines always before anything else. If even 1 of the engines comes back on and you Navigate to turning around and you arent falling so fast that you can get back to the runway. THAT is when you will communicate to ATC that youve had an engine failure and are on your way back. If all that makes sense for a normal situation. This situation is known as a "Black Swan" event, meaning its thought to be impossible and no one has training for it because it just doesn't happen, ever.

[@KornPop96]

I like the way they're pretending like the ice wasn't the very first thing they thought of.

[@melbae.1124]

In aviation the smallest thing could cause the biggest disaster. There should not be a small detail pass. It could be the last mistake for that plane.

[@ahndeux]

Its not the first time McDonald Douglas' Executives snuck "upgrades" into an airplane without telling the airlines. Once they took over Boeing, they use the same philosophy on the 737 Max.

[@Justin-hz8bh]

Did the airline really PAINT OVER their name as it sat crashed in the field? If so, wow.

[@soumyavadlamani3960]

Captain Homberg was so selfless. He was not seated and did not have a seat belt on. He could have potentially died and he knew that but he chose to still help. Had he come back to the passenger seat and put on a seatbelt on time, he would possibly been safer. Real hero. I am glad everyone survived!

[@69523jimbo]

Seems like the pilot developed PTSD. It happens.