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Nickolas Means
November 16, 2015
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How to Crash a Plane
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Transcript
HOW TO CRASH A PLANE NICKOLAS MEANS / @NMEANS
July 19, 1989
Denver Stapleton International Airport
United Flight 232 Denver Stapleton to Chicago O'Hare
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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N1819U
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Captain Al Haynes
Al, I can't control the plane!
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We're rolling!
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"Ladies and gentlemen, we've lost our tail engine, but this
aircraft can fly fine with the two remaining engines. We're going to descend and continue on to Chicago."
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We've lost all our hydraulics.
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The only question I had was how long it was
going to take Iowa to hit me.
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Phugoid
Phugoid
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GE CF6-6 Turbofan Engine
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Brace! Brace! Brace!
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Of 296 people on board, 185 survived.
In the previous 25 years, no one had ever survived
the complete loss of flight controls on an airliner.
"The Safety Board believes that under the circumstances the UAL
flightcrew performance was highly commendable and greatly exceeded reasonable expectations." — NTSB Aircraft Accident Report, United 232
What made this crew different?
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CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NO HEROES
EVERYONE HAS A VOICE
SOFTWARE IS A TEAM SPORT
THANKS! NICKOLAS MEANS / @NMEANS