Posted on 06/22/2011 7:32:06 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
A Jumbo jet, with 286 passengers on board, had a terrifying near miss when it was forced to screech to a halt to avoid colliding with another plane that had turned into its path.
The Lufthansa Boeing 747 was accelerating along a runway as it prepared to take off at Kennedy Airport, New York, when it narrowly avoided slamming into an EgyptAir Boeing 777.
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I’ve experienced the arrogance of male arabs (and other 3rd worlders) who simply refused to recognize or follow any orders from a woman
The story is archived. I got this from wiki ... [edit]Flight recorder data
The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) recorded the Captain excusing himself to go to the lavatory, followed thirty seconds later by the First Officer saying in Egyptian Arabic “Tawkalt ala Allah”, which translates to “I rely on God.” A minute later, the autopilot was disengaged, immediately followed by the First Officer again saying, “I rely on God.” Three seconds later, the throttles for both engines were reduced to idle, and both elevators were moved three degrees nose down. The First Officer repeated “I rely on God” seven more times before the Captain is suddenly heard to ask repeatedly, “What’s happening, what’s happening?” The flight data recorder reflected that the elevators then moved into a split condition, with the left elevator up and the right elevator down. At this point, both engines were shut down by moving the start levers from run to cutoff. The Captain asked, “What is this? What is this? Did you shut the engines?” The First Officer did not respond. The Captain repeatedly stated, “Pull with me” but the FDR data indicated that the elevator surfaces remained in a split condition (with the left surface commanding nose up and the right surface commanding nose down) until the FDR and CVR stopped recording. There were no other aircraft in the area. There was no indication that an explosion occurred on board. The engines operated normally for the entire flight until they were shut down. From the presence of a western debris field about 1,200 feet (370 m) from the eastern debris field, the NTSB concluded that the left engine and some small pieces of wreckage separated from the airplane at some point before water impact.[1]
All we need is the tape from ground control to know who screwed up. It could be the pilot, ground control or both.
In 1997, my late wife and I flew to/from Cairo on an EgyptAir 777. Nine hours outbound and 14 coming back (both non-stop from JFK. I’d never even seen one before; it’s like a flying city. Looking back, they MIGHT have served us donkey steak.
I’m sure it was only an accident.
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