TERRIFYING Dive!! | United Airlines 1722

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Days before Christmas, in 2022, a United Airlines Boeing Triple seven careens towards the ocean, just seconds after takeoff from Hawaii. Alarms blare in the cockpit, but the pilots are utterly confused as to what is happening. Will they be able to pull their massive plane out of its terrifying dive, or is it already too late, for them, and their 271 passengers?
This is a story of confusion, distraction, and above all, it’s a story about what can happen when our expectations don’t match reality. This is the story of United Airlines, flight 1722.
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[@THEAVIATION_GOD]

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[@ellaquin]

Did you and Mentour Pilot plan to upload videos on the same flight 4 hours apart?

[@THEAVIATION_GOD]

wait wat@@ellaquin

[@ganntradingsystemstimecycl2783]

Imagine being seated next to the window looking out and seeing the ocean rapidly coming towards you. That alone is frightening.

[@thatguyalex2835]

Most of us have the window shades closed after takeoff, cos of our inflight movies to avoid glare and keep the cabin dark. But yeah, it would be scary to see the ocean rapidly approaching if the window shades are open.

[@I_am_a_cat_]

​​@@thatguyalex2835"most of us." You mean you. You aren't most of us. I don't close the shade unless the sun is directly in my face. I'd much rather look out the window at the scenery, than some in flight movie lmao. At least at first.

[@luv2luv720]

I'd already be passed out, hopefully!

[@Sourdragon1]

That would be enough to make me never get on a plane ever again hahaha

[@AngieW-ri6qx]

@@thatguyalex2835I ALWAYS need to have the shades up so I can continually look out the window.

[@aniruddhakashyap6906]

We are living in a time where KZbin content creators are faster and accurate than National Geographic documentaries like air crash investigation.

[@GodsIsrael]

Yes we are! I don't even have a tv subscription anymore. I got rid of tv channels years ago. Utube channels like this, are all i watch. We are getting truth and details we would never get from mainstream reporters.👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@noob.168]

cuz they need producers, directors, actors, etc

[@arinzoj3766]

So true haha 🎉

[@anumCooking1]

It's because the National Geographic people also have to recreate some scenes which takes time. They also have to wait for the final report and interview some people.

[@juliashenandoah3965]

I think this documentary was ended. No new air crash investigation seasons since 2020. :(

[@TOGAAviation30]

I’m loving the stories where everyone survives

[@GreenDotAviation]

Me too!

[@gregmay8049]

Make more of them!

[@malcolmwhite6588]

@@GreenDotAviation Your narration skills are first class -I like your Irish accent coupled with your easy listening mellow voice - one funny thing though -to me at least (especially for aviation videos ),is the way you pronounce “column”-your Irish accent comes out as “collleeum”-a cross between cauliflower (or maybe Colosseum !)and column, Gosh I hope I haven’t made you self-conscious after that !, on a serious note you have a brilliant channel which does not sensationalise nor overdramatise the events and covers the technical aviation aspects well but remains gripping and riveting like a good drama❤

[@malcolmwhite3567]

@@daftvader4218 I didn’t make a titanic reference?..

[@Parapon3ra]

Without tragedy, there is no story.

[@markr002]

Wow. I can’t believe this didn’t meet the required reporting criteria. I hope that changes. So important to learn from serious events like this.

[@surchris]

It was reported to the NTSB and a inquiry/investigation was done.

[@chicken29843]

Companies will always try to hide any negative thing that happens before they try to fix it that's just what they do because they're evil.

[@Demy1970]

Another Government agency doing a cover up,

[@Cat-wc9xq]

I believe this incident should have definitely been reported to the NTSB regardless of if the aircraft was damaged or if injury occurred. Even in Nursing, we report all incidents that are near misses, and I would definitely count this as a near miss.

[@surchris]

It was reported to the NTSB and a inquiry/investigation was done.

[@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32]

@@surchris Months after the event, the incident was reported to the airline by the pilots. But the Airline did not report the incident to the NTSB and it only reached their attention after a third party saw the flight data on an aircraft tracking website and it got media attention.

[@andrewkim6402]

We actually do as pilots. Theyre called ASAP Reports. It also protects pilots by not being punitive towards them and NASA /FAA and the airlines collect data and it gives very insightful data.

[@surchris]

@@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32 And it still did not rise to the level of needing to be reported to the NTSB. Guess you don't know that....

[@surchris]

Nope. Did not meet the criteria of needing to be reported to the NTSB. The crew did make out a report upon arrival at their destination.

[@BuddhaOfDarkness]

18:08 If the pilot doesn't grasp by now that going full throttle with the control column dipped below the horizon line isn't a good idea, I'd say retraining should start back at making paper planes.

[@kimmccabe1422]

Ikr. Even I'd do the opposite

[@MrXtachx]

Not that easy once you're disoriented in IMC conditions. Your body lies to you - you wont be able to tell the left from up; you sometimes get fixated faced with multiple challenges. They had plenty on their plate - storms, windshear, IMC, unfamiliar settings. Unusual attitude recovery in IMC is no joke. I'd give them some credit for salvaging the situation. I dont know about 20k hour pilots but for a few hundred hour ones like us, we learn something new everytime in IMC. Practice practice practice!

[@justawhiteguywitharocketla590]

​@kimmccabe1422 save your ego... you can't say for certain what you'd do especially in that scenario. People like to believe they would but if pilots with ten thousand hours plus make mistakes then you can't say you'd do it better

[@CounterRyu]

Post Covid pilots, nobody’s safe until these pilots get another 10 years at least of experience flying commercial planes. Pilots and Boeing planes are trash, traveling is like a gamble now.

[@BleachCowboy2016]

It was explained very clearly why he did that. he was used to the Airbus which would hold the pitch attitude after a stick input. he didn't notice the plane was dipping down because he was fixated on the airspeed and flaps.

[@pax6833]

Crazy that Boeing and Airbus do not have a unified pitch control scheme. I can't see how allowing pilots to switch aircraft isn't a bigger deal.

[@dynasty0019]

That's why crews go through hours of hours of type-rating training in order to be qualified to fly a type. All those time in the simulator and flying with a check airman are what is supposed to prevent this from happening.

[@trilight3597]

Both have their advantages and disadvantages. It's also why there is type rating and training. You then fly the planes you are rated for. To switch, they would go for training and simulation training for that type. Even if you're going back to one you've done before.

[@lisaproustresearch]

@Pax6833 - Look at the history of aircraft disasters. Boeing is almost always the one to fail. Further, the last 3 most notorious "close calls" are all Boeing related. I feel MUCH safer when I am in an airbus. I am NOT a pilot, but to me, it sounds WAY more safe to have a pitch stable plane than an "idle" one. Who wants ANYTHING "idling" in a plane??? You need control so you can focus on other variables. Controlling too many variables is too ambitious. Again, NOT a pilot, just common sense.

[@trilight3597]

@@lisaproustresearch Understandable. Boeing is usually a result of mechanical or maintenance issues. Airbus is usually due to over reliance on automation and flight control issues. Boeing gives a pilot more control to do what they need or want, forcing them to keep their knowledge in check and their skills in practice. Airbus by default won't let a pilot into an unsafe state unless something goes wrong, which can startle pilots unexpectedly, making the issue worse.

[@thegoalie5233]

@@lisaproustresearchI fly a boeing but I’m an airbus guy at heart. Both are exceptional companies but with very different philosophies. Boeing gives more overall control and trust to us under any conditions whilst under normal conditions airbus trusts the systems more. Under normal conditions you could argue airbus is safer but the problem with airbus arises in non normal situations when it essentially turns into a boeing and not all airbus pilots keep their manual flying skills up to task.

[@ammo2936]

Ha, and mentour pilot just uploaded this exact story earlier today. It’s a good day for aviation KZbin!

[@Fluffy-Fluffy]

I was thinking I was going bonkers!

[@GreenDotAviation]

The Final Report just got released - you'll probably be seeing a few channels covering this over the next few weeks! ✈✈

[@MUFC1933]

A few are doing that Confusing t def

[@kjkjkjkjkjkjkjkloklm]

@@Fluffy-Fluffysame!

[@dh510]

"Mini Aircrash Investigations" dropped his video on this incident about a month ago😉

[@herpmcderp7666]

It seems to me like the flight really should have just been delayed, flights had already been losing control due to wind shear from the storm.

[@CLEFT3000]

Exactly

[@XRP747E]

Agreed.

[@joerizoz1125]

Can captains cancel or delay flights ?

[@ItsRandyTheRat]

@@joerizoz1125if a captain of an aircraft tells the airport that he/she can’t fly the plane safely in current conditions I don’t see why the flight wouldn’t be delayed tbh

[@kilibecher]

Unfortunately airlines put a lot of pressure on everyone involved to be on time because of money. If air disasters didn't cost them money then they would not care about safety at all.

[@sylviaelse5086]

A pilot's normal, almost instinctive, reaction to their aircraft going too fast is to pull the nose up, so I'm confused by the pilot's failure to do so.

[@karabenomar]

I don't get it, either. Both pilots had the artificial horizon in front of them. I guess it's easier to explain logical problem solving than it is to explain royal fuckups. Everyone on that plane can be glad there were no clouds hanging low over the ocean.

[@silverXnoise]

@@daftvader4218The first step in overcoming your addiction to punctuation is to admit that you have a problem. Don’t be afraid to reach out to a professional who can help you develop healthy punctuation habits, and get you back on your feet. Best of luck to you.

[@user-sn5zs9qh4w]

First the pilot let the plane drop 22000 feet without doing anything. What a fool he is Why accelerate if you don't even look at your attitude and tilt

[@silverXnoise]

@@user-sn5zs9qh4w Because you were there, and know this person intimately? Only *a fool* would make such assumptions like that otherwise.

[@yeeeaaahmayneee3808]

@@silverXnoisehe is a pilot ffs that should be his first instinct

[@lineaway8]

This just taught me that the NTSB requires damage to the aircraft involved or an injury onboard to recieve a report. Great job on the video

[@xcalibertrekker6693]

Yea like most rules and regulations they are faulty and never work as intended. Whole aircraft full of passengers literally seconds from diving into the ocean and they don't think it needs to be reported.

[@richvail7551]

@@xcalibertrekker6693 At what point would you suggest the NTSB get involved? If they have to address every bump, they’d be overwhelmed. There needs to be some levels of safety that can be addressed by the company itself to alleviate NTSB involvement. The company was told about the incident and gave the pilots more training. So this was taken care of in-house. The crew could have stayed silent about the incident since no signs of this situation showed up till months later. I don’t know about you but in my job, we don’t usually tell on ourselves cause we aren’t interested in getting in trouble based on the fact that our company stacks up minor issues that may happen, such as a boot coming undone. Enough of those in a year can get you 3 months on the street. So unless it’s obvious we usually stay quiet. This crew may have said something cause they don’t know if the passengers will say something, thus getting the crew in double trouble cause of the incident and that they didn’t report it. Maybe you can suggest a better system that covers every single problem. If you can I’m sure the NTSB would like to hear from you.

[@nicholaskoa1371]

you're a bad student if that's your takeaway. that was DELTA'S policy, not the NTSB.

[@olivercharles2930]

@@nicholaskoa1371 doesnt matter

[@jim54671]

​@nicholaskoa1371 you mean united's policy

[@bmw_de]

I was watching today's Mentour Pilot video when this notification came. It's about the same incident. What a coincidence

[@GreenDotAviation]

The final report just came out, I'd say you'll be seeing a few different channels covering this in the next few weeks! Enjoy ✈️

[@kikastra]

Makes it difficult to decide which one to watch first, but I think I'm going with this one.

[@hawaiijj4709]

@@kikastrayeah i was in the same situation lol😂😂

[@evas.l.2332]

I saw that as well! I went worth green dot first 😅

[@joebob2311productions]

​@@kikastraGreen Dot is the reason I got into these types of videos so same

[@kilibecher]

It is absolute madness to me why the captains first instinct was NOT to pull back the controls to pitch up. I mean there is nothing more basic than that and he had to be told to do it by his co-pilot??? Very questionable indeed.

[@MrXtachx]

Because of the speed. Heavy airplane just after takeoff and the wrong flap settings had him confused from his mental picture. He wanted to likely keep the nose down to not stall in that configuration - was likely trying to go level flight. When you're behind the airplane - your basic instinct takes over on how to fly straight and level. This is where the airbus differed from boeing. He was int he predicament fro maybe 15-20s likely

[@patrickdoyle9369]

I totaly agree, they both need sacking on the spot though

[@ExiledStardust]

If I were in a plane that was nearly flown into the sea by a confused captain, I'd surely be suffering psychological damage, even if I were physically unhurt. Nearly dying does that to people. This definitely should have been reported to the NTSB.

[@surchris]

It was reported to the NTSB and a inquiry/investigation was done.

[@andrewgkorol]

One of your best, not just an accurate depiction of events but a fantastic dive into training and flying history that were likely the root cause of converting a minor mistake to a near catastrophe

[@GreenDotAviation]

Thank you! We put a lot of work into this one :)

[@CelebrityCandT]

All the captain had to do was double check what the flap positions were before changing his speed ...crazy how bad some of these mistakes are

[@kevinmalone3210]

You're right, but he trusted the co pilot to have the flaps in the correct position.

[@JohnTCampbell1986]

@@kevinmalone3210 Not a pilot but if I work in an industry where a fuckup can cost lives and if I'm given an instruction I always run it back, likewise if I'm giving an instruction I get them to run it back. Takes 5-30 seconds and it just ensures everyone is on the exact same page I'd also expect it would be good procedure to do similar in a plate, eg: P: "Retract flaps to 5 degrees" CP: "Retracting flaps to 15 degrees" P: "Nono, 5 degrees" CP: "Ah my bad, retracting flaps to 5 degrees"

[@Asdayasman]

@@JohnTCampbell1986 Or even just look around. When I'm driving a car I'm checking the mirrors and speed on a rhythm, and I double check the gearbox is neutral before lifting off the clutch at a stop or starting the car, why can't a pilot that has thousands of hours more training than me glance at controls he just changed or commanded to be changed?

[@siriussaracen8371]

It’s chilling to think that if this incident happened at night time, 100% the plane would have smashed into the sea. The pilots wouldn’t have seen clearly that they were heading into the sea if it was dark. Crazy scary thought!

[@misterj3133]

You are right!! 700 feet from terrain is way too close! That is SCARY!

[@surchris]

They were recovering in the heavy rain and clouds already, night would not have changed a thing..

[@siriussaracen8371]

@@surchris dude, when it is pitch black outside, it's not always easy to quickly see the difference from the black/dark sky, and the black sea, during daytime your eyesight can quickly pick this up. So that extra 5-10 or maybe even 30 seconds of not being able to pick up the sea, would mean the plane would have smashed into the sea.

[@crypton7572]

I thought the same

[@crypton7572]

​​@@surchrismany plane crashes in the sea are because pilots are normally spatially disoriented and they cannot visually see the sea, this incident the pilots were able to see a difference though Crashes like gulf air 072 had everyone on board not even knowing they had died or the pilots knowing knowing had dove their airplane to the ocean

[@KoffinKat]

Just watched Mentour Pilot's video about this very incident, then YT recommended me yours. You guys posted your vids just a few hours away from each other, pretty neat to have two slightly different (but equally well made and informative) reports about this close call 👍

[@rainscratch]

Both were in my feed at the same time too. Look forward to watching them. These two are top aviation channels.

[@haiwatigere6202]

​@@rainscratchthe best

[@nicholaskoa1371]

don't sleep on disaster breakdown, too. @@rainscratch

[@Stumpchunkman226]

I watch a lot of these and I’m always sympathetic to the pilots because I understand how quickly confusion can set it. This one is really hard for me to understand. Why didn’t the captain simply look at his attitude indicator and react to it? His eyes were already right there looking at the speed tape, I assume. Interesting.

[@FlexBeanbag]

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[@dustyrhodes2717]

Because the Airbus can turn you into a crap pilot. I recently went from a 737 to the A-320. Half the captains do not want you taking the auto throttles off. It’s silly. Any good pilot would have simply turned the auto thrust off, reduced thrust and trimmed the plane fir more pitch. This is incredibly difficult to understand.

[@Stumpchunkman226]

@@dustyrhodes2717 well, that’s interesting to hear from an Airbus pilot. I was thinking there must have been some gap in my understanding. Thanks for the input.

[@srinitaaigaura]

Boeing planes still fly just like a Cessana, pitch, power and trim. They're traditional you might say. Airbus does a lot for you but you lose that hands on connection and some basic skills you learnt from those Cessanas.

[@user-nv3fj8ql2l]

​@srinitaaigaura the difference between automatic transmission and stick shift in a car.

[@dex6316]

Is it possible to know the time between when the plane entered the dive, FO noticed the dive, and when the plane finally pulled up? If it’s a short amount of time it’s scary because they were seconds from disaster. If it’s a long amount of time it’s scary that nothing was down to resolve the problem sooner. Loved the video mate, keep ‘em coming.

[@GreenDotAviation]

It was mere seconds. This explainer video makes it seem stretched out, as it’s necessary to show how the situation developed. But this happened incredibly fast in real life.

[@wustenflamme4660]

According to Mentour Pilot's video, it was 10 seconds from when the captain looked away from his primary flight display until they pulled up again.

[@mikerodent3164]

This was catastrophic negligence on the part of the PF and this man should no longer be flying. Aviate: this means know your height and flight angle if it means anything at all. Early onset dementia?

[@JeevaDotNet]

onemileat a time has a infograph of the flight. google "UA1722 incident"

[@wustenflamme4660]

@@daftvader4218 I checked some sources both channels listed and apparently there are both ATC transcripts and flightradar data to look at. The whole ordeal most definitely took no more than 45 seconds, which is stated in The Air Current's report, so while I didn't search every source, 10 seconds for the dive sounds plausible.

[@heartfeltteaching]

Isn't a screw-up like this serious enough to warrant termination? Had the captain not revisited Boeing training before flying the 777 after flying Airbus for years? How did he not notice that the aircraft was pitched down and rapidly losing altitude when both instruments indicated this clearly? I wouldn't be comfortable with either of those guys if they were piloting a plane even after corrective training. The situational awareness strikes me as dangerously abysmal.

[@chattycatty3336]

Idk, I kinda feel differently... Hindsight is always 20-20. We have to remember how fast everything went down, and how chaotic everything would be with the alarms and confusion. In the end, they were able to figure everything out and no one was hurt. If anything, id feel better knowing my pilot was able to work well under the pressure and figured things out. Alot of other tragedies had pilots that couldnt do the same But i can see why you wouldnt want him being your pilot lol 😂 better safe than sorry

[@ec6843]

@@chattycatty3336 Not acceptable. Competent pilots would not allow this to happen. He should have been fired.

[@beyondthebottle8832]

As a pilot I completely agree. How you could not notice the nose of your aircraft dipping below the horizon when you are supposed to be in a climb is beyond me. You have one job as the pilot flying during a climb out. Do it and maintain a positive pitch attitude and climb rate.

[@grimori_]

I definitely think there should be an added category to reports for these kinds of close calls. I'd class it as a high-risk safety incident - similar to those reported according to the Work Health Safety Act in Australia. It would definitely warrant an investigation into the cause, and subsequent actions taken to mitigate the risk so far as reasonably practicable.

[@kevinmalone3210]

The FAA regulations need updating for reporting incidents.

[@JohnTCampbell1986]

I used to do work on the roads and we had a reporting system called "near miss" that encompassed almost anything you can think of even if it wasn't a near miss.

[@EatAllDaHumans]

@@JohnTCampbell1986 who cares chumpette?

[@realjeff6100]

Can’t believe the First Officer let the captain pitch down for so long! I was waiting for him to scream at the Captain to pull the nose up. Unreal.

[@Tbonedoesfsx]

??? This all happened within the span of 14 seconds per the final report.

[@sniperguyAZ]

its stretched out to give a specific account but in reality this all happened extremely quickly

[@adnanmohamed3462]

this happened really really quick

[@RV-Monty]

GDA representing Ireland, keep growing my friend. 1M incoming 🇮🇪

[@GreenDotAviation]

Go raibh maith agat! More videos coming 🚀🇮🇪

[@mitchtavio]

It’s amazing to me that the pilots can be looking right at the instrument, notice the speed and pitch and not realize what is happening. I have ZERO flight experience and only messed around in MSFS a few times, and I know this.

[@brandonescalante6374]

i agree but as a ATC trainee, it's crazy how different your train of thought is when it's happening to you. simple instructions and simple words become almost impossible sometimes to get out of your mouth bc of the pressure of the situation. And that's just looking at the planes. i can imagine it's way harder to think when you're falling out of the sky and alarms are blaring and there's 100000 factors in play when it comes to controlling a plane of that size

[@m.streicher8286]

I love the music you use. Sorta ambient and quiet. It never overpowers your voice or strains my patience

[@peterpham5403]

My scariest encounter on a plane was on a United 737 MAX 8 on UA1371 IAH-SNA. As we were climbing out of Houston there was a small storm and the plane started shaking violently and dropped a few times. Thankfully it only dropped by like 50 feet and we made the climb to 37,000ft

[@roughboy2956]

Yo, when was this? 😱

[@electricpaper269]

That's nothing

[@peterpham5403]

@@roughboy2956 Early September 2023 (won't tell exactly when)

[@peterpham5403]

@@electricpaper269 It means something worse than normal turbulence when on a 737 MAX

[@livelyupmyself1]

17:15 passengers who were looking out their window at that time would have probably realised how close they came to disaster.

[@GordonSloneFPV]

Wow! I can tell your production quality has improved compared to older videos. Love to see it. Good work man! This one had me on the edge of my seat.

[@GreenDotAviation]

I'm glad you're seeing that! We're always trying to improve the videos

[@dougie-wj8dn]

I wonder if any passengers managed to record or take pictures of how close they got to the ocean?! Although I could imagine everyone was in panic mode at that point!

[@assrammington7961]

I’m sure they did. The guy said passengers had no idea what was happening. He’s never been a passenger on a plane if he thought that was true.

[@user-nv3fj8ql2l]

People be shttn their pants.

[@AlastorsMonocole]

Probably too panicked to do anything, that or the fact that any and probably all luggage was flying around

[@goldenbao3510]

Wow you and Mentour Pilot just uploaded a video on the same incident like hours apart, I watched both :D Love the different styles and approaches you guys do to these stories

[@nicholaskoa1371]

for me green dot easily wins out. the theme music (super nostalgic to the 80s/90s crime/noir vibe).... the more relaxed, yet punctual narrative... mentour to me is just too corpo. he's decent enough guy but way too polished.

[@Kelvin-ed6ce]

These pilots should be fired. Additional training... meh

[@josephlhatfield]

great video. your videos have taught me how much communication in the cockpit is essential to each flight.

[@GreenDotAviation]

100% There are two-person crews for a reason!

[@user-nv3fj8ql2l]

It's like a marriage. You both have to communicate and trust. Your kids in the cabin are counting on you.

[@andrewtarnowicz]

This video made me recall a landing at BDL in extremely thick fog. Completely unknown to us, we were getting lower and lower into the clouds, all the wile not knowing that we were entering ground fog as we came in. And then we landed. Usually, I watch out the window, seeing the ground get closer gradually, letting me know we were about to land. But this time, it was cloud, fog, landing. It was a bit startling to many of us. I had no feeling that the plane was getting lower, nor did i feel any change in direction. It all felt level and normal, and it even made me lose track of the time. That landing made me realize just how easy it is to lose all situational awareness.

[@TheCodus218naomi]

So glad they survived & are okay!🥹

[@dd5617]

Buddy your videos are incredible, impeccable in narrative, you're getting better and better mate, please never stop!

[@GreenDotAviation]

I won't! 🙏

[@TiptronicSS]

Perfect plane, perfect flight, in 10 secs almost dead because of a tiny flaps mistake. Shows how much responsibility pilots really have..

[@ClassySexy82]

Combined with my similar experience on a Delta flight in a blizzard during takeoff from Ohio to Florida March 2007. I will never forget it.

[@peterj5106]

Glad to see your channel constantly growing bud! Personally I think this is the best aviation channel on here. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@GreenDotAviation]

Thank you! Many more videos on the way 🚀

[@ceo.sha3020]

If im a passenger i would like some of this information too so i can decide whether I want to board. Once i heard a previous flight had to make an emergency landing i would of stayed put

[@panman2568]

Green dot is def the best aviation disaster chan. You have a knack for narration my friend. Your voice is perfect. Your videos are always so well structured as well! I have a request, wondering if it were possible to do a video on Pulkovo 612. The most chilling black box recording of all time in my opinion. It’s also a great video for you to add your commentary on how t-tail planes are subject to flat spins under certain conditions and how absolutely terrifyingly hard they are to recover from. Anyhow, thank you for another great video my man! Look forward to the next!

[@GreenDotAviation]

Much appreciated! I'm looking into this incident :)

[@centipedism]

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[@panman2568]

@@GreenDotAviation no worries! You’ve earned it! Thank you very much brother!

[@user-nv3fj8ql2l]

​@@GreenDotAviationI will be a subscriber

[@mohammadserhan6687]

Best ever aviation accidents channel out there. Period. What I love most about this is how technical and right to the point the analysis are. I am a low time PPL, I find this an important part of my never ending learning and development journey as a pilot.

[@GreenDotAviation]

As a fellow PPL (student in my case) I’m delighted these are helping!

[@mohammadserhan6687]

You are doing all this while still a student PPL!! I wonder what you will do when you become an airline Captain. @@GreenDotAviation

[@nyacoub1]

Recently came across your channel and started to binge watch. You do a great job of visually showing what's going on and explaining the whole scenario. I would like to see you do a video on American Airlines flight 191.

[@Jeremy_M_]

You and Mentour Pilot posted videos about this same incident within hours of each other. Love both of your guy's content. Keep up the great work!!

[@lu4414]

A commercial plane shouldn't be below 5~10 degrees pitch down, an alarm indicating that would be a great addition

[@timl4257]

Amazing that they were able to pull out of the dive. Saving themselves and passengers.

[@stevenwest000]

I love the passion and sound of terror in the tone of youth voice as you narrate the video. It just adds to the feel of the video. Great job. Frightening how close this was, and thanks to the quick actions on hearing the warnings, despite the initial incorrect flying.

[@dragonslayerentertainment6981]

It's a great day when Green Dot uploads!!

[@bherrin67]

Your vids have taken on a whole new level of great storytelling. Thanks for all the hard work you’re putting into these highly entertaining vids. 👍🏻☮️✈️

[@samratsaha6029]

Such an amazing story, I love your narration and your production quality has increased so much.

[@veryfastride]

My two favourite air incident channels showing the same incident within hours. Priceless!

[@victorhouston1577]

Thanks for uploading this. I've watched a lot of aircraft disaster channels and documentaries and very rarely do we get to see the near misses. I imagine they happened far more often than the disasters and it's nice to watch one of these and not have anybody die.

[@alexisbaldwin6356]

I just came across your channel like a week and a half ago and I’ve already watched almost every video! I love your delivery of content and your voice is super soothing lol. Thanks so much for the awesome videos and looking forward to the next!

[@Sciolist]

CVR being overwritten after serious but non fatal incident is becoming a epidemic in commercial aviation. Some time it is a honest mistake but increasingly it is a deliberate action by pilots to save their skin. Pilots unions have also opposed recording cockpit conversion for entire length of flight, even though it'll help immensely in incident investigation.

[@markosdelaportas3089]

It's very important for these incidents to be addressed! What fascinates me about this one is how small little differences affect situational awareness!! Remarkable video once again 👌🏿👌🏿

[@ghoste2755]

2022... less than a year ago.. thats terrifying.. thats horrible for nervous flyers, like me, I'm 16 and have NEVER been on a plane, just out of fear

[@rapture_soon]

I've flown before but after discovering these videos I have an extreme fear of flying now

[@ghoste2755]

@@rapture_soon I've never flown in my life, and for these exact reasons, like I'm terrified

[@crypton7572]

​@@rapture_soonkinda opposite for me, I've learnt how safe aviation in general is, especially recent times

[@srinitaaigaura]

Thing is, all this drama from the plane beginning to go to Flaps 5 to pulling out of the dive, took only 10 seconds...for 10 seconds alone, less time to speak 2 sentences, the pilots lost awareness and regained it, but enough had already happebed. At 8000 fpm, they had just 15 seconds to hit the ocean. It didn't last nearly as long as it seems, but that was the 10 longest seconds of their loves. lives

[@birkkkkk]

Babe wake up green dot unloaded

[@niklasgamborg9562]

Agreed. Blood must be shed for the world to find it worthy of change

[@FuryMDT]

Discovered this guy on recommended during an actual flight. I now can’t stop watching his channel. Such quality and amazing videos!!😮

[@mooseing22]

The absolute terror of a plane in serious trouble is something I experienced. It's as bad as you think would be. Pure terror. Hearing people openly praying crying & screaming was awful. I was alone visiting friends in the USA. At one point, the plane was tilted backwards as we dropped 10,000 feet in seconds...ugh! When we finally landed ambulances & fire engines were all around. Had nightmares for years.

[@andyt8216]

1:40 me thinking back to all the endless vids categorically stating that turbulence is absolutely nothing to worry about. 🤔 I knew I was right to be sceptical!

[@jordanrish9053]

I love aviation but these give me a huge fear of flying lol anyone else?

[@jamesandeowyn]

The opposite actually. There’s so many layers of safety that result from these incidents and investigations that I don’t even really think about safety in any real sense when I fly.

[@GodsIsrael]

Brilliantly narrated as always! Was just thinking, if i was one of those passengers watching your video🙈 That was the closest call ever, so tense😰😰There was absolutely no room for panic in that cockpit😱

[@fakeafro6431]

Really informative video! not only as a AVgeek but as a DXR. All that factors that go into a safe flight never cease to amaze me.

[@jeryld]

my social studies teacher was on that flight you were talking about at 1:45 and he suffered a concussion when his head hit the ceiling

[@crypton7572]

I've heard of that incident

[@kwas101]

You're a great storyteller! This one had me on the edge of my seat!

[@GPT-Commenter]

Watching this video gave me intense chills! The title alone sets the tone for an adrenaline-pumping experience. The idea of a 'terrifying dive' on United Airlines 1722 is intriguing and slightly nerve-wracking. I can't wait to see how the situation unfolds and how the crew handles the challenges. Buckle up, it's going to be an intense ride! Thanks for sharing this thrilling adventure.

[@mendel5106]

Your graphics are so realistic and true to life. It's amazing!

[@Shirou_Atsuya_Fubuki]

What's make you unique from other Avi Ytber is your voice is so calm and soft,make for a very relaxing expirience

[@ryancase8858]

Why these pilots just don’t look at their instruments… I will never understand that

[@austinc2997]

I've been binge-watching your videos! Great stuff man!

[@AboutPlanes]

I am quite amazed by the B777’s 2-5-2 seat configuration, which was used back in the days, but really not in 2022… still can’t believe it lol

[@garyk1334]

If I'd been a passenger on this plane I'd have been doing some reporting of my own , thank god they made it

[@fernandoramoa7079]

they need to review their incident report requirements. Ridiculous!

[@rainscratch]

Agree - coming within 750 feet at an extreme rate of descent into the ocean was not worthy of reporting. Oh but the aft coffee maker has a blown element. Report to maintenance.

[@auntbarbara5576]

Thank you GDA! Im so happy you covered this, and splendidly as always.

[@tammypeto3777]

Crazy that mentor pilot & yourself did the same one at same time. Both just as great as one another 🙂

[@mikecleveland7453]

The First Officer was definitely not the "Pilot Not Flying", but has, for many years, been called "Pilot Monitoring."

[@LunaBella2006]

I'm so happy that everyone ended well.

[@user-zc6wx2bb1j]

I cant get enough of this channel its pire brilliance and knowledge. As a flight simmer myself i didnt know how much flaps play such a crucial component to flying

[@hypnotickiller4802]

Fantastic content as always! This one had me biting my nails, i was so relieved everyone survived.

[@stuman01]

If the First Officer simply repeated back what he thought the Captains flap setting was, the Captain could have corrected him straight away.

[@phugoid]

The episode is so gripping I wish many such incidents occur everywhere LoL without any injuries to anyone or damage to aircraft, of course :)

[@zebrasncrumpets1831]

Thank you so much for taking the time to produce such an interesting video!

[@helpdeskjnp]

If they had all of these concerns and issues before the flight, why not just delay it or cancel it altogether?

[@tomstravels520]

Money and inconvenience for the passengers

[@kevinb6745]

🤑

[@kevinbarry71]

Too bad the captain didn't know what his attitude indicator is for.

[@bxl2012]

altitude ?

[@Alovon]

Moral of the story here is they really need to get Airliner controls standardized for pitch lock/lackthereoof. Extremely weird that the 2 biggest airplane manufacturers have such diverging control methods in that regards. As even with training and whatnot, instinct is hard to break, so the issue probably will happen again.

[@paulpiacentini]

I'm a fan of Mentour, but this wins. Green Dot gives a much more directly, visceral account helped by the visuals. Excellent, well done Mr Green Dot. Talented chap with the flying craic.

[@dublinairportplanes]

Another greendot aviation production. You know it’s going it be a video with attention to detail. Fantastic production values.

[@janrt1735]

he didn't understand what was happening = me every time I play MS flight sim

[@iapz4900]

you know it s a good day when green dot aviation posts a new video

[@youseflegg2298]

Fantastic episode as usual, keep up the good work man!

[@christyfoster6862]

Ok. I’m shocked hey didn’t turn around and land. They didn’t know that there was no damage

[@audreysmith5463]

I watch other aviation channel but I like Green Dot best.

[@yatriprasad]

great quality content. I have been watching you since last 2 years and your content quality has improved by leaps and bounds. keep it rolling!

[@succarmy3344]

Hey Green dot i have a suggestion for your channel, i usually listen to your videos in the background as i’m doing something. i’m not sure how successful it would be but i think if you did an audio version of your videos for listening platforms i would listen to that consistently. like i said i don’t know how successful it would be or if it would be worthwhile for you but i thought it was worth a suggestion. anyways i really enjoy your videos i stumbled across them recently and i’ve been hooked to them and you sparked an interest i had for aviation i had forgotten about, keep up the good work man

[@Michael-pp8lz]

Crazy how much minor things can lead to permanent termination, but this just leads to additional training.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

Okay, I only generally fly Experimentals (aka Ultralights)... AND it's easy to hash up as to which or who was at fault first and for what... BUT I think it's just a tad MORE worthy to look at what WE can glean from the incident for our own overall benefit. In that... It comes back to basics. Especially at low altitudes (anything less than 5,000 ft particularly) it's important to remember you CAN always trade speed for altitude. Granted, at any stage of flight, this sort of thing is temporary... BUT first steps first, and all that... Nose UP should be your top priority, followed directly by REDUCING thrust/throttle... You may only be buying time, but in the first stages of "crisis management" buying time is often the single best thing you can do... AND it's important to remember that Planes are designed entirely TO FLY... so altitude = safety... meaning that up until you're dangerously close to the "performance ceiling" you're generally better off higher than lower, no matter how you cut and dry it... You can then worry about troubleshooting whether you have a Co-pilot Malfunction (setting flaps to 15 instead of 5, for instance) and argue about how that happened, or take it as a teachable moment... OR find out that you've got inoperable flaps or controls somewhere... and take the new time you've bought to get the QRH out and figure out what the hell to do next... Now, DO NOT get me wrong here. I'm not pointing fingers at the Captain OR the First Officer... The fact is that they did what they did, and managed the plane anyways... nobody's dead, dying, or even hurt real bad... and as much as it's lucky, they DID avoid disaster. I believe this was a moment of their brains "getting stuck on WTF"... We've all been there, and it doesn't matter how proficient or competent you are, YOU ARE SUSCEPTIBLE to a momentary freeze up... a "hesitation" to take action that could be taken, unquestionably SHOULD be taken, and would absolutely approach or reach a resolve to the problem(s)... BUT you just hesitate for whatever reason. It may never happen to either of these, two, again... Hopefully the training they got involved Boeing's non-stable philosophy, and that you have to trim if you want to let off the yokes... AND possibly a few mantras repeated of "Aviate, Navigate, Communicate" or "Aviate first"... and that's that. There are unsettling trends in these incidents, BUT I'm not "sold" on so quick and easy a connection. It's hard to ignore, but losing focus on each incident's own details and the training to result effectively for basic airmanship and principle is NOT going to help anything. It IS amazing just how close to disaster this got without a body-count or something truly terrifying, but if we remind ourselves that pulling up is effectively adding brakes while we figure out what the f*** ever is wrong, we'll do ourselves the greater favor and for those heading into (or still working steady in) the industry, even if you're NOT on the controls, SPEAK UP... There's nothing wrong with occasional casual reminders, "Nose up, please... before we overspeed and break something..." and leaving someone "stuck" can only invite worse rather than better. Part of the whole key to "Not-panic" is to drop worrying about how we got into "this" mess, and start working on how we can get OUT of it. ;o)

[@EdOeuna]

The flew themselves into this near catastrophe. Appalling airmanship and disregard for the way the 777 operates.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

@@EdOeuna Operatively it took TWO ordinarily benign oversights... 1. The sensitivity of the Boeing to controls, even relaxing at the yoke of a 777 IS an input, where it's not on Airbus-anything... 2. The unnoticed or unused repeat-back for flap setting... small distraction... ordinarily no big deal to look and SEE what flaps are set for... but here, for whatever reason, unusually important... We can argue all we want about the unusual set-up for the plane, and weather challenges... whatever. My point is that while WE are on the ground, WE can repeat those mantras, "Speed can be altitude and Altitude can be speed." so whenever we have too much of one, WE can remember to "just trade for the other"... and do that much on instinct BEFORE we're pointed at the ocean at an overspeed... maybe avoid making our own situations worse than necessary... Yeah, I'll give you that for a couple Competent Professional COMMERCIAL pilots, this ain't a good look... BUT the reality is for a myriad of stupid, little, and personal reasons ANY of us can get "caught behind the plane" whether for a moment or more... The good pilots can recover from that... The GREAT pilots can do so and make it look and feel easy and as if there was never a threat at all... BUT the reality is ALSO that these little things going awry HAPPEN TO EVERYBODY, and all the training and practice in the world isn't going to somehow make you STOP being human. Better to learn and build upon recovery so even if the engines blow out, YOU can treat it as "just another day at the office" instead of freaking out and swearing and breaking down everything from CFM to basic airmanship on your own... We're human, and nobody's perfect. I've worked a HUGE variety of jobs from skills like driving and machinery operations to crafts from woodwork to welding and masonry, even heavy construction... NOT EVEN ONCE have I seen a project or "job" or "mission" go 100% according to "plan A", and more than 95% of them weren't even technically within spec' upon completion. We just had the skills to handle it and recover during the "finishing phase"... or as they put it in Video Entertainment, the equivalent of "we'll fix that in Post"... ;o)

[@EdOeuna]

@@gnarthdarkanen7464 - aviation is all about recognising and identifying problems and finding solutions to those problems, as well as the flying component. Most of the time the problems are minor, like pushing back 10 minutes late. However there are time when the problem you face is potentially very dangerous. In one of the videos about this incident it said that the pilots talked about the windshear manoeuvre as they taxied out to the runway. That’s far too late and reflects a poor culture within the airline at either pilot level or the training level. This entire incident reflects very poorly on the airline because it shows how the two pilots were out of their depth during a very basic and simple scenario. The question then has to be asked about the quality and professionalism regarding other pilots. We can be a bit lenient on the FO as he was brand new, but the Captain had 5000 hours on type. Edit: the report says that the Captain released his back pressure on the controls and the control column moved forwards and out the aircraft into a dive. This is impossible on the 777. The flight envelope protection will prevent overspeed. To get an overspeed like this the Captain was actively pushing on the controls. The aircraft systems will have pushed back and so the Captain will have overridden safety features. The Captain wanted this. He purposely over-sped the aircraft.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

@@EdOeuna AND everything absolutely said in any video is the clear and obvious picture that this airline hired a couple clowns who had no idea what they were doing... one had lost a relationship and was probably drowning his sorrows in booze just off hours enough to escape a blood test... and the other was the personification of Baby F-ing Huey... right? EVERY... SINGLE... JOB... AND PROFESSION... ON... PLANET... EARTH is a stumble from one crisis management to the next, with brief periods of almost relative calm in between. That's a fact of life. Some of those professions involve life and death on the daily... and some of them only get that serious once in a great while. Almost NOTHING EVER goes according to "plan A"... AND for the conversation about wind-shear on the tarmac, could it possibly be that they both were already aware of the usual wind-shear procedures and had busied about probably avoiding that exact scenario as much as possible... I don't know... by FULL THROTTLING the g** d*** plane and setting extra flaps??? maybe??? SO they briefly mentioned the windshear escape in passing, PROBABLY assuming they both had drilled for it, and both knew their parts to play, so just a once-over was good enough... It wasn't wind-shear anyway. They actually DID accomplish avoiding that scenario... I already gave you that it's not a good look for a "pro" to EVER be caught behind his plane... That doesn't mean it doesn't happen... JUST that 90% of the time when it DOES happen, he points it out or says something about "not making a hell of a lot of sense" and then it's rectified, and we (passengers) never even know about it... In this case, the best scenario would've been the Capt, on noticing the overspeed not resolving, just raising the nose, reducing throttle as applicable, and asking the FO to confirm "Flaps 5" as requested... a brief conversation about how 5 got mistaken for 15 and that nobody cares how, just fix it... and move on... no big deal... SO as you said, they flew themselves into it, but ALSO AS I POINTED OUT, "That's easier done than you think." It's a mild case of distraction getting out of hand... You've either locked yourself out of your car or an apartment, or you're going to... not much different. Welcome to the human condition, and the fact that NOBODY is perfect 100% of the time. ;o)

[@batifola3463]

Thanks, Green Dot. That was very informative and surprising at the same time that such miscommunications on flap setting can occur in such a professional environment. I am curious to know how the crew of an ATR turboprop could select prop feather when more power was actually need to prevent a stall close to the ground during an approach to land in Nepal, if my memory serves me right. How can such distractions followed by flight crew misunderstanding occur?

[@shamsahmed9244]

Amazing content, best Avi channel around, appreciate your work Buddy