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HOW TO CRASH A PLANE NICKOLAS MEANS / @NMEANS

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July 19, 1989

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Denver Stapleton International Airport

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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

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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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Elevators

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Ailerons

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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

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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.

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In the previous 25 years, no one had ever survived the complete loss of flight controls on an airliner.

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"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

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What made this crew different?

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CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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NO HEROES

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EVERYONE HAS A VOICE

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SOFTWARE IS A TEAM SPORT

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THANKS! NICKOLAS MEANS / @NMEANS